PC Gaming Is Expensive and a Hassle, But I’m Lovin’ It
A comparison between PC and console gaming has created quite the firestorm. Here’s another take…
Archive for February 24, 2008
Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Officially Discontinued
It was only a matter of time before Microsoft officially discontinued manufacturing the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, but it took them a few days longer than we expected. Their statement is finally out, and it signals Microsoft’s official withdraw from HD DVD on the console front.
Here’s their statement.
SXSW 2008 on BitTorrent: 3.5 GB of Free Music
The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the biggest and most popular in the United States. For the fourth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-less collection of songs that - thanks to Greg Hewgill - can now be downloaded for free via BitTorrent.
Apple TV Nails It the Second Time Around
Downloading and watching recent movies — in high-definition, from the comfort of your living room — is a stupendous experience. It could become habit-forming (exactly what Apple probably has in mind.)
Disk Encryption in notebooks vulnerable
A team from Princeton University has developed ways to break disk encryption, including Bitlocker, Truecrypt, Apple encryption, and Linux encryption, if the computer is in sleep mode or sitting at a password prompt, or even if it’s just been turned off.
Red Hat not impressed with Microsoft’s interoperability plan
Red Hat has voiced skepticism of Microsoft’s latest interoperability initiative and says that if the company really wants to demonstrate support for interoperability it should adopt ODF and offer patent grants for its protocols under terms that are conducive to open source distribution models.
Wine 0.9.56 Released
This is release 0.9.56 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix.
What’s new in this release:
- Proper handling of OpenGL/Direct3D windows with menu bars.
- Stubs for all the d3dx9_xx dlls.
- Several graphics optimizations.
- Many installer fixes.
- Improved MIME message support.
- Lots of bug fixes.
The Secrets of Microsoft’s Sync
The automaker has sold more than 100,000 vehicles with the Sync system since it was introduced in November, says Martin Thall, general manager of Microsoft’s automotive business, with 70% of those sales coming in 2008. Ford expects to sell a million Sync-enabled cars by early 2009, when the system will be available in 85% of its cars….
How to NOT destroy your iPhone.
Would you protect your iPhone from 1000 lbs of weights on a piece of fancy Saran wrap? These guys did, and it worked!
U.S. Spies Want to Find Terrorists in World of Warcraft
Are You Kidding Me?
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) Alpha 5 Released
The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Hardy Heron Alpha 5 is the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features.
RIAA Reminds Me of The Mafia, says Musician
Former Dead Kennedy’s vocalist Jello Biafra has torn into the RIAA, likening them to the mafia, threatening to leave a horse’s head in the beds of old women and children alike, whilst destroying the education of student file-sharers. Don’t even get him started on the media: “Goebbels would be proud” he said.
