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Archive for September, 2006
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RIAA v. Lime Wire, the Counterclaim
Posted on September 28, 2006 | No Comments(From Blogcritics.org) Lime Wire, one of the last commercial P2P holdouts in the RIAA’s ongoing war against file sharing networks, has answered the RIAA’s complaint and counterclaimed against the RIAA on a number of grounds. The counterclaim itself is interesting for a number of reasons. ... -
X06…or “Why You Bought a 360″
Posted on September 27, 2006 | No CommentsWhile no one can claim to handle this kind of thing perfectly, I get a warm gushy feeling (a G-RATED one, Beavis) about all the hullabaloo that gaming receives in this day and age. Speaking of gargantuan press events for gaming alone, we’ve got: CESE3... -
Gvetch: Target – PC Gamer
Posted on September 27, 2006 | No CommentsI remember a time when I called PC Gamer the only gaming mag worth reading. Their editors were sharp and witty, they gave us the straight skinny on which hardware was necessary for the OCD rig builder, and which was merely senseless bling. (looks to... -
Tin Foil Hat Story of the Day- Comcast bans Google?
Posted on September 26, 2006 | No CommentsFrom Eweek: This story Makes the case for Comcast, one of the largest broadband providers in the universe, selectively blocking out all of Google’s websites from their users access. This doesn’t seem likely from the people who seem to think there’s a legitimate reason why... -
Stern’s weight in Cyalis Ads
Posted on September 26, 2006 | No CommentsMike, over at Techdirt, called Harry Fuller to the carpet for his assault on Howard Stern’s value since making the leap into orbit. I think Mike makes an excellent point, as Harry Fuller’s argument completely failed to consider the monthly premium Stern fans now pay. ... -
Newsflash – the PS3 is still expensive.
Posted on September 25, 2006 | No CommentsJust a brief note on what’s becoming an old story quickly. According to Digital Battle, (quoting Impress watch), Sony spoke with reporters following a TGS press event, and dropped word that PS3 games will retail in Japan for about 8800, to 9800 yen. This works... -
Wii don’t like naysayers.
Posted on September 23, 2006 | No CommentsWell, we do like nay-sayers, for example, Sony has announced a price cut of the ps3 in the Japanese market… before the console has even been released. Microsoft added concurrent downloading to it’s 360 dashboard, although Uwe Bole is still making movies. Naysaying keeps the... -
Wanted – Dead or Live Vision
Posted on September 21, 2006 | No CommentsSo, in the absence of anyone complaining about it (which doesn’t seem like a good start to the hot new peripheral) My attempts to secure a live vision camera yesterday were a complete failure. It seems they were either, not even in the systems for...