We have a broadband strategy? Bush administration says yes
A new report from the NTIA talks in glowing terms about the success of our national broadband strategy. Wait, we have one? That’s news to the FCC.
Archive for February 2, 2008
Gamespot’s New Editor-In-Chief:”I Want to Regain Your Trust”
While GameSpot certainly took a hit to its image and reputation, the consumer website fiercely defends its integrity. New EIC Ricardo Torres says he hopes to regain readers’ trust.
KDE 4.1 feature plan and release schedule, KDE 4.0.1 tagged
Release schedule for KDE 4.1; discussion of inclusion in different distributions; KDE 4.0.1 tagge; and many helpful links.
Floors That Harvest The Energy From Every Little Step
Generate electricity by capturing the energy people create in such simple motions as walking, running or jumping. They envision a future city in which the crowds streaming through subway stations, sporting venues and tourist destinations produce energy for harvest.
Rock Band on Wii confirmed! (finally)
During a conference call today, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello casually referred to the “coming launch” of a Wii version of Harmonix’s multi-instrumental music game Rock Band. Harmonix’s Alex Rigopoulos has mentioned the possibility before, but this is the first official word from the publisher.
Olberman- push for telco immunity textbook example of facism
In a blistering condemnation of President Bush’s willingness to go to the wall for corporations he relies on to spy on Americans, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann says the president’s message in his State of the Union address calling for immunity of telecommunications companies is a “textbook example of fascism.”
World’s Fastest NAND Developed by Intel and Micron
How do 200MBps reads and 100MBps writes in a storage device sound to you? Pretty sweet if you ask us.
Developer makes desktop VR application for PS Eye
A PS3 developer has created a VR program that tracks your head utilizing a Eye camera and gives the illusion of three dimensionality from your television. Even better is that he intends on making this code public on PSN.
Open access for all: prime 700MHz Block C hits reserve price
The FCC’s 700MHz spectrum auction hit an important milestone today as bidding on a nationwide license with open access requirements passed the reserve price of $4.638 billion. So far, total bids have exceeded the FCC’s $10.3 billion minimum.
Google 4Q Earnings Miss Expectations & Plummets After Hours
Google Inc. reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.41 billion, up from $1.24 billion, or the same period a year ago. This however missed expectations and the stock dropped over $40 after hours
Microsoft to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion
Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.4bn) in cash and shares. WTF?
Navy Tests High-Powered Electromagnetic Railgun
Futuristic weapon can fire solid projectiles at speeds up to Mach 5.
