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Submission + - Wii sells 600,000 in 1 week! 75 percent get Zelda

Submitted by

Wowzer

on Monday November 27, 2006 @08:06PM

Wowzer writes: "Nintendo today announced the Wii sold through more than 600,000 units in the Americas in just its first eight days of availability. That's a rate of nearly one per second continuously since the November 19 launch! From the article: "Including just first-party software and accessory sales, Wii instantly has become a $190 million business in the Americas. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, a favorite of avid gamers, already has achieved sales of more than 454,000 units in the Americas." What games did you get?"

Submission + - Thousands of Gadgets Left in Taxis

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 27, 2006 @08:05PM

An anonymous reader writes: A global survey of 2000 taxi drivers from eleven major cities around the world shows thousands of valuable mobile phones, handhelds, laptops and USB Sticks are forgotten in taxis every day. In the last six months alone, Londoners have forgotten a staggering 54,874 mobile phones, 4,718 handhelds, 3,179 laptops and 923 USB sticks at the back of licensed taxi cabs and that's just the ones that have been reported as lost!

Submission + - Thailand government cancels OLPC participation

Submitted by

patiwat

on Monday November 27, 2006 @07:46PM

patiwat writes: "Thailand's new junta-appointed Education Minister has cancelled Thailand's participation in the One Laptop Per Child project and scrapped a plan to give a 2B1 laptop to every primary school student. He has also cancelled plans to roll out computers and a broadband connection to every single school in Thailand. The cancellation of half a million scholarships for needy students is being studied. He cited the lack of readiness of teachers and the need to focus on basic education standards. "We will not focus too much on technology and materials. We will focus on substance," he said. This comes on the heels of the cancellation of the Thai government's open source policy. How important is high tech for education in developing countries?"

Submission + - RIAA Subpoenas Son's Computer & Calls His Empl

Submitted by

NewYorkCountryLawyer

on Monday November 27, 2006 @07:40PM

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes: "To those who might think that I might be exaggerating when I describe the RIAA's litigation campaign as a "reign of terror", how's this one: in UMG v. Lindor, the RIAA not only subpoenaed the computer of Ms. Lindor's son, who lives 4 miles away, but had their lawyer telephone the son's employer. See page 2, footnote 1."

Submission + - Obivous test for patents questioned

Submitted by bulled on Monday November 27, 2006 @07:17PM

bulled writes: news.com Is currently running a story about a case coming before the US Supreme Court on testing new patents for "obviousness". The decision has potential to significantly impact the High Tech industry. The usual gang of idiots have lined up on both sides of the issue.

Submission + - 16 Year old forms pro-animal testing campaign

Submitted by

MattSparkes

on Monday November 27, 2006 @06:15PM

MattSparkes writes: "Animal testing is an extremely controversial issue, but any rational person must condemn violence towards humans — which is what many animal rights protesters commit. There have been bombings, threats, vandalism and bribery perpetrated by protesters, and despite this a 16 year old boy has founded a pro-animal testing campaign. Whether or not you agree with testing, you have to admire this bravery. The truth is that many people have had their lives improved or saved by science developed during animal tests."

Submission + - PS3 Hacking contest

Submitted by Verunks on Monday November 27, 2006 @06:12PM

Verunks writes: Shimpinomori.net is hosting a hacking contest designed to test the security of the PlayStation 3 and the special version of Linux created for it, has opened and will run until January 2007.

From the website: Hack the PS3 this site is running on, and you will earn:

The PS3 with all its default accessories (note: the hard disk was replaced with a 160 GB hard disk!)

An HDMI cable

Linux (Fedora core 5 PPC + PS3 add-on) preinstalled, of course

The game "Resistance — the fall of Man"

ATTENTION You must do a "clean" hacking job : no DOS, no "dirty" attack which saturate the internet tubes. Moreover, do not attack other machines located in the same subnetwork.
Visit the site for more details

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