When a South Korean police squad cracked down on illegal computer gambling, they did it by literally smashing hard disc drives with hammers. It took more than a dozen men and an excavator to destroy Continue reading “South Korea Web cafes take hit from video gambling”.
People posting copyright material on YouTube shouldn’t be surprised if the company makes no effort to protect them in a copyright battle. The video-sharing site may hand over information on those who post video clips Continue reading “YouTube’s no friend to copyright violators – You’re Responsible For Uploads”.
A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said. Monsoor, a 25-year-old Continue reading “Navy SEAL falls on grenade to save comrades”.
Security vendors looking to gain insight into Microsoft’s plans for opening up the Vista operating system kernel were frustrated Thursday morning when a technical glitch kept many from joining the first online discussion of this Continue reading “Microsoft Vista security talks off to bad start – Bad URL Sent!”.
After months of deliberation and a crucial flight test, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared Armadillo Aerospace on Thursday to compete for a share of the $2 million Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. The rocket-powered, remote-control Continue reading “Lunar lander prototype passes test – Armadillo Flies!”.
deo game console leader Sony Corp. on Thursday demonstrated the online service for its upcoming PlayStation 3, which will let players compete and chat online and download games, music and movies. Gamers have long been Continue reading “Sony gives PlayStation 3 online service details”.
CNET has an editorial posted online about one of their reporters expierences at a recent Sony PS2 prelaunch test session that they were able to attend. He thinks that while the Xbox 360 has a Continue reading “Sony PlayStation 3 shines in prelaunch test”.
Samsung Electronics has announced that it has developed the industry’s first 50nm DDR2 DRAM chip, which will increase production efficiency from the 60nm level by 55%. The new 1Gbit DRAM incorporates advanced technologies such as Continue reading “Samsung develops 50nm DRAM chip for DDR2 Memory Modules”.
NVIDIA Corporation today announced NVPerfKit 2.1, a comprehensive suite of next-generation performance tools for the debugging and profiling of OpenGL and Direct3D software applications for Windows and Linux. Developers working on 32- and 64-bit Linux Continue reading “NVIDIA Announces NVPerfKit 2.1 Suite of Tools”.
Bo Stefan Eriksson, 44, a former executive with the now bankrupt video game company Gizmondo Europe, pleaded not guilty to the charges stemming from the dramatic 160 mph (257.5 kph) crash of the rare red Continue reading “Ex-Gizmondo Exec Stefan Eriksson Pleads Not Guilty”.
Hewlett-Packard snatched the top position in global PC shipments from rival Dell by a slight margin in the third quarter. That’s the finding market researchers Gartner and IDC reported separately Wednesday when they released their Continue reading “HP overtakes Dell in PC market – Thanks to ~15% growth”.
Visa International and MasterCard Inc. have stopped accepting credit card transactions for purchases of online music made on a Russian Web site accused of selling music illegally, officials for both payment systems said Wednesday. Now Continue reading “Credit card firms cut off AllofMP3.com”.
Executives of Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor have been indicted as part of a U.S. government investigation into price fixing in the memory chip business, the Department of Justice said. A federal grand jury in Continue reading “Samsung, Hynix execs indicted over price fixing”.
Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday that it grew its sales sequentially 9% in the third quarter, beating Wall Street estimates and matching rival Intel’s pace of growth during the same period.But the ongoing price war Continue reading “Margin Woes Crush AMD – Fell 4%”.
Intel will upgrade its Centrino technology to Centrino Pro, with the launch to come with the availability of Microsoft Windows Vista OS, notebook makers said. Similar to the chip giant’s marketing investment in Centrino, a Continue reading “Intel to spend US$300 million in Centrino Pro push”.
