There's a class action suit working its way through the courts to determine whether Microsoft changed the definition of "capable" to help Intel sell computers. But some of the documents released in the case are interesting in their own right. For example, Microsoft has a chart that lists identified causes of Windows Vista crashes...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
60% of Photoshop Users are PIRATES!
So here it is…the one week results from our previous poll on software piracy. In that short time, we’ve had nearly 500 photographers cast their votes and the outcome is quite interesting.
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Security Lapse Exposes Personal Facebook Pictures
A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the Web site's privacy controls. The Associated Press verified the loophole Monday after receiving a tip from a Byron Ng, a Vancouver, Canada computer technician.
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Wells Fargo Launches Service to Store Electronic Documents
Floods, fires and a host of other natural disasters could cause you additional headaches if your personal documents are lost or destroyed. Wells Fargo, the San Francisco bank, is aiming to alleviate that pain by launching a new service for storing electronic documents online.
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Ford Sells Jaguar, Land Rover Units to India's Tata Motors
Ford Motor Co. is selling its storied Jaguar and Land Rover businesses to India's Tata Motors Ltd. in a deal that will net the struggling U.S. automaker about $1.7 billion -- roughly a third of the price it paid for the two luxury brands. The deal announced Wednesday will expand the Indian carmaker's reach around the globe.
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How to Survive in New York City on 99 Cents
"So when I heard that the food you can buy at 99-cent stores is more diverse than you might imagine, I decided to conduct an experiment. I’d make dinner every night for a week using mostly ingredients bought at these stores..."
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50 Cent Previews G-Unit Album For MTV News At His CT Mansion
Last week, 50 Cent called his latest LP, Curtis, a "dud" via video blog. On Wednesday at his Connecticut mansion, he said the world heard him correctly, and he's not afraid to admit it. "It was," he said at his office, located directly one floor above two clubs he has in the house. He built Club TKO to showcase singing, dancing and DJing...
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Newest Safari browsers find themselves in shooting gallery
Apple could soon find itself the #5 PC producer in the US. Part of the cost of success is prolonged exposure to a more intense spotlight, and when more people are looking at your close-ups, they tend to notice your wrinkles. It's unusual for Apple to be the one fighting a two-front battle for browser security.
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T.I. Pleads Guilty To Weapons Charges; Faces Year In Jail
On Thursday afternoon (March 27), T.I. pleaded guilty to several federal weapons charges, as part of a plea deal that could send the rapper to prison for a year. U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. will first need to sign off on the plea bargain.
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YouTube: Video Creators Know When and Where Clips Watched
In a move to provide better data to its users, YouTube formally announced late Wednesday that it had added a free feature that will show video creators when and where viewers are watching their videos.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Free Ways to Synchronize Folders Between Computers
Whether you want work files edited at home to magically appear on your PC at the office, or the family room Mac to have a copy of the latest batch of digital photos downloaded onto the computer in the den, these three free applications can help.
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Danity Kane Snags Second Straight No. 1 Album
Danity Kane's "Welcome to the Dollhouse" goes straight to the penthouse on The Billboard 200, the second No. 1 in a row for the group. The MTV "Making the Band 3" troupe, signed to Diddy's Bad Boy imprint, moved 236,000 copies of its sophomore effort in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Britney Spears Delivers 'Mother's' Highest Ratings
A guest appearance by Britney Spears on Monday gave the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" its highest rating ever. "Mother" spiked to a series high 4.5 preliminary rating among adults 18-49, even as the rest of the CBS comedy lineup fell from last week's record-setting return to original episodes.
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Lil Wayne's 'Carter III' Finally Has Street Date
Lil Wayne's oft-delayed "Tha Carter III" album will at last be released on May 13th via Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown. The album's first single, "Lollipop," produced by Jim Jonsin and featuring Static Major, was the top debut last week at No. 56 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Free Web version of Photoshop launches
The maker of the popular photo-editing software Photoshop on Thursday launched a basic version available for free online. San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems Inc. says it hopes to boost its name recognition among a new generation of consumers who edit, store and share photos online.
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Despite rumors, Windows XP SP3 still not quite ready
With Windows Vista Service Pack 1 out the door, Microsoft was largely expected to release Windows XP SP3 last week or this week. It didn't, instead making public a Refresh build of SP3 Release Candidate 2. Microsoft says it "made this release candidate available in order to receive further user feedback prior to the release of Windows XP SP3."
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50 Cent Video Game Exclusive: 'Blood On The Sand' Details & Images
Three years ago, 50 Cent was "Bulletproof." Now he's leaving "Blood on the Sand." The hip-hop star is getting a new video game this year, one that takes him to new platforms, a new game developer and a whole new role. And for anyone who wasn't satisfied with 2005's multimillion-selling "Bulletproof," the game's producer hears you. This one is going to be better.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The World's Smallest, Lightest Phone!
Modu Wireless is launching the world's smallest cellphone in the U.S this year. It's as big as a matchbox.
