Archive for June, 2008

Nikon Further Extends the NIKKOR Perspective Control Lens Selection with the Introduction of Two New PC-E Micro Lenses

Monday, June 30th, 2008

MELVILLE, N.Y., July 1 /PRNewswire/ — Nikon, Inc. today introduced the
new PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D lenses,
expanding a series of lenses that allow photographers to effectively correct
perspective and/or depth-of-field to push creative boundaries. These new
Perspective Control (PC) lenses correct linear distortion in order […]

Polycom Spectralink 8002 Wireless Telephone Reviewed

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Polycom’s new Wi-Fi SIP phone won’t disappoint businesses looking to move voice onto their LAN.
Original post by Gina Trapani

Apple releases OS X Leopard 10.5.4 update

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Apple has posted the update 10.5.4 for its Mac OS X Leopard operating
system. The company promises that the update delivers security,
reliability and performance enhancements, as well as the code to
support the upcoming MobileMe online service that is set to debut on
July 11. The company also released security updates for Tiger client
and server versions, as well […]

Minnesota Pays Video Game Industry $65K In Fees

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I Said More Ham writes “Minnesota’s attorney general will drop the state’s efforts to fine underage buyers of violent videogames after a high court struck down a state law as unconstitutional. The Entertainment Software Association, one of the plaintiffs in the case, announced Monday that the state paid $65,000 in attorney’s fees and expenses.”

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Service lets drivers lock in gasoline prices

Monday, June 30th, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future.

Original post by Jason Fitzpatrick

Contest #19 Results

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Contest #19 has ended. The winner of the Belkin N Wireless Router and N Wireless Notebook Card is Tim Marion with the correct answer of no significant throughput reduction.
Congratulations, Tim!
Original post by Gina Trapani

ATI readies OEM special: SuperRV770 to challenge GeForce GTX 260, 280

Monday, June 30th, 2008

AMD’s Radeon 4850 and 4870 have been widely praised in the media and
put the ATI team back on the map. But it appears that we have just seen
a small portion of what the ATI guys have in space for users. The new
boards are actually running at well below the clock speed they can
support and there […]

The Best Foods You Aren’t Eating [Health]

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The New York Times Well blog asked nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden to round up the healthiest easy-to-find foods that rarely make their way into our shopping carts. The resulting 11 foods, ranging from beets and Swiss chard to pumpkin seeds and sardines, represent healthy options that you should be eating but probably aren’t. Be […]

Some Developers Leaving Google For Microsoft

Monday, June 30th, 2008

recoiledsnake writes “We have heard about lots of talented developers jumping ship from Microsoft to Google, but is the trend beginning to turn? Dare Obasanjo (a Microsoft employee) writes about a few high-profile people picking Microsoft over Google — either making the jump directly, or choosing Microsoft after receiving offers at both. Sergey Solyanik is […]

Netflix Changes Its Mind, Will Keep Profiles Feature

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Change writes “I too was disappointed at Netflix’s decision decision to remove the Profiles feature, and let them know via email and telephone. I was surprised to find the following email in my inbox today: ‘You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles. Thank you for all the calls and emails telling us how […]

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