Microsoft’s price drop a shot across Sony’s bow in Europe
Microsoft is trying to force Sony’s hand by offering price drops on the Xbox 360 hardware in Europe, but Sony may already have locked down its dominant position in the region.
Archive for March 12, 2008
No Nintendo Wii Nazi Game For America
Apparently, ‘Imagination Is The Only Escape’ will never see life on the shelves in North America. Nintendo has confirmed that the title will not be released in the states. However, the game will more than likely see some life in Europe and Asia. And yes, you read the title right. It’s a Nazi game for the Nintendo Wii.
IFPI Takes ISP to Court to Impose Music Piracy Filter
The ‘Big Four’ record labels - EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner have started legal proceedings to force an ISP to end piracy on its network. The action, brought against Irish ISP, Eircom, is the first of it’s kind.
Firefox 3 Beta 4 is Out and Available for Download!
“[Improved in Beta 4!] Firefox 3 Beta 4 includes more than 900 enhancements from the previous beta, including drastic improvements to performance and memory usage, as well as fixes for stability, platform enhancements and user interface improvements. Many of these improvements were based on community feedback from the previous beta.”
Happy Birthday MP3 Player. You’re 10!
The F10 contained 32MB of Flash storage, enough for a handful of songs encoded at 128Kb/s. It connected to an old-style parallel port on the host PC from which songs could be copied to the player. There was a tiny LCD on the front to give an indication as to what you were listening to.
Google Drive killer coming from MIT Startup
For Windows and Mac OS X… why wasn’t this made 5 years ago?
BioShock 2 Is Very Official, Dated For Q4 2009
Take-Two Interactive announced today that BioShock 2 was officially in the works, under the development wing of the recently formed 2K Marin studio.
Europe Approves Google’s Merger With DoubleClick
European regulators approved Google’s $3.1 billion takeover of the online advertising company, the final hurdle to a deal that would strengthen Google’s already powerful position on the Web.
Wal-Mart shoves Linux PCs off store shelves, not web site
Wal-mart has decided that Linux based PCs aren’t working for them in brick-and-mortar stores, but that online sales still make sense.
You have too many giftcards, NO MACBOOK FOR YOU!! - Apple
What a shame! Apple has $1250 of Rhys’ money and Rhys has no computer.
