 Loot Ninja |
Hands On: Halo Wars
PC Magazine – 13 Feb 2009 by Daniel S. Evans Just when you thought Microsoft couldn't go any further with its Halo franchise, the company throws us a changeup and delivers an RTS game in the Halo universe. 'Halo Wars' demo hits 2m downloads Digital Spy Halo Wars demo goes double platinum GameSpot IGN – XboxAddict.com – G4 TV – DaniWeb all 39 news articles |
uTorrent – the client of choice for most BitTorrent users – has added a Google powered torrent search engine to its website. This added search capability uses Google’s custom search program and prioritizes BitTorrent sites in the results. With millions of visitors a month, this is likely to bring in some additional revenue for BitTorrent Inc.
 New York Times |
Tracking reveals songbirds' route
BBC News – 13 Feb 2009 By Mark Kinver The migration routes of two species of songbirds have been tracked for the first time, say scientists. They fitted tags to wood thrushes and purple martins in the north-east of the US before the birds began their journey to central and … Birds of a feather fly far a field. Canada.com Scientists flabbergasted by speedy birds The Associated Press Washington Post – Globe and Mail – Toronto Star – United Press International all 262 news articles |
 Ars Technica |
Apple Not Cool With Jailbreaking
E Canada Now – 4 hours ago New York (ECN) – When it comes to products, Apple has always liked to keep it in the family. Its electronic devices have always had some compatibility issues with non-Apple software. Apple officially declares iPhone jailbreaks illegal TechSpot Apple, MPAA, RIAA attack DRM circumvention requests Ars Technica VNUNet.com – CNET News – Register – ChannelWeb all 82 news articles Langue : Français |
 Loot Ninja |
Hands On: Halo Wars
PC Magazine – 13 Feb 2009 by Daniel S. Evans Just when you thought Microsoft couldn't go any further with its Halo franchise, the company throws us a changeup and delivers an RTS game in the Halo universe. 'Halo Wars' demo hits 2m downloads Digital Spy Halo Wars demo goes double platinum GameSpot IGN – XboxAddict.com – DaniWeb – G4 TV all 39 news articles |
 guardian.co.uk |
Briefing: Space junk: Dangerous debris
Times Online – 2 hours ago Last Tuesday at 4.56pm a defunct Russian military satellite that was falling out of its orbit collided with Iridium 33, a privately owned American communications satellite, 485 miles above Siberia. More data sharing urged to avoid satellite crashes Reuters Low-flying Canadian satellites at greater risk of hitting debris CBC.ca The Associated Press – InformationWeek – TechRadar UK – People’s Daily Online all 2,779 news articles Langue : Français |
 Gather.com |
Russia sending more ships, scientists to Arctic
The Associated Press – 12 Feb 2009 MOSCOW (AP) – Russia will modernize its icebreaker fleet and station more researchers in the Arctic as part of its push to stake its claim to the vast resources of the disputed polar region, a presidential envoy said Thursday. Arctic top priority for Russia, envoy says International Herald Tribune NATO cannot boost presence in Arctic – Russian president's envoy RIA Novosti Barents Observer – Peterborough Examiner – Gather.com all 125 news articles |
KitB sends in a story in the Salt Lake Tribune that tells of a Web-based scam, resembling some used by Nigerian gangs, that snared the state of Utah. .5M was sent to a bank account in Texas before the bank raised a question and then froze .8M in the account. “Thieves apparently used a Nigerian-based scam to steal .5 million from the Utah treasury, covering their tracks by using intermediaries and a church address. A Salt Lake Tribune review of the names listed in a search warrant as receiving or transferring money [found] names of African origin or connections to that continent. Michael Kessler, … a forensic accounting [investigator] in New York City, said the thieves appear to have used a simple scam that originated in Nigeria about five years ago. The Utah theft is the first time he’s seen a government victimized. ‘Their IT people should have known better,’ Kessler said after reviewing a copy of the search warrant Thursday. ‘It sounds like any kid could have done this.'”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
 The Money Times |
Tracking reveals songbirds' route
BBC News – 13 Feb 2009 By Mark Kinver The migration routes of two species of songbirds have been tracked for the first time, say scientists. They fitted tags to wood thrushes and purple martins in the north-east of the US before the birds began their journey to central and … Birds of a feather fly far a field. Canada.com Scientists flabbergasted by speedy birds The Associated Press Globe and Mail – United Press International – Toronto Star – New York Times all 262 news articles |
I’m not going to discuss the economic meltdown and its devastating effect on technology companies and internet startups in this post, but rather something that crossed my mind earlier this morning: “Web 2.0″ seems to become more and more a void (and an avoided) term. Of course, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it is definitely apparent.
