DrXym - Slashdot User

Submission + - SCO stock takes a dump

Submitted by DrXym on Monday August 13, 2007 @01:18PM

DrXym writes: The SCO ball of twine keeps unravelling. Following the total disintegration of their legal case on Friday, SCO's stock took a pounding today falling a whopping 70%. That puts SCOX well and truly into NASDAQ delisting territory, assuming they last the 120 days required to be removed. So long SCO, we hardly knew ye.

Submission + - Yellow Dog Linux for the PS3

Submitted by DrXym on Wednesday October 18, 2006 @08:40AM

DrXym writes: Remember that stuff about the PS3 supporting Linux? Well it's true as as this press release from Yellow Dog Linux shows. PS3 owners will be able to install Yellow Dog Linux 5.0 which includes standard Linux apps such as Firefox 1.5.0, OpenOffice 2.0 as standard. Interestingly it also includes a Cell SDK and Enlightenment E17 for the desktop experience. What remains to be seen is whether it plays nice alongside your ability to play games, download stuff, watch movies etc. or is it an all or nothing affair?

Submission + - Wii versus the Sun

Submitted by DrXym on Wednesday October 11, 2006 @11:19AM

DrXym writes: Will Wii users have to get used to a life of pastiness, shrouding their room to prevent light interference? According to 1up.com, several Wii units were rendered unplayable at the Nintendo World Event because light streaming through the windows interfered with the sensor bar. Could this be a problem in any excessively lit room or just when the sun is streaming in?

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