Saturday, April 28, 2007
Ohio University bans P2P
Ohio University has banned its students and employees from using P2P networking. What other organizations do you think will follow? The university claims that the P2P programs use up too much bandwidth and cause legal troubles. The CIO at Ohio university says that P2P programs consume a "disproportionate amount of resources both in bandwidth and human technical support." I believe they are more concerned with the legality of the matter. Students are already looking for ways to get around the ban. Students and employees will have their Internet access taken away upon their first offense. http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31800/118/
Nokia, LG, Samsung and MasterCard to turn cell phone into wallet
Several companies are working together on a project that will allow consumers to pay for goods and services by swiping their phone like a credit card. The industry is moving toward a single approach instead of credit cards and cash. Making a purchase would be easy as waving your mobile phone over a wireless reader. Similar systems are already being used in Japan and Hong Kong. Security is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of a system like this. What if someone steals your phone? ...or your loose it? It may be very convenient in some circumstances...but if the purchase still requires an ID, what's the point?
What Quake might look like it if it were ray-traced in real time
Check out the detail in this screenshot! Quake 4: Raytraced shows what the game would look like with if it supported real-time ray tracing. Ray tracing used in Hollywood movies make take months to render, but massively multi-core CPUs may be able to deliver ray-tracing on the fly. The result will be graphics that are an order of magnitude better than what we have today. 5 quad-core machines running together were able to render Quake 4:Raytraced at about 20 frames per second.
The programmer who modified the Quake engine now works for Intel!
Surfpup
NASA maps the sun in 3D
NASA satellites have captured the first true 3D images of our sun. The 3d images of the sun's atmosphere will help scientists to better understand solar physics. They hope this new information will help them to be able to better predict solar storms. More pictures here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stereo/news/stereo3D_press.html
Surfpup
Microsoft profits up 65%
Microsoft's 3rd quarter revenue rose by 32%. This is despite decreases in the Entertainment and Devices Division attributed to softer XBox 360 demand and the launch of the Zune. Apparently Office 2007 and Vista are pumping up the $$$.
Surfpup
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7082
Surfpup
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7082
BlackBerry Outrage
Nearly 8 million Blackberry devices that are currently in service in the United States were down for 14 hours between a Tuesday evening and Wednesday moring. This is how much of an impact technology has on the world today. First of all the outage didn't even occur during business hours. It was the first topic of discussion during the White House Press Briefing on Wednesday morning because no emails could be sent or retieved. Once the Blackberry service was back up, the service devices were jammed with all of the delayed incoming messages. The Blackberry crisis was such an issue becuase the highest levels of business and government rely so heavily on this service. Huge apologies were heard all over the world of business and government affairs on Wednesday and even the NYSE and NASDAQ prices dropped. And this was not just a problem for the U.S. Canada and Europe actaully relied on emails for business years before we did.
NEW YORK - Most of it happened outside "work" hours, but the nature of mobile e-mail meant plenty of dismay as BlackBerry service went down across North America from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.
By the time the service sputtered back to life, jamming the handheld devices with a torrent of delayed messages, grumbles had been heard at the highest levels of business and government.
"The sound of BlackBerries being thrown against the desk was deafening for a while," said Garth Turner, a member of the Canadian Parliament known for his constant Internet blogging.
"Because it has become the de facto channel of communications around this place, it actually impacts on the government of Canada and the work of the whole House of Commons."
BlackBerry was also the first order of business at a White House Press briefing Wednesday morning.
"I apologize to a number of you who tried e-mailing over the last 14 hours," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters.
"We're 14 hours into no BlackBerry, so you can imagine how things are," he said. "We've already started a 12-step group."
Research in Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that provides the devices and e-mail service, confirmed the outage Wednesday morning, but disclosed no details about the cause.
The outage cut off incoming and outgoing e-mail on BlackBerry devices regardless of which cellular company a user buys the service from, indicating the problem originated at RIM's network data center in Canada.
