KRON 4 Home: "Magnitude 8.0 Quake Hits Off Coast of Tonga
The U.S. Geological Service is monitoring the latest data coming from a Magnitude 8.0 earthquake that hit Wednesday off the South Pacific island of Tonga. Click here to get the latest information about the exact location and severity of the quake. "
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Holopin: The future of pinball games?
Holopin: The future of pinball games?
The story of the end of Williams Electronic Games: come up with something new, or see the world's largest pinball manufacturer be shut down forever.
The story of the end of Williams Electronic Games: come up with something new, or see the world's largest pinball manufacturer be shut down forever.
Unbelievable! Verizon is charging Dial-up customers to connect to local ISP
Unbelievable! Verizon is charging Dial-up customers to connect to local ISP
Verizon Communications Inc. can charge per-minute fees for calls to local numbers that dial-up users need to connect to the Internet - in much the same way that they charge for long-distance or other calls." So, Verizon can charge non-Verizon Internet users a fee to make LOCAL CALLS - Even if their own Internet service is unavailable. Now that Lamecastic!
Verizon Communications Inc. can charge per-minute fees for calls to local numbers that dial-up users need to connect to the Internet - in much the same way that they charge for long-distance or other calls." So, Verizon can charge non-Verizon Internet users a fee to make LOCAL CALLS - Even if their own Internet service is unavailable. Now that Lamecastic!
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
BetaNews | Google to IE Users: Try Firefox
BetaNews | Google to IE Users: Try Firefox: "Google on Wednesday rolled out the first third-party advertisement on its traditionally spartan homepage -- a link to download Firefox with the Google Toolbar. The promotion appears underneath Google's search box and is currently visible only to Internet Explorer users.
The search engine's ties to Firefox are nothing new; the company has hired a number of the browser's developers and has begun paying affiliates $1 for each user they get to install Firefox with Google Toolbar. The Mozilla corporation behind Firefox also makes most of its revenues from a search partnership with Google"
The search engine's ties to Firefox are nothing new; the company has hired a number of the browser's developers and has begun paying affiliates $1 for each user they get to install Firefox with Google Toolbar. The Mozilla corporation behind Firefox also makes most of its revenues from a search partnership with Google"
Slashdot | Apple's All-Seeing Screen
Slashdot | Apple's All-Seeing Screen
Based on a recent patent we may be seeing a new kind of display coming from the Apple store in the near future, one that can capture images as well as display them. From the article: "The clever idea is to insert thousands of microscopic image sensors in-between the liquid crystal display cells in the screen. Each sensor captures its own small image, but software stitches these together to create a single, larger picture.
Based on a recent patent we may be seeing a new kind of display coming from the Apple store in the near future, one that can capture images as well as display them. From the article: "The clever idea is to insert thousands of microscopic image sensors in-between the liquid crystal display cells in the screen. Each sensor captures its own small image, but software stitches these together to create a single, larger picture.
Slyck News - Sk-hype It Up For Digital Music
“Skype's inherently social network will enable more sales than iTunes,” Phil Wolff bravely asserts.
Wolff is a leading VoIP observer and writer for the Skype Journal, a website dedicated to “independent news, views and support” for Skype.
Community spirit has always been important for online music. When Roxio launched Napster 2.0, they said that it could never be a success unless they could capture the atmosphere of the original Napster community.
Wolff is a leading VoIP observer and writer for the Skype Journal, a website dedicated to “independent news, views and support” for Skype.
Community spirit has always been important for online music. When Roxio launched Napster 2.0, they said that it could never be a success unless they could capture the atmosphere of the original Napster community.
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Coming soon: Cars that get 100 miles per gallon | CNET News.com
Coming soon: Cars that get 100 miles per gallon | CNET News.com
Several small companies are working on ways to convert standard hybrid cars into plug-in hybrids that use even less gasoline and reportedly get up to 100 miles per gallon.
Initial costs are still high, but do-it-yourself kits, solar power and attention from big-name automakers could make plug-in hybrids much more affordable.
