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PlayStation (Games)

Submission + - IBM Pimps PS3 as Cheap Cell Workstation

Submitted by Borland
Borland writes: IBM has a pretty nice how-to article on using the PS3 as a cheap Cell development workstation. This first article in the series goes over broad technical details & limitations, installation using Yellow Dog Linux, and ends with a brief mathematical "Hello World" program using the SPEs.
Education

Deleting Online Predators Act - R.I.P. 132

Posted by Zonk from the myspace-just-a-little-bit-safer dept.
elearning 2.0 writes "It looks like the Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) has died a slow death. DOPA was proposed during the height of last year's moral panic around the issue of child safety and sites like MySpace. The legislation would have banned the use of commercial social networking websites in US schools and libraries which receive federal IT funding — therefore undermining much of the pioneering work being done by educators in the e-learning 2.0 space."
Patents

Submission + - New Patent Suit Threatens Bluetooth Standard

Submitted by
Aditi.Tuteja
Aditi.Tuteja writes: "A U.S. research institute has sued Nokia, Samsung Electronics and Matsushita-owned Panasonic for violating a patent for Bluetooth technology, potentially putting the free wireless standard at risk.

The Washington Research Foundation, which markets technology from the University of Washington, is seeking damages from the three mobile-phone makers for using a radio frequency receiver technology without paying royalties, according to court papers obtained by Reuters./p"
Movies

Submission + - "Moral Kombat ": a documentary on game vio

Submitted by
teh_chrizzle
teh_chrizzle writes: "i found this story in a post on penny arcade. gaming journalist dean takahashi was interviewed for a documentary film about the effects that violent video games may have on the youth of america. the film also features interviews with joe lieberman and jack thompson. the trailer mentions the dangers of video games such as flight simulators in the hands of teorrists and fist person shooters in the hands of 9 year olds. strangely, the effects of lousy parenting are not discussed in the trailer."
Editorial

Submission + - The Games Industry's Biggest '07 Challenges

Submitted by Ground Glass
Ground Glass writes: Next Generation has taken a look at the recent history of the games industry (naturally including the fallout of the newly-birthed console war) and has come up with seven major challenges that must be solved in 2007. This includes some obvious things (avoiding major marketing mistakes like alliwantforchristmasisapsp.com) to hairy problems (how to encourage new intellectual property growth).
Businesses

How ExxonMobil Funded Global Warming Skeptics 625

Posted by Zonk from the gotta-keep-our-minds-open dept.
Erik Moeller writes "According to a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists, oil company ExxonMobil 'has funneled nearly $16 million between 1998 and 2005 to a network of 43 advocacy organizations that seek to confuse the public on global warming science.' The report compares the tactics employed by the oil giant to those used by the tobacco industry in previous decades, and identifies key individuals who have worked on both campaigns. Would a 'global warming controversy' exist without the millions of dollars spent by fossil fuel companies to discredit scientific conclusions?"
Enlightenment

Submission + - Larry King Says He's Never Used The Internet

Submitted by corerunner
corerunner writes: From a story by NBC 10:

During a segment with guest Roseanne Barr this week, King and Barr got into a discussion about her blogs and her obsession with the Drudge Report, a widely popular Web news site.

When prodded by Barr, King said his wife loved the Internet, but he had no intention of trying to access it.
Networking

Submission + - Michigan county launches free WiFi network

Submitted by
hlovy
hlovy writes: "Wireless Oakland is part of a longer-term plan to "close the digital divide" by first blanketing the county's 910 square miles with free Internet service, then providing "low-cost or no-cost" computers and training to the county's "underserved population groups." Story and video can be found here."
Google

Submission + - Google drop tips service

Submitted by
Koninklijke
Koninklijke writes: "Google have decided to remove the Google tips feature after some prominent bloggers questioned their impartiality. These tips were a way of promoting other services that Google offered by placing a notice above the search results whenever certain search terms were entered. Although most people admitted that the tips weren't a reason to distrust Google they believed it was a step in the wrong direction as Google as set high standards for itself in the past."
PlayStation (Games)

Grey Markets Compared - PS3 vs. Wii 82

Posted by Zonk from the comparative-shopping-for-next-gen-swag dept.
Kotaku has a follow-up feature to their earlier look at the declining PS3 market on EBay. Post author Michael Fahey has now gone back and looked at Ebay sales, comparing the PS3 and the Wii. Unlike the sharp dips and spikes the PS3 market has suffered, the price seems to be fairly constant for the Wii console. From the article: "Considering the small window that the PlayStation 3 auctions had to turn a truly amazing profit, prospectors would have been better off in the long run purchasing a couple of Wiis, which have maintained an average profit margin of 45-50% since preorders became available. Definitely not a windfall, but a much more financially sound investment in the long run. Unfortunately these launches weren't about being sound financially. They were about betting on the big bucks, and the majority of the PS3 prospectors out there played the tables and lost."
Businesses

Submission + - A Second Life for Big Business

Submitted by
OldHawk777
OldHawk777 writes: "Technology Review — By Lori Kremen: Technology companies are building virtual headquarters in the video game Second Life to win customers and keep employees happy. IBM and Cisco Systems have purchased islands in the video game Second Life (shown above) so that consumers have another way to ask questions and employees can share ideas. http://www.technologyreview.com/BizTech/18016/"
Editorial

Submission + - What do politicians know about videogames?

Submitted by
steven williamson
steven williamson writes: "Bumbling Conservative MP Boris Johnson has used his personal website to attack the state of education in the UK, citing videogames as being the reason why many children will grow up to be illiterate. HEXUS.gaming have detailed the story.

Bumbling Boris concludes his rant by calling for parents to "Summon up all your strength, all your courage. Steel yourself for the screams and yank out that plug. And if they still kick up a fuss, then get out the sledgehammer and strike a blow for literacy."
"
Software

Submission + - Pegasus Mail development ends after 17 years

Submitted by daveewart
daveewart writes: According to the Pegasus Mail web site, David Harris has ceased development and distribution of Pegasus Mail, citing funding difficulties. He says "Effective January 2007, development and distribution of Pegasus Mail and Mercury has ceased. We regret this decision, but ongoing difficulties with funding have forced it upon us." Pegasus Mail used to be one of the primary free email clients for Windows and, although it has clearly had its day, will be missed. It has had a long history: the first version of Pegasus Mail was released for DOS in 1990.
Communications

Submission + - The First Presidential Blogger

Submitted by
JoPapaEd
JoPapaEd writes: "World leaders are in the business of communication and can be savvy users of technology too. Did Roosevelt's Fireside Chats legitimize radio? Did the Kennedy/Nixon debates legitimize television? Does it take a president to legitimize blogging and make it mainstream?"

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