HP battery recall extended to 54,000 more batteries
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 07:58
A Friday announcement by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has extended the recall of Hewlett-Packard (HP)'s lithium-ion batteries - used in HP and Compaq computers - by an additional
54,000; over and above the 70,000 batteries already recalled earlier.
Rivalry between Google and Apple will eventually benefit consumers
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 07:55
The Thursday unveiling of the forthcoming Android 2.2 operating system - codenamed `Froyo' - at the Google IO conference, in San Francisco, will further intensify the existing competition between Google and Apple.
Skate 3 is Similar to its Previous Versions
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 17:36
Black Box made its presence felt long back in 2007. When it came up with Skate 2 last year, it assured a specific position in the market and soon it was crowned with being the most innovative sports developers in gaming sector.
Now, with the release of Skate 3, Black Box is all set to entertain its fans. The game will be easier for the gamers who have played the earlier versions.
Privates Coming Soon
Submitted by Avinash Tripathi on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 17:29
A new gaming title is bound to generate a lot of debate due to its subject matter. The game would be released in the coming days for both PC as well as Microsoft Xbox 360. It is set inside the vagina and rectum.
It is titled Privates and is developed by British game developer Zombie Cow. A lot of attention has already been generated by its content. This is the fifth humor title by the British studio.
Fingerprints Can Track You Online
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 17:07
A vast immensity of web browsers have exclusive signatures creating individual "fingerprints" that can be used to trail you as you surf the internet, an online privacy group has found out.
The findings were the result of an experiment Electronic Frontier Foundation conducted with volunteers who visited panopticlick.eff.org/.
Google announces the release of VP8 WebM codec
Submitted by Surjit Singh on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 13:54
Google's recent announcement related to the release of royalty-free WebM video codec - the HD video codec VP8 as an open standard - has further intensified the arguments about the video codec that browsers can use to display high-definition video sans a plug-in, like Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight.
