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It has been one year since Nintendo announced the name of their console, Wii.
Nintendo has mentioned that consumers will warm up to the name. But how many of us actually like the name Wii? The name “Wii” doesn’t immediately bring to mind a gaming console.
Also, it has been said that Nintendo wanted a name that […]
May 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Consoles and Video Gaming, Technology | No Comments
Filmmaking is both a technical and a creative process. While it is easy to be creative, the technical demands of a film that looks good on the silver screen is enormous, and celluloid just about fulfills that. But now, with rising film costs - including raw stock and processing, 35mm filmmaking is expensive today as […]
May 1st, 2007 | Posted in Technology | No Comments
What is Vudu? Well, right now I’m not 100% sure. It looks slick, it has major backing from former Apple and Tivo employees, and is going to launch with THOUSANDS of movies available for it this summer.
Now, will they be rentals? Will it be a subscription model with “all you can eat” access? Will it […]
May 1st, 2007 | Posted in Visuals, Technology, Storage, Industry News, Gadgets | No Comments
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi), announced a trio of new products: the 15K RPM Ultrastar 15K300, 7200 RPM Ultrastar A7K1000, and the company’s first small form factor (SFF) enterprise hard drive, the 10K RPM Ultrastar C10K147. Hitachi’s new hard drives target a broad range of enterprise storage systems, from mission-critical and lower duty cycle storage […]
April 24th, 2007 | Posted in Computing, Technology, Storage | No Comments
Dell announced it is the first major storage provider to deliver the next generation of Linear Tape-Open drives and media – known as LTO-4 – to help protect and manage business-critical data. With device-level encryption, the Dell PowerVaultTM LTO-4-120 enables greater levels of security, capacity and performance for tape-based storage.
Industry research shows that most companies […]
April 24th, 2007 | Posted in Computing, Technology, Storage, Industry News | No Comments
At the Intel Developer Forum, High Tech Computer Corp., the world’s leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, announced that its new groundbreaking mobile computer, the HTC Shift, will be based on Intel’s new Ultra Mobile platform 2007.
“With its revolutionary design, advanced wireless connectivity and comprehensive software applications, the HTC Shift is strengthened by […]
April 24th, 2007 | Posted in Computing, Technology, Industry News | No Comments
Over the weekend, Intel announced its own substantive price cuts for its high-end Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad microprocessors. The most notable cut was on its Core 2 Quad Q6600 microprocessor, which was reduced by 38 percent to $530.
However, Intel also reduced the prices of its mainstream Core 2 Duo chips as […]
April 24th, 2007 | Posted in Computing, Technology, Industry News | No Comments
The deployment of mobile TV services will offer new business opportunities for companies across the value chain, including content and broadcast companies, mobile service providers, infrastructure and handset manufacturers, and technology providers. The availability of interoperable DVB-H enabled devices and services is a key factor in further opening up the market.
Samsung and Nokia will work […]
April 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Mobile Phones, Technology, Industry News, Gadgets | No Comments
The successful attack on the second and final day of the contest required a conference organizer to surf to a malicious Web site using Safari on the MacBook–a type of attack familiar to Windows users. CanSecWest organizers relaxed the rules Friday after nobody at the event had breached either of the Macs on the previous […]
April 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Technology, Internet | No Comments
Watch: Revolution OS: History of GNU, Linux… (1hr 25 mins)
Film traces the history of GNU, Linux, and the open source…
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April 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Videos, Technology, Linux/Unix | No Comments