Apple and NBC Universal engaged in one of the more spirited feuds of 2007, when the two companies parted ways over pricing at the iTunes Store. While NBC programming remains absent from the US version of Apple’s online store, the two companies could be taking steps to resolve their differences–at least on the other side of the Atlantic
Bournemouth has become the first town in the UK to get super-fast internet connections - via the sewerage system. More than 88,000 homes and businesses in the Dorset town will benefit from internet speeds up to 100Mbps under the scheme, considerably faster than consumer broadband speeds on the market.
Could there be a bigger threat than Linux to Microsoft’s OS dominance? If an open-source version of Windows can be developed that is totally compatible with the abundance of Windows drivers
—the idea behind ReactOS—then Microsoft will have to go back to work.
AT&T Wireless, Apple’s exclusive iPhone provider in the United States, is now listing a second model of the iPhone in its device database called “iPhone Black,” AppleInsider has been informed. Screenshots after the jump.
Apple’s stock is likely to go higher than expected based on a spate of iPhone agreements the company has forged, says analyst Shaw Wu of American Technology Research. Wu in fact suggests that the potential market could “more than triple” in 2008, from 150 million people to approximately 470 million.
The entertainment industry has so far failed to convince Washington to impose P2P technology mandates on higher education, so it’s taking the fight directly to the states. Colleges and universities are fighting back.
The first Metal Gear Solid 4 review is in! UK Official PlayStation Magazine has written up its thoughts and even put them on paper. And for those who care about things like numbers, the game gets a 10.
You don’t have to mod your classic Xbox to run the best free media center application around anymore: Dedicated developers have ported the Xbox Media Center (XBMC) software to the Mac, and its killer features will convince you to abandon Front Row forever. The latest XBMC on OS X beta dropped last week, and it’s as stable and useful as ever.
As promised, WiiWare has finally launched today. Wii owners can now head to the Wii Shop Channel and start downloading any of the six previously announced launch titles. With the launch of WiiWare, there won’t be any releases on the Virtual Console today, but the normal Wii-kly Update schedule will resume next week.
A Canadian law clinic has asked the country’s Privacy Commissioner to take a closer look at the deep packet inspection being used by Bell Canada and others. While the technology also raises net neutrality concerns, in this case the issue is privacy.
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding GameTrailer’s ‘PS3 vs PS3′ comparison video of Race Driver: GRID. Is the site “teh bias”? On Microsoft’s payroll? We spoke with GameTrailers Editor In Chief Shane Satterfield to clear up the matter.
The History of Computing Project is a collaborative effort to record and publish the history of the computer and its roots. The timeline covers prehistory, ancient, pre-industrial (1886-1946), and industrial (1947-present)
