Microsoft in 2003 considered a partnership with Apple’s iPod or creating its own player. When it was obvious that Creative and Dell couldn’t win the iPod, Windows chief Jim Allchin and media software executive Amir Majidimehr talked about how they can switch to plan B …
Apple is set to hit consumers with a 50% margin on their new Apple mobile phone. Most rival phone companies operate on a 20% margin. The popularity of Apple’s iPod digital music players has created a hype surrounding the phone, scheduled to be launched in June, that should put Apple at the top of the profitability heap at least initially…
This was originally a research paper, but has been posted as a blog entry. It is a lengthy paper documenting video games and art, and the connections between them. Thesis: The undeniable presence of art in all facets of videogames, be it creation, the end product, or the experience of play, proves that videogames are a new and emerging art form.
Attempt at an advertisement, sort of catchy
Beryl, the popular “eye-candy” application has been added to the repo’s. Beta1 contains one or two new plugin’s and a completely new redesigned settings-manager and a few other bits and pieces. Beta2 contains a lot of source and packaging fixes. Download and enjoy.
The sheer size of the Mini alone allows for some pretty clever mods, as seen here. Check out the guy who made it into a portable office in his DeLorean!
The Ubuntu development team announced today that it is looking for testers for a new, Windows-based installer for its popular Linux distribution. The idea is to provide a simple-to-use, no-risk way to install Ubuntu in a partition on a Windows machine.
A UK games company is testing the power of the Internet by asking that very question; they have recruited one of Earth
The Internet phone service Skype is introducing new domestic calling plans for 24 countries, plus Hong Kong, where users will pay a monthly subscription and a connection fee but no per-minute charges.
A FLIR Systems P65HS thermal camera was used to view a black, non-upgraded Macbook before and after yes > /dev/null was run for 5 minutes. The Macbook battery gets hot… 113-116 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Wii control scheme can seem like a nightmare initially, and you will have to remain glued to the screen, no roving eyes in order to maintain any sense of direction within the game
Looks like one of the PR staff from Microsoft forgot to remove a heavily damaged Zune from their display booth. Like many other show goers, one of the reporters from TheTechZone.com was then afforded a look at what the future might hold for all new Zune owners, and no one from Microsoft paid attention to him.