Archive for August 20, 2007

Autodesk Technology Heats Up the Big Screen with Action, Adventure

Digital artists around the world relied on Autodesk, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ADSK) media and entertainment solutions to deliver this summer’s blockbuster entertainment. Transformers, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Surf’s Up, Pirates of the Caribbean: at World’s End, Penelope and countless other feature films have been created using Autodesk tec

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Facebook Could Challenge Google And Become The Remote Control For The Web

Yesterday the blog Facebook Insider reported that TripAdvisor acquired Where I’ve Been, the top travel-related application on Facebook. While TripAdvisor later denied the rumor, the ensuing story exposed something: The exploding number of applications on Facebook. Thanks to its Facebook API program, Facebook is fast becoming the front page for much

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Gmail driving Google Apps adoption at college

Google Apps for Education adoption is driven by a lust for Gmail, not a desire to escape Microsoft’s Office, according to several schools that have signed on to test Google’s web-based educational suite.

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Sometimes… Linux confuses me // PIC

Thats why I love linux… software names are so damn funny

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Don’t pay for eBay selling tools!

Powerful research, fee calculation, and listing services are available for free - Sam Carson reviews the best as he sells seven Gnomes on eBay

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Review: PC BioShock Outshines 360 Version

“If you’re debating which version to get, the PC version handles better. In part it’s because of the greater precision with the mouse and keyboard, but also with how the plasmids and weapons are selected.”

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Amazon leaks Canon EOS 40D

Hot damn kiddies. Amazon just posted the specs and delivery for Canon’s EOS 40D. Of course, it’s not official ’til it’s official but Amazon lists a September 20th availability for the true 30D successor. The specs? They’re all there: 10.1 megapixel, APS-C sized, self-cleaning CMOS sensor; 30% faster, 9 point AF; ISO 3200 max sensitivity; improved..

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Steve Jobs’ Grave [Image]

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Unreal Tournament 3 For Linux Confirmed

This week it was officially confirmed by Epic’s Mark Rein that there will be a Linux client for UT3.

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Bioshock has a 99% on Game Rankings…

…and it’s 3 days from release

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Nintendo Power gives Metroid Prime 3 a 10/10

Yes, it’s a Nintendo magazine, but keep in mind even Ocarina of Time only got a 9.5. Only Resident Evil 4 has also received a perfect 10 from Nintendo Power. Looks like good news for Metroid fans.

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Xorg7.3 will be in Gutsy Gibbon

A slue of incorrect information on digg and various forums regarding Xorg and Xserver in the upcoming ubuntu release. Xserver 1.4 will not be in gutsy, but Xorg7.3, Displayconfig-GTK, and Bulletproofx are being deployed! Hotplugging of monitors will also be in gutsy with the new xrandr. Xserver1.4 biggest feature was input hotplugging for mice.

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