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Microsoft Delivers First Windows Vista Ultimate “Extras”

New security updates for Vista along with new Vista Ultimate Extras

Microsoft delivers Texas Hold’em Poker among other things for Vista Ultimate users

For those of you who have plunked down the extra cash for the version of Windows Vista that is at the top of the totem pole, there are a couple of new Vista […]

eBay To Delist Virtual Goods From MMORPGs

Online auctions to ban virtual items acquired from online games

One of the newest developments in massively multiplayer online games is the sale of virtual goods. Players who have spent hours working for and accumulating items may wish to sell them for real-world money. Outside of in-game avenues, one of the more popular ways to sell […]

Being Wrong About Gambling Rights

 

I’m still waiting for someone to elaborate where in the Constitution of the country or any state there is a right to gamble.  Gambling is an activity we all take under our own volition, but its availability will never be guaranteed.  If enough of us enjoy it, there will be someone willing to take on […]

Game Developer Says Vista Breaks Casual Online Games

Former Microsoft employee criticizes Vista controls

The world is still absorbing all the added features and security of Windows Vista, game developers and casual gamers may have something to be unhappy about when it comes to the Microsoft’s operating system.
According to game developer WildTangent, a developer that makes small online games for casual gamers, Windows Vista […]

No More Clean Installs Using Upgrade Discs With Windows Vista

Microsoft adjusts its policy for user with Vista upgrade CDs

Microsoft is changing a long-standing tradition when it comes to upgrading from a previous version of Windows to Windows Vista. When using an upgrade CD, popping in a previous version disc during setup will no longer satisfy the people in Redmond.
For example, when performing a clean […]

Chemists Report the Creation of Large-Scale Molecular Memory

An ultra-dense 160-kilobit memory made up of a 400 x 400 grid of nanowires

Two-state rotaxane molecules act as switches

The memory chip placed among white blood cells for size comparison

Researchers create memory circuit the size of a human white blood cell

A team of UCLA and California Institute of Technology chemists has created an ultra-dense memory device […]

More AMD Next Generation Desktop Details Leaked

AMD’s native quad-core design picks up more steam
In a series of memos forwarded to DailyTech, industry insiders discussed the upcoming launch frequencies regarding AMD’s next-generation architecture, previously dubbed K8L by AMD Executive Vice President Henri Richard.  Since then, AMD has generally referred to the next-generation chips as the Barcelona family, although Barcelona specifically denotes the […]