HP is ushering in the ARM server age with their Project Moonshot initiative that will see the company deliver densely packed servers with thousands of ARM processors that can take over some of the functions that the much more power hungry and bulkier x86 chips are currently being used for. File transfers and data management […]
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Today, we honor the life and legacy of a visionary man. Thank you, Steve. Image credit: Apple
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Sony’s PlayStation 3 has had a bit of a controversial life and every new revision of their design that gets released brings even more controversies to the table. The new CECH-3000 version sports larger hard drive capacities, a lower overall weight, and reduced power consumption which is a great thing to have considering the amount […]
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Ben Heck is best known for his ability to modify just about any console made into a portable gaming system complete with display and sound output which is no easy task given their power needs and cooling demands. Interestingly his latest project involved none of the usual gaming systems. Instead he took his considerable modding […]
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After the extended outage of Sony’s all-encompassing gaming/streaming/match-making PlayStation Network and the revelations that there was much more to the story than a simple lack of service. Sony has announced that they’ll slowly be bringing the PSN service back online, this week, from its massive data breach incident and will be offering some compensation to […]
With the amount of technology that goes into today’s modern components it’s difficult to keep track of what you need to license in order to make sure you won’t get sued into oblivion later on down the road. It would seem one company forgot to square certain things away. The International Trade Commission has found […]
Good news iPhone jailbreakers, the U.S. Government recognizes your right to run what you want on your smartphone. The Library of Congress — under which the Copyright Office operates — issued exceptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that allows for the selective bypass of digital locks, such as DRM, under certain conditions. One of […]
You knew they had to do something special for the release of a new Halo game, didn’t you? Announced at Comic Con in San Diego, the $399 USD Halo Reach limited edition bundle features a 250GB Xbox 360 S, but in sliver instead of glossy black, and decorated with iconography from the Halo universe. The […]
Microsoft today set the official price of its Xbox 360 Kinect motion controller to $149.99 (USD) when it ships on November 4, 2010. The price hardly comes as a shock in light of Walmart’s Kinect bundle offer. However, Microsoft did have one surprise in store: the Xbox 360 Kinect Console Bundle. Also scheduled to ship […]
Could this signal the end of Google Maps pushpins on the iPhone? Apple has acquired web mapping firm Poly9. It seems fitting, considering that Google has its Google Earth and Microsoft has Bing Maps. Think of an interactive, location-aware, browser-based Google Earth, and you’ve got an idea of what Canadian company does. According to reports, […]
Gamestop? Nope. Amazon? Nuh-uh. It looks like it’s Walmart that will be kicking off the Kinect bundle preorder madness. The retailing giant is betting that Microsoft’s Kinect motion non-controller for the Xbox 360 be a hit and has already put together a bundle months before it hits shelves (November 4, 2010). While the preorder page […]