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Shortage of Bread in Egypt Causes Riots and Political Crisis
Clashes have been breaking out among Egyptians waiting in long lines for subsidized bread and the President has ordered the army to start baking more to contain a political crisis. The turmoil in the world's most populous Arab country is a stark sign of how rising world food prices are affecting poorer countries.
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Video: Obama Girl Criticizes Clinton's Negative Campaigning
Obama Girl is back with a brand-new video wherein she once again declares herself Barack Obama's most devoted fan wearing the least clothes. In this installment, O-Girl pleads with Hillary Clinton to stop the negative campaigning (because it is so totally all her) and join her and Obama in uniting the party.
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MacBook Air Prompts New TSA Screening Procedures (Really!)
You might recall a couple of weeks ago, a dude got hassled by airport security because they couldn't make sense of his MacBook Air. Turns out, it actually does look "very different" than 99 percent of the notebooks they're used to seeing under the scanner, in a way that would "pique some interest" of security personnel.
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Safari 3.1 on Windows: A True Competitor Arrives (Seriously)
We put the Windows beta of Safari 3 through the wringer last summer; we weren't impressed. With 3.1 out of beta, we wanted to know, have things improved? Wow, have they.
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Man Tries To Attack Gophers With Propane; Fails
The "Rodenator" is a device that dumps a mixture of propane and oxygen into gopher holes, then lights them up like a Fourth of July fireworks display. Problem was after a couple of successful blasts, the two Canucks who used it overfilled one of the tanks and started a fire causing U.S $200,000 in damages. Video attached.
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'Food Network' Chef Robert Irvine Fired Over False Resume
As per the St. Petersburg Times, Irvine fabricated his education and made numerous false statements on his résumé, including claiming to have royal connections, a knighthood and experience that included cooking for Princess Diana and four US presidents.
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Do you hear the diference between a 128 and 320 kbps mp3?
"Test yourself! On my B&W 685 speakers I could only hear a little difference between the two clips, never knew that 128 kbps mp3's where so good!"
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Monday, March 24, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
New bin Laden tape threatens E.U
A new statement attributed to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden condemns European countries for siding with the United States in Afghanistan and for allowing the publication of insulting cartoons.
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Time Machine Now Works with Airport Extreme USB Drives
After the release of Time Machine and Airport updates, several readers report that Time Machine now supports backups to USB drives connected to your Airport Extreme basestation. This configuration essentially reproduces the functionality of Apple's Time Capsule product.
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Photos from Nick "Hogan" Bollea's Crash in 2007
Back in August 2007, the son of famed WWE Wrestler Hulk Hogan crashed his modded yellow Toyota Supra in Clearwater, Florida while allegedly street racing.
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Google Docs now has Gadgets-in-Docs and Visualization API
"Today we're starting a new path to better enable developers to customize and build on top of Google Docs with two new tools. Instead of delivering just one or two new types of reports, or a new visual map mashup we decided to deliver a platform on which anyone, not just Google, could build the next best thing."
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Five Web Movie Trailers That are Pulling in Big Traffic
How much do movie trailers affect the buzz surrounding upcoming summer blockbusters? Big-time web editors and movie geeks give their opinions on the previews for Indiana Jones, Iron Man, The Happening, Dark Knight, and Pineapple Express.
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Spitzer's Escort Posed for 'Girls Gone Wild'
'Girls Gone Wild' founder Joe Francis was in talks with Ashley Alexandra Dupre for a U.S $1 Million deal. Turns out that Dupre, now 22, was filmed before in seven full length tapes at the age of 18.
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A kid-safe service scours the Web for good content
A new service aims to enable kids to browse the Internet while also keeping them safe. Although it's joining an already crowded market for fun and education, KidZui hopes its own browser will differentiate it from the competition.
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Download shared iTunes Library over the internet with Mojo!
Share any song in your iTunes library and download any song from your friends' iTunes libraries over the internet with freeware application Mojo.
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Ice Cube - A Big Geek?
Master rapper Ice Cube rocks a Sidekick, live streams his shows, makes music in Pro Tools, and just launched an Internet TV project.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Google's Top 17 Easter Eggs, Gags and Hoaxes
Google makes your life easier with great search, but did you also know it's loaded with pranks, goofs, and put-ons? We show you the best of the bunch.
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Rick Ross Zooms By 'NOW' and Snoop Dogg To Debut At No. 1
Miami rapper Rick Ross scores his second straight chart-topper on The Billboard 200 as "Trilla" (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam) debuts at No. 1. The set sold 198,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, an improvement over the 187,000 copies shifted by 2006's No. 1, "Port of Miami."
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ABBA Drummer Ola Brunkert Dies At 62
Former ABBA drummer Ola Brunkert was found dead with cuts to his neck in the garden of his house on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Police said today (March 17) an autopsy showed it was an accident.
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Rihanna Re-Releases "Good Girl" With New Ne-Yo Track
Rihanna will release a new version of her hit 2007 album, "Good Girl Gone Bad," on May 27 via Def Jam Records. The revamped set will feature new a single called "Take A Bow."
