Archive for March 5, 2008

BluRay drives plummet in price to sub $200

It looks like the death of HD-DVD is already starting to pay off, with BluRay drive makers ramping up production and prices dropping rapidly.
A price search shows a Pioneer BluRay drive can readily be purchased for as little as $AU199 ($US185).

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Vista SP1 (RTM) up to 86% faster

Is Vista SP1 really the shot in the arm your Vista system needs? We’ve spent many hours strapped to our benchmarking system in a caffeine and pizza fuelled haze to uncover these VERY interesting results.

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IE8 will render standards-mode pages as best it can

“We’ve decided that IE8 will, by default, interpret web content in the most standards compliant way it can. This decision is a change from what we’ve posted previously.”

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We need some Linux standardization!

An excellent article explaining the issues surrounding Linux and how Linux needs more standardization to compete with the main stream Operating Systems.

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Facebook partner’s with iTunes for music store

Facebook today launched a new music section with built-in integration with Apple’s iTunes. You find your favorite band’s page, where you can listen to new music, interact with them and their community, and even purchase tracks or albums.

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Breaking News: Phil Harrison appointed President of Infogram

Phil Harrison recently resigned from his position within Sony Computer Entertainment, but we can now confirm that he has been appointed as President and Directeur General of Infogrames Entertainment.

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Plug-’n'-Play USB Virus Makes MacBooks Fall to Pieces

Behold, a video of the Newton Virus. Back in 2005, Troika, the British-based art collective that was behind the Heathrow Terminal 5 sculpture that some of you recently described as a “disco turd,” created a virus for Macs, called Newton. It came on a little USB key that looked like a cross between a malevolent Apple and Pac Man and was aimed at,

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Quantum computer may be capable of seeing the big picture

A combination of neural networking and quantum computing may provide a uniquely powerful pattern recognition program.

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New Rugged Dell — the ‘Anti-Air’

Dell unveiled today its latest (and probably greatest) rugged laptop, the XFR D630. The device is the polar opposite of the Apple MacBook Air. The D630 is thick and ugly. The Air is thin and pretty. The D630 is “IT-Friendly.” The Air, well, isn’t.

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How to Optimize A Fresh Ubuntu Installation

Making the leap to Linux? Trick out your freshly installed desktop OS with the free software programs listed in our guide. In a few steps, you’ll have a machine worth leaving Windows or Mac OS X behind for.

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10 reasons PlayStation 3 is still relevant

Blu-ray wins, Metal Gear Solid 4 gets dated, and 8 other reasons the PS3 is relevant again.

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Web Developer’s Guide: How to Talk to Non Tech-Savvy Clients

A simple article on how to communicate effectively with non tech-savvy clients/employers. Written for web developers, but applicable to many other fields.

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