Archive for the 'Tech News 04/2008' Category

Business Week Takes On the RIAA

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes “Business Week magazine has gone medieval on the RIAA, recounting in grisly detail the cruel ordeal to which the RIAA has subjected a completely innocent defendant, Tanya Andersen of Oregon. Nobody can read the story and come to any other conclusion than that the RIAA and its lawyers are total jerks. Of course […]

Details On Windows XP SP3 Leaked

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

crazyeyes notes the leak of 7 pages of secret Microsoft information on the upcoming Service Pack for Windows XP. Quoting: “We were the first to break the news on the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and the final RTM schedule of Windows XP Service Pack 3. Now, we will be the first to […]

Urban miners look for precious metals in cell phones

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

HONJO, Japan (Reuters) - Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics — many of which are enjoying near-record prices.

Original post by Kevin Purdy

Party Ideas For Math Nerds?

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

rbf writes “A girl I like at my university, a graduate student in mathematics, will be having a birthday next month. She had thought of throwing a nerd-themed party — show up with tape on your glasses, pants hiked up, etc. However, she decided against it because most of her friends are math nerds and […]

Matsushita eyes 40 percent flat-panel TV sale hike: Nikkei

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

TOKYO (Reuters) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd aims to raise global sales of flat-panel TVs to 11 million units in the year to end-March 2009, up more than 40 percent on a year earlier, a business daily said on Sunday.

Original post by Kevin Purdy

Macs Gaining a Bigger Role In the Enterprise

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

rev_media tips a short article up at InfoWorld giving some numbers on the increasing Mac presence in businesses. “We’re seeing more requests outside of creative services to switch to Macs from PCs,” notes the operations manager for a global advertising conglomerate. They “now [support] 2,500 Macs across the US — nearly a quarter of all… […]

Macs Gaining a Bigger Role In Enterprise

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

rev_media tips a short article up at InfoWorld giving some numbers on the increasing Mac presence in businesses. “We’re seeing more requests outside of creative services to switch to Macs from PCs,” notes the operations manager for a global advertising conglomerate. They “now [support] 2,500 Macs across the US — nearly a quarter of all… […]

BMW M1 Concept Leaked Photos

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Yes, photos of BMW’s stunning BMW M1 concept at Villa d’Este have just begun surfacing online. We’ll keep you updated, as more information becomes available. Click here for first picture in gallery.
Showing BMW’s increasing distance from the Chris Bangle flame-surfacing design language of the late 1990s and early 2000s, the M1 is a smooth, flowing, […]

Audio Ping Pong Gets Your Head in the Game (Video)

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

What sets “Audio Ping Pong” apart from its tabletop counterpart is that this version enables “one’s head to make the motions typically assigned to the hands.” Video after the break.
Essentially, a sound is emitted from the headphones on one side or the other, and the gamer has to tilt his / her head just so […]

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (PS3 / Xbox 360) “Red Menace” Trailer

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

In World in Conflict: Soviet Assault, “players take on the role of field commander, leading the era’s most powerful military machines in the campaign to retake America’s cities and suburbs.” Video after the jump. Click here for first picture in gallery.
The RTS gameplay features completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer action and a focus […]

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