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How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong
While Apple's tactics may seem like Industrial Revolution relics, they've helped the company position itself ahead of its competitors and at the forefront of the tech industry. Sometimes, evil works...
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It's Over! 700MHz spectrum auction tops U.S $19.5 Billion
The FCC's 700MHz spectrum auction has wrapped up, with bids totaling over U.S $19.5 Billion. The Commission has yet to reveal the identities of the winning bidders, but Block C with its open-access requirements passed the reserve price in late January. Block D failed to meet the reserve.
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Leaked! Facebook Chat is Coming in 2 Weeks
Facebook is set to launch a highly anticipated chat feature in the next 2 weeks to allow for real time communication within the popular social network. The program will sit at the bottom of the page showing open chat windows and number of friends online.
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L.A. Times Writer Defends Story About Tupac, Diddy
Philips — who has attracted attention recently with an article that alleged Diddy and the Notorious B.I.G. had prior knowledge of Shakur's 1994 attack at Quad Recording Studios — said the Bad Boy camp provided insufficient evidence that Biggie (real name: Christopher Wallace) was in New Jersey at the time of Shakur's 1996 Las Vegas murder.
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Limewire music store now open in beta
Limewire, formerly a popular Gnutella-based P2P file-sharing service, has opened the beta of its DRM-free download store. Though the store was announced in August of last year, Limewire's DRM-free download shop has only now opened in public beta, offering tracks on an a-la-carte or subscription basis.
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'Hills' Star Audrina Patridge Says She Regrets Posing Nude
Before the day is over, chances are you'll end up seeing several scandalous photos of one of your favorite stars from MTV's "The Hills" — and no, it's not Lauren Conrad.
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Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availability
Why are some Windows Vista users who have Windows Update turned on not able to see or obtain SP1, even though Microsoft made that code available on March 18?
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Yahoo to Microsoft: Cheapskate
Yahoo dusts off a three-month old financial plan to reinforce its contention that the company is worth much more than Microsoft has offered to pay for it. The plan, presented to Yahoo's board of directors in December, predicts that Yahoo will double its operating cash flow over the next three years from $1.9 Billion to $3.7 Billion...
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Apple’s RIA platform - Safari 3.1
This just gets more and more interesting. Apple just rolled out Safari 3.1 and by all accounts it’s fast, it’s good, and it’s basically an RIA platform complete with video and animation support (and offline storage).
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Amazon: Windows Vista with SP1 to be released tomorrow
Web retailer Amazon is advising customers who are placing pre-orders for commercial, box versions of Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 included, that the product will be available for shipping tomorrow, March 19.
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Facebook to launch Web-based instant messaging service
Based upon the open source Jabber platform, the IM service will be Web-based only, as Facebook doesn't currently have any software client developers, one source said. Blog TechCrunch, which first reported the news, says the IM service could be rolled out to the public next week, but our source wasn't given a specific date.
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Diddy: Accusations About Tupac Assault 'Beyond Ridiculous'
Sean "Diddy" Combs responded quickly to allegations made in a Los Angeles Times article by reporter Chuck Philips that he, along with the Notorious B.I.G., Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond and a New York promoter, knew in advance that Tupac Shakur would be assaulted at New York's Quad Recording Studios on November 30, 1994.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Advertisers shun user-generated video
Although more money is going to online video advertising, relatively little of that is subsidizing user-generated video — the short, often-wacky clips from amateurs. Many advertisers, for now, are staying away for fear their ads could inadvertently appear with clips that have nudity, foul language or perhaps criticism of their brand.
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Searchers Find Possible Graves at Charles Manson Compound
For years, rumors have swirled about other possible Manson family victims -- hitchhikers who visited them at the ranch and were not seen again, runaways who drifted into the camp then fell out of favor. Now researches claim to have found at least two grave sites where Manson and his followers lived during the late 1960's.
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Retail Vista SP1 and final XP SP3 expected this week
Microsoft is poised to release Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) to the retail channel this week. And the final release-to-manufacturing (RTM) of Windows XP SP3 is not far behind, according to testing sources.
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Sheryl Crow to Sing with Fleetwood Mac
Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn't toured in several years. The 46-year-old singer didn't give a date, but said it could happen next year.
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2 hidden ways to get more from your Gmail address
"I recently discovered some little-known ways to use your Gmail address that can give you greater control over your inbox and save you some time and headache. When you choose a Gmail address, you actually get more than just "yourusername@gmail.com." Here are two different ways you can modify your Gmail address and still get your mail..."
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Top 5 Games You're Better at Drunk
Sure, there are those games that require a meticulous and steady hand, tremendous attention to detail, and the discipline of a surgeon. And then there are those games that you are just a little better at when blitzed. Here are the top 5 games you might be better at drunk.
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A Supercar Faster than a Lamborghini but Made of Wood
This car features 600 HP, weighs just under 1150 Kg, comes with a V-8 4.6 Liter engine, has a top speed of 240 MPH, and is made of wood. This wooden supercar, known as the Splinter, can go from 0-60 in just over 3 seconds and is eco-friendly!
