Archive for: October 13, 2007

October 13, 2007

Qualcomm’s legal quarrels continue… against its own lawyers

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

If you had an inkling that Qualcomm’s legal altercations were finally concluding, you’d be badly mistaken. Reportedly, the chip maker is now feuding with 19 of its own attorneys (or should we say, prior attorneys) by “who should shoulder the blame for what a judge called ‘gross misconduct on a massi…

NEC shows off cloth antenna: receives OTA, clears nostrils

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

Filed under: Peripherals, WearablesWe’ve seen some pretty outrageous looking antennas in our day, but NEC could have a hit on its hands with that newfangled cloth iteration. Granted, details are still hazy, but apparently that device can get OTA TV signals and double as a handkerchief whether you so…

Download Windows Vista SP1 with a registry hack

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Microsoft
whether you’re itching to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but aren’t planning to be anywhere approach Redmond on October 27th, all may not be lost. Some friendly hackers have posted a registry setting that will reportedly allow you to download Vista S…

Wal-Mart aims for RFID in every North American store

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

Although Wal-Mart is traditionally viewed as a logistics leader and a pioneer in RFID adoption, only 975 of its stores currently utilize the technology. Frustrated by losing sales due to misplaced stock, the firm is now dead set on rolling out RFID gear into every one North American store, and s…

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NAB pleads for FCC delay, looks for ways to subvert XM / Sirius merger

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

As the fixed battle amidst the National organization of Broadcasters and nearly everyone else continues on by the potential XM / Sirius merger, the entity is now asking the FCC to put a stop on the 180-day clock for considering the junction. Reportedly, all the NAB wants is “time to go through d…

Apple said to be prepping Boot Camp fix for 24-inch iMacs

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

It looks like those that took advantage of the now-discounted 24-inch iMac’s upgradeable graphics only to be stymied by problems with Boot Camp may finally be getting a fix courtesy of Apple, although that’s apparently still far from a certain thing. According to AppleInsider, Apple has in fac…

Slysoft GameJackal Pro v2.9.18.595

Game Jackal Pro is the ultimate must have killer app for the PC gamer If you like most gamers find it annoying looking for and inserting the CD ROM for your favorite game each time you play it then Game Jackal Pro is for you
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Updated blacklisting support
Change to prevent the quot Insert CD DVD quot error occuring with some profile after a reboot

Second Xbox 360 Arcade spotted in the wild

Filed under: Review - 13 Oct 2007

Although there’s still no official word from Microsoft about the Xbox 360 Arcade, we’ve just received a moment picture of a boxed unit sitting on the shelves of a retail store: that day in a Methuen, MA store, only miles absent from the unit spotted in Haverhill. New details include a Harry Pott…