AxminsterLeuven - Slashdot User

Submission + - Robbie Williams to play Captain Kirk

Submitted by AxminsterLeuven on Saturday July 28, 2007 @10:15AM

AxminsterLeuven writes: After yesterday's announcement that Leonard Nimoy will be playing Spock again, reports are coming in that none other than Robbie Williams will be cast as Captain Kirk. Here's just one example, that quotes director J.J. Abrams as saying: "I think (Williams)'d be a good Captain Kirk. The Kirk in my movie is quite young, it's like the early years."

Submission + - Arrest under new NY piracy laws

Submitted by AxminsterLeuven on Friday July 06, 2007 @08:11AM

AxminsterLeuven writes: The Beeb is carrying a story on new tightened New York anti-piracy legislation: A man has been been arrested, after smuggling video recording equipment into a theatre showing the new Transformers movie. "Kalidou Diallo, 48, has been charged with unauthorised use of a video camera in a cinema. Under upgraded legislation, he could face six months in jail and fines of up to $5,000 (£2,487) if found guilty," the BBC reports.

Submission + - Red Hat wants interoperability without patent pled

Submitted by AxminsterLeuven on Friday July 06, 2007 @04:24AM

AxminsterLeuven writes: Ars Technica reports on Microsoft's refusal to work with Red Hat on Windows/Linux interoperability, without Red Hat signing a patent deal first: "Linux distributor Red Hat wants to work with Microsoft to improve interoperability without signing a patent pledge, but Microsoft says that a mutual patent indemnification pact — like the controversial covenant not to sue that Microsoft established with Novell — is a prerequisite for collaboration."

Submission + - Microsoft facing $1bn Xbox bill (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by

turly

on Friday July 06, 2007 @03:57AM

turly writes: "Microsoft has said that it is facing a bill of more than $1bn to cover the cost of offering extended warranties, after failings with its Xbox 360. ...

The failures are indicated by three red flashing lights on the console."

Submission + - Klingon in Libraries 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 06, 2007 @02:14AM

An anonymous reader writes: Finally "some nerds" at a famous Danish cultural institution pulled themself together and took notice of the growing klingon-speaking community (eh, right): Now klingon scholars can access astronomical resources — say if they wanna find a way home to Qo'noS — at Copenhagen University Library, belonging to the Dainsh Royal Library. Just follow the logical URL (Vulcans are invited too) to astro.kb.dk and click "Klingon".

Submission + - Playstation 3 price drop confirmed. (kotaku.com)

Submitted by chuckdpe1 on Friday July 06, 2007 @12:48AM

chuckdpe1 writes: Following up on the report that the PLAYSTATION 3 would see a $100 price cut taking place the week after E3 2007, GameDaily has confirmed with "a merchandising manager at one of the world's biggest retailers" that the 60 GB version of the PS3 will indeed drop to $499, starting on July 12, one day after Sony's E3 press conference. GameDaily also reports that the new price is indeed indicative a retail-wide price drop, not a Circuit City specific sale, as a handful of speculators have posited.

Submission + - FFII starts 25k Euro anti-OOXML contest (archive.org)

Submitted by

christian.einfeldt

on Friday July 06, 2007 @12:08AM

christian.einfeldt writes: "Microsoft has spent a good deal of money persuading national and international standards bodies that its OOXML is the truly "neutral" standard for office productivity formats, and has had quite some success in so doing. Now, the Foundation for Free Information Infrasctructure (FFII) is hoping to tap the wisdom of crowds by starting a publicity campaign to counter some of the headway made by Microsoft in this area. Tectonic reporter James Archibald quotes FFII campaigner Benjamin Henrion as saying,

'It's time for activists across the world to stand up, to reach out to their national ISO bodies, and to explain why Microsoft's format is not open, not a standard, and not XML.'
But the FFII is not asking activists to suffer too terribly for their cause, as the winning campaign would earn a 25,000 Euro purse for the most clever campaign."

Submission + - PS3 price drop finally here?

Submitted by Tinman_au on Thursday July 05, 2007 @11:28PM

Tinman_au writes: GameDaily is reporting the Sony Playstation 3 price drop thats been rumoured for a while may finally be here.

Although Sony has yet to confirm a price drop officially, GameDaily BIZ has received confirmation from the retail sector that the PS3 will be dropped to $499 next week. Sony itself recently talked about "refining" the PS3 price. Now it appears to be happening.
Report: PS3 $499 on July 12

Submission + - Nvidia threatens website for hosting their drivers (ngohq.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05, 2007 @10:52PM

An anonymous reader writes: We understand that you are distributing or facilitating the unauthorized distribution of NVIDIA's drivers for its GPU and/or MCP products. We are writing to remind you that these drivers constitute intellectual property ("IP"), including copyrights, of NVIDIA. As the exclusive owner of this IP, under Section 106 of the Copyright Act, NVIDIA alone has the right to authorize distribution. Since you are not authorized, we ask that you immediately stop all activities that distribute, allow or facilitate distribution of NVIDIA's drivers on your web site. Unauthorized distribution is a serious violation of NVIDIA's intellectual property rights and if it continues, we will take the necessary steps to prevent further unauthorized distribution.