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iPod Pictured Onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour [PIC]
A TUAW reader has managed to spot an iPod onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which is currently floating around in a giant vacuum. The hawk-eyed reader spotted the iPod from official NASA photos, which showed the device, barely visible, through a cabin window.
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20+ Excellent Resources for High-Res Desktop Wallpapers
If you have to stare at something for 8 or more hours a day, why not make it something interesting? Divided into five helpful categories, with introductory descriptions and sample screenshots, here are over twenty of the best collections, communities and other resources on the web for finding excellent desktop wallpapers.
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F-16 Pilot Drops Bomb on Tulsa, Accidentally
So, okay, everyone makes a mistake sometimes, but few of us have ever dropped a bomb from our fighter jet by accident, as happened late last week in Tulsa.
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Crime DOES pay! Ashley Alexandra Dupre Offered U.S $1Million to Pose Nude
As her instant celebrity status continues to climb in the wake of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, Ashley Alexandra Dupre has now received a U.S $1 Million offer to bare it all. A rep for Hustler Magazine has confirmed exclusively to Access Hollywood a seven-figure offer will be made to the call girl.
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How To Build a Digital Music Server
CDs are fine things for listening to and archiving, but they're bulky. Think of all the shelf space you could free up if that digital music resided on one little hard drive rather than hundreds of boxed-up plastic discs. It's a commitment, but putting all your music on a computer has advantages besides space savings...
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The Game Sued By Man He Allegedly Assaulted: Report
In court documents posted on the site, Shannon Rodrick said Game (real name: Jayceon Taylor) told him his "team is garbage" and "sucker-punched [Rodrick] with a closed fist on [Rodrick's] left cheek, causing [him] to fall backwards." In the suit, which was filed Thursday, Rodrick alleged Game went to his vehicle to get a gun and approached him...
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L.A Times Reporter: Biggie, Diddy Knew Tupac Would Be Ambushed In 1994
Los Angeles Times journalist Chuck Philips has more surprising allegations concerning musical icons Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G. (born Christopher Wallace) and Sean "Diddy" Combs. In an article that the Times will be publishing Monday morning (March 17), Philips alleges that Combs and Wallace were aware, a week in advance, that Tupac would be ambushed in the 1994 shooting at New York's Quad Recording Studios, two years before he was shot and killed in Las Vegas.
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Hotmail Full Version With Linux (Blocked By Microsoft)
Microsoft will block anyone who is using Linux from being able to use the full version of Windows Live Hotmail. Somebody should tell Microsoft that this is illegal, and they could be in for another 1.4 Billion dollar lawsuit if they continue blocking Linux users from getting the same features that everyone else gets.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Cuba lifts ban on computer, DVD sales
Communist Cuba has authorized the sale of computers, DVD and video players and other electrical appliances in the first sign President Raul Castro is moving to lift some restrictions on daily life.
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Skype 2.0 Final for Linux is out!
Today we’re proud to announce the general release of video calls in Skype 2.0 for Linux. As you may already know, the best things in life are often free and now you can make (and receive) free, great quality video calls on Linux.
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Game Apologizes For Confusion About His Release From Prison
'Due to the sensitive negotiations on this matter I felt it appropriate not to give an exact date on my release,' MC says in statement. The Game released a statement Thursday (March 13) confirming that he was in fact released from prison last weekend, and apologized for the conflicting reports earlier this week regarding his status.
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'Jackass' Star Steve-O Hospitalized After Bizarre Behavior
Friends, family became concerned for the stuntman's life after he said in e-mails that he was ready to die. On Sunday, the "Jackass" star was planning to execute a stunt where he would take a 25-foot fall onto concrete, a fall he hoped to break with cardboard boxes and trash cans, so long as his friends showed up to provide them.
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'Beverly Hills 90210' spinoff coming to CW
The most popular ZIP code on television is coming back. The CW is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling's seminal 1990s teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210." "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas is in talks to pen the project, which has been put on the fast track by the network.
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AT&T gets a new BlackBerry Pearl with Wi-Fi
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 is almost identical to RIM's other Pearl offerings, with the main difference being that it supports 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi connectivity. Verizon's counterpart, the 8130 is the CDMA/ 1x EV-DO version of the 8110, the Pearl "standard edition."
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Five Drunk Boys Killed a Girl Because She Was Dressed Goth
A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth, a court heard. The drunk teenager was among a gang of five who "savagely and mercilessly" attacked Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend, Preston Crown Court heard.
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Reznor's one-week take for 'Ghosts': U.S $1.6 Million
A week after releasing his four-volume instrumental work “Ghosts I-IV” through his Web site, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor is reporting that he amassed more than U.S $1.6 Million in orders and downloads.
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12 Future Apps For Your iPhone
The major theme of this new wave of apps will be blending of the physical and digital worlds, using iPhone as the bridge. In this post we take a look at what's coming...
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Prostitution: What, Where, Who and Why
The Huffington Post Living editors have put together this handy-dandy list of everything you need to know about the world's oldest profession.
