19:43 03.01.2006
D-Link and Skype are joining forces in Internet calling. The two companies have announced their cooperative effort in developing the DPH-50U USB adapter which allows consumers to plug any regular home phone into your computer to make free VoIP phone calls using Skype. Here are just a few of the features you can expect from the...
Signal Hill, CA - Friday November 19, 2005 - SwiftechTM today announced the release of the Patent Pending APOGEE water-block and revamping of its entire line of CPU Liquid Cooling kits. The Apogee water-block is a universal CPU cooling solution that reaches "exotic" performance levels without the...
- Intel Launches High-Performance 90-Nanometer Multi-Level-Cell Nor Flash Memory For Multimedia Handsets - AMD Added To Dow Jones Indexes That Track Performance Of Socially Responsible Companies - Microsoft Enhances Phishing Protection for Windows, MSN and Microsoft Windows Live Customers - Microsoft Technology...
When I fired up Trillian a couple of days ago, I noticed that a couple of new "buddies" had popped up: MovieFone and ShoppingBuddy. While I didn't take offense to my two new "buddies," it seems as though some others aren't as kind: Some AIM users complained that the buddies amounted to an intrusion. In a Web journal entry, Mike Masnick of...
Talking about getting deperate. A Texas town has changed its name from Clark to DISH in order to get a free DISH TV service for its residents for the next 10 years. Free DISH service? They can do better than that. Why not just change your name to Lexus or GoogleFreeWiFi or HowLameCanWeBe? :-) Beyond the lure of free...
Ahh, the little engine that could. Google's stock price has crossed the $400 mark (currently at $403). Google's performance has helped to lift other tech stocks as well: "There's been a sentiment shift and we seem to be in rally mode," said John Derrick, a director for equity research at US Global Investors, in San Antonio, with $2.7...
If you don't like the Playstation 3's boomerang-shaped controller, DEAL WITH IT. It's here to say and Sony doesn't plan on changing it. Besides, there's always the aftermarket :-) According to Japanese gaming-mag Famitsu, a Sony exec. has denied rumors that a redesigned PS3 controller would be unveiled at this January's CES in...
The next generation consoles not only come with killer price tags, but the developmental costs for producing games for these consoles is in some case doubling. In that end, where does this leave small publishers? What about the little guy? Certainly, games for the next generation of consoles being led by the new Xbox will come from...
It looks as though our friend Jack Thompson has a new anti-videogame book out just in time for the holiday season. I'm sure that there will be more than a few parents willing to swallow his poison pill: Titled Out of Harm's Way, the book's cover bills it as the story of "One man's relentless crusade to topple media giants and save your...
Is the iPod Shuffle not small enough? Are you waiting for that Chicklet sized MP3 player (ok,maybe not that small) instead of one the size of a pack of Big Red? You may be in luck as Apple Insider reports that Apple may be releasing an even smaller flash-based iPod in January: "We are hearing of an even smaller form...
After their false alarm claim that the release version of Firefox 1.5 would be released on Wednesday, Neowin now reports that 1.5 RC3 is available for download: This release does not contain any major new features since RC2. There were several fixes to the new automated update system. RC2 users that want to help test software update, should wait...
