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Colorful Nintendo DS DS Lite Hit Black Friday

Shakil published 26 Nov 2008, 17:15 in gamers - 0 comments & 1 favs

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There have been so many special edition Nintendo DS Lite gaming devices, I think I've lost track. But if you or someone you know is a huge Super Mario Bros. fan, then check out this limited edition Mario Red DS.

The bright red Nintendo DS Lite features the Mario logo, and comes bundled with a copy of the Super Mario Bros. game. Wired unboxed this hot little number, and predicts it will fly off shelves when it goes on sale on November 28th.

Wii Sales Over 7 Million Milestone In Japan

Shaon published 26 Nov 2008, 17:04 in gamers - 0 comments & 1 favs

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Total lifetime sales of the Wii console in Japan have hit 7 million units, according to a report by research firm and Famitsu magazine publisher Enterbrain, as translated by blog site Kotaku.

Launched in Japan on December 2nd, 2006, the new milestone includes all sales in the country up to November 23rd, 2008. By comparison lifetime sales of the PlayStation 3 in Japan stand at around 2.5 million units and the Xbox 360 around 800,000 units.

Although easily the best-selling home console in Japan, the Wii’s dominance in its home country is not quite as total as in the West. The console is regularly outsold, often by a significant margin, by both the Nintendo DS and PSP – although software sales have remained strong.

Blockbuster and Netflix gets fiercer On-Demand To TV Service

Shaon published 26 Nov 2008, 16:55 in main - 0 comments & 1 favs

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Netflix announced a new partnership to instant stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix directly to the TV through TiVo’s DVRs. Then, Netflix announced the availability of over 12,000 movies and TV episodes that can be instantly streamed to the TV via the Xbox 360, at no additional monthly fee for Netflix members who are also Xbox LIVE Gold members.

The response? Blockbuster announced a partnership with integrated broadband solutions provider 2Wire for an on-demand video service that offers instant access to Blockbuster Ondemand content directly through television sets.

Apple Sued Over iPhone Browser

Morshad published 25 Nov 2008, 17:28 in apple - 0 comments & 1 favs

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A Los Angeles real estate developer is suing Apple for patent infringement over the way the iPhone navigates Web sites. The suit, which was filed on behalf of EMG Technology, seeks unspecified damages.

EMG Technology is a company that holds the patents of Elliot Gottfurcht, the real estate developer, as well as Marlo Longstreet and Grant Gottfurcht. The company claims that the iPhone infringes on patent 7, 441, 196- a patent that was approved only last month, after a filing process that began on March 13, 2006.

Fedora 10 released, brimming with new features

Morshad published 25 Nov 2008, 17:08 in software - 0 comments & 1 favs

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It's time for me to wear my special hat again. The Fedora developer community has announced the official release of Fedora 10, a new version of the popular open source Linux distribution. This release is a promising step forward for Fedora and it introduces some important new features and technologies that bring more robustness and usability to the desktop user experience.

Fedora 10 is built on Linux kernel version 2.6.27, which was officially released in October. This version comes with improved compatibility for popular webcam devices and also includes the new Atheros ath9k wireless driver. Firefox 3.0.4, the latest bugfix release of the popular open source web browser, is also included in the default installation.

Internet Explorer 8 coming in 2009

Shakil published 21 Nov 2008, 06:11 in main - 0 comments & 1 favs

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According to Dean Hachamovitch, Internet Explorer general manager at Microsoft, the company will not be able to reach its goal of releasing version 8 of its browser by the end of this year and instead will begin shipping the product in 2009.

The general public beta will hit during the Q1 2009, with the final release following soon behind it.

An initial beta was released in March, and a second beta was released in August. Microsoft had hoped to have a final release by the end of 2008, but there appears to be delays.

Google unveiled new system for Google Search

Shakil published 21 Nov 2008, 05:40 in main - 0 comments & 1 favs

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That's possible under a new system Google Inc. unveiled Thursday. Hoping to give its search engine a more personal touch, Google now lets users reshuffle results so their favorite Web sites get top billing and disliked destinations get discarded the next time they enter the same request.

We’d noticed an increasing number of people emailing on a large-scale bucket test (a product change tested on just a percentage of total users) that Google has been conducting for months - adding a Digg-like voting feature to search results (which also changes the ranking) as well as user comments.

Bangladesh BCS ICT World 2008 Hit in Session

Shaon published 19 Nov 2008, 15:51 in main - 0 comments & 2 favs

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Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) has been arranging computer fair for many years. Until now, the fair was known as ‘BCS Computer Show’. This year, the name of the show is “BCS ICT WORLD 2008.” BCS organizers are expecting that more than 150,000 visitors would turn up for the five-day (17-21 November 2008) long fair. The venue is Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre.

I worked with Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) in BCS Computer Show 2004 and BCS Computer Show 2005. I helped them with media support. I can tell you from my own experience that it is indeed a fair that attracts people from all walks of life. If you are living outside of Bangladesh then there is a good possibility that you will see about political unrest and natural disaster of Bangladesh getting a lot of coverage in international media. If you come to computer fairs in Bangladesh, I am sure that you will have to change your perception about the country. You will get amazed to see so many people so much enthusiastic about computer and information technology.

Review: Google's Mobile App & Voice Search for iPhone

News Editor published 19 Nov 2008, 10:57 in main - 0 comments & 1 favs

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Developers have been touting voice recognition as the future of mobile apps for a few years now. Various hurdles have stood in the way of large-scale adoption, though: For one thing, the technology was often not up to the standards of many consumers. For another, the concept of talking at a phone feels a bit strange. Surely if a big-name player entered the picture, users would be a bit more eager to try things out.

Google is by no means the first company to attempt voice-based search on a mobile phone--or even on the iPhone. But it is, at least in the case of the latter, the most well-known to try it; and for that reason alone, the introduction of the company's new voice-based mobile search for the iPhone may be enough to help jump-start the industry in a big way.

Amazon launches OLPC 'Give 1 Get 1' laptop drive

Shaon published 17 Nov 2008, 10:48 in main - 0 comments & 1 favs

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The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association launched its Give 1 Get 1 program for a second time, allowing people to buy one of their iconic green mini-laptops and donate one to a child in the developing world at the same time for just US$399.

This year, OLPC teamed up with Amazon for smoother ordering and distribution.

Amazon will begin taking orders for the XO laptops on Monday. The devices will be shipped within 30-days in the U.S. or longer for people ordering from the U.K. or other parts of the world.