Comment 299 221 gallons per year?! (Score 1) 819
TFA says the couple plus one child used 299 221 gallons per year (1 132 674.7 liters!!!).
Divided over 365 days a year, that means they went through 3 103 liters per day!
Divided over 365 days a year, that means they went through 3 103 liters per day!
Comment Google translation (Score 2, Insightful) 241
Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that they point to a Google translation of a story how Google analytics may be illegal in Germany? ;-)
Comment A fix is already available (Score 1) 254
Apple already released iPhone OS 3.0.1 which fixes this issue.
Submission + - Apple Netbook Rumors (arstechnica.com)
jshackney writes: According to one of the unnamed sources, the machine will "likely" have a touchscreen between 9.7" and 10" in size. That's in line with many current popular netbook models, which have 9" screens. Beyond that, however, "other specifications and functions are still under evaluation," according to Dow Jones Newswires.
Apple Intros 17" Unibody MBP, DRM-Free iTunes 1079
Phil Schiller delivered the keynote at MacWorld, the first after the Steve Jobs era of keynotes. Here is Engadget's live blog. The big news, predicted by many rumor sites, was the introduction of the unibody 17" MacBook Pro. As rumored, the battery is not removable, but it's claimed to provide 8 hours of battery life (7 hours with the discrete graphics): "3x the charges and lifespan of the industry standard." $2,799, 2.66 GHz and 4 GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive, shipping at the end of January. There is a battery exchange program, and there is an option for a matte display. The other big news is that iTunes is going DRM-free: 8M songs today, all 10+M by the end of March. Song pricing will be flexible, as the studios have been demanding; the lowest song price is $0.69. Apple also introduced the beta of a Google Docs-like service, iWork.com.
Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays 288
adamengst writes "Numerous users have been complaining about grey lines that muddy the crispness of the displays of the recently updated MacBook Air. Doug McLean explains the problem in TidBITS, along with what Apple appears to be doing about it."
Comment Philips Lighting and LED's (Score 1) 106
Back in the day, Philips had the slogan "Let's make things better".
However, some of my friends working at the Lighting Division changed that to "LED's make things better" :-)
However, some of my friends working at the Lighting Division changed that to "LED's make things better"
Comment Re:Apple loudly released Safari 3.1 (Score 5, Funny) 129
Its odd that Apple released this version quietly. Last time a major point release was available, Steve Jobs was walking down the streets of Cupertino firing a shotgun into the air screaming, [..] followed by USC Trojan band
I guess the anti-phishing feature filtered out the Trojans this time then?
Submission + - Michael Crichton, Age 66, Succumbs to cancer
ryanov writes: Michael Crichton, the author best known for Jurassic Park and as the creator of the hit TV series "ER", has died at age 66 after a private battle with cancer, according to a statement made by members of his family. "While the world knew him as a great story teller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us — and entertained us all while doing so — his wife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyes," the statement goes on to say. Crichton's last book was "Next", released in 2006, on the subjects of modern genetics and law.
LucasArts, Bioware Announce Star Wars MMO 346
LucasArts and Bioware held a press conference today to confirm what has been suspected for a long time: they're working on a Star Wars MMO. It will be called Star Wars: The Old Republic, and it will be a continuation of the Knights of the Old Republic franchise. Further coverage is available at Gamespot, and IGN has some of the concept art. An official website for the game was launched as well.
"According to the game's official announcement, Star Wars: The Old Republic is set thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader, with the galaxy divided by war between the Empire and the Sith. That's about 300 years after the events of KotOR, a time frame that, according to Zeschuk, 'is completely unexplored in the lore.' Players can take the role of either a Jedi, a Sith or other classic Star Wars characters -- and, as perhaps can be expected from BioWare, Muzyka says story will be a major component, underlying and driving all of the player's actions."
Submission + - Bloomberg publishes Steve Jobs's obituary (techradar.com)
TechRadar writes: "A 2,500 word obituary of Steve Jobs has been published by Bloomberg business news wire. Including a testimonial from Bill Gates, it lauds Jobs as the man who, "helped make personal computers as easy to use as telephones". Cause of death? "To be inserted." It's been taken down but the text lives on at Gawker."
Submission + - Ferrari designer Pininfarina dies in road crash (reuters.com) 1
Rogue Pat writes: Reuters reports that Andrea Pininfarina died in a road crash. Pininfarina was CEO of the company with the same name that was responsible for amongst others the Ferrari Testarossa and Ferrari Dino, but also worked for Maserati, Lancia, Peugeot and Ford.
Which is your favorite Pininfarina car?
Which is your favorite Pininfarina car?
Submission + - iPhone 3G Jailbreak Released, Open Source Coming
PainMeds writes: iPhone Atlas is reporting that the first jailbreak for the iPhone 3G has been released, and includes the popular Cydia community installer for distributing free games and applications. Since Apple's SDK was released, web sites have criticized Apple for the restrictions placed on both what developers could write and what APIs they were allowed to use. Others have noted the SDK's incompatibility with the GPL. The Cydia installer has provided a distribution channel for both open source software and software that would otherwise be impossible to build using the restricted SDK. A few applications are already out, including MobileTerminal and NES.app, a Nintendo game console emulator. In just over a week, open development is finally here for the iPhone 3G!
Submission + - New York Asks for Open Formats-Microsoft Responds
An anonymous reader writes: On Tuesday May 20th, New York State published on its website a scathing rebuke of Microsoft's format position and recommended use of ODF. http://www.oft.state.ny.us/News/E-RecordsStudyAnnouncement.pdf
The next day (Wednesday) Microsoft came out with an announcement that it will meet one of New York State's recommendations by offering native support for Open Document Format. http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2008/may08/05-21ExpandedFormatsPR.mspx
Why did Microsoft heed this particular government's call, when it has ignored so many others? There are some theories on Groklaw: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080520200012132 Any others?
