Actor Jason Beghe leaves Scientology
Jason Beghe, known for his roles in movies as Thelma & Louise and Numb3rs, has publicly and loudly severed his ties to the Church of Scientology.
Archive for April 16, 2008
Unboxing the Super Famicom Classic Controller
Once again, Japan beats the rest of the world as Wii owners over there get the Super Famicom (SNES) Classic Controller. It’s available exclusively to Club Nintendo members. Pics inside.
Gone in 60 seconds: Spambot cracks Live Hotmail CAPTCHA
Needing only six seconds per attempt, and with a success rate of 10-15 percent, new anti-CAPTCHA bots are dismantling fraud protection systems at Gmail and Windows Live Hotmail, and they are flooding the tubes with spam. Is CAPTCHA finished?
Recap: Nintendo’s Media Summit 2008
The Big N gives us a glimpse into the next several months. Our video wrap up and post-show thoughts.
Assassin’s Creed on the PC: bad UI, bad DRM, bad port
em>Assassin’s Creed /em> for the PC is here: along with bugs, crashes, bad design decisions, and what appears to be game-killing DRM.
Firmware 2.30 Goes Live, Upgraded Store Lives
PS3 Firmware 2.3 Goes Live.
Firefox Introduces New Rickroll Protection!
The developers of Firefox, a web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation, have decided to once again rescue the masses from the horrors of the Internet. Having produced top-notch phishing protection, malware identification and other security features unmatched by their competitors they are now introducing the “Rickroll Detection Filter.”
Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?
Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox 3, and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 duke it out to be the program you use most on your PC.
eBay: Your one-stop shop for sensitive US military gear
Stolen and sensitive U.S. military equipment, including fighter jet parts wanted by Iran and nuclear biological protective gear, has been available to the highest bidder on popular Internet sales sites, according to congressional investigators.
IBM Using Hot Water to Cool Supercomputer
IBM’s Power 575 means 80 percent less air conditioning and 40 percent less power required than older generations of comparable computing might.
