Submission + - First glimpse of moon collision (blorge.com) 2
secretsather writes: TECH.BLORGE has an image taken from the infrared feed from this mornings LCROSS collision.
Submission + - Windows Mobile marketplace "copy protection" crack (xda-developers.com)
kTag writes: "A software developer by trade has been able to "crack" an app from the Windows Mobile marketplace by simply keeping a copy of the CAB file. The only copy protection applied is that the file is meant to be deleted upon install. While it doesn't have any real impact on free apps (like Facebook), the consequences can be very high for paid for apps."
Submission + - Murdoch warns Google: it's time to pay (abc.net.au)
highways writes: From TFA:
News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch has launched a stinging attack on Google and other on-line entities for stealing content.
At a conference of World Media Executives at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Rupert Murdoch has taken aim at search engines like Google as internet parasites.
According to the News Corporation Chairman, the so-called "aggregators" on the internet steal content from tradition media organisations and, he says, the time has come for them to pay for it.
"If we do not take advantage of the current movement toward paid-for content, it will be the content creators — the people in this hall — who will pay the ultimate price and the content kleptomaniacs will triumph," he said.
Of course, I don't think this has anything to do with Mr Murdoch's latest posh to charge for online news, including a recent scathing attack on the BBC...
News Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch has launched a stinging attack on Google and other on-line entities for stealing content.
At a conference of World Media Executives at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Rupert Murdoch has taken aim at search engines like Google as internet parasites.
According to the News Corporation Chairman, the so-called "aggregators" on the internet steal content from tradition media organisations and, he says, the time has come for them to pay for it.
"If we do not take advantage of the current movement toward paid-for content, it will be the content creators — the people in this hall — who will pay the ultimate price and the content kleptomaniacs will triumph," he said.
Of course, I don't think this has anything to do with Mr Murdoch's latest posh to charge for online news, including a recent scathing attack on the BBC...
Comment sounds good (Score 0) 366
I like the idea and his commercial is not all that bad. I'm just glad he does not name a specific distro (thou debian would be fine;) I'm more happy of the fact that for 4 years someones been making a living off installing for desktop/home users, this is a step in the right direction to teaching the masses that microsoft isnt the only way.
Comment Re:internet licence (Score 0) 286
only in a perfect world my friend... and if only!
Comment such an industry so many problems (Score 1, Insightful) 160
you dont seem to understand that about 70% of households do not have a hdtv. that entire arguement is moot. my wii is hooked up thru an rf modulator still. not everyone has the kind of cash for the newest hardware(consoles) and displays to keep up with their shinyness. what it comes down to is gameplay and fun. sure the ps3 is real slick hardware, but i cant afford one, and i dont really see more than a handful of games i'd really be interested in. the 360... well its a m$ product and i wouldnt play it if you gave me one, the controller is awkward and they charge you to play online. sure they have a bunch of great titles but 70% of those have pc versions, which is always the best platform. if someone would/could settle on a good hardware system for the consoles then there would be a no-brainer must have. but using the special chips they produce for these things like they are now is crazy costly. they(360) might have had it right this time around, if they didnt take cost cutting measures and put out crap hardware. the ideal console would be 100% backwards compatible because it is just updated hardware to the previous generation, like gc/wii. instead of spending millions making some weird propriety code/chip every 7-8years upgrading a building ontop of what you have would keep costs down and the players happy. but what do i know ive only been gaming for 24 of my 26years on earth.
why m$ and sony think their rabid consumers would go for motion control, i havent a clue. wouldnt those people already own a wii?
Comment marketed to whom? (Score 0) 242
this may have worked when the 360 first came out to compete wit wii, but as of now i dont really think the installed 360 userbase has any want for this. if they wanted motion control wouldnt they buy a wii? sure its a cool technology but i dont forsee the gamerscore whores actually getting up and doing motion control, too much effort. i have a wii and a pc for gaming, perhaps if m$ didnt charge to play games online i would have a 360, and i wouldnt be intrested in motion control.
Comment Re:before the trek. (Score 0) 183
even they made some kinda half assed attempt to weed out the bad, unlike most of the crap put through theaters.