New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at once | CNET News.com
New TiVo boxes let users record two shows at once | CNET News.com
TiVo said on Tuesday it will start to sell digital video recorders with dual tuners that allow users to record two television programs simultaneously.
The new feature can help TiVo boxes compete against generic recorders provided by cable and satellite television operators, which are often distributed for free with a cable TV subscription and have dual tuners.
TiVo said on Tuesday it will start to sell digital video recorders with dual tuners that allow users to record two television programs simultaneously.
The new feature can help TiVo boxes compete against generic recorders provided by cable and satellite television operators, which are often distributed for free with a cable TV subscription and have dual tuners.
Seagate boosts drives to 750GB | CNET News.com
Seagate boosts drives to 750GB | CNET News.com
Seagate has pushed one step closer to the terabyte hard drive with a new 3.5-inch drive that holds up to 750 gigabytes.
The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based company has started to ship its Barracuda 7200.10 line of hard drives to computer manufacturers. The drive features platters that store data in vertical columns, which allow more information to be stored in a given space on the hard-drive platter.
Seagate has pushed one step closer to the terabyte hard drive with a new 3.5-inch drive that holds up to 750 gigabytes.
The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based company has started to ship its Barracuda 7200.10 line of hard drives to computer manufacturers. The drive features platters that store data in vertical columns, which allow more information to be stored in a given space on the hard-drive platter.
Dvorak on Internet Explorer: The Great Microsoft Blunder
Dvorak on Internet Explorer: The Great Microsoft Blunder
Microsoft should pull the browser out of the OS and discontinue all IE development immediately. It should then bless the Mozilla.org folks with a cash endowment and take an investment stake in Opera, to influence the future direction of browser technology from the outside in."
Microsoft should pull the browser out of the OS and discontinue all IE development immediately. It should then bless the Mozilla.org folks with a cash endowment and take an investment stake in Opera, to influence the future direction of browser technology from the outside in."
Monday, April 24, 2006
RIAA sues the dead. Now Thats Lamecastic!
RIAA sues the dead.
Perhaps granny was dishing out illicit mp3s prior to her demise. "Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case.
Perhaps granny was dishing out illicit mp3s prior to her demise. "Our evidence gathering and our subsequent legal actions all were initiated weeks and even months ago," said RIAA spokesman Jonathan Lamy. "We will now, of course, obviously dismiss this case.
Apple debuts 17-inch MacBook Pro | CNET News.com
Apple debuts 17-inch MacBook Pro | CNET News.com
MacBook Pro, which was announced in January and features Intel's Duo dual-core chip, is currently available with a 15-inch screen. The new notebooks will begin shipping next week, Apple said in a statement.
Google Maps Gets Huge Satellite Data Update from Google Earth
Google Maps Gets Huge Satellite Data Update from Google Earth
Last Friday Google synchronized the Google Maps data with satellite and aerial photos from the Google Earth database. Now all the recent changes in Google Earth are available to Maps users. Here is the most comprehensive list of the changes
Last Friday Google synchronized the Google Maps data with satellite and aerial photos from the Google Earth database. Now all the recent changes in Google Earth are available to Maps users. Here is the most comprehensive list of the changes
Intel Core Duo 3.4Ghz beats P4 overclocked to 7.2Ghz!
Intel Core Duo 3.4Ghz beats P4 overclocked to 7.2Ghz!
First overclocking results with an Intel Duo Core T2600 clocked to 3.4Ghz runs faster than the current world record holder P4 670 at 7.2Ghz with less than halve the CPU cycles!
First overclocking results with an Intel Duo Core T2600 clocked to 3.4Ghz runs faster than the current world record holder P4 670 at 7.2Ghz with less than halve the CPU cycles!
Friday, April 21, 2006
7.7 Earthquake Hits Russia
7.7 Earthquake Hits Russia
Russian news agencies said in the coastal village Tilichiki structures and buildings, including a school, a hospital and a local airport, had been partially or wholly destroyed, along with municipal electric and heating systems. The agencies said some injuries had been reported.
