Amazon as promised announced the Kindle DX, its extra-large version of its e-book reader. The device centers on a 9.7-inch E Ink display that provides a larger view of newspapers and also has an iPhone-like accelerometer, twice as much storage, and (finally) native PDF support.
PLSQL Guy writes “Duke Nukem Forever developer 3D Realms is shutting down, according to Shacknews. They cite ‘a reliable source close to the company,’ who said the developer is finished and employees have already been let go. It looks like all of the Duke Nukem Forever jokes are turning into reality; DNF might turn out to be the ultimate vaporware after all.” 3D Realms’ webmaster, Joe Siegler, confirmed the closing, saying that he didn’t know about it even a day beforehand. Apogee and Deep Silver, who are working on a different set of Duke Nukem games (referred to as the Duke Nukem Trilogy) say they are not affected by the problems at 3D Realms.
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Gretzky not willing to move with Coyotes
Canada.com If Jim Balsillie is successful in moving the Phoenix Coyotes to southern Ontario, head coach Wayne Gretzky won't go along for the ride. Jets' diehard believes Winnipeg's NHL time will come Ottawa Citizen Dreger: Who's in control of Coyotes; NHL or Jerry Moyes? TSN.ca guardian.co.uk – CBC.ca – Toronto Star – Globe and Mail all 1,141 news articles Langue : Français |
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Feds assure pork products safe to eat
Edmonton Sun OTTAWA – Federal officials yesterday hailed a Canadian scientific breakthrough on the H1N1 virus and delivered fresh assurances that ham, ribs and pork chops are safe to eat. WHO says H1N1 pigs must be kept out of food supply Reuters Pork safe to eat despite WHO warning, Canadian officials stress CBC.ca CTV.ca – The Canadian Press – Canada.com – Regina Leader-Post all 689 news articles |
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Scandal sidelines 'high-maintenance' Liberal MP
Globe and Mail OTTAWA and TORONTO – Four days after she was pictured hoisting Leader Michael Ignatieff's hand in triumph at the Liberal coronation convention, Ruby Dhalla was in hiding from public politics for a second straight day. Ruby Dhalla's bad day CBC.ca Dhalla quits critic's role amid family controversy CTV.ca London Free Press – National Post – Globe and Mail – Globe and Mail all 235 news articles |
There is nothing wrong with XP (cough) but I do like trying new shiny things and Windows 7 defiantly seems to be one of them. I could never run windows Vista on my PC because of the totally awesome ” Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding, but has successfully recovered.” error. Thanks Microsoft / Nvidia – your cool!
The RIAA said it would file no more “new” lawsuits against individual file-swappers, but it filed more such lawsuits in April. How to explain the apparent contradiction? By defining “new” in a particular way.
We’re now moving into a client-cloud era where “space is indeed the new frontier.” That’s the verdict of the head of Microsoft’s Research lab in Cambridge. “Computing, on about a 10-15 year cycle completely reinvents itself,” said Dr Andrew Herbert, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Cambridge.
Didn’t they just launch these CPUs? And they are phasing out already?
We take an in-depth look back at the 50 most important pieces of PC hardware in the modern computing area. From CPUs to videocards and even monitors, these components were the envy of every PC enthusiast, whether you could afford them or not. They might not have been the fastest parts at the time, but they sure were the most notable.
