Vista Exclusive: IE7+
Along with the release of Windows Vista Beta 2, Microsoft has announced that an exclusive version of Internet Explorer, dubbed IE7+ will be available only on the new OS.
IE Blog writes:
“While all versions of IE7 are built from the same code base, there are some important differences in IE7+, most significantly the addition of Windows […]
Nintendo Not Buying Wii.com Domain
You would think that Nintendo would be quick to pick up the Wii.com domain name from it’s current owners (Willamette Industries) but apparently this is not the case.
“Wii.com is owned by Willamette Industries and to my understanding we are not planning on using that website,” said a spokeswoman for Nintendo.
This is especially puzzling when you […]
Cell Phones Just to Make Calls
As the cellphone industry is maturing and more services and technologies are introduced, carriers are finding that some users are rebelling and looking for simple and easy to use phones. AP has an interesting article on the phenomena, but I think they are focusing on just one aspect of this.
Most of the article discusses how people […]
Net Neutrality Moves Forward in House
The House Judiciary committe passed a net neutrality bill by a vote of 20-13, primarily because all 14 Democrats voted for the measure. The bill would make it illegal for providers to prioritize traffic based on payments by the content providers.
Predictably, the content providers, such as Google and Microsoft, are all in favor of this bill. The internet […]
Top WOW Gaming Schools For the Discerning Slacker
MapWow has come up with a list of the top 25 WOW playing universities ranked according to the number of visits to their site.
My alma-mater made number 23. Rock!
For the complete 1109 university list, check out the MapWow website.
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Invisibility Cloaks - Oh Yeah!
Researchers in England and the United States are confident that they know how to make an invisibility cloak like the fictional ones used in the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings movies. In fact,work is currently underway on a blueprint for the cloak and they are calling in help to build the exotic materials […]
Wooden USB Drives
Wow.
The OOMS website writes:
“These sticks are picked from the woods and are manually selected on there natural beauty, professionally handmade into unique and personal USB memory sticks.”
I don’t know about you but I’m not into the “rustic” look of a wooden USB drive. Observe:
The drives come in three sizes, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB. The prices […]
Major XBox 360 Update Imminent
Microsoft announced today that they will be releasing the first major update to the XBox 360 sometime within the next 2 weeks.
Here is a list of some of the changes you can expect:
Media and Entertainment Category added to Marketplace menu. Users can now search for movie trailers, short films, television promos etc.
Other Marketplace changes include: […]
Symantec Anti Virus Open to Hackers
Researchers from eEye Digital Security Inc. of Aliso Viejo, California claim that they found a flaw in Symantec’s Anti Virus enterprise editions, version 10 an dhigher that allowed hackers to seize control of computers. Once they had control, they could delete files, install whatever they wanted or have access to any of the data. They […]
Official: The Nintendo Wii Will Cost Less Than $220
Yoshihiro Mori, Nintendo’s senior managing director, recently told Bloomberg that the Nintendo Wii will not cost more than 25,000 Yen - or around $220 dollars American.
Predicting the cost of next gen consoles has been a favorite pastime for the gaming media over the last year or so, and although this is not an exact price, […]
