Report: Video game spending to surpass music spending this year –A new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers predicts that the gaming industry will soon surpass the music industry in the US, and spending on games has already exceeded spending on music globally.
[Ars Technica]
Mono Silverlight implementation emerges after epic hackathon –During an epic 21-day hackathon, a small team of Mono developers worked weekends and 12 to 16 hour days in order to create a prototype of Moonlight, an open source implementation of Silverlight, in time for Paris MIX 07.
[Ars Technica]
"Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26 –A number of Internet radio stations will go silent on June 26 in protest of the Copyright Royalty Board’s decision to retroactively raise royalty rates in mid-July.
[Ars Technica]
The ten most hated words on the Internet –Pollsters produce the ten most-loathed words on the web, and we add a few of our own.
[Ars Technica]
Google says Vista search changes not enough –Google reacts to Microsoft’s joint filing with the DOJ, calling for more changes to the way Vista works with third-party search products. Microsoft’s changes fall far short of Google’s requests.
[Ars Technica]
Verizon’s now trying to capitalize on typo squatting? Will we see relevant AD’s while Verizon finds the correct site?
SiteFinder redux? Verizon tests DNS redirect service –Verizon has begun to test a new URL redirection service in some midwestern states and bills it as a handy tool to help out users when they mistype something. Others don’t quite see it the same way.
[Ars Technica]
Merged project consisting of Beryl and Compiz Extras becomes Compiz Fusion –The Beryl project reunited with Compiz by merging with Compiz Extras to form what is now known as Compiz Fusion. An assortment of impressive new features have already been implemented, including a stunning new reflection effect for the Compiz cube plugin.
[Ars Technica]
Not the first Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made. But the Boeing A160HT Humming Bird should be one of the best once further tests and simulation in combat missions is completed.
Boeing's unmanned A160T Hummingbird helicopter takes flight –Filed under: Transportation
It’s been a few ticks since we’ve seen Boeing send an atypical aircraft into the friendly skies, but the firm’s latest helicopter has successfully completed a 12-minute test flight without so much as a pilot on board. The A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft is a turbine-powered “warfighter” that aims to provide “intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage” in locales that could make even the most calloused veteran queasy. During its time in the air, it reportedly met every objective set for it, and while we’ve no idea how soon this thing will be lifting itself up, it’ll eventually reach speeds of up to 140 knots and stay airborne for up to 20 hours before returning to base for a pat on the wing.
[Via The Raw Feed, image courtesy of SkyControl]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
[EnGadget]
No virtualization for home or premium? Is a ploy to take more money back from the consumer to buy the “super-duper-more-expensive” version so that you can do virtualization?
Microsoft ditches about-face on virtualization restrictions at 11th hour –Microsoft this week was about to relent and allow the (legal) virtualization of Windows Vista Home Premium and Home Basic. Then the company pulled the plug on the announcement, but there are signs that a change is still possible.
[Ars Technica]
This is awesome. I recently took a trick to Las Vegas, and wondered about all of the the neat hardware that runs the screens and lights.
Error'd: Crashing Las Vegas –Surely, you’ve seen the commercials and are familiar with Las Vegas’ First-Commandment / Clever-Marketing-Tagline: What Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas. I suppose we can bend that rule today and share a couple pictures that Christopher Kimbell snapped while he was walking down the strip…
… and later that day …
As for the rest of the pictures that Chris found on his camera after his vacation? I think we’ll just leave those in Vegas…
[The Daily WTF]
