New Line Details Transition to Blu-rayOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 366 days ago (http://www.highdefdigest.com)
Category: hardware | Tags hd-dvd, blu-ray, new line, high def, dvd,
On the heels of Warner's move to Blu-Ray comes New Line also saying they will move. Remarkable, will the format war finally end? read more »
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Xbox 360 could back Blu-rayOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 366 days ago (http://www.reghardware.co.uk)
Category: hardware | Tags xbox 360, microsoft, blu-ray, hd-dvd, ,
On the heels of New Line and Warners move from HD-DVD to Blu-Ray comes Microsoft indicating they will be creating a Blu-Ray drive for the 360. read more »
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SWsoft strokes Apple with Parallels Server betaOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 366 days ago (http://www.theregister.co.uk)
Category: servers | Tags swsoft, parallels, hypervisor, virtual, ,
SWSoft (famous for its Parallels Apple software), has released a beta of a new hypervisor named Parallels Server. Notable feature: Parallels Server can run multiple copies of Mac OS Server on a sing read more »
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Sun introduces first Intel workstation in two decadesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 444 days ago (http://www.theregister.co.uk)
Category: workstations | Tags sun, sun microsystems, intel, workstatio, ,
Sun Microsystems has released their first Intel based workstation in two decades. This young x86 player is pushing hard with great hardware and speed squeezed out of standard components. read more »
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Trolls Take Note: Teacher Arrested For Leaving Offensive Anonymous Comment On BlogOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 401 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags trolls, anonymous, commenter, blog, arrest,
James Buss, a high school teacher, was arrested for an offensive and distasteful comment anonymously made on a political blog. Duncan Riley at TechCrunch has more. read more »
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eBay Changes Fee Structure To Drive Growth.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 344 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags ebay, changes, fee, structure, growth,
TechCrunch reports that eBay is changing their fee structure - making up-front fees less or free and commissions for sold items higher. This may be an attempt to ward off Amazon's growing non-auctio read more »
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Vista SP1: The Promised Performance Gains are Real.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 335 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags vista, microsoft, sp1, performance, gains,
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports on preliminary tests of Vista SP1 performance over Vista RTM and finds that thus far there are real, measurable improvements. read more »
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Comcast Admits Delaying Some TrafficOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 444 days ago (http://ap.google.com)
Category: internet | Tags comcast, traffic shaping, net neutrality, , ,
While net neutrality has been simmering down a little recently, Comcast has seen it to highlight it's need for debate once again. This time Comcast has purposely hindered packets from BitTorrent, L read more »
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