Month: November 2009

Is Apple going to far this time?

I never smoked in my life, don’t intent to. But I really think it’s pushing thing too far? What’s next? I agree that smoking is not good for your health. But I just think that most producer or hardware are chicken and any reason to invalidate the warranty is good for them, what about cooking…

More about Chapters ebooks

Good news it’s the ePub format that Chapters has chosen. I was hoping for the Nook but so far theses are the supported eReader devices: ePub files purchased on shortcovers.com can also be read on the following eReading devices: * PRS-300 Reader Pocket Edition * PRS-505 Reader Digital Book * PRS-600 Reader Touch Edition *…

Chapters is doing ebook too

The Canadian book will not miss this train and will be selling book too. I’ll come back to you with more information about the format they will be using. http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/ebooks At the first glance the title available look a lot like Eeader.com & Barnes & Noble

Dell’s answer to Apple’s Mac mini

Not the pink one please. But it’s about time the concept is adapted to pc. But why everything have to be brander HD theses days? On ZDNET : Dell’s answer to Apple’s Mac mini – The Inspiron Zino HD It seems to be no secret that Dell is slowly taking on Apple. First we saw…

Yahoo criticized by the father of PHP

From Valleywag: Über-Programmer Ditches Yahoo Over ‘Lame’ Microsoft Deal No one likes Yahoo’s search deal with Microsoft. Wall Street wanted more up front money; tech elites called it an abdication, a “shame” and “seppuku.” Now Yahoo is losing a programming icon over the embarrassing arrangement. Rasmus Lerdorf, inventor of the PHP programming language, confirms he…

Really a rumour, too good to be true

According to Gizmodo: LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80? [Rumor] That’s a lot of information to swallow in the headline, but a leakster to MCV (a respected UK gaming pub) may have outed Project Natal launch plans early. The information is apparently the result of behind-closed-door meetings in…

NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home

To the future and ……. …… The museum? NASA’s Scrubbed Escape Pod Glides to New Home NASA’s cute, wingless escape pod for the International Space Station, which was in development until 2002, finally has a home. Sadly, it’s not in space, but in Ashland, Nebraska at the Strategic Air and Space Museum.