Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
Regarding the recent 700MHz spectrum auction by the FCC, apparently there are different ways to interpret “open access” for the block that Verizon paid $4.7 billion for, or at least that’s the game that Verizon seems to be playing.
In a petition filed by Google with the FCC, Google alleges that Verizon is ignoring the [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
After the most recent rumor that an Asus subsidiary called Pegatron has been chosen by Microsoft to assemble Xbox 360 consoles with Blu-ray drives Microsoft let the news float for a couple of days, and has swatted the rumor down again saying “games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles, and we remain focused [...]
Filed under: entertainment, rumors, tech, video games | Tagged: microsoft, rumor, xbox, blu, blu-ray, bluray, ray, xbox360 | No Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
When Nintendo released the Wii they knew that it would inspire out-of-the-box thinking and allow developers really try some new things but I’m pretty sure a pole dancing game wasn’t something that crossed their mind.
Ready or not, looks like Peekaboo Pole Dancing is serious about releasing this title and is actively seeking a partner.
Simon Kay, [...]
Filed under: random stuff, video games | Tagged: dancing, game, nintendo, peekaboo, pole, stripper, video-game, videogame, wii | No Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
According to a story in The Wall Street Journal Sprint is considering either spinning off or selling Nextel, “a dramatic acknowledgement that Sprint’s $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications in 2005 has been a failure.”
According to the story’s anonymous sources, users of Nextel’s iDEN phones have dropped substantially since the company was acquired by Spring [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
OLPC is back in the news again, this time with some more staff shuffling.
Former chief Nick Negroponte will be focusing full-time on fund raising and promotion and former part-time CFO Charles Kane will be the new president and COO.
With Negroponte out at the top does that mean that people who buy the OLPC XO [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
EVGA has announced that they have begun shipping their new line of USB graphics adapters called “UV Plus+”. (plus plus? Eh, they can call it whatever they want I suppose.)
The new UV Plus+ adapters plug into the USB port on your Windows Vista or XP computer (sorry, looks like no Mac support at this time) [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
Although the LG Vu has been available at some AT&T retail stores since last month, the phone has only now become “official” and is finally listed on the AT&T website.
Specs of the Vu include:
3-inch touchscreen
Support for AT&T’s Mobile TV service
2-megapixel camera with autofocus and video
3G data support
Bluetooth
microSD card slot
FOTA capable for upgrading firmware over the [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
The upcoming BlackBerry 9000 smartphone is expected to have features like GSM / SPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA radio, quad-band GPRS/EDGE, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100MHz, microSD card, 480×320 display, 2-megapixel, 802.11a/b/g Wi-FI.
Pretty nice, right?
The 9000 is also expected to be very expensive so RIM will also be coming out with a [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
After Microsoft’s announcement that it was officially withdrawing its bid to acquire Yahoo and that it would not attempt a hostile takeover, shares of Yahoo fell 22 percent ($6.34) to $22.33 in premarket trading.
In Frankfurt, Germany, two hours before trading opened in New York, shares of Yahoo had falled 18.6 percent to 14.74 euros ($22.79 [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by Dan
Believe it or not, email spam was invented 30-years ago on May 3rd.
The first piece of spam was sent by DEC (a company acquired by Compaq in 1998 which itself was acquired by HP in 2001) to advertise their line of mini computers.
The message was intended for 393 people and contained this text:
WE INVITE YOU [...]
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