Submission + - Mars Opportunity Rover Threatened by Dust Storm (msn.com) 1

Submitted by

mdsolar

on Thursday July 05, 2007 @10:42PM

mdsolar writes: "MSNBC is reporting that the Oportunity Rover, planned to descend into Victoria Crater, may end up defunct owing to lack of power by the end of two large dust storms now blowing on Mars. 99% of sunlight is currently being blocked by dust in the atmosphere and managers are trying to figure out what more can be shut down to save power. A complete battery discharge would end the mission because electonics would become too cold and break owing to thermal stress. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19622820"

Submission + - UK Skycraper generates 380-kilowatts from the sun

Submitted by

morpheus83

on Monday April 23, 2007 @02:51AM

morpheus83 writes: "The facade of a Manchester skyscraper was originally covered with small mosaic tiles, but after 6 months they began to detach and fall. The tiles were replaced with a much greener solution — 7,244 Sharp 80 Watt solar panels to be precise. Interestingly only 4898 of these panels while the rest are dummy panels. Not only do the solar panels provide a weatherproof barrier but also provide 380-kilowatts of electricity which is enough to power 1000 PC's for a year. Additionally there are 24 wind turbines on the roof, which provide 10% of the total power used by the building."

Submission + - Why Computer RPGs Waste Your Time, Part 2

Submitted by

spidweb

on Monday April 23, 2007 @02:28AM

spidweb writes: "RPG Vault has the second part of a long-time RPG designer's rant regarding what is so terrible about the genre. This month: trash monsters, the boring identical monsters you are forced to kill again and again. From the article: "So many role-playing games fall prey to what I call Long Corridor Syndrome. At a certain point, late in the game, you can tell that the developers ran out of time, money and ideas, and all you find are long, straight corridors filled with monsters and nothing else of interest."

The article is at

http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/782/782155p2.html "

Submission + - ICICI Bank statement regarding SFC action

Submitted by

Prem Kumar

on Monday April 23, 2007 @01:51AM

Prem Kumar writes: "Mumbai, 23 April 2007: ICICI Bank respects the decision of the Eastern Magistrate's Court, Hong Kong, in respect of the summons issued by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong. SFC has charged that ICICI Bank carried on the business of dealing in securities in Hong Kong between June 15, 2004 and March 8, 2006, without having a license to do so. ICICI Bank has been fined HKD 40,000 (USD 5,120 — INR 2.2 lakh) and ordered to further reimburse investigation costs to the SFC.

ICICI Bank regrets the occurrence of this incident involving its Hong Kong branch and certain of its current and former employees. ICICI Bank had at all times acted in good faith based on its understanding of professional advice it had received. ICICI Bank had never authorised violation of law and does not condone any contravention of applicable laws in the conduct of its business. ICICI Bank expects and requires the highest standards of ethical conduct, and legal and regulatory compliance from its staff. ICICI Bank has therefore, based on the findings of an internal review conducted upon the discovery of this incident in April 2006, taken appropriate staff accountability actions against the relevant staff whose conduct resulted in the contravention.

ICICI Bank has since implemented significant measures to strengthen the compliance, monitoring and control functions at the Hong Kong Branch which included bringing in a new management team in early 2006, under the leadership of Mr. Madhav Kalyan. Mr. Kalyan was earlier the Bank's Chief Representative and Country Manager at its Representative Office in New York. The Hong Kong Branch has implemented a more robust compliance framework to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in the conduct of its business in Hong Kong.

The contravention was limited to a small segment of the branch's business in Hong Kong and has not resulted in any loss either to ICICI Bank's customers or to ICICI Bank. Since May 2006, the existing customers concerned have been serviced directly by the Head Office. This incident does not and would not have any effect on the overall operations or the soundness of ICICI Bank. The Hong Kong Branch continues to conduct its business and operations in Hong Kong in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

ICICI Bank is India's second largest bank and the largest private sector bank with total assets of over Rs 2958.32 billion (US$ 67 billion) as on December 31,2006 including Rs 1968.92 billion (US$ 44.5 billion) in deposits. The Bank has long term plans for its operations in North and East Asia with Hong Kong being the hub of these operations. Also attached separately is a fact sheet of the Bank.

ICICI Bank has extended and continues to extend its fullest cooperation and support to the regulatory authorities in Hong Kong and reaffirms its long-term commitment to its business in Hong Kong.
About ICICI Bank:

ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) is India's second largest bank and largest private sector bank with assets of US$ 67 billion as on December 31, 2006. ICICI Bank provides a broad spectrum of financial services to individuals and companies. This includes mortgages, car and personal loans, credit and debit cards, corporate and agricultural finance. ICICI Bank offers a comprehensive range of deposit and loan products at its branches to cater to different customer profiles and needs. ICICI Bank has over 750 branches and extension counters and over 3165 ATM's spread across the country. The Bank services its large customer base through a multi-channel delivery network of branches, ATM's, call centers and Internet banking ( www.icicibank.com ) to ensure that customers have access to its services at all times."

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