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Apple TV DVR interface revealed in patent filings
A series of Apple patent filings published this week reveal a version of the Apple TV media device capable of browsing and recording live television programming in addition to serving up pre-aired content from the company's iTunes Store.
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Photos Of Eliot Spitzer's Hooker
Meet "Kristen," the high-priced hooker who trysted with Eliot "Client-9" Spitzer last month at that Washington, D.C. hotel. The 22-year-old prostitute's real name is Ashley Alexandra Dupre (though she was born Ashley Youmans), according to a New York Times report. These photos were taken from her MySpace page.
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What’s This “Linux” Thing and Why Should I Try It?
Lately, Linux has been receiving quite a bit of notice. Between the ASUS EeePC, the One Laptop Per Child project, Dell’s new Ubuntu line, Intel’s Classmate PC, and Everex’s Green PC, Linux has been getting a lot of attention from computer manufacturers.
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'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows' To Be Split Into Two
In the "Harry Potter" universe, "seven is the most powerfully magical number," but if you ask Lord Voldemort, eight divisions can sometimes be just as nice as well. Now, like an unexpected horcrux, Potter fans will get a surprise eighth division for themselves...
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'Grand Theft Auto IV' Hands-On: Less Like A Video Game
Our gaming expert got two hours with the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the highly anticipated game. There are two ways to play a "Grand Theft Auto" game: following the rules or not following them.
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'Incredible Hulk' Trailer: Shot-By-Shot Analysis
It's not easy being green, but for the millions of comic fans who have yet to see the trailer for "The Incredible Hulk," your time being green with envy is finally over.
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Microsoft denies Blu-ray drive rumors
In an interview with Reuters, Microsoft shot down claims by Sony that the companies were in discussion to bring a Blu-ray drive to the Xbox 360. Meanwhile, Toshiba is expected to take a nearly $1 billion loss for abandoning HD DVD.
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Google Ad Manager enters beta amid DART acquisition
The plan has been for Google to become the full-service advertising platform supplier on the Internet, and DoubleClick is a big piece of that puzzle. But the company's big goals have always started small, and today's new beta is just one more example.
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New sales program pays Facebook members
Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout so far has proven to be a better place for promoting fun and games than peddling products. But a new application aims to inject more commerce into the social playground by paying Facebook members who help merchants sell to their friends.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sun Unveils The Most Powerful Super-Computer on the Planet
Sun and the Texas Advanced Computing Center unveil "Ranger," a supercomputer based on Sun's Constellation System. Ranger is one of the very fastest supercomputers in the world, and ushers in the new era of "petascale" computing in which high performance supercomputers approach one petaflop (one quadrillion floating point instructions) per second.
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'The Wonder Years' Without Narration [Video]
'The Wonder Years' without voiceover narration is, as this guy points out, 95 percent people staring at each other.
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How to Make the Time for Your Personal Goals
One of the biggest challenges in trying to accomplish any personal goal is that we tend to put them off until tomorrow, or next week, in favor of more pressing matters at work and home.
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'Mythbusters' to tackle the moon landing hoaxes
Set to air April 25th. The build team — Kari, Grant, and Tory — went to Marshall Space Flight Center to use a vacuum chamber there. Looks like they’ll be recreating Dave Scott’s famous feather and hammer drop from Apollo 15, as well as the hoax claim that dry lunar regolith can’t hold a footprint, and how the flag can wave in a vacuum.
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World’s oldest animation - 5,200 years old!
An Italian team of archaeologists unearthed the bowl in the 1970's from a burial site in Iran’s Burnt City, but it was only recently that researchers noticed the images on the bowl tell an animated visual story. The oldest cartoon character in the world is a goat leaping to get the leaves on a tree.
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50 People Looking for Virgin Mary in the Sun Go Blind
At least 50 people in Kottayam district have reportedly lost their vision after gazing at the sun looking for an image of Virgin Mary. Though alarmed health authorities have installed a signboard to counter the rumor that a solar image of Virgin Mary appeared to the believers, curious onlookers, including foreign travelers, have been thronging...
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300 and 1? A sequel to '300' on the way?
The sequel could chronologically move forward to either the Battle of Platea (pictured briefly at the end of the film) where the Spartans, at full force, crushed the Persians. The Spartans also played a large role in the Peloponnesian War and even went against, and defeated Athens, on land and at sea.
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Michael Bay counts down to 'Transformers 2' on his website
After giving us probably the best movie of the decade, Michael Bay is already counting down to the release of Transformers 2 on his website. We can’t wait to see what he has in store for part 2, but really hope that it lives up to the hype of the first one.
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World Tallest Snow Fence!
This guy is crazy. He's fashioned a snow fence at the side of his driveway that is more than 15 feet high. Look at the size of his car in relation to the size of the snow fence. Unreal, and he wants more!
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It's Official: Hulu Opens Up on Wednesday March 12, 2008
No one can say they didn't see this one coming: Hulu will finally open up to the public this week and yes, it's official. The company's been in private beta for 4.5 months. If you haven't managed to snag one of the many invitations floating around, Hulu's a remarkable online video service despite its shortcoming.
