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Submission + - Ruby on Rails 1.2 Released

Submitted by Scooter[AMMO] on Thursday January 18, 2007 @09:41PM

Scooter[AMMO] writes: David Heinemeier Hansson sent a post to the Rails Blog letting everyone know about the availability of Rails 1.2. This new version adds a slew of buff and polish to the rest of the system, as well several new features like RESTful interfaces, response formats, improved multi-byte support, and more. If you haven't checked out the web application framework that aims to renew joy within its users, give it a look. You may be amazed at how easy it makes things without sacrificing power or functionality.

Submission + - Chinese test satellite-killer

Submitted by MajroMax on Thursday January 18, 2007 @09:38PM

MajroMax writes: Aviation week is reporting that the Chinese government has tested a satellite-killer weapon, destroying one of their old weather satellites. If this report is true, it confirms that the theoretical vulnerability of satellites is an actual one.

After all, who needs to jam GPS when the satellites can be shot out of the air?

Submission + - DigiPen Forces Slamdance Reinstatement

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 18, 2007 @09:18PM

An anonymous reader writes: The Slamdance saga continues. Water Cooler Games is reporting that DigiPen Institute of Technology has re-admitted Toblo as a finalist against the creators' wishes. Apparently, DigiPen possesses the game's IP and has decided to overrule the team's previous decision to withdraw from the festival. The team has stated on their website that they will not present their game at the festival and plan on refusing any awards it might receive.

Submission + - China tested anti-satellite missile

Submitted by

qyang

on Thursday January 18, 2007 @08:56PM

qyang writes: "China last week successfully used a missile to destroy an orbiting satellite, U.S. government officials told CNN on Thursday, in a test that could undermine relations with the West and pose a threat to satellites important to the U.S. military.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.mis sile/index.html"

Submission + - Sega to stop GD-ROM production

Submitted by Joan Cross on Monday January 15, 2007 @08:14PM

Joan Cross writes: Sega of Japan plans to discontinue production of GD-ROM media in February, 2007. This media is used almost exclusively by the Sega Dreamcast home console, and the NAOMI arcade system. By stopping production, future official games (licensed by Sega) on the Dreamcast or NAOMI will not be possible. The Dreamcast Community are asking all fans past and present to help keep alive the Dream.

Submission + - PCI SIG releases PCIe 2.0

Submitted by

symbolset

on Monday January 15, 2007 @05:46PM

symbolset writes: "According to The Register PCI SIG has released version 2.0 of the PCI Express base specification.
The new released doubles the signalling rate from 2.5Gbps to 5Gbps. The upshot: a x16 connector can transfer data at up to around 16GBps.
The PCI-SIG release is here. The electromechanical specification is also due to be released shortly:
The companion PCI Express Card Electromechanical 2.0 specification is currently at revision 0.9, having completed its 60-day member review. The PCI-SIG anticipates that this specification too will be released in the near future.
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