GEARS OF WAR GAME RENDERED UNPLAYABLE BY FLAWED DRM
The game Gears of War suddenly 'expired' on PCs on the 28th of January this year. The DRM (Digital Rights Management) associated with the game has a flaw which renders the game unplayable post that date. Gamers are angered by this premature expiry and the forum of the game developer, Epic, is abuzz with complaints. A 'super moderator' on Epic's forum has said "We have been notified of the issue and are working with Microsoft to get it resolved. Sorry for any problems related to this. I'll post more once we have a resolution". ....more
FIREFOX 3.1 BETA 3 DELAYED AGAIN
The release of the third beta of Mozilla's Firefox 3.1 web browser has been delayed again after 18 bugs were detected in TraceMonkey - the browser's JavaScript engine. Mozilla was unable to confirm whether the delay, the second one this month, would affect the releases of the final version of the browser. "I can't tell you that we're 100 percent confident that we will hit quarter one," said director of Firefox, Mike Beltzner.....more
TOSHIBA TO RELEASE METHANOL FUEL CELL CHARGER
Toshiba is set to deliver on its promise to commercialise direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology during the current quarter. Outlining business development plans in Tokyo on Thursday the company confirmed that it would launch a DMFC-based battery charger before the end of March. ....more
REPORT: SALES OF GRAPHICS CHIPS SINK ON FALLING DEMAND
Graphics chip makers are feeling the economic pinch, with fourth-quarter sales tumbling from where they were a year ago, according to a market researcher. Of the big three graphics vendors -- Intel, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices -- Nvidia saw the biggest drop in shipments, falling by 34.3 percent, it said. While the short-term outlook remains grim, Jon Peddie Research said there is a light at the end of the tunnel.....more
SECURITY ALERT: WORM FLOATS OBAMA'S HEAD ON YOUR DESKTOP
The odds are pretty good that this will never happen to you, but should a floating head of U.S. President Barack Obama pop up on your desktop Monday morning, know this: You've been hit with the Obama worm. Though it is not detected by any antivirus products right now, it is not considered to be a serious threat because it has infected so few systems. Because antivirus programs don't detect it yet, it's also hard to know when you've been infected. ....more
