Archive for November, 2007
Microsoft hit with £2.5 million lawsuit over Xbox 360 problems
Microsoft has been sued for so many things; it has been sued over Xbox Live, also for Xbox 360 units that hadscratch discs and also for fires! Now Digital Journal reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed in California, which claims that Halo 3 causes the Xbox 360 to crash.
Thai King sparks pink shirt craze
Clothing stores in Thailand have seen a rush to buy pink shirts, thanks to a fashion craze sparked by the country’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej.Thais have been queuing in their hundreds to buy the shirts ever since the King left hospital last month wearing both a pink shirt and blazer.
America’s Craziest Laws
Google Mobile Maps (With Locator)
A new version of Google Maps introduced this week includes a beta feature dubbed My Location that was designed to simulate the GPS experience on mobile phones and handheld devices that do not include GPS hardware, like Apple’s iPhone.
The Pirate Bay to add new music section
Accoding to The Pirate Bay’s website they are planning on adding a new music section to their existing website. The Pirate Bay, is one of the worlds largest online collection of .torrent files.
England out of Euro 2008
England failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia at Wembley. England went 2-0 down when Scott Carson, in for Paul Robinson, fumbled Nico Kranjcar’s shot into the net and then Ivica Olic slipped in a second.
320GB In Your Trousers!
Buffalo has unveiled the world’s first ultra-portable 320GB hard drive, a mini beast capable of sucking up enough data to make your IT man blush.
Introducing The MSI HydroGen
Bit-tech has obtained some exclusive photos of the final designs of MSI’s new HydroGen waterblock that will be offered as a limited edition on some of its next generation Intel X48 boards.
£2,799 ’super’ games PC is launched
For gamers with a large bank balance who want a super-powered machine sitting on their desktop, Commodore has released what it claims is one of the first PCs to include Intel’s new Core 2 Extreme Desktop processor, nicknamed the Penryn
Iran: US dollar is ‘worthless piece of paper’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that OPEC’s members have expressed interest in converting their cash reserves into a currency other than the depreciating U.S. dollar, which he called a “worthless piece of paper.”
