Archive for August 12, 2007

Facebook Source Code Leaked - Actual PHP Code

Check out the source code to the Facebook index page. This is the only page they have up right now. For more commentary check out techcrunch.com.

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Apple Beats Microsoft at its Own Open XML Game

Apple’s release of iWork ‘08 this week is embarrassing, not for its maker, but for Apple’s rival, Microsoft Corp.”This was the ultimate insult to injury,” Gartenberg said. “Not only has Microsoft not delivered the ability to read and write Open XML in its Mac Office, but at the end of the day, Apple was the one who delivered.

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Pico-ITX Motherboard: Smaller than a hard drive

A first look at VIA’s Pico-ITX motherboard.

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Best Buy Caught Overcharging For Xbox 360 Peripherals Due To Halo 3 Hype

Best Buy has added what some are calling a “Halo 3″ tax to peripherals. With Halo 3 hype building, Best Buy has decided to charge $3 over MSRP for most Xbox 360 peripherals. Don’t believe it? Check out the article for yourself!

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How a GameStop employee tried to screw over my girlfriend

Earlier today, my girlfriend purchased a new DS game. Well, she thought she did, until she noticed 10 minutes later that the GameStop employee forgot to put the cart in the case, and he refused to admit he didn’t.

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PCSX2 - Dynasty Warriors and Fullmetal Alchemist videos on 0.9.4!

Dynasty Warriors and Fullmetal Alchemist videos on 0.9.4!

Since its summer time and nothing much goes on these days (yes the devs and testers also have lives!) I thought I’d entertain you with some videos I recorded, showing off some of the new fixes in 0.9.4.

Mahalo introduces Follow: Continuous search

Download Squad reviews the new Mahalo Follow continuous search feature. Offering live search comparisons side-by-side with other engines, Mahalo Follow also brings an interesting feature to the table: continuous search that follows your browsing, constantly evolving the results it presents based on the sites you visit.

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Nobody’s Hunting Over The Internet, But Dammit, We Gotta Make It Illegal

“The uproar over online hunting has far outpaced its actual practice. It would appear that there’s only been one such site in the US, which wasn’t even up for very long in 2004″ i.e. the practice of using a mouse click to kill animals on a distant game farm for a fee. See submitters comment.

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Madden ‘08 Reviews are Out…

Football fans, your wives and girlfriends are about to hate you. Such is the engrossing quality of Madden NFL 08.

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LEAKED: Vista SP1 analysed in-depth

We’ve gone under the hood of the leaked beta of Vista SP1 to find out exactly what it will do for you. One thing we can say right now: **huge performance increase**.

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The Top 10 Best Video Game Remakes

Remakes are essentially a hallmark of the games industry. If you have a good idea that spawns a lot of sequels, spin-offs, and maybe (in some cases) a kart racer or two, that groundbreaking idea is bound to be remade sometime in the future to cash in on the loyal supporters.

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Dell Axim X50v gets unofficial Windows Mobile 6 upgrade

Dell may have abandoned its Axim handhelds, but hackers haven’t. A new unofficial ROM puts Windows Mobile 6 on the Axim X50v and it runs far smoother than Windows Mobile 5.0.

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