Apple Next Gen Video Game Console
During next show Macworld (10 January) Steve Jobs will show an Apple Video Game Console to compete versus PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360
Archive for December 28, 2006
Public Debut Of eCoupled Intelligent Wireless Power!
The 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s largest annual tradeshow for consumer technology, will serve as the public debut of eCoupled(TM), a revolutionary new technology that allows for the transmission of power and data without the traditional restraints of cords and ports.
Why Web 2.0 Matters / Preparing for Glocalization / What is Web 2.0
“Personally, i don’t find comfort in any of the business, technological or experiential explanations. Yet, i do believe that a shift is occurring and i find myself emotionally invested in it. So then i had to ask myself: what is Web2.0 and why does it matter? The answer is glocalization.”
Google Expanding Newspaper Advertising Program
Two months after launching a trial run with 100 selected advertisers and 66 newspapers, the online ad firm will soon be rolling out the next stage of its print publishing campaign in earnest, enabling online advertisers to purchase surplus print ad inventory.
A Google conspiracy against IE or a bloated browser??? Use IE, then FF
This web page can be viewed well on Firefox, but fails on IE. Blogspot blogs are hosted at Blogger, a Google product. Attempting to browse this blog with IE results in an attempt to “download” the index page. Blogger checks your syntax before saving any page and hence the said page is correct according to Google.
Reuters Expands Mobile Video Options
Reuters is making 20 videos that will be available for viewing, each clip ranges from 30-seconds to several minutes in length. This service will be free because Reuters sells pre-roll ads for the service.
Best and worst videogames of 2006
If you’d rather just steal a glance—at that which you already know—and receive concrete gratification concerning the best 10, and 5 worst videogames of the year, then here’s how Lou Kesten of the Associated Press saw 2006 in the world of videogames…
Vista’s UAC: 8 ways to run an application with Administrator privileges
With legacy applications, Vista often fails to detect if they require Administrator privileges. In cases where Vista’s detection mechanism fails, you have to make sure by yourself that an application will run with the required rights. So far, I know eight ways to elevate an application to run it with Administrator privileges under Windows Vista.
Battlestar Galactica RPG coming. The good news? It’s pen and paper
he core product, the Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game, is a self-contained game product using the same game system as the best-selling and award-winning Serenity Role Playing Game (also produced by Margaret Weis Productions).
Study shows videogames are good for the brain
According to research carried out at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, playing videogames may well be very good for the old grey matter. The research, which involves executing a brain scan on subjects while assessing their short-term memory.
Wii sells 3.18 million units as PS3 flounders
As the seasonal decorations get packed away for another year, the ailing tree gets dumped on local wasteground, and we all unwillingly move up one belt loop, how have the new hardware entrants performed?
Experts say Google will be No. 1 in visitors in 2007
Google’s revenue hit $7.2 billion for the first three quarters of 2006. Its stock topped the $500-a-share mark (now at $468). Most significant, Google in October acquired highflying video site YouTube for $1.7 billion. Measurement services ComScore Media Metrix and Nielsen/NetRatings plan to add YouTube to Google’s overall rankings next year.