Microsoft is trying by all means to get its “standard” adopted without substantial changes despite of its thousands of officially reported technical flaws and the pre-existence of ISO 26300:2006 (OpenDocument, ODF) as the most appropriate international standard for the representation of office documents.
This is release 0.9.51 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix. What’s new in this release: A bunch of WinHelp improvements. Better Japanese font support. A ton of rpcrt4 fixes. Several Alsa capture fixes. Improved support for screen resolution changes. Lots of bug fixes.
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime mentions that Wii voice chat could be on its way.
Google’s new “knol” social knowledge project has a lofty-sounding goal: make the world’s knowledge easier to put on line. In reality, Google wants a piece of the social knowledge search results, and looks likely to get it.
NPD Group today released sales data for the month of November 2007, and Call of Duty 4 outsold the biggest name in video games.
The New York Stock Exchange is investing heavily in x86-based Linux systems and blade servers as it builds out the NYSE Hybrid Market trading system that it launched last year.
Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) used a House subcommittee meeting on the PRO-IP Act to call for some revisions to the DMCA. Unfortunately, they’re exactly the wrong kind of revisions.
I’ve been waiting for this for a while. Welcome to the Burnout Paradise Demo. Explore Motor City, Big Surf Beach and Ocean View. Discover Jumps, Stunts and Smashes all over the map, and if you’re online invite friends to join you for some challenges. Remember, this is just a small part of Paradise City.
This commercial represents somewhat of a pinnacle in Apple’s “Get A Mac” ad campaign. It seems Apple now considers the Mac vs. PC duo iconic enough characters that they can be portrayed in a new medium and still be recognized.We wouldn’t be surprised if Jobs convinced Pixar to pump this one out.
The Bad Astronomer’s selection of the best astronomical images for the year 2007. Several of the images are simply stunning but all are worthy of a viewing.
Theory suggests that the sound frequency produced by the Wii falls into the same that attracts cockroaches.
“Wondering why your corporate Information Technology department won’t buy you an Apple iPhone or support the one you bought yourself? Here’s your answer.”
