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Posted on: April 25, 2008
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Posted on: April 25, 2008
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Posted on: April 25, 2008
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Windows Vista customers can now receive the first service pack for the operating system via the Microsoft Automatic Update service, Microsoft said Wednesday.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 will download automatically to PCs that have the automatic update feature of the OS turned on, the company said. Previously, Vista was available to customers via Windows Update, but people had to specifically download it.
Not all customers will receive SP1 immediately via Automatic Update, however. The company is distributing it in phases to “ensure a seamless download experience,” Microsoft said. A timeline for when all customers would receive Vista SP1 via Automatic Update was not immediately available.
SP1 is a rollout of software updates that fix bugs and glitches in Vista and is seen as a milestone that will inspire many customers — especially those in the business market — to adopt the OS. In fact, in a recent report, “Building the Business Case for Windows Vista,” Forrester Research said more business customers plan to upgrade to Vista now that SP1 is available. This comes as no surprise, considering companies often wait for the first service pack after a major Windows release to update corporate desktops.
However, even SP1 will not guarantee that enterprises and business customers currently running XP or an earlier version of Windows will upgrade, as some have said they would skip the OS altogether. The same Forrester report said as much, although the research firm is recommending that companies don’t skip Vista because they would not be well-positioned for future versions of Windows if they do.
Microsoft has acknowledged problems with application compatibility and lack of driver support, among others, that customers have had with Vista. It says SP1 and other updates that the company continues to make should remedy these problems. What the company hasn’t said is why there were so many problems with the OS when the company had more than five years between the releases of Windows XP and Vista to ensure a smooth transition.
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ebay and Craigslist fight it out in court over ownership percentages
Craigslist and eBay are seen in many eyes as direct competitors, but despite the competition between the two eBay holds a minority stake in Craigslist. A 2004 purchase grabbed eBay a 28.4% stake in Craigslist.
A suit filed by eBay this week against Craigslist alleges that the Craigslist Board of Directors, consisting of only two members including founder Craig Newmark and chief executive Jim Buckmaster, took action to dilute eBay’s stake in the company.
According to eBay unspecified actions taken by Craigslist have reduced eBay’s stake in Craigslist by more than 10%. ebay asked the court to reverse the actions of Craigslist to protect eBay’s investment and preserve its stake in Craigslist.
Reuters reports that a blog post on Craigslist stated that it was surprised and disappointed by eBay’s allegations that reportedly came without any dialog with Craigslist. The blog post continued saying, “[the lawsuit by] a company that views Craigslist as a prime competitor … seems unethical, and suggests ulterior motives such as a hostile takeover of Craigslist or the sale of eBay’s stake to an unfriendly party.”
Fashion
Posted on: April 24, 2008
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Lawmaker calls for free, family-friendly wireless internet access open to the public; another auction required
With the internet littered with foul, explicit material, parents worry more and more about their children finding out what the internet fully has to offer. The solution, proposed by Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), is to open up spectrum.
Eshoo proposed a new act on Monday, dubbed the Wireless Internet Nationwide for Families Act, instructing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to auction off 2155-2175MHz band of spectrum.
The winner of the auction of is required to use the spectrum to create free, nationwide wireless internet service that blocks all pornographic websites. It would be a service targeted directly towards families. Eshoo hopes the auctioning of the spectrum would attract types of national broadband service providers.
“The cost of broadband service is a barrier for too many families who want broadband, with more than 100 million Americans without broadband at home,” Eshoo said. “The results of the 700 MHz auction disappointed many of us who hoped that a new entrant would emerge. 70% of the spectrum auctioned went to only two carriers. While the auction required under this legislation is open to anyone, it is my hope that the bold conditions of requiring free, family friendly service will encourage the entry of a new kind of national broadband service provider.”
The two carriers Eshoo speaks of are Verizon and AT&T, already top-tier broadband carriers in the U.S.
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The GTA IV bundle box art (Source: SCEE)
Sony announces PlayStation 3 packed with Grand Theft Auto IV
Along with Metal Gear Solid 4, Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the biggest titles yet for PlayStation 3 – the only difference with MGS4, of course, is that GTA IV isn’t a platform exclusive. But that’s not going to stop Sony from treating GTA IV as one of its very own, and creating a new system bundle around the highly-anticipated title.
Announced today by both Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Australia is an official Grand Theft Auto IV bundle that will pack the game in along with the 40GB PlayStation 3 model. “We are delighted to offer the millions of PS3 and GTA fans the ultimate gaming package,” said David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
Unfortunately for those hoping to get the latest DualShock 3 controller model with the new bundle, Sony indicated that the GTA IV bundle will include the outgoing SIXAXIS controller only. Such news may be the most disappointing for Australian gamers, who will have to purchase the DualShock 3 controller separately for a mindboggling AUD$99 (USD$92) when it releases this week. Gamers in Europe have yet to hear of an official launch date for their rumbling controllers.
