Today’s Tech News - Mar. 6, 2007
Microsoft Gives Xbox Gamers a Memory Boost - E-Commerce Times
Microsoft announced new hardware offerings for the Xbox 360 Monday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Sony’s console dominance to slide, EA predicts - CNET News.com
Sony will win the new console war, but with a less commanding lead than the last time around, says Electronic Arts’ outgoing CEO.
British Broadcasting Channel Broadcasts Itself on the Web - Playfuls.com
The 4th most popular site in the world, YouTube, recently signed a non-exclusive agreement with BBC, according to which the latter will bring its content on the popular video-sharing site.
Apple plugs eight QuickTime holes - CNET News.com
Vulnerabilities in Apple’s widely used QuickTime media player software can expose both Macs and Windows PCs to attack.
Study: US game console ownership rising rapidly - CNET News.com
Number of households that hook them up to TVs has increased 18 percent since late 2004, Nielsen says. By Caroline McCarthy. Media research company Nielsen released a study Monday showing that the number of US households supplementing their televisions …
Open Call From the Patent Office - Washington Post
The government is about to start opening up the process of reviewing patents to the modern font of wisdom: the Internet.
Vista keygen script - a hoax, but not impossible - ZDNet
Computer User, the individual behind the Vista keygen script has admitted that the program was a joke, but this joke could lead to problems for Microsoft.
Nokia is making N-Gage a software, rather than hardware, affair - DailyTech
Nokia today announced at GDC its latest development with the N-Gage mobile gaming brand. Rather than launching its own game-centric phone, Nokia is now concentrating on the N-Gage as a software platform to run on Nokia S60 3rd edition devices.
CA bill requires open XML format - ZDNet
The movement towards open document formats in government is gaining steam, as a bill was introduced in the California legislature to require state government to use XML formats, BetaNews reports.
Microsoft’s OneCare Finishes Last in Antivirus Tests - PC Magazine
A well-regarded antivirus testing laboratory has released its latest quarterly results, and placed Microsoft’s OneCare antivirus solution squarely at the bottom of the list.
VMware Advances Enterprise Desktop Management - Playfuls.com
VMware announced the public beta of VMware ACE 2 Enterprise edition. VMware ACE is a breakthrough product that enables IT desktop managers to create a standard PC environment including operating system, data and applications, …
South Park HD hits Marketplace for free - CVG Online
Microsoft and Viacom have teamed up to offer Xbox Live subscribers the first ever high definition episode of South Park. According to Wired News, Xbox Live members in the US will be able to download the episode, Good Times With Weapons, for free from …
Resistance is not futile - The Age
Resistance: Fall of Man is PlayStation 3’s highest-profile and best-received launch title, and will undoubtedly be the start of another popular franchise for Californian developer Insomniac.
