Nokia helps port Firefox to Qt
Nokia and Mozilla have ported the Firefox web browser to Qt so that it will be able to run on a wide range of mobile devices. The port will also finally Firefox get visual integration with KDE.
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Archive for August 19, 2008
Copyright Crusaders to Launch Cyber Campaign
Critics of the Government’s proposed changes to the Copyright Act have launched a Cyber crusade to fight the Controversial Copyright Bill.
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Athlon 64 2000+ at 8-watts outperforms Intel Atom
MD’s going through some rough times, no doubt about it, but for fanboys of the CPU maker (wait, do CPU fanboys still exist?) here’s your feel-good story of the year.
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Apple Launches iPhone 2.0.2 Update
In a quick turnaround from 2.0.1, Apple on Monday evening released version 2.0.2 firmware for iPhones.The 248.7MB update is available only through iTunes and comes just two weeks after version 2.0.1.In traditional Apple form, no specific issues are identified in the current release notes, which only indicate “bug fixes” for the mobile OS.
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Everything You Need to Know About USB 3.0 (+PICS)
No doubt you’re familiar with the Universal Serial Bus – we ranked it as our top PC innovation of all time. But what do you know about the next version of this ubiquitous interface?
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Why Xbox Live Gaming Should be Free for all
Considering Microsoft keeps losing ground to both Sony and Nintendo, why not find a new way to offer a more compelling alternative out of the company’s most popular service? Sure, it sounds radical and losing $50 per year from the millions of Xbox Live subscribers may be a major sticking point here, but it needs to be done.
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Fairness Doctrine Panic hits FCC
Another Fairness Doctrine sighting this week. This one from Republican Commissioner Robert M. McDowell.
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IOC Wants Olympic Torrents Off The Pirate Bay
In an official letter to Swedish Minister of Justice, the International Olympic Committee has asked for “assistance” from the Swedish government with preventing video clips from the Beijing Olympics to be shared on The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay, however, does not plan to take anything down, and renamed their tracker to The Beijing Bay.
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Shareaza Team Fights Back With Project Panthera
The team behind the Shareaza client have recently had a tough time, having been the victim of a music industry conspiracy to steal their brand name and destroy goodwill. Undeterred they are fighting back and today proudly announce the development of a brand new filesharing client with BitTorrent support - Project Panthera.
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