Comment before the trek. (Score 0) 183
Before the new Star Trek came out i seriously cannot say what the last movie I saw in a theater was. I can certainly say in that time I've spent more money on video games then movies. This is mostly due to lack of quality content coming out of hollywood. What it comes down to is value for you buck. The new S.Trek was worth it to me but I would defiantly get more entertainment out of buying a new video game with that 30 dollars spent on an evening to the theater. Just like so many shovelware video games, movies are no diffrent, it's up to hollywood to decide which content is crap and which they want to sink cash into in order to turn a profit. Either way both hollywood and video game industry is turning billions in profit, so why should they bitch, nobody else is making that kind of money on poor product.
Comment Re:First! (Score 0) 191
i too voted portable(DS) being as my computer's video card died last month. man what i wouldnt give for a few rounds of QuakeWars about now =P unemployment is far less enjoyable without PC gaming =D so for now its TetrisDS and lots of it
Comment competition (Score 0, Insightful) 295
http://aa3.americasarmy.com/ - AA3 is the most authentic military game ever. We don't just say "every detail counts" because it sounds good. We mean it and Army Experts checked every aspect of the game to ensure it's as authentic as possible -- from weapons to sounds to player movement.
maybe it has to do with competing in the same game market as the us army? I've played america's army since 2004 it is both fun and entertaining. this game would be able to take off if they simply called it 'desert battle sim' instead of trying to pull actual battles from RL. I must say it is a neet idea but dumb, considering its exactly what AA3 is doing.
Comment fp. (Score -1, Redundant) 43
wow they guy who wants hide documents also plays music games, dont worry about a thing dude you'll blend right in!
Submission + - Jammie Thomas May Face RIAA Trial Alone (blogspot.com)
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "With her trial coming up on June 15th, Jammie Thomas has received a motion by her lawyer to withdraw from the highly publicized case, Capitol Records v. Thomas. Ms. Thomas said in a written declaration (PDF) obtained from her by her lawyer that she was not opposed to the lawyer's withdrawal, and waived any hearing on the matter. The court papers submitted by the lawyer (PDF) also indicated that the RIAA was not opposed to the withdrawal — i.e. it graciously consented to Ms. Thomas having no legal representation — but was opposed to any continuance (i.e. the RIAA wants to make sure that Ms. Thomas does not have sufficient time to find other legal representation, or to prepare to handle the trial herself, or to enable new counsel to prepare to handle the trial). Nice of them."
Submission + - Is the Kindle one massive DRM timebomb? (zdnet.com)
suraj.sun writes: Over the past few weeks I've come across a lot of both speculation and information relating to Amazon's Kindle ebook reader. I've heard of kill switches and Amazon's ability to remotely disable content and even the whole device. Is spending money on a Kindle (and content for the device)just too much of gamble?
The problem I have with the Kindle is that it combines a proprietary device with content that's shackled with DRM (Digital Right Management). Now throw in the ability for Amazon to be able to access each and every Kindle remotely, snoop through it and disable content that it deems somehow dodgy.
I've also had first-hand reports from people who have had their Kindles (and Amazon accounts) disabled for odd reasons such as returning too many items. Once a Kindle is disabled all the purchased content is also disabled.
ZDNet : http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4349
The problem I have with the Kindle is that it combines a proprietary device with content that's shackled with DRM (Digital Right Management). Now throw in the ability for Amazon to be able to access each and every Kindle remotely, snoop through it and disable content that it deems somehow dodgy.
I've also had first-hand reports from people who have had their Kindles (and Amazon accounts) disabled for odd reasons such as returning too many items. Once a Kindle is disabled all the purchased content is also disabled.
ZDNet : http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=4349
Submission + - Linux startup wins MIT $100K (cnet.com)
transplatch writes: Ksplice, the rebootless update technology that we covered previously, is now a startup, and has just won the MIT $100K Business Plan Contest. This Linux-friendly company is making it easy to keep systems fully patched, which is critical to system security. No IT company has won the business plan contest in over a decade, until now.
Looks like a scrappy team of engineers can hold their own against the MBAs after all.
