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Archive for August 30th, 2007

CONNECT™ Music Service Phase Out FAQ (Sony eSupport)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

CONNECT™ Music Service Phase Out FAQ  —  When is the store closing?  —  Specific timing will vary by region depending on market demand, but it will not be before March 2008.  Connect customers will be informed of relevant details in advance.  —  Why is the store closing?

Source:   Sony eSupport - Electronics
Link:   http://esupport.sony.com/perl/news-item.pl?template…

BioShock: Gameplay, Graphics & Performance (Tim Smalley/bit-tech.net)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

BioShock: Gameplay, Graphics & Performance  —  Joe and I have both had a chance to play the Xbox 360 and PC versions of BioShock extensively at various stages of the game’s development.  Last month, we both voiced concerns about how the PC and 360 versions played so differently in the early builds.

Source:   bit-tech.net
Author:   […]

BioShock: Gameplay, Graphics & Performance (Tim Smalley/bit-tech.net)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

BioShock: Gameplay, Graphics & Performance  —  Joe and I have both had a chance to play the Xbox 360 and PC versions of BioShock extensively at various stages of the game’s development.  Last month, we both voiced concerns about how the PC and 360 versions played so differently in the early builds.

Source:   bit-tech.net
Author:   […]

Our first press release - CORK, IRELAND, AUGUST 29, 2007 … (Pat Phelan/Roam4free)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Our first press release  —  CORK, IRELAND, AUGUST 29, 2007 - Cubic Telecom, the innovative international telecommunications operator, today announced plans to become the world’s first truly global mobile service provider.  Cubic Telecom’s service aims to eliminate the high cost …

Source:   Roam4free
Author:   Pat Phelan
Link:   http://blog.roam4free.ie/our-first-press-release/

SONY UNVEILS FIRST U.S. WALKMAN VIDEO PLAYERS (Sony)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

SONY UNVEILS FIRST U.S. WALKMAN VIDEO PLAYERS  —  Sony today took the wraps off two new Walkman® players that not only support audio - but for the first time in the United States - video.  —  The new NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610 series of Walkman digital music players will support an open platform …

Source:   Sony
Link: […]

The Gphone is coming; how Google could rewrite the rules (Daniel Langendorf/last100)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The Gphone is coming; how Google could rewrite the rules  —  Note: Gphone concept sketches by Lorin Wood.  —  If done right, the Gphone and not the iPhone will be the one to change the face of the wireless industry.  —  Apple’s iPhone, at least in its initial release …

Source:   last100
Author:   Daniel Langendorf
Link: […]

IBM Offering New Cell-Based Blade (Scott Ferguson/eWEEK.com)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

IBM Offering New Cell-Based Blade  —  IBM is expanding its Cell processor technology within the enterprise.  —  The Armonk, N.Y., company is announcing the availability of its new BladeCenter QS21 blade server Aug. 29, which is IBM’s second blade platform to use its nine-core Cell processor technology.

Source:   eWEEK.com
Author:   Scott Ferguson
Link:   http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2177357,00.asp

Calif. Startup Targets Music Fans (May Wong/Associated Press)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Calif. Startup Targets Music Fans  —  Startup Offers New Way for Music Fans to Reach Out to Artists, and Musicians to Respond  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Being a groupie can be as easy as picking up the phone.  —  “I love you, Tyrese!” a female caller shouts in a message to the R&B […]

Microsoft to buy chinwag platform Parlano (Kelly Fiveash/The Register)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Microsoft to buy chinwag platform Parlano  —  Reaching out to bag a chunk of the enterprise social [cough] networking market share, software mammoth Microsoft has acquired corporate group chat provider Parlano.  —  Chicago-based Parlano, a firm spun off from Swiss bank UBS …

Source:   The Register
Author:   Kelly Fiveash
Link:   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/30…

Earthlink bows out of San Francisco Wi-Fi deal (Lisa Leff/Associated Press)

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Earthlink bows out of San Francisco Wi-Fi deal  —  The financially struggling Earthlink Inc. on Wednesday bowed out of a deal to join Google Inc. in providing free wireless Internet access throughout San Francisco, according to the mayor’s office.  —  Earthlink Chief Executive Rolla Huff …

Source:   Associated Press
Author:   Lisa Leff
Link:   http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007…