What to Expect From Google and the 700-MHz Spectrum
One of the biggest telecom events in 2008 is slated to start on January 24, when both telcos and Internet companies will be able to place their bids on blocks of the 700-MHz spectrum.
Archive for December 16, 2007
FireWire to climb to 3.2Gbps in 2008
A future version of FireWire will quadruple the speed of today’s fastest version, the IEEE 1394 Trade Association has revealed. Officially known as S3200, the format will build on the same connectors and technology used for today’s FireWire 800 but operate at a peak of 3.2 gigabits per second, or 400 megabytes per second.
Google Profiles
Google Profiles will be integrated in most Google services so you have a coherent identity and a simple way to manage your contacts.
Save your OpenOffice.org docs to Google Docs and vice versa
If you find yourself typing some documents up on your desktop and others using the web-based office suite Google Docs & Spreadsheets, you might find it hard to keep organized. The OpenOffice extension OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs may help you by making easy to import/export your files across
Strange Xbox Signal Suspected of Jamming Wireless LANs
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console can create a strong and strange signal that disrupts wireless LANs, according to IT staff at Morrisville State College. It’s not clear whether the signal disrupts the college’s WLAN access points or students’ wireless notebooks.
Age of Conan interview and video!
Massively’s got the scoop on what might be the hottest new MMO of 2008. Blood, guts, and glory in the Age of Conan.
Unreal Tournament for PS3 receives 9.0 from IGN
“As we’ve already said a few times, this game looks absolutely gorgeous on the PS3 and runs remarkably well. It has to be reassuring to PS3 owners, after seeing several ports perform so poorly, for Epic to resoundingly prove that with some effort games can look beautiful and maintain a solid framerate.”
3000 Barrels Fall Down In Crysis
…What it would be like to stack 3000 red barrels on top of each other then knock em all down.
BitTorrent, A Boon To Independent Filmmakers
Talented independent filmmakers are benefiting immensely from having their movies distributed for free on BitTorrent. Films that might never have been heard of before are now being watched by millions of people.
T-Mobile Turns Off Twitter
Reports alleging T-Mobile has shut off Twitter for their customers are rolling in. Complaints have surfaced on T-
Mobile’s user forum on Satisfaction as well as several other personal blogs.
Nepalese Government site Hacked
The Nepalese government site has been pwned by an Iranian Black Hat Team yesterday. The nepalese government filled with moron ministers are still not able to bring back the site online probably because they do not have the backups. Keep in mind this is the governments main site.
Judge: Americans can’t be forced to divulge crypto passwords
A federal judge in Vermont has ruled that prosecutors can’t force a criminal defendant accused of having illegal images on his hard drive to divulge his PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) passphrase.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier ruled that a man charged with transporting child pornography on his laptop