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Obama Wins Mississippi
Democrat Barack Obama beat rival Hillary Clinton in Mississippi on Tuesday, giving him new momentum in their increasingly nasty presidential fight as they head into the next critical showdown in Pennsylvania in six weeks. The win for Obama, who would be the first black U.S. president, extended his lead over Clinton in pledged delegates...
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E-mail Inventor: "I didn't foresee spam"
At around 7pm one autumn evening in 1971, the first message using Mr. Tomlinson's fledgling software, known then as the 'Send Message Program,' travelled the short distance of a metre from one computer to a neighbouring machine, and electronic mail was born.
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Game Is Free, Prison Rep Says
The Game is a free man, according to a representative for the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. There had been some confusion surrounding the status of the rapper.
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Fat Joe Says Papoose, 50 Cent Pushed Him To 'Boiling Point'
"He's a Pho-to-shop-aaaaaah," Joe said Monday in New York, smiling and obviously mimicking 50's song "Window Shopper." Joe was referring to the doctored pictures of him beat up black-and-blue that surfaced on the Net. He blames 50 and company for the defamation.
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Happy Birthday MP3 Player - You're 10!
The F10 contained 32MB of Flash storage, enough for a handful of songs encoded at 128Kb/s. It connected to an old-style parallel port on the host PC from which songs could be copied to the player. There was a tiny LCD on the front to give an indication as to what you were listening to.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
TSA can't believe MacBook Air is a real laptop
The TSA has been known to take issue with products designed in Cupertino before, but for one particular traveler, it was Apple's 'thinnest laptop ever' that caused the latest holdup.
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Apple MacBook Air: So Thin It Got Thrown Away With Newspapers!
"When something is thin enough to fit into an envelope, light enough to sit on your lap for a couple of hours without discomfort and so compact that it doesn't even bulge in an airline seat back pocket, wouldn't it make sense that one could lose track of such a thing? Yes, it would make sense. Believe me. Because I can't find my MacBook Air."
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Mankind's Secrets To Be Stored On Moon
A basic version of the lunar ark would contain hard discs holding information such as DNA sequences and instructions for metal smelting or planting crops. It would be buried in a vault just under the lunar surface and transmitters would send the data to heavily protected receivers on earth.
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A Facebook Application To Find Blood Donors Fast
When a patient is in need of blood that isn’t available, it becomes a life and death situation. Historically the Red Cross will make efforts to alert the public during a shortage. But there may be a better way - leverage the social networks to get the word out.
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New York Governor Eliot Spitzer Linked to Prostitution Ring
Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said.
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10 Killer Firefox Extensions You Probably Don’t Know About
This isn't the usual list of extensions that everyone is used to using, but 10 add-ons that many may not know about, but can be very useful for everyday web browsing.
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One-click access to AAA comes to BlackBerry 8130, 8830
If you've ever planned a road trip, you know how invaluable those AAA "Trip-tics" can be, especially for spotting the best stops along the way and for finding the best motel deals. But if you've ever had to go down the same route year after year, for hundreds of miles each way, you know how quickly those little spiral-bound maps can get torn...
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Juvenile Misses Daughter's Funeral To Avoid Media Attention: Report
Juvenile's 4-year-old daughter, Jelani Deleston, her mother and her older sister were laid to rest in James Island, South Carolina, on Saturday, just over a week after the three were brutally murdered in their Georgia home.
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The Game: Has He Been Released From Prison Or Not?
Has Game been released from prison or not? This question proved surprisingly difficult to answer on Monday (March 10), as conflicting statements were issued by the rapper's lawyer and manager.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2
The almost-but-not-quite-final beta of Firefox 3 (FF3 beta 4) is now available for download. The most noticeable improvement is speed. In some tests, it’s three times faster than Firefox 2 (meaning the test completes in 1/3 the time), and a whopping five times faster than IE 7...
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Lion Attack Photographed
This lion pounced on Kate Drew from behind and dragged her to the ground, sinking its teeth into the back of her neck...as two more came to dine.
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Anonymous Comments To Be made Illegal
If the bill becomes law, the website operator would have to pay if someone was allowed to post anonymously on their site. The fine would be five-hundred dollars for a first offense and one-thousand dollars for each offense after that.
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Women in jeans 'cannot be raped'
The Supreme Court of Appeal in Rome on Wednesday overturned a rape conviction, saying that the supposed victim must have agreed to sex because her jeans could not have been removed without her consent.
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When Mom or Dad Asks To Be a Facebook 'Friend'
When Matt Florian signed onto his Facebook account recently to check the status of his 400-plus friends, he had a friend request. It was from his dad. The junior at Sherwood High School in Montgomery County didn't panic. No. He simply took a deep breath and pondered his options.
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Gmail Backup Utility G-Archiver Comes Under Scrutiny
G-Archiver, a $30 program that can backup a Gmail account to a local PC hard disk, has come under fire recently after accusations have been leveled that the program actually collects Gmail usernames and passwords - something end users might not want to share with the company.
