Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Google Ocean will let users explore shipwrecks and reefs

Google users will soon be able to explore the oceans from the comfort of their living room, thanks to an upgrade to their popular Google Earth software.

Get the low-down here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1133882/Google-Ocean-let-users-explore-shipwrecks-reefs-deep-blue-sea.html

Linus Torvalds on Distrowatch

Linus: I think multiple distributions aren't just a good thing, I think it's something absolutely required! We have hundreds of distros, and a lot of them are really for niche markets.

And you need that - simply because different markets simply have different requirements, and no single distro will take care of them all.

Check it out here:
http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090202#feature

IE slips further as Firefox Safari Chrome gain

Internet Explorer now has 67.55 percent of global browser market share, a drop of over seven percentage points in a year, according to figures from Web metrics company Net Applications, released Monday.

Mozilla's Firefox browser, meanwhile, has gained market share in the same time frame, climbing over three percentage points to 21.53 percent.

Source:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10154447-93.html

Intel use our CPU not their GPU for game coding

The chipmaker will attempt to promote its processors for sophisticated game effects at the upcoming Game Developer's Conference in March.

Get the low-down here:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10153373-64.html

Monday, 2 February 2009

Nerdfight Facebook Founders Settle Their Feud

After years of freezing out cofounder Eduardo Saverin over a dispute about money, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has deigned to recognize his former Harvard buddy.

Why now? Perhaps to derail a forthcoming Facebook tell-all?

Source:
http://valleywag.gawker.com/5143256/facebook-founders-settle-their-feud

OneClick iPhone App Cracker Released to the Public

Crackulous, the one-click cracking application for software purchased from Apples AppStore, was previously only available to a select few.

Now anyone with an iPhone or iPod Touch can start cracking software purchased from Apple so that they can share them with their friends, since Crackulous has just gone public.

Check it out here:
http://torrentfreak.com/one-click-iphone-app-cracker-released-to-the-public-090201/

Is Apple about to release a new iPhone

The world of Apple is awash with rumours that the Californian computer maker may be close to releasing the third version of its highly successful iPhone and that a number of handsets are already being used.

Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/4398960/Is-Apple-about-to-release-a-new-iPhone.html