That facility serves as a hub for RIM's North American traffic, routing messages between the roughly 8 million BlackBerry devices now in use and the various sources of e-mail, from private corporate servers to Web-based accounts like Yahoo and AOL.
The outage reverberated on Wall Street, too. RIM's share price slid at Wednesday's open, but recovered and rallied — suggesting, perhaps, that a product that can provoke this much consternation holds an enviable position against emerging challenges from the likes of Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp.
The stock rose $3.10, or 2.4 percent, to close at $134.37 in Wednesday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market despite falling as low as $128.80 in the opening minutes.
BlackBerry outages have been rare, although minor glitches occasionally cause delays in RIM's ability to deliver e-mail in real-time — perhaps the most important feature of the service for many users. The last two major disruptions appear to have occurred nearly two years ago, both in June 2005.
Nevertheless, even one outage is unbearable for some. While many people rely heavily on the device as a lifeline when they're away from their computers, even more have simply grown accustomed, occasionally obsessive, about being able to check their e-mail at night and on weekends.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18173239/
NEW YORK - Most of it happened outside "work" hours, but the nature of mobile e-mail meant plenty of dismay as BlackBerry service went down across North America from Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning.
By the time the service sputtered back to life, jamming the handheld devices with a torrent of delayed messages, grumbles had been heard at the highest levels of business and government.
"The sound of BlackBerries being thrown against the desk was deafening for a while," said Garth Turner, a member of the Canadian Parliament known for his constant Internet blogging.
"Because it has become the de facto channel of communications around this place, it actually impacts on the government of Canada and the work of the whole House of Commons."
BlackBerry was also the first order of business at a White House Press briefing Wednesday morning.
"I apologize to a number of you who tried e-mailing over the last 14 hours," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters.
"We're 14 hours into no BlackBerry, so you can imagine how things are," he said. "We've already started a 12-step group."
Research in Motion Ltd., the Canadian company that provides the devices and e-mail service, confirmed the outage Wednesday morning, but disclosed no details about the cause.
The outage cut off incoming and outgoing e-mail on BlackBerry devices regardless of which cellular company a user buys the service from, indicating the problem originated at RIM's network data center in Canada.
That facility serves as a hub for RIM's North American traffic, routing messages between the roughly 8 million BlackBerry devices now in use and the various sources of e-mail, from private corporate servers to Web-based accounts like Yahoo and AOL.
The outage reverberated on Wall Street, too. RIM's share price slid at Wednesday's open, but recovered and rallied — suggesting, perhaps, that a product that can provoke this much consternation holds an enviable position against emerging challenges from the likes of Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp.
The stock rose $3.10, or 2.4 percent, to close at $134.37 in Wednesday trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market despite falling as low as $128.80 in the opening minutes.
BlackBerry outages have been rare, although minor glitches occasionally cause delays in RIM's ability to deliver e-mail in real-time — perhaps the most important feature of the service for many users. The last two major disruptions appear to have occurred nearly two years ago, both in June 2005.
Nevertheless, even one outage is unbearable for some. While many people rely heavily on the device as a lifeline when they're away from their computers, even more have simply grown accustomed, occasionally obsessive, about being able to check their e-mail at night and on weekends.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18173239/
Use Your iPod As a Personal Trainer
This is pretty neat. Nike has set up their website so that you can download tunes that are great to work out to, but even better you can download audio that serves as a personal trainer while you work out. The voice can give you encouragement, but also tells you exactly what do as far as a cool down, warm-up, etc. Say you're a runner... the audio can tell you how long to increase your pace for and when to slow down. You just tell Nike what you want your workout to be. You can also incorporate subliminal messages into your music. If you enjoy working out it might be worth checking out.
