Archive for January, 2009
A message from State Farm Florida President Jim Thompson to insurers
I have to agree with Governor Charlie Crist when he said that Floridians will be better off without State Farm. I wouldn’t even get State Farm for auto insurance although I have heard from insured friends how long they have been with them. The fact is they suck and always have, increasing rates and trying to worm their way out of paying [...]
Boeing working on laser weapons, I just want a lightsaber
Boeing is seeing a glimmer of progress in its work toward fielding laser weapons. The defense industry giant on Monday said tests of its Laser Avenger system in December marked "the first time a combat vehicle has used a laser to shoot down a UAV," or unmanned aerial vehicle. In the testing, the Humvee-mounted Laser Avenger located and [...]
Netflix 4Q profit up 45 pct, helped by recession
I guess people are spending less at the movies when they can stay home and enjoy Netflix at their convenience over a Roku, XBox 360 or their Playstation 3 (with the help of computer software such as PlayOn) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit climbed 45 percent to surpass analysts' estimates Monday, propelled by the [...]
Microsoft’s Zune: $100 Million Sales Drop Plus Layoffs Equals Questions
Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, particularly the Zune group, reportedly was hit hard in Thursday’s unprecedented layoff of 1,400 employees and the company’s plans to cut up to 3,600 more jobs. (Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) isn’t breaking down the layoffs by numbers and departments.) Late Friday, when the company filed its 10-Q, [...]
Upcoming PS3 Firmware (v2.60) Update details in a video
Eric Lempel the Director of Playstation Network Operations just offered up a video of the new Firmware Update 2.60 that drastically improves the Photo Gallery capabilities of the PS3. The interface and controls are ingenious and with the Playstation Wireless Keypad its truly easy to navigate with the touch sensitive control. Playstation has [...]
Barack Obama now first black U.S. president
By Lee-Anne Goodman, THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — Barack Hussein Obama, a quirk of the Constitution having already bestowed upon him the title of 44th U.S. president, lifted the weight of a troubled world onto his shoulders Tuesday as he placed his hand on the gilt-edged Bible of Abraham Lincoln and took the oath of office. (more...)
Good Bye and Good Riddance as Bush’s give final fairwell
What more can I say? Now he can go back to his playing with his Legos at his Crawford Texas ranch. Sorry Laura, back to baby-sitting.
Inauguration Day live coverage with CNN and Facebook
Many of us are stuck at work as 2.1 Million people gather outside the National Mall for this historical event of Barack Obama’s swearing in and Bush’s departure ceremony. Stuck in our jobs and unable to truly enjoy the speech uninterrupted, it is great to know that CNN will be streaming the event live to the masses. Which will no [...]
Sony Price cut speculations for 2009
Speculation over another Sony Playstation 3 price cut is expected to start circulating the wires after Fridays NPD number came out showing the Sony Playstation 3 still falling behind in console sales. I personally believe that this is wishful thinking for expectant consumers interested in picking up the console. Sale prices of $299 and $319 [...]
XCM Dominator Joystick for PS3 ships this week
I remember my first time having to use an advanced combination button in Super Contra on NES (Up + UP + Down + Down + Left + Right + Left + Right + B + A + Select + Start) and now these are all made easy with macro programmed buttons by the XCM Dominator controller. The controller is expected to start shipping this week and is being sold [...]
