Look for the USB 3.0 specifications to be finalized by end of summer of 2008. USB 3.0 products will most likely hit the shelves by the end of 2009. What’s the big hoopla about USB 3.0? Well, it’s supposed to be ten times the speed of USB 2.0. That’s 4.8Gbps.
USB Bandwidth Speeds.
USB 1.0 - [...]
A Philippine taxi driver, who has been struggling financially, returns a bag containing $17,000 in cash left by a passenger. The woman just reported to the police when the taxi driver showed up at the precinct. The woman rewarded him $32 dollars. What? That’s it? That was my initial reaction. $32 dollars seems petty and [...]
Well, for starters, let’s start with the price of the phone. Do you want the 4GB or the 8GB? It’s $500 for the 4GB unit and $600 with the higher memory. Go for the 8GB unit for a $100 more. Throw in the AT&T phone plan, the cheapest being $60 per month and the range [...]
It’s debatable. Microsoft claims that Vista has less vulnerabilities in the first six months since the product was introduced compared to its predecessor Windows XP and Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4. That may be.
Does it mean it’s more secure? Not necessarily. So far, there were 12 Windows Vista vulnerabilities noted in the National Institute [...]
What’s the latest development in the Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD war? Blockbuster, the movie rental giant, has decided to offer Blu-Ray format exclusively to 1,700 stores in the United States. Blockbuster has about 8,000 stores worldwide.
The announcement by Blockbuster is a big blow to HD-DVD backers Toshiba, who already have slashed its target from 1.8 [...]
So, what really happened in the last episode of the Sopranos? All of the sudden, the camera goes black in the most inopportune moment leaving the TV audience at the edge of their seats with questions as to what really happened. The sudden abrupt end leads to many questions unanswered especially since all night long [...]
Talking about a butt-kicking. Nintendo’s Wii has outsold PS3 units by a large margin according to Trusted Reviews:
May sales of the Wii to have reached 251,794 units, by contrast the PS3 managed just 45,321 sales – a ratio of more than 5:1.
It’s VHS beating up on Beta once again. Now, Sony is cutting job in [...]
MIT students have demonstrated a way to illuminate a 60 watt light bulb from a distance of 2 meters without any wires. The possibilities are endless from charging electronic devices such as laptops, PDAs to cell phones. Read several articles related to this news item.
Twenty seven year old Robert Alan Soloway is accused of hijacking hundreds of (zombie) computers and using them to send out millions of spam emails. Soloway is in a whole heap of trouble being charged for mail fraud, wire fraud, e-mail fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Authorities are trying to regain $773,000 he [...]
I just checked Dell’s website. They are now selling Linux PCs equipped with Ubuntu 7.04. There are 3 systems available including a laptop. Prices start at $599. Check out the website.