"I decided to change that, by seeking the help of a downloadable expert. Opening iTunes, I clicked over to the Music Store’s Nike + iPod workouts section to browse the selection. The concept is simple: Overlay a bunch of tracks suited for working out with the encouraging voice of a real coach. I chose “Increase Your Speed 1,” coached by multiple-marathon champ Alberto Salazar. That I recognized none of the artists included in the $14.99 workout mix worried me, but I figured the selection must have a good amount of oomph if it had any hope of fulfilling its promise.
With a post-snowstorm temperature of about 25 degrees, I slipped on a knit cap, a few upper body layers, some glove-liners for my hands, and went with soccer shorts for the lower half because I don’t own any real running pants.
Some light-beat music started up as Alberto chimed in with a welcome. He laid out the course: ten minutes of warm up, followed by four intervals of increasingly faster sprints with rests in between, finishing with ten minutes to cool down. I was instantly turned off because I figured the ten minutes to warm up then ten more to cool down equaled twenty minutes of slower-paced running, which would yield a slower overall pace result. Then again, perhaps those four bursts would balance things out and I’d wind up with a respectably quicker pace in the end."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18075569/
"I decided to change that, by seeking the help of a downloadable expert. Opening iTunes, I clicked over to the Music Store’s Nike + iPod workouts section to browse the selection. The concept is simple: Overlay a bunch of tracks suited for working out with the encouraging voice of a real coach. I chose “Increase Your Speed 1,” coached by multiple-marathon champ Alberto Salazar. That I recognized none of the artists included in the $14.99 workout mix worried me, but I figured the selection must have a good amount of oomph if it had any hope of fulfilling its promise.
With a post-snowstorm temperature of about 25 degrees, I slipped on a knit cap, a few upper body layers, some glove-liners for my hands, and went with soccer shorts for the lower half because I don’t own any real running pants.
Some light-beat music started up as Alberto chimed in with a welcome. He laid out the course: ten minutes of warm up, followed by four intervals of increasingly faster sprints with rests in between, finishing with ten minutes to cool down. I was instantly turned off because I figured the ten minutes to warm up then ten more to cool down equaled twenty minutes of slower-paced running, which would yield a slower overall pace result. Then again, perhaps those four bursts would balance things out and I’d wind up with a respectably quicker pace in the end."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18075569/
Nasa testing robot surgeons
NASA is planning to test robots under water that may perform minor surgeries in space. The robots will be controlled by real surgeons through the Internet. If successful, the robots could be used to aid wounded soldiers, serve patients in developing worlds, and help sick astronauts in space. The robots could also be used to test student doctors. The most challenging part will be the delayed time of up to a second and also the gravity factor in space. I don't know if people would approve of a robot working on them. Maybe a robot assisting a doctor or a robot reviewing the surgery just performed might be more useful. I think sick patients in space will have to wait until they get back to earth to check in to a real hospital.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,267083,00.html?sPage=fnc.technology/innovation
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,267083,00.html?sPage=fnc.technology/innovation
New circuit chips could extend Moore's Law
The end of Moore's Law is expected to come to an end soon for memory chips. It gets harder to store and read data from smaller electron pools found in chips. Memory makers are spending big money to be the first to discover the newest technology. IBM has the lead as it has created a circuit as small as 20 nanometers, performs faster than flash memory, and uses less power. One of the challenges is whether it could be non-volatile, meaning can it retain the data after the power is off? I don't know how much smaller than 20 nanometers we can get but I believe technology will reach it's limit in the near future. How much more data storage, speed, and shrinking products do we need? It's probably more important for bigger organizations like NASA or maybe the military.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260159,00.html?sPage=fnc.technology/innovation
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260159,00.html?sPage=fnc.technology/innovation
iPod needs iTunes?
iTunes: Sill the Sweetest Song
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2005/tc20050616_5786_tc117.htm?
chan=search
The articles discusses the popularity of this amazing product the iPod that has been out for a few years and has destroyed all competitors in the MP3 market. One of the main reasons for iPod's success is the combination of iTunes. For a brief history iTunes is simply the software for managing music on the iPod and is also a store that customers can buy downloaded songs for $.99 a song. After the problems with Napster iTunes found away for making money after the big problems with "stealing" music. I know I probably just confused you because I went allover the place. (But its not english class)
Well one main reason of this article is saying that iPod is popular mainly based by its combo with iTunes. iTunes is very easy to use and i agree with the statement. With many MP3's out that are alot like iPod, iPod still dominates the market. But is iPod really only popular because of the iTunes?
