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Submission + - Nintendo to sell 100 million DS games in one year

Submitted by

jtorry

on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @07:28AM

jtorry writes: "Bloomberg reports that Nintendo has today raised its sales forecast for the Nintendo DS this financial year (ends March 31) by 15%. The platform holder now expects sales of the dual screen handheld to reach 23 million units, with software sales up 22% to 100 million units.

Wii software sales have also received a revised forecast, with a rise of four million from 17 million to the new estimate of 21 million. Nintendo's six million target for Wii console sales remains unchanged.

"Nintendo is going like gangbusters, and the Wii consoles are selling like hotcakes...They have momentum, and I think you can expect them to surpass earnings estimates for the next year or two," said Edwin Merner, president of Atlantis Investment Research Corp. in Tokyo. "They are bringing a lot of software into the market and that is where they are going to make the money, not on the consoles."

According to recently published figures, The Nintendo DS was the most popular gaming device in Japan in 2006, selling an impressive 7.53 million units. Sony's rival, the PSP, managed only 1.95 million sales. Software sales in Japan were also dominated by the Nintendo DS, with eight of the ten best selling games in 2006 belonging to Nintendo's handheld.

http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/10-01-2007-4452.html"

Submission + - MI5 launches terrorist threat email service

Submitted by

globeFOX

on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @06:38AM

globeFOX writes: "MI5 launches terrorist threat email service

EMAIL alerts warning of any increase in the terrorist threat will be sent out to members of the public under a new system launched by the MI5 security service.

Internet users will be able to register on the MI5 website to receive automatic updates notifying them of any change to the threat level — currently assessed as "severe", the second highest rating. As well as signing up for the updates, members of the public will also be able to register to be notified of any new information posted on the MI5 website.

The move comes amid fresh demands for an independent inquiry into the July 7 bombings after claims that the head of MI5 told MPs the day before that the country faced no imminent terrorist threat.

MI5 director-general Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller gave the assurance to a gathering of Labour whips less than 24 hours before suicide bombers hit the capital, it was reported yesterday.

Dame Eliza, who is stepping down within months, recently warned of the continuing danger of a major attack in the UK by al-Qaida or related organisations.

Details of the threat level — assessed by the Government's Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre — have been on the MI5 and Home Office websites since August.

The move prompted considerable public interest and a Whitehall source said the email updates were intended to build on that system. At the same time, it is seen as a further contribution to the Government's policy of keeping the public informed about the dangers of a terror attack.

Yorkshire Post 10 January 2007

I wonder what M15 could tell us that would not already be splashed across all media..."

Submission + - Leonardo Da Vinci inventions

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Goranek

on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @06:25AM

Goranek writes: "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 — May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician, and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the "Renaissance man", a man infinitely curious and equally inventive. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.
Read more"

Submission + - Blue Origin building DC-X lookalike

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rrohbeck

on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @03:37AM

rrohbeck writes: "The New York Times has a story on what Blue Origin, [Amazon.com founder] Jeff Bezos' space company is up to after his Texas land grab. A couple of Flash videos show a short successful test hop of the "Goddard" test vehicle.

The Goddard has a science-fiction sleekness. Videos show the craft taking off and landing again with a loud whooshing sound. In one view, one of the nine rocket nozzles jitters as it maintains the ship's attitude. Goddard resembles the DC-X, another vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft under development in the 1990s by McDonnell Douglas for the Defense Department and NASA until the government pulled the plug.
And in case you're an aerospace engineer, they're hiring."

Submission + - AMD K8L processor might be announced even in May.

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @03:31AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "http://badhardware.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_badhard ware_archive.html#116837906676506590 AMD K8L reference mobo is alive. So, it will be commercially available in the next 6 months, and why not K8L itself immediately after? Intersil works PWM for K8L processors, just like for Intel's latest dual corers. ISL6322 supports both AMD and Intel. Why not forthcoming ISL 6323 used here? Oh, and don't be confused. AM2G2 processor referenced here is a brand new K8L Star line processor."

Submission + - Vista launch promoted with space ride prize

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @03:14AM

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft is promising to send the winner of an online game on a rocket ride into orbit around the Earth. MS has teamed with AMD to promote the new Vista OS through puzzle game Vanishing Point.

Submission + - Solar powered car attempts to break record

Submitted by

Snowdon

on Wednesday January 10, 2007 @12:13AM

Snowdon writes: "Jaycar Sunswift III today started on its 4000km across the Australian outback, in an attempt to beat the 8.5 day record from Perth to Sydney. The team expects to complete the journey in 6 days, depending on the weather. It is a seriously innovative machine, with the aerodynamic design iteratively optimised on 80 CS lab computers over three months, custom-built carbon-fibre wheels, chassis, suspension and steering components, and custom-built power electronics and telemetry/control systems (components of which presently use Linux, but will soon run Iguana/Wombat). It is the result of several years' work by both undergraduate and postgraduate students at UNSW. Keep track of the team's progress by visiting www.sunswift.com."

Submission + - A Wii Bit of Porn

Submitted by mreed911 on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @11:29PM

mreed911 writes: According to a story on WFAA (ABC affiliate in Dallas, TX), the Wii and PS3 being targeted as "porn gateways."

From the article:
"Some porn sites are advertising they are "Wii Friendly." Their screens have been reconfigured to fit the Wii and the Playstation 3.

No mention is made of the XBox and it's online capabilities, or the DS, or the PSP... but one can imagine that similar themes could come into play. Are porn sites really re-configuring themselves to be console-compatible? What will this mean for content-control systems like CyberNanny, etc. in the console space?

Submission + - Top 10 things to hate about the Apple iPhone

Submitted by

SlinkySausage

on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @10:12PM

SlinkySausage writes: "APC Magazine has looked at Apple's iPhone with a critical eye and spotted 10 areas that are significantly lacking. In summary: slow mobile data, battery life that sucks, non-user replaceable battery, potential for touch screen problems, heavy data usage, last-generation camera, proprietary tie-ins, no video chat, carrier lock-in, and not much storage space for video.

"Don't get me wrong," writes the article's author Dan Warne. "I want an iPhone as badly as the next guy, but in the midst of the gushing hype-stream out there, I'd like to provide a little balance and point out that the iPhone's far from perfect. Is it one of the most technologically advanced phones on the market? Absolutely. Do we live in a perfect world? Of course not. Do I wish Apple had reconsidered a few aspects of the iPhone to make it even better? Yep."

Submission + - Videogame Piracy - Worth it?

Submitted by

Deltaspectre

on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @10:03PM

Deltaspectre writes: "As we know, many people regularly pirate movies and music, but in another realm of entertainment (console/computer gaming) is it worth it to pirate? Is there really any good reason to pirate games than not having the money to buy the game (if that's a problem for you, you shouldn't be concentrating on gaming)? My thoughts are that just downloading something using Bittorrent is getting common enough that a majority of the people won't even buy the product even if they love it and have the money."

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