Archive for May 23, 2008

Firefox 3 has system-killing performance problem for Linux

Release managers just made the call that Firefox 3.0 will release with a known bug which brings Linux systems to their knees. The second-class Linux support policies of the Mozilla foundation continue…

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Top 10 Firefox 3 Features

The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing. It’s time to spotlight the biggest improvements that will make “Gran Paradiso” the browser to beat.

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Xbox Live Bans A Guy For Using His Surname In Gamertag

Xbox LIVE has banned gamer Richard Gaywood for using the gamertag “RichardGaywood.” According to LIVE, “…the gamertag RichardGaywood is no longer allowed. Please change your gamertag before playing on Xbox LIVE.” Here’s the kicker: Richard Gaywood is apparently his legal name!

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‘$100 laptop’ unveils new design

The wraps have been taken off the new version of the XO laptop designed for schoolchildren in developing countries.

The revamped machine created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project looks like an e-book and has had its price slashed to $75 per device.

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MS Office to support ODF, other open formats

Microsoft today broke from its tradition of primarily endorsing in-house formats by revealing that it will add support to Office for a number of universal standards outside of its own. Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will support the Open Document Format (ODF) touted by OpenOffice, Sun’s StarOffice, and other third-party tools

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10 Best Linux Audio players

A List of best Linux Audio players. Essential for all Linux users :)

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Facebook preparing for redesign to clear clutter

The facelift, in the works since January, is to debut in June.

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Revolutionary: Mario Kart Training Wheel

In his latest column, Mike Sylvester details his incredibly cheap DIY solution for making you a better racer with the Wii Wheel, as well as a simple way to get non-gamers in on the action without embarrassing themselves.

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Microsoft Offers Cash To Use Its Search Engine

Microsoft plans to entice advertisers and users of its search engine with savings on online purchases on a site called Live Search cashback. Microsoft unveiled plans Wednesday to entice advertisers and users of its search engine with cash back savings on online purchases, launching a site called Live Search cashback.

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20 Wii Games Nintendo NEEDS to Make

It’s been said that Nintendo has already exhausted their franchises on the Wii and don’t really have a lot up their sleeve for the next year or so since Brawl, Mario Kart Wii and other favorites have already made an appearance on the console, but we beg to differ. Join the Slobs as we dish out 20 games we want to see come to the Wii!

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Microsoft Explains “Gaywood” Ban

Late last night, we learned the story of Richard Gaywood, the not-so-happy Xbox Live user whose gamertag was banned. Since “RichardGaywood” was both the user’s gamertag as well as his legal, honest-to-goodness given name, Kotaku contacted Microsoft to learn the reason behind the ban.

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Latest iPhone 2.0 beta adds geo-tagging to Camera photos

A new beta of Apple’s iPhone Software v2.0 Update released privately to a select group of enterprise partners this week adds a few new preferences and the beginnings of geo-tagging support for the handset’s Camera app.

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