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Sony reportedly in talks with Microsoft on Blu-ray for Xbox
Inevitably, the other leading game consoles will need a high-resolution video disc option, and with the format war now over, there's only one option to be had. So it seems like now's as good a time as any for the two sides to talk shop.
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Usher's New Album, Here I Stand, Drops In June
LP's first single, 'Love in This Club,' makes third-largest jump to #1 in the 50-year history of Billboard's Hot 100.
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Sun Bringing Java to iPhone
Sun announced that they are developing a Java Virtual Machine for Apple's iPhone with the newly released Software Development Kit (SDK).
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The iPhone SDK: The day after
Twenty four hours after Apple revealed its procedure for getting third-party applications on the iPhone, developers have a few questions about the software development kit, but seem mostly satisfied.
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BBC iPlayer comes to the iPhone
The BBC has launched a version of its iPlayer video on demand service for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. It is the first time the software has been available on portable devices. The software, which allows users to download programmes from the last seven days, will work over a Wi-Fi connection but not over the mobile network.
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Is Silverlight 2 catching up with Flash?
As Adobe and Microsoft come out with new releases of their respective multimedia platforms, the debate rages on among developers over which is the most viable. And Flash's proponents are using Linux as their trump card.
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Notorious B.I.G. Actor Confirmed: Brooklyn Rapper 'Gravy'
Producers of the film "Notorious" have finally found the man to play one the greatest MCs ever to grace a vocal booth: Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace. Fellow Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woolard — better known on the mixtape circuit as Gravy — has landed the coveted role.
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Victoria's Secret: Too Hot To Handle!
Victoria's Secret, the lingerie company that introduced the "Very Sexy Bra," the "Fantasy Bra," and the Internet server-crashing fashion show, has become "too sexy" for its own good, its top executive said.
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Buffy The Vampire Slayer In Gay Romance For Next Comic Book
"Do me a favor," Buffy tells her guest. "Don't mention this to anyone." But this news is just too juicy to shove under the covers, so the secret is out, and so is Buffy: The vampire slayer sleeps with a woman in the next issue of the TV-series-turned-comic book, in stores this week.
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Flat Panel Wall Mount Gets Motorized
With flat-panel TVs growing in popularity, so is the need to hang those pricey items. While hanging it flush on a wall is aesthetically pleasing, the glare from natural and in-home lighting may not make it functional.
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Google to launch consumer health care service later in year
With a pre-announcement of a health care "cloud" initiative at a medical conference last week, Google took further steps into the health care market. But some in the health care industry question Google's long-term commitment.
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How to protect Windows from Hackers? Set NO Passwords!
This is actually recommended by Microsoft. Using a blank password (or no password at all) makes your computer more secure because Windows XP accounts, that are not protected by a password, cannot be accessed remotely over the network or the Internet.
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Patrick Swayze Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer
"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer — one of the most fatal forms of the disease — and is currently undergoing treatment, a representative for the actor said Wednesday in a written statement.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Internet Explorer 8 Has Arrived
Microsoft's next-generation web browser, Internet Explorer 8, has arrived. In a surprising move, after the demo of IE8 and its new features at today's session of the MIX08 conference.
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Google is about to let you sync with your Outlook
Google just updated their “What’s New” page with information about a yet unreleased feature that will let you sync your Outlook calendar with Gmail and vice versa. This is a huge feature that Google Calendar users have been missing — and even more-so for enterprise Google Apps users.
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140-year-old math problem - finally solved
A problem, the Schwarz-Christoffel formula, which has defeated mathematicians for almost 140 years has been solved by a researcher at Imperial College in London.
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Jamaica considers legalising Marijuana
Jamaica is considering the legalisation of Marijuana, a drug revered by members of the island's large Rastafarian population who say smoking it is part of their religion.
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Dell challenges Panasonic in rugged notebooks
Though it cannot claim to have made the strongest nor first rugged laptops, Panasonic's Toughbook line of computers undoubtedly is the most recognizable rugged laptop brand on the market today. Dell, however looks to be moving in on the territory, by making direct challenges to Panasonic's performance.
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Don't Blink or You'll Shut it Off: The Next iPod Remote
An Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering Science researcher successfully created a new technology that allows users to control their Apple iPod MP3 players, and possibly other items, by blinking and winking.
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Who Is R. Kelly Lashing Out At In New Dis Track?
Since the track hit the Net on Monday, fans have been trying to guess who the Grammy winner is talking about. There are a bunch of clues, so let the games begin...
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Rachael Ray Defends Her Indie-Rock SXSW Party
The TV host and "30 Minute Meals" mogul kicked up a storm of controversy last month when she announced plans to throw a day party at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. It seems the holier-than-thou music community didn't take too kindly to her invading their most sacred of sacred cows (or maybe they just weren't fans of EVOO).
