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Weekend tech reading: PSN users get free download, more
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Notes handed out before a Sony press conference today (timed so conveniently at 1am EDT in the US, and noon on the Sunday of Golden Week in Japan) reveal that Sony plans to offer free downloads of unidentified "content," 30 days of free PlayStation Plus access to new and existing members, and 30 days of free Qriocity service.
Weekend tech reading: New discovery in tracing IP addresses
- On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog—but they might now have an easy time finding your kennel. In a research paper and technical report presented...
Weekend tech reading: US gov't reveals plan for Internet ID
- A government plan for IDs to replace online passwords The Department of Commerce introduced a plan Friday for a system of Internet IDs that could replace passwords and simplify secure transactions online. The plan calls for the federal government to…
Weekend tech reading: Intel set to expand Sandy Bridge line
- According to the latest leaked roadmap details we can look forward to new Sandy Bridge processors this quarter as well as in Q3 with Intel expanding the entry level tiers over the next six months or so with a range of new models.
Weekend tech reading: 12 ways consoles hurt PC gaming
- You're playing your favorite FPS and minding your own business when your character finally succumbs to that pesky stream of bullets that's been bouncing off his face for the past two minutes. “Aw man,” you say aloud while a big, ominous Game Over screen stares you down. "Well, at least I can jump right back in and..." But you can't.
Weekend tech reading: The first plastic computer processor
- Silicon may underpin the computers that surround us, but the rigid inflexibility of the semiconductor means it cannot reach everywhere. The first computer processor and memory chips made out of plastic semiconductors suggest that, someday, nowhere will be out of bounds for computer power.
Weekend tech reading: RSA's SecurID hacked
- RSA says hack won't allow "direct attack" on SecureID tokens Security firm RSA has been the victim of an "extremely sophisticated" attack that has resulted in exfiltration of certain private information, announced Executive Chairman Art Coviello in an open letter…
Weekend tech reading: EA sneaks SecuROM in Dragon Age II
- Those of you who know me, know that I love Dragon Age: Origins and the Dragon Age universe. You also know that I loathe DRM, especially SecuRom. You can imagine how dismayed I was when I read a Reclaim Your Game report today revealing that despite not disclosing the fact...
Weekend tech reading: Crysis 2 performance test by Nvidia
- When the original Crysis came out it was universally heralded for its groundbreaking graphics, and while its high-quality visuals were unparalleled at the time, not everyone was able to enjoy them.
Weekend tech reading: The effect of EU browser ballot
- The Windows browser ballot: the winners and the losers On 1 March 2010, the EU Browser Choice ballot came into being. Rather than Microsoft being allowed to bundled Internet Explorer with Windows, it would offer all European users a choice…
Weekend tech reading: Libya cuts Internet amid protests
- First, Libya blocked news sites and Facebook. Then, beginning Friday night, according to Arbor Networks, a network security and Internet monitoring company, announced that Libya had cut itself off from the Internet.
Weekend tech reading: First 25 minutes of Crysis 2 hits YouTube
- A video of the first 25 minutes of gameplay from Crytek's Crysis 2 has snuck out - after an early build of the game leaked onto torrent sites yesterday.
Weekend tech reading: Ivy Bridge uses H67 and P67 chipsets
- Ivy Bridge 22nm works with H67 and P67 Intel finally came to its senses to use the same socket and make the 22nm Ivy Bridge pin and software compatible to Sandy Bridge x67 boards, and this happens to be the…
Weekend tech reading: How Egypt shut down the Internet
- How Egypt did (and your government could) shut down the Internet How hard is it, exactly, to kill the Internet? Egypt seems to have been able to do it. But Egypt's situation isn't exactly the same as that in the…
Weekend tech reading: EA to launch PC gaming campaign?
- Electronic Arts has a somewhat mixed record when it comes to PC gaming. On the one hand it has released a number of well known exclusive PC game titles such as The Sims, Spore, and others. On the other hand it tends to treat the PC like a second class game platform...
Weekend tech reading: Internet 2010 in numbers
- What happened with the Internet in 2010? How many websites were added? How many emails were sent? How many Internet users were there? This post will answer all of those questions and many, many more.
Weekend tech reading: Verizon getting iPhone 4 this month?
- The largest U.S. wireless carrier will make the long-awaited announcement at an event Tuesday in New York City. The phone will make its way to Verizon Wireless stores around the end of January, a person familiar with the matter said.
Weekend tech reading: CA online impersonation law now effective
- Analysis: California's online impersonation law, effective January 1 One thing that reached new heights of both stupidity and tragedy in 2010 was the trend of online impersonation. If you're shaking your USB-enabled cane and shouting "there oughta be a law"…
Weekend tech reading: 25% of PC users disable antivirus
- Avira: 25% of PC users disable antivirus software A new survey from German antivirus and computer security firm Avira finds that about one in four PC users admit to turning off virus protection on their PCs because they thought the…
Weekend tech reading: Elder Scrolls V, Mass Effect 3 announced
- The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim announced, coming 11/11/11 Todd Howard took the stage at the Spike VGA 2010 show to announce The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with a release date of November 11, 2011. No platforms were announced, but we…
Weekend tech reading: Get an iPhone 4 for $25 with 3GS trade-in
- Radio Shack slashes iPhone prices by $50, offering iPhone 4 for $25 with 3GS trade-in In an unprecedented sale designed to boost awareness of its wireless business and create an edge up on the competition, Radio Shack is knocking $50…
Weekend tech reading: Why Sony turned down Kinect
- Sony: Why we turned down Kinect Is PlayStation Move merely an evolution of the Wii? Is it a poor substitute for the controller-free Kinect? Or is it the beginning of the future of motion controllers? For Anton Mikhailov, a software…
Weekend tech reading: World's first touchscreen made of ice
- World's first ice touchscreen virtually burns It brings a whole new meaning to freeze frame. A team at Nokia in Finland has created one of the unlikeliest computer displays yet - the world's first ice touchscreen. It is not a…
Weekend tech reading: GTX 560 coming next year (rumor)
- Geforce GTX 460 was Nvidia's life saver, and all reports are indicating that it has been selling well. Even AMD admitted that to its analists. This is the main reason why Nvidia won’t release a new GTX 560 until early next year. This is the card that is supposed to replace the GTX 460.
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