One reader gives this answer "Article is really right. The real reason for the success for the iPod is iTunes. I would never have begun using iPod if it wasn't because of how easy it was to use iTunes. The browsing, organizing features are miles ahead of anything, especially Windows Media Centre. iTunes made music compilation easy, without which iPod would never have been successful. "
I did agree with the ease of using iTunes but to say it would never be successful? I disagree, there are many tech savvy people who can work a MP3 player. I am not one of them, but for that reason Apples made a great product.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2005/tc20050616_5786_tc117.htm?
chan=search
The articles discusses the popularity of this amazing product the iPod that has been out for a few years and has destroyed all competitors in the MP3 market. One of the main reasons for iPod's success is the combination of iTunes. For a brief history iTunes is simply the software for managing music on the iPod and is also a store that customers can buy downloaded songs for $.99 a song. After the problems with Napster iTunes found away for making money after the big problems with "stealing" music. I know I probably just confused you because I went allover the place. (But its not english class)
Well one main reason of this article is saying that iPod is popular mainly based by its combo with iTunes. iTunes is very easy to use and i agree with the statement. With many MP3's out that are alot like iPod, iPod still dominates the market. But is iPod really only popular because of the iTunes?
One reader gives this answer "Article is really right. The real reason for the success for the iPod is iTunes. I would never have begun using iPod if it wasn't because of how easy it was to use iTunes. The browsing, organizing features are miles ahead of anything, especially Windows Media Centre. iTunes made music compilation easy, without which iPod would never have been successful. "
I did agree with the ease of using iTunes but to say it would never be successful? I disagree, there are many tech savvy people who can work a MP3 player. I am not one of them, but for that reason Apples made a great product.
BeNetSafe tracks kids' social networks
BeNetSafe.com is a program designed for parents to track their kids' online social networks, like myspace. Parents can monitor them and filter sites or put them completely off limit. This applies anywhere the kids log in from. The program gives you a weekly or monthly report if it found your kids information on any networking site. All you need is your kid's information like their name, date of birth, e-mail addresses, schools, phone number, and any other information social networks ask for. The program scans for dangerous words or unknown persons and reports them. It also gives you the URL to the kids home page. The price is $19.95 monthly or $79.95 yearly. It does not monitor e-mail or instant messaging.
More parents using text messaging
It seems like parents and kids prefer to communicate through text messaging. Parents can text to check in on their kids without making a phone call. Kids prefer it that way because they don't get embarrassed when their parents call and its more "hip." It also avoids starting up a long conversation. It's an easier way to communicate in case someone is at work or at school and need a quick, short answer. Phone companies now feature plans for unlimited text messaging. A lot of phones come with instant messaging applications.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234282,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,234282,00.html
Friday, April 27, 2007
$100 laptop
I found a very nice project.
'$100 laptop' to cost $175
It is called "$100 laptop" project, and it is planed to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries. It sounds very reasonable price.
The machine for now costs $175, and it will be able to run Windows in addition to its homegrown, open-source interface. I think it is very good deal.
I hope that the price of machine can be “$100” near future, yet it seems very hard. Maybe this project will be great for not only school children in developing countries, but also people who have never been interested in computers, such as old people or very young children, too.
'$100 laptop' to cost $175
It is called "$100 laptop" project, and it is planed to give inexpensive computers to schoolchildren in developing countries. It sounds very reasonable price.
The machine for now costs $175, and it will be able to run Windows in addition to its homegrown, open-source interface. I think it is very good deal.
