Microsoft Secures Square Enix RPG on Xbox 360  —  Xbox 360 goes on “Infinite Undiscovery” with Japanese RPG  —  Getting support from top-tier Japanese developers was always challenge for Microsoft’s Xbox group.  While the situation is much improved with the Xbox 360 over the previous console …

Source:   DailyTech
Author:   Marcus Yam
Link:   http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8866

Once you go Mac  —  I sold and bought my first PC a long, long time ago.  Back in the late 80s I owned a Mac, I think it was a Mac2.  I honestly thought there would never come a time where I would buy a Mac.  Ever.  —  Then I upgraded my PC to […]

Tor Anonymity Server Admin Arrested  —  In a recent blog posting, a German operator of a Tor anonymous proxy server revealed that he was arrested by German police officers at the end of July.  Although he was released shortly afterwards, information about the arrest had been kept quiet until …

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Chris […]

Comcast Buying Entertainment Community Site BuddyTV  —  Seattle-based BuddyTV, a TV community site, is being acquired by Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), paidContent.org has learned from sources.  BuddyTV took a loan of $250K from the Charles River Ventures’ Quick Start Seed Funding program back in May …

Source:   paidContent.org
Author:   Joseph Weisenthal
Link:   http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-draft-comcast…

Techcrunch 40 Coverage Update and a Tip  —  Several CN readers have asked me about Techcrunch40 coverage.  Many of the presenters have contacted me (and I am sure all of the other press) about coverage of their startup.  Some have sent over notes, I have gone through demos with others, and some have done neither.

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The Definition of Insanity  —  Until recently I didn’t think much about International Standards Organization (ISO) standards.  I guess most people are the same.  ISO standards cover a range of different things such as pipe threads (ISO standard number 7) to shoe sizes (ISO 9407) to photographic film speeds (ISO 5800).

Source:   Tux Deluxe
Link:   […]

A Satellite’s First Breath  —  A month ago, I blogged about the future of LandSat, public accessible earth imaging, and commercial providers of global remote sensing.  One of the companies that I mentioned, DigitalGlobe, has a long relationship with Google Earth, dating back to its provision …

Source:   O’Reilly Radar
Author:   Peter Brantley
Link:   http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/09…

SquidWho - When A Product Becomes A Platform  —  I wrote a post a week ago talking about products that become platforms.  —  I started it off with a discussion about the Mahalo/Gnomedex thing.  That was a mistake.  It clouded the point I was trying to make.

Source:   A VC
Author:   Fred
Link:   http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2007/09/squidwho—when.html

Is AMD readying three-core processors?  —  According to reports that have been slowly making their way through the chip manufacturing community, everyone’s favorite underdog, AMD, is planning on launching a new line of three-core processors sometime in the near future.

Source:   Engadget
Author:   Joshua Topolsky
Link:   http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/16/is-amd-readying…

The Assumptions That Yahoo Mash And Other Social Networks Make About You  —  Every application needs to make assumptions about its users, and for some people those assumptions will inevitably be wrong.  Why is it, though, that so many social networks and other social applications assume …

Source:   Publishing 2.0
Author:   Scott Karp
Link:   http://publishing2.com/2007/09/15/the-assumptions…