Firefox 3 and Safari 4 in browser speed race
An interesting look at next-generation browsers and the technology how speed gains are achieved. I wonder what Microsoft will do?
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Archive for June 13, 2008
Why is Starcraft So Great?
“It undeniably owns the title of best RTS game of all time, what are the key factors that make this statement true?”
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Santa Fe Whiners: Wi-Fi Equals Discrimination
Members of a Sante Fe group are claiming that they are “allergic” to Wi-Fi, and that failing to remove access points from public buildings amounts to “discrimination” against people with disabilities. A typical Wi-Fi router puts out a signal at around 3 watts. A typical FM radio station will output 10,000 to 20,000 watts.
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Cell Phones
Just when we feel comfortable enough to say “wow, cell phones have really changed the way we operate,” things get even weirder. Here are 10 facts about cells from around the world that show the scale and style of our contemporary global use.
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Well: How Much Radiation Does Your Phone Emit?
A Web site ranks radiation emitted by virtually every brand and model of cell phone.
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Third Firefox 3 Release Candidate available for download
This third Firefox 3 Release Candidate is a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. We recommend that you read the release notes and known issues before installing this release.
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A Field Guide to Firefox 3: A Full Inventory of the Goodness
Deb, long time mozillian, gives a hefty outline of all the juicy new goodness in Firefox 3 in preparation for the final release next Tuesday.
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Red Hat looks out for OSS community with patent settlement
Red Hat announced today that it has settled a patent dispute with Firestar and DataTern over two patents, including one that covers object-relational database mapping
—a technique that is used in Hibernate, a component of the JBoss middleware stack. Red Hat says that the terms of the settlement will offer broad protection for upstream developers, al
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“Canadian DMCA” brings “balanced” copyright to Canada
The Canadian government has introduced its long-awaited copyright reform bill, the first in a decade. While there is much talk about “balance,” a close look at the details finds a rightsholder-friendly piece of work.
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FACT: Video Games Are Dropping in Price
“Just like new cars drop in price when you drive them off the lot, the resale prices of video games drop in price the day you buy them. In fact the resale price of video games released in 2007 dropped 0.24% per day. But do well reviewed games drop as much as poorly reviewed ones? We set off to find out.”
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