More GTA IV Details Emerge
If GTA I was elementary school and GTA III was the beginning of high school, then Grand Theft Auto IV is Commencement. This preview is a quick orientation for when it arrives.
Archive for April 17, 2008
Songbird media player: the love child of Mozilla and WinAmp
Developer Ian McKellar demonstrated Songbird at LugRadio Live this past weekend. The open source media media player has broad support for extensibility and could serve as the foundation for an emerging independent music ecosystem.
Internal Microsoft Vista Video is as Painful as Videos Get
A fake Bruce Springsteen concert. Horrible acting. Likes like “Vista, I’ve gotta get me some of that.” This new internal Microsoft video might just rival the infamous “WUH-WUH-WUH-WINDOWS… THREEEE-EIGHTY-SIX!” video from 20 years ago.
Movies and TV shows coming to PS3?
Just a few months ago, there were plenty of rumors about Netflix coming to the PS3. That would certainly be a great score for the PS3, as many people already have Netflix subscriptions and consumers seem more open to subscription plans for movies than they do for music.
Toward a Quantum Internet
Researchers have built a quantum logic gate in an optical fiber, laying the foundation for a quantum computer network.
Inside PLAYSTATION Network
“2008 is being called “the year of PlayStation 3” by a lot of press and analysts these days, and for good reason — there’s lots of momentum behind PS3 and we have a ton of great new exclusive games coming.” -Posted by Peter Dille // Senior Vice President, Marketing & PLAYSTATION Network
Blackberry Devices: A history
A concise history of the Blackberry, from its days as an uber-pager to the just-short-of-the-iPhone it is today. Two AA’s? Seriously?
The Pirate Bay Demands Compensation for IFPI Block
The Pirate Bay has announced that it will file a complaint to ask for compensation from the IFPI for the traffic which was destined for its site, but blocked by the Danish ISP Tele2. If they win, the money will be spent on funding independent artists who share their music for free on filesharing sites.
Comcast to spearhead creation of P2P Bill of Rights
Comcast wants to partner with other ISPs to craft a “P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” that will apply to both users and to ISPs. But will these “user rights” have any input from actual users?
Mac clone maker vows to test Apple on OS X licensing terms
Psystar Corporation, which this week began selling a series of Mac clone systems without Apple’s blessing, is determined to challenge the Mac maker in court over the licensing terms for its Mac OS X operating system.
Is the Net Too Neutral? - Comcast had been stifling traffic!
Recent FCC hearings pitted network operators and content distributors against each other. But if the two can find a way to collaborate, the Internet will work better for everybody.At the end of February, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held a public hearing at Harvard University, investigating claims that the cable giant Comcast had …
Konami Mucks Up Metal Gear Online IDs
To recap: Your PSN name doesn’t mean jacksnot in Metal Gear Online beta. You must sign up for two other IDs — one gives you access to “various Konami products and services” and the other is your “GAME ID.” Didn’t think it was possible to make something sillier than Wii Friend Codes, but Konami has done just that. Congrats, Konami!
