Archive for November, 2005

Intel to Partner With TiVo on PC Platform (AP)

AP - Looking to boost the number of computers whirring away in living rooms, Intel Corp. on Wednesday unveiled its first list of companies whose products are expected to work with the chip maker’s upcoming Viiv entertainment PC platform.
yahoo.com

NBC’s Apprentice Goes West for Season 6

NBC announced today that The Apprentice has been picked up for a sixth season with a new twist — for the first time in “Apprentice” history, the show will be filmed outside of Manhattan and the tri-state area and will shoot in Southern California. The announcement was made by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC [...]

Don’t Buy PC From Mickey Mouse Operation

Now you can buy a new laptop to go with your Mickey Mouse — Disney is selling laptops in Japan that feature Disney characters on the case such as Mickey Mouse, Tinkerbell and Winnie the Pooh — but they’re all GOOFY.

therawfeed.com

Mozilla’s Firefox 1.5 release imminent

The Mozilla Foundation will release the final version of Firefox 1.5 on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Pacific time.
computerworld.com

Xbox does second round of 360s (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - Those who missed out on the early Xbox 360 mania may get a second chance this week to find the new game system in stores. Meanwhile, among those who managed to purchase the first systems, a small percentage already are shipping them back to Microsoft for repairs.
yahoo.com

Blizzard North veterans form new independent development studio

As the fallout from Blizzard Entertainment’s merging of its North studio into the company’s headquarters studio continues to settle, three former Blizzard North development staff have established a new studio called Hyboreal Games.
gamesindustry.biz

Firmware 2.60 for PSP out now

Today Sony released a brand new firmware for the American PSPs, adding support for RSS feeds and WMA music files:
Network
[RSS Channel] has been added as a feature under [Network].
[Volume Adjustment] has been added as an option in the [LocationFree™ Player] control panel.
[Simplified Chinese (GB18030)]* and [Traditional Chinese (Big5)] have been added as options to [Encoding] [...]

My Xbox 360 Died - Part 2

Just how fast is Microsoft’s turnaround on returned products?
Recap:
On Friday, November 25, my Xbox 360 fell over on its side (see My Xbox 360 Died for a deeper explanation) from the vertical position to the horizontal position while turned on. The result was an internal hardware failure and three flashing red lights around the Ring [...]

George A. Romero on Land of the Dead 2

Moviehole talked to George Romero on Monday and the director shed light on some of his upcoming projects, including Land of the Dead 2 , which he might shoot Down Under.
comingsoon.net

‘Batman Begins’ nominated for People Choice Awards

‘Batman Begins’ has been nominated in the “Favorite Movie” and “Favorite Movie Drama” categories for the 32nd Annual People’s Choice Awards. It is the only comic-based movie to receive a nomination in any category. Click the “Vote Now” link to vote for ‘Batman Begins’ to receive the awards.
comics2film.com