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GameboyRMH writes:
Maximum PC reports that major MMO publishers (Blizzard, Turbine, SOE, NCSoft, and Jagex) are being sued by Paltalk, which holds a patent on "sharing data among many connected computers so that all users see the same digital environment" — a patent that would seem to apply to any multiplayer game played between multiple systems, at the very least. Paltalk has already received an out-of-court settlement from Microsoft earlier this year in relation to a lawsuit over the Halo games.
If Microsoft can't fend off Paltalk's legal attacks, the odds don't look good for their latest group of targets.
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GameboyRMH writes:
CNN reports that a Foxconn factory worker in China, 25 year old Sun Danyong, took his own life by jumping from the 12th floor of a Foxconn office building after he was questioned by company officials over a single missing iPhone prototype. Coworkers allege Sun was detained, searched and beaten in addition to the questioning. Apple China is awaiting the results of an investigation into the incident and has stated that "We require that our suppliers treat all workers with dignity and respect." Foxconn executive Li Jing Ming said "I can honestly say Foxconn has not given anyone permission to do anything unlawful." Foxconn is providing counselling for employees following the suicide and will support Sun's family "With funeral arrangements and other matters." Employees connected to the incident were fired or suspended without pay.
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GameboyRMH writes:
48 year old electronics engineer and master mechanic Doug Pelmear claims his modified '87 Mustang gets 80MPG running on E85 and can produce up to 400HP and 500ft-lbs of torque, with an engine running about 38% efficiency. He says the modifications to the car are mostly electrical, and that he could increase efficiency further by sacrificing power or running on regular gasoline. He plans to enter it in the Mainstream category of the Automotive X-prize, but these numbers seem to push the laws of physics. Could this be a tire-smoking fuel sipper or just smoke and mirrors?
