Archive for December 4, 2007

Bye NBC

Bye NBC
Yes, NBC has been fully pulled from the iTunes Store. They are launching their own services, hulu and NBC Direct. Those are both extremely awesome. NBC Direct NEEDS Internet Explorer. Videos are available for 7 days after they are on the air, and disappear from your computer 48 hours after watching it. You also cannot transfer the downloaded video to other computers or portable devices. Did I also mention, that as of now, the service doesn’t work with Windows Vista or any versions of Mac OS X?

Xfce 4.4.2 released

“Enjoy”, The Xfce development team

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New PSP RPG with a nice art style

Gaia developers have announced Coded Soul. This game is a brand new Role Playing Game to appear exclusively on the PSP and we have the first screenshots here.

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Patent for an “energy weapon protection device” -Tazer proof jacket.

These days with all the Tazer deaths a new product is being patented hopefully reaching the market before your next airline flight, speeding ticket or protest.

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Exclusive: Gertsmann Speaks About Kane & Lynch Review, Future

“Losing a job you’ve held for over 11 years in an abrupt manner is shocking, yes.” He has, however, told Joystiq that he still stands behind his controversial review of Kane & Lynch. “I stand behind my work, regardless of where I do it,” Gerstmann told Joystiq in an e-mail.

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IGN Kane & Lynch Site Is A Giant Playboy Ad

“Playboy is searching for a hot “Cyber Girl”, oh and be sure to check out Kane & Lynch”, is the message that IGN’s Kane & Lynch mini-site is sending.

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Modded PC in NES console

If you’ve ever been interested in purchasing a computer encased in a NES console, now’s your chance. This mod is for sale via Ebay France [...] For those of you like us who’ve developed more of a “look but don’t touch” policy when it comes to cool mods, and therefore have no interest in bidding, check after the break to see more pictures & a video

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Attackers target unpatched QuickTime flaw that affects Windows & Macs.

The vulnerability, called the Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, was first disclosed on Nov. 23rd and still remains unpatched. The vulnerability can be exploited through Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari and effects both Windows and Mac users.

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Cover-up: special investigator “cures” virus with 7-stage hard drive wipe

A US special investigator leading the inquiry into Karl Rove has himself been called out for suspicious behavior, after taking several systems to third-party techs for a thorough data wipe that he says was needed because of malware. Right.

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