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Archive for December 26, 2006
Capcom’s sales plan for March, 2007: 2,250,000 for XBOX360, 150,000 for PS3
And 0 copy for Wii…
Siemens Sets Network Speed Record, 107 Gigabits Per Second
Germany’s Siemens AG has set a new speed record for electrical processing of data through a fiber-optic cable, it said on Wednesday, opening the possibility of cheaper Internet and data networks. Siemens said in a statement it had processed data using exclusively electrical means at 107 gigabits per second — roughly two full DVDs per second.
Google drops beta tag from Blogger
The beta version of Google’s popular blogging service, Blogger Beta, quietly shed its “beta” tag today. The switch came without much fanfare, only noted by the loss of the “beta” tag and the introduction of “the new Blogger” on the main Blogger web site
Adobe Soundbooth Beta 2: Now Easier, More Photoshop
Can sound editing be as intuitive as graphics editing in Photoshop? That
’s the question Soundbooth, the new Adobe sound app, poses.
AllOfMP3 no longer blocked by Perspektiv, Thanks PirateBay
Perspektiv the Swedish ISP, have reconsidered their block of AllOfMP3 and have now decided not to block them. Buckling under the pirates pressure? As a response The PirateBay have decided to lift their block of Perspektiv customers. Yay PirateBay!
Why ZFS Matters to Mac Users
Many of the reports about the leaked screenshot showing ZFS on Mac OS X 10.5 fail to explain why ZFS is useful for non-servers. This article describes a little more clearly why ZFS is useful to people with all kinds of hardware.
Screen Shot of Unlaunched Wikipedia Search Engine
TechCrunch has a screenshot of Wikisaria, the new open source search engine that Wikipedia will launch in 2007. The working name for the project was “wikisearch” until recently.
(Video) Wii Media Center X
Wii Media Center X is basically a “free multimedia server developed by Red Kawa that allows you to stream certain types of pictures, music, videos and files from your computer (where the server running) to your Nintendo Wii. It runs on most major operating systems including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.”
Nintendo Wii Controlled Smarthome
Video of a Nintendo Wii Controlled Smarthome
Inkless pen- will last forever!
A stainless steel pen, 8cm long. However when you unscrew the top, the ‘nib’ is a solid piece of metal. There is no ink, yet this pen will write on virtually any type of paper.
Study Suggest That Video Games May Be Beneficial to Your Brain
Gamers rejoice! Video games have been maligned by many as “a mindless activity,” but playing them may be good for the brain, says a researcher who is conducting studies on the possible benefits.