I hope that the price of machine can be “$100” near future, yet it seems very hard. Maybe this project will be great for not only school children in developing countries, but also people who have never been interested in computers, such as old people or very young children, too.
Data Theft Targets Google Ads
Google recently pulled about 20 ads that were linked to data theft. These ads were stealing personal and banking information from those who were searching specific links such as the Better Business Bureau. Gee, what else is new? No one can or will ever be completely safe. There is always a chance that data theft could happen to any of us and the more time that passes the more vunerable we all become. Those who were targeted were Windows XP users who had not updated their security.
"They said the attack was unlikely to undermine Google's core business of selling lucrative advertising links, which made up the bulk of the Mountain View-based company's $3.08 billion in profit in 2006 and $1 billion in the first quarter of 2007 alone."
'We canceled the affected ads as soon as we were made aware of the problem," the company said in a statement. "Overall, Google is committed to ensuring the safety and security of our users and our advertisers. We actively work to detect and remove sites that serve malware to our users both in our ad network and in our search results.'
What is even more amazing to me is how they can catch these problems, isolate the source, and stop the problem before it gets out of hand. I guess if you had profits of over 1 billion in the first quarter you would definitely want to protect your consumers!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18348120/
"They said the attack was unlikely to undermine Google's core business of selling lucrative advertising links, which made up the bulk of the Mountain View-based company's $3.08 billion in profit in 2006 and $1 billion in the first quarter of 2007 alone."
'We canceled the affected ads as soon as we were made aware of the problem," the company said in a statement. "Overall, Google is committed to ensuring the safety and security of our users and our advertisers. We actively work to detect and remove sites that serve malware to our users both in our ad network and in our search results.'
What is even more amazing to me is how they can catch these problems, isolate the source, and stop the problem before it gets out of hand. I guess if you had profits of over 1 billion in the first quarter you would definitely want to protect your consumers!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18348120/
PlayStation Architect Resigns
I thought this might interest some of you gamers. Sony's PlayStation architect Ken Kutaragi will resign on June 19. I imagine that he is a very rich man and decided to retire early. Ya think??
"Ken Kutaragi, known as the "father of the PlayStation," will retire as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s chairman and group chief executive. "
Actually what I think is happening after reading the article, is that Sony will no longer be the leader in the "game" industry. They are struggling to compete with other companies and did not have the success with PlayStation 3 as they had hoped for. I am sure that Ken Kutaragi wants out before things get worse. You never want to retire when you are forced out, quit while you're ahead and you'll always be remembered as a superstar. I don't know anything about video games. I have only played Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros!
"Kutaragi's most recent brainchild, the PlayStation 3 console, came out in November but was marred by embarrassing production shortages and a $600 price tag that some Sony fans said was too steep. For the past several months, Sony has resorted to giving away free game titles and other marketing gimmicks to spur sales.
Sony has also struggled to expand beyond the young, male demographic of so-called "hardcore" gamers. Investors have been grumbling for several quarters that Sony has failed to attract women, young children and older gamers to its products, and its market share has shrunk as a result.
Problems related to Sony's limited demographic came into sharp focus late last year, when Nintendo Co. launched a rival game console, the Wii, for about $250. The device — which includes a diminutive, wrist-mounted controller and a console that's skimpy on realistic graphics — has become a surprise hit among girls, suburban mothers, senior citizens and other people who have never considered themselves gamers."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18335424/
"Ken Kutaragi, known as the "father of the PlayStation," will retire as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s chairman and group chief executive. "
Actually what I think is happening after reading the article, is that Sony will no longer be the leader in the "game" industry. They are struggling to compete with other companies and did not have the success with PlayStation 3 as they had hoped for. I am sure that Ken Kutaragi wants out before things get worse. You never want to retire when you are forced out, quit while you're ahead and you'll always be remembered as a superstar. I don't know anything about video games. I have only played Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros!
