Voice over Wi-Fi, combined with the 8320’s sleek design and awesome e-mail handling, it makes for a winning package.
October 2007
Monthly Archive
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Users can place the photo frame in areas covered by their WLAN, as opposed to near an Ethernet port, and easily update photos.
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Artificial intelligence researcher receives a Ph.D. for his thesis, predicting that in less than 50 years, robots will advance to the point that humans will fall in love with them.
Wed 31 Oct 2007
MrCrassic writes “There are talks floating around surrounding Google’s possible talks with Verizon and possibly T-Mobile to establish an agreement for the carrier to deliver phones carrying Google’s speculated mobile operating system. According to the article, one of the main hurdles slowing down the product are concerns about user privacy and advertising, one of Google’s well-renowned strengths. With over 6 million customers potentially at their disposal, could this be “the deal” that establishes Google’s hegemony in the internet sphere?”
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Wed 31 Oct 2007
Kotaku is running an opinion piece looking at the process of reviewing videogames, and comes to the conclusion that the whole system is entirely broken. Author Mark Wilson takes potshots at the concept of assigning a numerical valuation to a game, and the emphasis on product reviews rather than content reviews. “If there is no such thing as a perfect game, when why the hell are you scoring out of 100? It’s not just PC Gamer that thinks this way–most publications, even those who do give out ‘perfect’ scores, do so begrudgingly. It’s as if the developer has somehow cheated and broken their system. The movie reviewers solved this problem a long time ago. That’s why most adopted a simpler rating system in which a 4-star movie didn’t imply ‘perfection’ but supreme excellence. In most cases, games are penalized through being divided by a sum that they can never possibly reach.”
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Wed 31 Oct 2007
Gamespot is reporting that Konami has delayed Metal Gear Solid 4 until Q2 2008. Just the latest in the long lineup of huge title delays, Konami delayed the game for the same reason all the others were: polish. “According to Japanese and English language press releases on the Konami Web site, the game will now be coming to Japan in the first quarter of 2008, and other regions in the second quarter. The game had been due for a simultaneous worldwide pre-Christmas release exclusively for Sony’s PlayStation 3 console. A statement from Konami gives the reasoning behind this decision, ‘Konami has decided to delay the title’s release in order to make further improvements to the quality of the game and provide even greater enjoyment for more customers worldwide.’ It added that it would continue to work on the game to make sure it will ‘meet everyone’s expectations.’”
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Wed 31 Oct 2007
slash-sa writes “Video games have become problem-solving exercises wrapped in the veneer of an exotic adventure. In today’s fast and rapidly-changing business environment, the strategic skills they teach are more important than ever. From realistic battlefield simulations to the building of great nations, from fantastic voyages through worlds of mythology to conquering space, "Generation G" could well offer the answer to unlocking great 21st century strategists and leaders.”
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Wed 31 Oct 2007
ODF backer abandons file format in favor of W3C alternative
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The OpenDocument Foundation, which was set up to promote its namesake file format as a universal choice for storing documents, is switching its allegiance to the Compound Document Formats created by the World Wide Web Consortium.
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Two years ago, Lifehacker alum Erica schooled … [Flashback]
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Two years ago, Lifehacker alum Erica schooled us on how to get started with the then-new social news network Digg. Some old-school screen caps there from a past version of Digg.
Wed 31 Oct 2007
Enable Leopard’s Off-By-Default Firewall [Mac OS X Leopard]
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Computer security firm Heise criticizes Mac OS X Leopard for shipping without its firewall enabled by default like Windows Vista and advises users to turn it on. To do so, in System Preferences’…