Archive for July 7, 2008

2010: the 5TB 3.5in HDD cometh

Hitachi has pledged to release a 5TB 3.5in hard drive within two years, and it claims two of the drives will boast enough capacity to store everything in your brain.

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Internet addressing agency (ICANN) loses its addressess

The nonprofit agency (ICANN) in charge of the Internet’s addresses recently lost track of its own.


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64% of Japanese Gamers Have Quit Using Wii Fit Already

Rather than a game, Wii Fit is more comparable to an exercise program. More specifically, it’s something that most people would consider playing in short bursts each day. A recent poll, however, shows that close to two-thirds of Japanese gamers are already giving up on the product. ITMedia in Japan took poll data from 1000 gamers and a. . .

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Gentoo Linux 2008.0 Released

The new Gentoo Linux 2008.0 release is out.

Highlights: updated installer, restructured profiles and XFCE replacing Gnome on the live CD.

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Canadian MP: Three Strikes Law is Idiotic

When It comes to politicians taking a stand against ‘anti-piracy bills’, such as the three-strikes legislation that’s being backdoored in Europe at the moment, the mind generally goes Swedish, to Rick Falkvinge for example. The mind doesn’t tend to think of North American politicians, but there is an exception, in Canada’s Charlie Angus.

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Call of Duty 4 Coming to Mac!

This may not be news to everyone, but I just noticed that Amazon has Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare listed for pre-order. I was wondering how could this be possible, considering it’s been out for a little while now. A closer looked revealed that it’s actually the Mac version of this game!

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