Activision delays Blur release over multiplayer concerns
Activision has postponed the release of its much-anticipated Blur racing game to 2010. According to Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith, the delay will allow developers to enhance Blur’s “distinctive” multiplayer capabilities.
Source:Activision delays Blur release over multiplayer concerns
Team develops 'paper' battery
Wrapping paper that lights up to say ‘happy birthday’ is just one potential application of a battery that’s basically made out of paper.
Talisker shares soar as Magee enters hall of fame
We all thought he was just the strange bloke in the corner with the useful bottle of Talisker. But according to the Daily Telegraph, our esteemed editor Mike Magee is the 35th most influential Briton in the world of technology.
Word is, Windows 7 for Netbooks won't be crippled
IDF Fall 2009 Sources tell us here in San Francisco that there will be a version of
Windows 7 for netbooks that won’t have most of the functionality
leeched out of it.
Cleaning is dangerous – official
When you’re cleaning your house, should you be more scared of your washing machine or your vacuum cleaner? That’s one of the pressing questions posed – and answered – by Insure.com.
USB 3.0 gets public viewing
The USB Implementors Forum said it will show off a number of USB 3.0 applications at the Intel Developer Forum next week.
Source:USB 3.0 gets public viewing
Point Grey debuts USB 3.0 digital video camera
Point Grey has announced plans to showcase the “world’s first” SuperSpeed USB-enabled digital video camera at the 2009 Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco.
States object to Google Books settlement too
Five US states have registered their opposition to a proposed
settlement between Google and publishers over its Google Books plan.
COBOL is fifty years old today
The computer language that caused people to rack their brains and reach for their tranquilizers is 50 years old today.
Intel has ambitious plans for i5, i7 CPUs
It looks as though Intel wants to ship a million Lynnfield Core i5 and
Core i7 microprocessors by the end of this year, according to a report.