"Kutaragi's most recent brainchild, the PlayStation 3 console, came out in November but was marred by embarrassing production shortages and a $600 price tag that some Sony fans said was too steep. For the past several months, Sony has resorted to giving away free game titles and other marketing gimmicks to spur sales.
Sony has also struggled to expand beyond the young, male demographic of so-called "hardcore" gamers. Investors have been grumbling for several quarters that Sony has failed to attract women, young children and older gamers to its products, and its market share has shrunk as a result.
Problems related to Sony's limited demographic came into sharp focus late last year, when Nintendo Co. launched a rival game console, the Wii, for about $250. The device — which includes a diminutive, wrist-mounted controller and a console that's skimpy on realistic graphics — has become a surprise hit among girls, suburban mothers, senior citizens and other people who have never considered themselves gamers."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18335424/
2007 NFL Draft, Mock Drafts, Draft Blogs
Well, it's that time of year! The 2007 NFL Draft is on Saturday April 28th and Sunday April 29th. Days, weeks, and even months leading up to the draft lead to a lot of speculation as to which teams will select which players. Being a fan of the NFL since I was a BabY BaLLuH, I have been captivated by the NFL Draft. Now, I want to share that passion and excitement with all of you.
For those of you new to the Draft, the Draft is where all NFL teams take turns picking college football players that have decided to join the NFL. There are 7 rounds total and 255 total picks. This is where information technology has taken the anticipation of the Draft to a whole new level with all the Mock Drafts and Draft Blogs. Anyone can create a mock draft. Mock drafts are one person's opinion as to whom they think the teams will pick or should pick. The Draft blogs are blogs where people can voice their opinions about players, teams, and possible picks. The internet is flooded with NFL Mock Drafts and Draft Blogs this time of year. This is exactly why information technology is great. I can read other's thoughts and information while sharing my own thoughts with millions of people. Unfortunately, there are so many Mock Drafts and Draft Blogs that have so much information that it is impossible to go through all of them.
However, I believe technology has been the ONLY reason I and many other fanatics have been able to feed our hunger for the latest draft news, player evaluations, team needs, trade possibilities, and free agent signings. Without the Draft and Blog sites, I don't believe the NFL Draft would be as big a deal as it is, because the fans are the ones creating all the passion and excitement through the blessing of IT.
HTMBaLLuH
(With the 30th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft the San Diego Chargers select.......? Go Chargers!)
For those of you new to the Draft, the Draft is where all NFL teams take turns picking college football players that have decided to join the NFL. There are 7 rounds total and 255 total picks. This is where information technology has taken the anticipation of the Draft to a whole new level with all the Mock Drafts and Draft Blogs. Anyone can create a mock draft. Mock drafts are one person's opinion as to whom they think the teams will pick or should pick. The Draft blogs are blogs where people can voice their opinions about players, teams, and possible picks. The internet is flooded with NFL Mock Drafts and Draft Blogs this time of year. This is exactly why information technology is great. I can read other's thoughts and information while sharing my own thoughts with millions of people. Unfortunately, there are so many Mock Drafts and Draft Blogs that have so much information that it is impossible to go through all of them.
However, I believe technology has been the ONLY reason I and many other fanatics have been able to feed our hunger for the latest draft news, player evaluations, team needs, trade possibilities, and free agent signings. Without the Draft and Blog sites, I don't believe the NFL Draft would be as big a deal as it is, because the fans are the ones creating all the passion and excitement through the blessing of IT.
HTMBaLLuH
(With the 30th pick of the 2007 NFL Draft the San Diego Chargers select.......? Go Chargers!)
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Release
Microsoft is scheduled to release the Xbox 360 Elite on Sunday April 29, 2007.
The Xbox 360 Elite will cost $479 compared to the regular Xbox 360 which is $399. The Elite will have a black exterior instead of white. The hard drive will be bumped up to 120GB instead of 20GB. Also, the Elite will make it easier for you to hook up your Xbox to any HDTV with an HDMI output.