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50 Cent Joining Floyd Mayweather At 'WrestleMania' Match Against Big Show
It's being billed as "The Best vs the Biggest." Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will face WWE's Paul "Big Show" Wight at "WrestleMania XXIV" on March 30 in Orlando, Florida. Even though the 7-foot-plus Wight outweighs "Money" Mayweather by more than 300 pounds, the boxing champ has been his cocky self when hyping the fight.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Using Social Networks to Promote Your Website
Do you own or operate your own website? With the rising popularity of the internet, there is a good chance that you do. A large number of internet users run their own personal websites, but others run their websites as a way to make money.
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Facebook partners with iTunes for music store
Facebook today launched a new music section with built-in integration with Apple’s iTunes. You find your favorite band’s page, where you can listen to new music, interact with them and their community, and even purchase tracks or albums.
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Google Gears Goes Mobile
Google is making available an application programming interface for storing Web application data on mobile devices.
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Akon Hoping For Michael Jackson Collaboration On 'Acquitted'
The singer is hoping the first single will feature Michael Jackson, who he just spent time working with. (While some reports say Jackson has finished recording his part for the track, it was unclear whether all the legal hurdles had been cleared as of press time.)
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Fat Joe Laughs Off Black-Eye Photos Circulating Web
50 Cent played host on New York radio station Power 105.1 on Thursday and Friday and took time to play some music from Joe — his most bitter hip-hop rival not named Ja Rule or the Game. The thing is, he talked over the record while insulting Joe. Papoose was on-air with 50 during one of the tirades.
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Frog skin diabetes treatment hope
Skin secretions from a South American "shrinking" frog could be used to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers say.
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BitTorrent comes to the iPhone
A preview version of the client is now available for download, which was ported from the open source Transmission BitTorrent client to run on the iPhone's ARM processor. However, tests over EDGE show that downloads may not be completely stable just yet.
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9/11 protester arrested after yelling at Bill Clinton
A protester has been charged with 'disorderly conduct' after yelling at former President Bill Clinton during a campaign stop...
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Monday, March 3, 2008
What may happen in the next 100 years - From the year 1900
An interesting article from the 'Ladies Home Journal' in 1900 reporting on what they believed to be the big changes ahead for the 100 years to follow for mankind. Some predictions proved quite accurate, such as increased life expectancy through better medicine and air travel, while others, such as giant vegetables or an insect-less earth, did not.
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Paris Hilton Unveils Latest Hollywood Celebrity Accessory
Paris Hilton has finally found her spiritual self and has vowed to discard the porn films, drugs, partying and jail stints once and for all.
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Clinton Is Urged to Drop Out if She Loses on Tuesday
Some top Democrats are putting pressure on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to bow out unless she scores clear victories in the crucial big-state primary contests. “I just think that D-Day is Tuesday,” said Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, a former Democratic presidential candidate who has yet to throw his support behind either candidate.
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30 Fonts That ALL Designers Must Own
Here are 30 of the best Fonts / Type Faces that every designer must own, sorted by alphabetical order. There are 15 Serif Fonts and 15 Sans-Serif Fonts. These Fonts will last your whole career!
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Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death
Rapper Juvenile is "shocked and devastated" by the shooting deaths of his 4-year-old daughter, the girl's mother and another child, his manager, Aubrey Francis, told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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YouTube: We'll have live video this year
While YouTube is best known for its work in promoting social video, the company is looking to live video as its next format. In an interview with NewTeeVee, YouTube founder Steve Chen said that the company plans to introduce a new live feature sometime this year.
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The Game Checks Into Jail: Report
The Game began his 60-day jail sentence on Sunday night at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The rapper (born Jayceon Taylor) pleaded no contest last month to a felony charge of possession of a firearm in a school zone.
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Four Episodes of 'Friends' Cost One Man $22,000
Stories like this keep us up at night. One woman was using her husband's Vodafone mobile phone to download four episodes of 'Friends.' The downloads were interrupted as the man left his home in the UK for a business trip in Germany, but once his plane touched down, the downloads continued. (As the headline suggests, this doesn't end well.)
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Roommate Alien Prank Goes Bad
Chad is terrified of Aliens, so of course his roommates decide to torment him relentlessly at all hours of the night. But eventually the prank goes from funny to freaky.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Street Fighter IV Characters Shown in Action & in English!
Capcom has finally released new screens and a new trailer for Street Fighter IV. The video shows all of the characters that have been confirmed up until now in some serious fighting action. Please try to keep the drooling to a minimum.
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The Matrix Resurrection: Should There Ever Be a 4th Matrix?
Ask a geek about any major sci-fi or fantasy franchise and they will almost certainly give you numerous reasons either as to why filmmakers should either commence making another movie in the series; or as to why it should be avoided like pestilence.
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Barack Obama Tells Crowd that 'Homophobia' is Not Christian
'Now I’m a Christian, and I praise Jesus every Sunday,' he said, to a sudden wave of noisy applause and cheers. 'I hear people saying things that I don’t think are very Christian with respect to people who are gay and lesbian...'
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The 10 Best iPhone Applications
"With the recent surge in iPhone applications popping up everywhere, it might seem nearly impossible to decide which ones to try out. I have lined up the top 10 applications your iPhone won't be complete without. The following selection is based on parameters such as usability, price, utilization of system resources, stability and update speed."
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