Archive for October, 2007
The Crysis Begins
Crysis is a next-generation PC first-person shooter from Crytek, the award-winning developers of Far Cry. A stunning technical achievement, Crysis combines incredible visuals, cunning gameplay and an epic story that challenges gamers to adapt to survive.
Why French Women Don’t Get Fat
Only 11 percent of the French population qualifies as obese, while we almost triple that percentage mark here in the land of plenty. Furthermore, the French eat three times as much saturated animal fat as Americans do and only a third as many die of heart attacks.
3 launches new Skype mobile phone
Mobile phone provider 3 has launched a new handset that will allow users to make free calls over the internet via telephony service Skype.
Ratatouille sparks pet rat craze
A cartoon about a rat who dreams of being a top chef has triggered a trend in the UK to buy the animals as pets. Rats are usually seen as dirty animals who live in sewers and carry disease, but it seems the film, Ratatouille, is changing all that.
4u-servers bites the dust.
From unconfirmed reports, it is rumoured that 4u-servers have declared bankruptcy and have an outstanding debt of £70,000 GBP with TelecityRedbus (their datacenter provider). Customers have been kept in the dark about what is going on…
Faster USB 3.0 Is Coming
Intel and other companies have formed a group to promote the USB 3.0, which should deliver more than ten times the speed of the existing USB 2.0 standard.
Astronauts Open Up New Station Addition
Astronauts swung open the door to their new space station addition Saturday and floated into the spacious and sparkling white room, formally christening it Harmony.
Schools warned off Microsoft deal
The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices. The government agency has complained to the Office of Fair Trading. It says talks with Microsoft have not resolved “fundamental concerns” about academic licensing and about Office 2007 and the Vista operating system.
Gears of War wins Joystick awards
Third person shooter Gears of War has scooped the “Ultimate Game of the Year Award” at the Golden Joysticks. The title sold more than 3 million copies in 10 weeks and won three more awards including Xbox game of the year and the editors choice.
Gap pulls ‘child labour’ clothing
Fashion chain Gap has withdrawn from sale children’s clothing allegedly made using forced child labour in India. A 10-year-old boy was filmed making clothes for Gap shops in the US and Europe as part of an investigation by the UK’s Observer newspaper.
