Today’s Tech News - Mar. 4, 2007
BBC does deal to post clips on YouTube - Times Online
BBC content will be made available on the video-sharing website YouTube, starting today, in a landmark deal that will see the Corporation take advertising on a wide range of television material for the first time ever.
‘God of War’ sequel offers gorgeous, intense action - Indianapolis Star
Even better than the original, Sony Computer Entertainment America’s “God of War II” for the Sony PlayStation 2 is a stunning, visceral action game.
AMD unveils first ATI product - Globe and Mail
It is a distant second to Intel Corp., but Silicon Valley’s Advanced Micro Devices Inc. promised to build a “processing powerhouse†when it bought Canada’s largest computer chip player last year.
Videogames: PlayStation 2 - Exclaim!
It’s been a banner year for gaming, with the long-awaited Wii and PS3 launches helping propel the biz to a record $12.5 billion in earnings in 2006.
Adobe Photoshop Online Faces Disinterest From Photo Pros - InformationWeek
An online version of Photoshop should appeal to the average consumer in the same way that Google’s Picasa or other online photo services.
Verizon Wireless turns on V Cast Mobile TV service - infoSync World
Customers in twenty markets can now watch V Cast TV on the new Samsung SCH-U620. In a first for the American market, Verizon Wireless is offering genuine, streaming television to mobile phone customers.
Few Reasons NOT to Believe Phil Harrison about Software BC in PS3 - Playfuls.com
So there you go: Phil Harrison confirms on the Threespeech semi-official blog that around 1000 PS2 titles will be available for the PS3’s launch in PAL territories, all made compatible through software emulation.
Tool Cracks Vista Activation for the Ultrapatient - PC World
A user can apparently crack Windows Vista’s activation process by applying brute force to come up with valid product keys. A Web site posted a tool Thursday that can apparently crack Windows Vista’s activation process by applying brute force — and …
Electronics Arts puts soundtrack songs up for sale - Reuters
In a first for the videogame industry, Electronic Arts has opened a digital music store called EA Trax on its Web site, selling licensed and original music found on its videogame soundtracks.
Microsoft last in security test - Economic Times
Security seems to be Microsoft’s Achille’s Heel. Despite Microsoft Chief Bill Gates claiming that Vista is “dramatically more secure” than other operating systems,” it’s much-talked about Windows Live OneCare has been ranked at the bottom in a group of …
