Archive for October 27, 2007

LEAKS:Comcast’s “We Don’t Throttle BitTorrent” Internal Talking Points Memo

“If a customer asks: I read that Comcast is limiting customer access to BitTorrent. Is this true? Respond: No. We…don’t monitor specific customer activities on the Internet or track individual online behavior, such as which websites they visit. Therefore, we do not know whether any individual user is visiting BitTorrent or any other site…”

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OpenSUSE on PS3

Sony has created kernel patches specific for the PS3 in Linux Kernel 2.6.22, as well as maintaining the GNU toolchain (gcc, binutils etc).

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Rumor: Leaked screens show IPTV and Fall update

If the sweet, juicy, rumor friendly screenshots that we just received via our tipster inbox hold any water, then everyone can look forward to IPTV being part of the Fall update. Screenshots included.

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4 to 7 More Years of Tax-Free Internet Access in US

The US Senate last night passed a bill that would extend the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits local governments from taxing Internet connections, for seven years. About two weeks ago the House of Representatives passed a similar measure that would extend the act for four years.

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Spyro heading to the big screen as a 3D CGI film.

The next game series to transcend from a video game to the big screen will be the purple and adorable Spyro the Dragon. The Animation Picture Co. picked up the film rights from Sierra Entertainment and is planning to turn Spyro into a 3D CGI feature film.Writers Steve and Dan Altiere (Dr. Dolittle 4 and 5) will pen a script based around t…

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“TSA Breaks Your Laptop, Threatens You With Arrest”

“Reader Jake says a TSA agent dropped his laptop, smashing it in several places, then threatened him with arrest when he asked about filing a damage claim.”

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839 teraflops per second. Beat that IBM!

Japan’s NEC Corp has announced the launch of what it called the world’s most powerful supercomputer on the market, meant for advanced use in the sciences.

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Congressman to Comcast: Stop interfering with BitTorrent

Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) is now the first politician to speak out against Comcast’s anti-BitTorrent tactics. Within the last month, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and now Comcast have all engaged in selective filtering. Will this latest event be enough to breathe life back into the Net Neutrality debate? Contact your Congressman/woman!

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Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune for the PS3 is gold, demo coming, Cell utilized

The PlayStation 3 needs good, exclusive titles, and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune may fit the bill. Now that we have confirmation the game is gold and a demo is coming, we’ll soon all get to look for the treasure.

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Nintendo DS TV tuner - new pics, release date (Japan), price

This baby will be hitting Japan on November 20th for a price of 6,800 yen (roughly $60)

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Apple yanks wireless backup from Leopard last minute

To the dismay of what is sure to be many, Apple Inc. appears to have pulled one of the more compelling features of its Leopard operating system last minute: the ability to use its revolutionary Time Machine backup software with wireless AirPort Disks.

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The Pirate Bay To Bring Back OiNK

The Pirate Bay is currently working on an OiNK replacement in an attempt to bring the hundreds of thousands of music albums back online that disappeared during the raid. The replacement will be released within a week and on the BOiNK.cd

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