The Grand Theft Auto IV PlayStation 3 bundle will retail in Europe at €439 (USD$696) and in Australia for AUD$749.95 (USD$715).
Who says Earth gets all the life? Scientists look at Saturn’s moon Enceladus as a possible hot spot for brewing the Good Stuff
In years past, Jupiter’s moon Europa has received much attention for its interesting geological properties. Thought to conceal liquid water oceans somewhere beneath its icy surface, some scientists wish to explore the Luna-sized moon in search of life. At least life similar to what we know.
More recently, Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus has been in warm relations with planetary scientists for its unique geology. The 500 km diameter moon sports a giant geyser, spewing ice and other particles out into space to distances of 1,500 km. The ice spout helps feed Saturn’s incredible rings.
There are two very important things to note about geysers made of ice particles. One is that if there’s ice, especially water ice, that means there’s, wait for it … water. Similar to Europa, Enceladus may contain liquid or at least some semi-liquid form of water below its solid ice surface.
In addition, the 1,500 kilometer tall geyser indicates there is some sort of geothermal process occurring on the moon.
Enceladus’ interesting processes could harbor life in one of the two classic “life begins here” theories; the primordial soup theory and the deep sea vent theory. Primordial soup is probably more familiar to most people. Having been theorized by Charles Darwin and subsequently tested and (somewhat) proven by Stanley L. Miller and Harold C. Urey, the life-goop theory has been taught in most life-science courses for the past few decades. A pool of seemingly innocuous chemicals, in reaction to some sort of catalyst, an electrical discharge is a likely culprit, spontaneously combine to create amino acids, the building blocks of life.
Enceladus’ possible sub-surface water could harbor the necessary chemicals for this process to occur, along with the heat to drive chemical reactions. It does seem a little more far-fetched than Earth’s life’s foundation, but stranger things have been known to happen in the universe.
The deep sea vent theory seems a little more plausible for the Saturnian satellite. Various microbial and bacterial life exists on Earth which is mostly unlike much of the life we’re accustomed to. These critters survive in very unique ecosystems, such as the high pressure, super-heated, random mineral filled plumes of debris spewing from deep sea hydrothermal vents, or fracture zones deep within the Earth’s crust where no light, oxygen or organic input of any kind can reach them. While vent microbes feed on the various minerals in plumes, the deep earth variety have actually been shown to “eat” the radioactive decay of the rock they live in.
Who says Earth gets all the life? Scientists look at Saturn’s moon Enceladus as a possible hot spot for brewing the Good Stuff
In years past, Jupiter’s moon Europa has received much attention for its interesting geological properties. Thought to conceal liquid water oceans somewhere beneath its icy surface, some scientists wish to explore the Luna-sized moon in search of life. At least life similar to what we know.
More recently, Saturn’s tiny moon Enceladus has been in warm relations with planetary scientists for its unique geology. The 500 km diameter moon sports a giant geyser, spewing ice and other particles out into space to distances of 1,500 km. The ice spout helps feed Saturn’s incredible rings.
There are two very important things to note about geysers made of ice particles. One is that if there’s ice, especially water ice, that means there’s, wait for it … water. Similar to Europa, Enceladus may contain liquid or at least some semi-liquid form of water below its solid ice surface.
In addition, the 1,500 kilometer tall geyser indicates there is some sort of geothermal process occurring on the moon.
Enceladus’ interesting processes could harbor life in one of the two classic “life begins here” theories; the primordial soup theory and the deep sea vent theory. Primordial soup is probably more familiar to most people. Having been theorized by Charles Darwin and subsequently tested and (somewhat) proven by Stanley L. Miller and Harold C. Urey, the life-goop theory has been taught in most life-science courses for the past few decades. A pool of seemingly innocuous chemicals, in reaction to some sort of catalyst, an electrical discharge is a likely culprit, spontaneously combine to create amino acids, the building blocks of life.
Enceladus’ possible sub-surface water could harbor the necessary chemicals for this process to occur, along with the heat to drive chemical reactions. It does seem a little more far-fetched than Earth’s life’s foundation, but stranger things have been known to happen in the universe.
The deep sea vent theory seems a little more plausible for the Saturnian satellite. Various microbial and bacterial life exists on Earth which is mostly unlike much of the life we’re accustomed to. These critters survive in very unique ecosystems, such as the high pressure, super-heated, random mineral filled plumes of debris spewing from deep sea hydrothermal vents, or fracture zones deep within the Earth’s crust where no light, oxygen or organic input of any kind can reach them. While vent microbes feed on the various minerals in plumes, the deep earth variety have actually been shown to “eat” the radioactive decay of the rock they live in.
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