However, is the Xbox 360 Elite so much better than the regular Xbox 360 that people will want to go out and get it? If the HDMI connector and the beefed up hard drive is worth it to you, then you should get the Elite. But for all the people that already have the regular Xbox 360 it isn't worth it. Now, if the Wi-Fi adapter and the HD-DVD drive were included it would be a different story, but those need to be bought separately. The Xbox 360 Elite falls short of reaching the level of the PS3, as far as features are concerned.
For now, the Xbox 360 can rely on the massive selection of games to attract customers, because the Elite won't be worth it to the majority.
HTMBaLLuH
(the PS3 K.O.'s the 360 anyday!)
The Xbox 360 Elite will cost $479 compared to the regular Xbox 360 which is $399. The Elite will have a black exterior instead of white. The hard drive will be bumped up to 120GB instead of 20GB. Also, the Elite will make it easier for you to hook up your Xbox to any HDTV with an HDMI output.
However, is the Xbox 360 Elite so much better than the regular Xbox 360 that people will want to go out and get it? If the HDMI connector and the beefed up hard drive is worth it to you, then you should get the Elite. But for all the people that already have the regular Xbox 360 it isn't worth it. Now, if the Wi-Fi adapter and the HD-DVD drive were included it would be a different story, but those need to be bought separately. The Xbox 360 Elite falls short of reaching the level of the PS3, as far as features are concerned.
For now, the Xbox 360 can rely on the massive selection of games to attract customers, because the Elite won't be worth it to the majority.
HTMBaLLuH
(the PS3 K.O.'s the 360 anyday!)
Issues with MacBook Batteries
On Friday, Apple released a statment saying that some batteries used in its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks might have performance issues. Apple is trying to solve the situation by offering a software update that is designed to improve performance.
The battery software update checks to see if a battery needs to be updated. If the battery does need to be updated it will update it automatically. The battery software update applies to the following: MacBook, MacBook (Late 2006), MacBook Pro (15-inch), MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy), MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo), MacBook Pro (17-inch) and MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo).
After, the software has been installed each battery inserted into the notebook will be updated automatically, if needed. If the MacBook owner continues to experience problems, Apple will replace the defective battery with a new battery for free, even if the warranty has expired. Apple promised to continue the battery update program for as long as needed.
HTMBaLLuH
(If you're a Mac with the ladeez....you need a MacBook!)
The battery software update checks to see if a battery needs to be updated. If the battery does need to be updated it will update it automatically. The battery software update applies to the following: MacBook, MacBook (Late 2006), MacBook Pro (15-inch), MacBook Pro (15-inch Glossy), MacBook Pro (15-inch Core 2 Duo), MacBook Pro (17-inch) and MacBook Pro (17-inch Core 2 Duo).
After, the software has been installed each battery inserted into the notebook will be updated automatically, if needed. If the MacBook owner continues to experience problems, Apple will replace the defective battery with a new battery for free, even if the warranty has expired. Apple promised to continue the battery update program for as long as needed.
HTMBaLLuH
(If you're a Mac with the ladeez....you need a MacBook!)
Most bizarre webcam
This has to be one of the most bizarre uses of webcam technology. If you are tired of watching the paint try, go to http://www.cheddarvision.tv/ and you can watch a hunk of cheese ripen. Yep, a live video. Over one million viewers (no joke) have made this block of cheese our newest Internet star.Surfpup
Chienese pirate movies
The U.S. and the World Trade Organization are concerned that China is not doing enough to tackle piracy. A lot of times movies still shown in theatres can be found in China and other countries by street vendors. The price is usually over a dollar and the image quality isn't that great. Some vendors disguise movies in anticipated movie covers. In China vendors are packaging other movies in Spider Man 3 packages. They cash on highly anticipated movies. Recent raids in Hong Konk destroyed millions of pirated movies, music, and software. Stiffer penalties and more raids should slow down the business.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268732,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268732,00.html
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