Archive for June, 2009
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30
Jun
2009
Roaming phone charges to fall in EU from Wednesday
Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost less from Wednesday. The tariff cuts, which complete a European Union ruling from 2007, were proposed by the EU’s executive arm at the end of 2008 and won approval by the European Parliament and member states.
Following the new price curbs, which take effect on July 1, it will be up to 60 percent cheaper to send mobile phone text messages while travelling in the EU or to surf the Web by laptop. “All Europeans making calls or sending texts with their mobiles can experience the EU’s single market without borders. Read the rest of this entry »
29
Jun
2009
Obama Press Conference Interrupted by Duck Ringtone
In what may be some of the worst cell phone etiquette ever recorded, President Obama had a speech interrupted by a reporter’s ringtone yesterday.
The moment, video captured and spreading quickly on YouTube, happened during a White House speech about gay rights. The ringtone, which is difficult to hear in the video itself, apparently featured something resembling the Aflac quacking duck sound you hear in the insurance company’s commercials.
After being interrupted, Obama jokes “Whose duck back there?” and asks the White House press corps “Where do you guys get these ringtones by the way?” Here’s the video: Read the rest of this entry »
28
Jun
2009
Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T
Today I am going to look at one of the newest notebooks from Acer called the Aspire Timeline 4810T. The notebook is one of the new thin and light machines from Acer that offers enough battery life for all day computing according to Acer. If you have wanted a thin ultraportable notebook with power for your computing needs and long battery life, the Aspire Timeline 4810T might be perfect for you.
27
Jun
2009
Playstation 3 : Guerrilla Games will put off Killzone 2
By posting a message on the European Playstation Blog, the producer of Killzone 2 Seb Downie said that the development studio was going to take a break after the release of the third Map Pack, Napalm & Cordite.
“Right now, we’ll put us off Killzone 2,” said Downie. “We worked non-stop since the release of the disc with the release of patches and DLC, so we must take the time to take stock.”
This could mean that the third Map Pack would be the last. It is available from this afternoon on the Playstation Store, and Sony announced a promotional offer soon gathering 3 Maps Packs at a special price (not announced) under the original name of “Map Pack Bundle.
27
Jun
2009
The Pirate Bay Sold For $7.8 Million
Today, Swedish software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has announced it has acquired The Pirate Bay website for 60 million SEK, which is roughly the equivalent of $7.8 million USD.
This was almost immediately confirmed by The Pirate Bay. Although the title of their post is entitled “TPB might change owner,” from the text of the post it is obvious that the site has indeed been sold.
Two facts strike the eye: the incredibly small amount for which The Pirate Bay was sold, compared to its huge popularity and worldwide influence, and the fact that the site which has always been perceived as independent and quite controversial, was sold at all. The second fact explains the latter: yes, The Pirate Bay is one of the top 100 visited websites in the world, but it (and its owners) is also encumbered by the recent loss of a very important lawsuit. Read the rest of this entry »
21
Jun
2009
Contrary to Tweets, Jeff Goldblum Lives
Quickly after rumors started spreading last week that actor Jeff Goldblum had died, it became apparent that the story was a hoax. Fellow actor Kevin Spacey even publicly confirmed that Goldblum was alive and well.
But that didn’t stop the story from spreading wildly on Twitter, and even being reported on the Today Show in Australia. Last night, Stephen Colbert gave the story its proper mocking, including deriding our collective use of Twitter as a news source (“I don’t see how [twitter user] delicioushair could get this wrong?”) Read the rest of this entry »