Russian news agencies said in the coastal village Tilichiki structures and buildings, including a school, a hospital and a local airport, had been partially or wholly destroyed, along with municipal electric and heating systems. The agencies said some injuries had been reported.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
The Pirate Bay - NEW Legal Threats! (piratebay.org)
The Pirate Bay - NEW Legal Threats! (piratebay.org)
Check out the newest legal threats to The Pirate Bay from Linotype and Prophecy House
Its about time. It seem like it been ages since the pirate bay updated this. These Legal Threats is one the funniest thing on the interweb today. Are they planning to do an Ajax version of their Legal Threats page. It would automatically update dramatically every time when a new threat is email to them with an auto genorated response will be sent back out to Evil Lawyers.
Check out the newest legal threats to The Pirate Bay from Linotype and Prophecy House
Its about time. It seem like it been ages since the pirate bay updated this. These Legal Threats is one the funniest thing on the interweb today. Are they planning to do an Ajax version of their Legal Threats page. It would automatically update dramatically every time when a new threat is email to them with an auto genorated response will be sent back out to Evil Lawyers.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Don't even think of touching that Dial. Because We won't let you!
New Scientist Tech - Breaking News - Invention: The TV-advert enforcer
If a new idea from Philips catches on, the company may not be very popular with TV viewers. The company's labs in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has been cooking up a way to stop people changing channels to avoid adverts or fast forwarding through ads they have recorded along with their target programme.
The secret, according to a new patent filing, is to take advantage of Multimedia Home Platform - the technology behind interactive television in many countries around the world. MHP software now comes built into most modern digital TV receivers and recorders. It looks for digital flags buried in a broadcast, and displays messages on screen that let the viewer call up extra features, such as additional footage or information about a programmeTV's Flexible Future - CBS News
TV's Flexible Future - CBS News
(CBS) In the orange light of the clean room at the Universal Display Corporation, scientists are working on technology that would make Buck Rogers smile, reports CBS News Correspondent Jim Axelrod.
"As you can see it's quite flexible," says Anna Chwang, senior scientist, as she displays a paper thin film with images running across it.
It uses something called "OLEDs" (organic light emitting devices), a thin film of chemicals, 1/10,000 of an inch thick, that turns an electronic signal into a picture, much like a television does.
 Prototype of flexible display screen that is unfurled and then rolled back up into the cylinder case. (CBS) |
"As you can see it's quite flexible," says Anna Chwang, senior scientist, as she displays a paper thin film with images running across it.
It uses something called "OLEDs" (organic light emitting devices), a thin film of chemicals, 1/10,000 of an inch thick, that turns an electronic signal into a picture, much like a television does.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
TechCrunch » Yahoo Testing New Home Page Layout
TechCrunch » Yahoo Testing New Home Page Layout: "Yahoo is testing a new home page design with some of its users, and Steven Cohen grabbed screen shots.
There are a few differences but as far as I can tell this is a purely cosmetic makeover. The new site is cleaner and groups key resources on the left - things like email, My Yahoo and other Yahoo services and content."
There are a few differences but as far as I can tell this is a purely cosmetic makeover. The new site is cleaner and groups key resources on the left - things like email, My Yahoo and other Yahoo services and content."
Monday, April 17, 2006
CNET to Distribute Video-on-Demand on TV
CNET to Distribute Video-on-Demand on TV
The new video-on-demand (VOD) deal will make available how-to instructional videos, news and other topics on cable provider Cox Communications' VOD offering, on TiVo boxes and to TVN Entertainment, which distributes programming to other cable operators. Programming will first be available in June; CNET plans to create a similar offering for its own Web site some time in the second half of the year. Gillespie said he expects to get CNET TV on all of the major multiple-systems operators (MSO), or cable providers.
Each program will run about 15 minutes in length, and will contain :15 commercials before and after video runs. A shorter spot is more proportional to the length of the on-demand video. "Our experience is that when you run longer than a :15 online, we get a violent reaction from our viewers," said Gillespie
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