Google Desktop Beta 3 Has Risks
Google agrees with security company Gartner’s analysis that their search across computers feature can have security implications, particularly for a corporation. From ZDNet UK, “The risk to enterprises, according to Gartner, lies in how this shared information is pooled by Google. The data is transferred to a remote server, where it is stored and can [...]
Intel’s ICH8 to Drop PATA Support
According to some Intel slides posted on non-English website HKPEC, both PATA support and AC ‘97 audio will not be supported by the ICH8 South Bridge chip. Of course today’s ICH7 supports both PATA and SATA, and for a little while longer it would seem they should continue that.
There are a ton of people out [...]
Sony Still Aiming For Spring PS3 Launch
Despite plenty of rumors to the contrary, Sony says that it still can make a spring launch for the PS3.
“We’re aiming for spring, but we haven’t announced specific regions,” a spokeswoman for Sony Computer Entertainment said, adding that it was waiting for the final specifications on some of the technology it is using in the [...]
Zelda: Twilight Princess Delayed Until Fall 2006
Nintendo’s marketing guru, Reggie Fils-Aime, recently told Spike T.V.’s Geoff Knightly that the highly anticipated release of ‘Zelda: Twighlight Princess’ would be delayed until Fall of 2006.
That would make it a full year after the original release date.
Fils-Aime also noted that there are no plans to release the game as a Revolution title despite [...]
Six Core Windows Vista Versions?
PC Magazine is reporting that Microsoft Windows Vista is planning on six core versions. Could they make it any more confusing?
According to the article, “On the line up are Windows Starter 2007; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Basic N and [...]
Review: Full Auto
Some have positioned “Full Auto” as a killer app for the 360 - but is it just another Burnout clone?
Reviews:
1UP: (7.7 out of 10) “Although Full Auto may not reinvent the extreme-racing genre, it does a spectacular job of raising the bar. At first glance, it may appear to be a considerably slower Burnout clone, but [...]
RIAA: Backing Up CDs Can Be Illegal
It looks like those idiots at the RIAA are setting the stage for yet another attack on the rights of consumers.
According to the wording in a recent filing by the RIAA, backing up your CDs or ripping them to an iPod should not be considered fair use under the DMCA:
“Nor does the fact that permission [...]
WOW Addresses Gay Rights Issue
After being taken to task by gay rights groups and users of their extremely popular “World of Warcraft” users, Blizzard Entertainment has made some changes to appease those groups.
This all came about because they thereatened a user with expulsion because she was attempting to recruit users to her group, mentioning that it was gay friendly. [...]
MS Windows Defender Beta 2
Microsoft is offering Windows Defender Beta 2 downloads for free, a spyware search and removal program, available for download here. From all sources I have seen, it works fairly well. Like almost all of these programs, some pick up spyware that others miss. The Beta 1 version of the product was in the middle of [...]
Google’s Official Response to Bush Administration Subpoena
As reported on Nerd Approved last month, Google refused to comply with a Bush Administration request to hand over search request data. Today Google offered their official response on the matter.
The response was issued in a 25 page document which is can be read in it’s entirety here (PDF).
Basically, Google cited the following reasons for [...]
