Wine to Hit 1.0 This June
Now we can finally answer the question that pops up in every story about Wine: in celebration of Wine’s 15th birthday, the long awaited 1.0 release should arrive on June 6th, 2008.
Archive for March 20, 2008
Voiceless Phone Calls Now Possible
Audeo has just demonstrated their subvocal speech input device in a new context; a neckband that translates thought into speech by interpreting signals sent from the brain to the vocal chords. Audeo used it in their Thinking Man’s Wheelchair for quadraplegics demonstrated last September.
VLC Player Vulnerable to Remote Hijack
VLC Player, one of the best and most widely used media players has found to be vulnerable to a remote hijack. The reported vulnerability makes it possible for a malicious user to run arbitrary code, potentially taking remote control of the host machine.
Adobe begins work on Flash player for iPhone
Adobe has started development of a Flash player suitable for use on Apple Inc.’s iPhone, company chief executive Shantanu Narayen said Tuesday. Narayen made the revelation during a conference call with investors, explaining that Apple’s recent release of an iPhone software developers kit (SDK) has afforded his company the necessary tools to finally
Sidewinder For Halo 3
Bungie unveils remake of Halo classic Sidewinder.
It’s over! 700MHz spectrum auction tops $19.5 billion
The FCC’s 700MHz spectrum auction has wrapped up, with bids totaling over $19.5 billion. The Commission has yet to reveal the identities of the winning bidders, but Block C with its open-access requirements passed the reserve price in late January. Block D failed to meet the reserve.
Undeniable failure: A few words on the Xbox 360 D-pad
An open letter to Microsoft on the Xbox 360 D-pad, why it sucks, and what should be done about it.
Comcast: FCC lacks any authority to act on P2P blocking
Comcast says the FCC has no jurisdiction over its traffic-shaping practices. Is the company engaging in legal saber rattling, or would it really sue the FCC if the agency moved to protect broadband consumers?
Piracy Up, Global Warming Down [PIC]
Those statistics show that piracy may be our last chance to reduce global warming !
The Pirate Bay to BBC We Dont Want To Be Information Slaves
The BBC has published a podcast which takes a look at piracy through the ages, also covering the modern concept of ‘intellectual property’. Of course, no story of piracy would be complete without discussing The Pirate Bay so Peter Sunde also plays a significant part in this 20 minute program.
Apple considering premium for unlimited iPhone, iPod music
A longtime opponent of subscription music services, Apple is reportedly exploring the possibility of charging extra for iPhones and iPods in exchange for unlimited iTunes Store access.
First Sims 3 screens, info
Expect a new engine with a new, much more detailed Create-a-Sim feature. There are more physical and personality options for Sims, in fact, the are apparently over 700 million combinations. All of the objects in the world are going to be more customizable too. It all sounds promising, but don’t get too excited just yet…
