Adobe Could Still Sue Microsoft
Software maker Adobe may sue Microsoft if it is not satisfied with the European Union’s steps to ensure Microsoft’s new operating system does not shut out rivals, Adobe’s chief executive said.
Archive for December 4, 2006
Browsing The Web From A 22 Year Old Computer
Two years ago Glenn Jones made an Ethernet card for the 1984 computer Apple II and Oliver Schmidt ported Contiki to it.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces a Content Organiser for PSP
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the launch of Media Manager for PSP
® (PlayStation®Portable) allowing users to easily transfer, share and manage their PSP content with their Personal Computer (PC).
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Will The Wii Get DVD Playback Next Year?
Nintendo is planning to release a DVD playback pack for its next-generation console, Wii, but it looks like only Japanese consumers will ever get the chance to buy it. Europe and the US, it seems, are too stuffed with cheap DVD players to make such a move worthwhile.
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Mac OS Market Share Spikes to 5.21 Percent - Up 35 Percent Year Over Year
Apple’s Mac OS X market share continues to rise. It’s now up to 5.21 percent but the real news is that growth is accelerating.
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Hidden File in Mac OS X System Files
There is an unexpected audio file hidden in the Mac OS X system files.
Quite funny and completely random.
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29.8% of Windows XP users consider a move to Linux over Vista
A recent poll shows a good percentage of *tech-savvy* XP users considering a move to Linux over an upgrade to Vista. It seems Microsoft are pushing users away with more looking at using Linux than legally upgrading.
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Apple Places Encrypted Binaries in Mac OS X
These “Apple-protected binaries” can serve to protect the OS from being pirated and also to make it “nontrivial” to run Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware.
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Microsoft Correcting ‘Live’ Update That ‘Bricked’ 360 Consoles
When Microsoft issued their anticipated fall dashboard update on Tuesday, 1080p support wasn’t the only new feature, as several use started reporting ERROR CODE E71, which essentially “bricked” their console, rendering it unusable for surfing Xbox Live or playing games — you know, everything an Xbox 360 is useful for.
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Xbox 360 HD DVD : Over 4.7 Million Lines of Code!
Since the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is almost entirely written in software, the amount of code required to handle decoding of audio, video, menus and DRM is staggering. In addition, an Xbox Engineer claims the software uses all 6 of the console’s hardware threads and pushes it as hard as any other application on the system except for Gears of War.
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EA predicts Sony will miss PS3 year-end shipment numbers
If you haven’t managed to procure a good, solid pre-order yet from a credible retailer, you just might want to take a good hard look at those unboxing pics we shared last night, ’cause it could very well be as close as you’re getting to a PlayStation 3 in 2006.
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PS3: Is History Repeating Itself?
Is Sony poised to repeat its success with the PS2?
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