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Submission + - HP's Answer To Dell Alienware - The Blackbird 002 (hothardware.com)

Submitted by

MojoKid

on Thursday September 06, 2007 @07:41PM

MojoKid writes: "After HP's acquisition of Voodoo PC last year, many speculated that the company's entrance into the high-end gaming PC market was imminent. After all, why else would they have bought Voodoo in the first place? On their own, HP was also secretly working on their own gaming PC and its codename was Blackbird. However, Blackbird wasn't being designed solely by the newly acquired engineers from Voodoo. In fact, the Blackbird project was well underway at HP before the acquisition was finalized. The two did collaborate on a design though, that ultimately became the product that is shown here at HotHardware — a high-end, fully customizable machine that's poised to do battle with the best gaming systems the industry has to offer. Benchmarks and a full design showcase are included in the article."

Submission + - Victory : ATI Radeon drivers to be open sourced (linux.com)

Submitted by ShakaZ on Thursday September 06, 2007 @07:41PM

ShakaZ writes: After many years of poor performance and bad PR on their linux drivers, ATI/AMD finally "gets it".

More freedom there : http://www.linux.com/feature/119049

Submission + - Copyright Alliance: Fair use not a consumer right (com.com)

Submitted by

KingSkippus

on Thursday September 06, 2007 @06:32PM

KingSkippus writes: "In response to a complaint to the FCC filed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) to change copyright warnings before movies and sporting events, Executive Director Patrick Ross of the Copyright Alliance tells us in an editorial that "fair use is not a consumer right." The Copyright Alliance is backed by such heavy-hitters as the MPAA, RIAA, Disney, Business Software Alliance, and perhaps most interestingly, Microsoft, who is also backing the CCIA's complaint."

Submission + - U.S. Department of Justice Opposes Net Neutrality

Submitted by Alchemist253 on Thursday September 06, 2007 @06:27PM

Alchemist253 writes: The United States Department of Justice has evidently come out opposed to net neutrality. The arguments cited seem rather poor, but the real question is how much weight the FCC will place on a DOJ filing. Thoughts?

Submission + - Sony planning to offer movie downloads...again (afterdawn.com)

Submitted by jtroutman on Tuesday September 04, 2007 @03:57PM

jtroutman writes: Sony has announced that it plans to make its most popular movies available for download. "We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like Jobs did for music, but for the film industry," said Michael Arrieta, the senior vice-president of Sony Pictures.
What they don't mention is that this isn't their first foray into the movie download business. Several years ago Sony, along with the support of other major studios, funded a company called Moviefly, which eventually became Movielink, which is now part of Blockbuster TotalAccess.

Submission + - Blockbuster throws hat into movie download busines (cnn.com)

Submitted by jtroutman on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @08:00PM

jtroutman writes: Stepping into the ring to compete with entities such as Amazon, CinemaNow and, of course, NetFlix, Blockbuster announced today the acquisition of Movielink, LLC. The deal had been scheduled to take place earlier this year, but was quashed amid trouble between the then CEO, John Antioco, and the Board of Directors.

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