Ubuntu 8.10 will be available to download on October 30. Both the desktop and server editions will be free. London, October 27, 2008: Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition for Continue reading “Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop and Server Coming October 30”.
The iPhone Dev team says that they have gained access to the base band processor (the chip that controls the phones connection to a network) in an Apple iPhone 3G, meaning that a way to Continue reading “Software unlock for iPhone 3G coming soon?”.
In an effort to prevent its citizens from spreading news about a worsening food crisis, North Korea begins to restrict cell phone use. The Times story cites a report to the United Nations General Assembly Continue reading “North Korea restricting cell phone use”.
On Friday, Microsoft announced that a beta version of Windows Vista Service pack 2 will be available some time next week. In addition to Blu-ray, Vista SP2 will add support for Bluetooth 2.1 as well Continue reading “Vista SP2 beta out next week”.
Western Digital, one of the worlds largest hard drive manufacturers, saw their profits triple over the last fiscal quarter as the company’s sales beat expectations. The company said it earned $211 million, or 93 cents Continue reading “Western Digital earnings triple”.
Another Microsoft patch and another exploit. Microsoft responded quickly with an additional patch. Just hours after Microsoft posted details of a critical Windows bug, new attack code that exploits the flaw has surfaced. It took Continue reading “Another Critical Microsoft Bug”.
Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc said on Wednesday that some of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s Blu-ray DVD devices can now play video streamed over the Web from Netflix. The Samsung/Netflix alliance is the fourth Continue reading “Netflix, Samsung in streaming partnership”.
Microsoft announced today in a blog post that service pack 2 for Office 2007 will becoming between February and April of 2009. Microsoft has also confirmed that Vista service pack two will be coming, but Continue reading “Microsoft Office and Vista getting new service packs”.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)issued preliminary guidelines today for thousands of new domain name suffixes. This is the first major change to the Internet’s 25 year old address system, and one Continue reading “Draft rules issued for new Net suffixes”.
For those who do not know about Android it is an open-source mobile wireless operating system by Google (and the Open Handset Alliance). With smart phones being packed with more and more hardware it is Continue reading “Android open-source finally released”.
Blizzard Entertainment brought its gamers a third Blizzcon in October 2008. The 2 day convention was held at Anaheim CA and lasted from Oct. 10th until the 11th. This third event drew in thousands of Blizzard enthusiasts from across the country and all over the world. Legit Reviews managed to make it to the show and this is a peak at what happened!
Driven by the falling market and investor dissatisfaction over the failed Microsoft buyout, Yahoo will fire at least 1,500 employees after their stock plummets 64% in 3Q. The purge outlined Tuesday represents a 10 percent Continue reading “Yahoo firing 1,500 workers; 3q profits fall 64pct”.
Sony releases EverQuest Seeds of Destruction, the 15th expansion pack for the gene defining online game. Seeds of Destruction is the unprecedented 15th expansion for EverQuest, and is available via digital download at www.everquest.com for Continue reading “EverQuest Franchise Reaches Video Game Milestone”.
The Saitek PH06 Cyborg 5.1 Headset is Surround-Sound designed to enhance the realism of PC games and improve performance. It offers the ultimate performance advantage. Precision Audio means you can tell exactly where enemies are while communicating more effectively with teammates. Combined with outstanding comfort, flexibility and portability, the Cyborg 5.1 Headset is the tool of choice for gamers who are hungry to win.
Intel Larrabee The rumors have been circling for months now that Intel has intentions of re-entering the high-end (discrete) GPU wars. Some considered it a stretch but when you realize that as much hype as Continue reading “Intel Larrabee – Moving Into High-End Discrete GPUs”.
