Pupils in Glasgow schools are to be rewarded for eating healthy food. Glasgow city council has introduced a points system in all of the city’s 29 primary schools. The scheme gives each pupil a swipe card which they use to record all the points they earn. By building up points pupils can get iPods, Xbox […]
A 40″ OLED screen from Samsung
Samsung has developed the world’s first and largest single-sheet 40 inch TFT OLED for the flat panel TV market. The company said yesterday that it succeeded in developing the prototype that features faster video response than its traditional LCD counterparts, paired with low power consumption. “Our development of a 40-inch OLED will provide a firm […]
PS3 Preview
PS3 Prototype PS3 Controller At a press conference held in Los Angeles, California, today, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) revealed the outline of its PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, incorporating the world’s most advanced Cell processor with super computer like power. Prototypes of PS3 will also be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the […]
8 MP Camera from Olympus
Olympus Stylus 800 Olympus announced its new compact digital camera Stylus 800. The company claims that the camera can be used in any weather conditions without affecting quality of photos. The Stylus 800 will go on sale in June and will cost around $450. Specifications: Dimensions: 103×57.5×33 mm Weight: 182.5 g 8-megapixel 1/1.8†CCD sensor […]
Google Search offline for a few minutes
Search Engine giant, Google went offline for 15 minutes from 3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday due to a Domain Name System (DNS) problem. “Google’s global properties were unavailable for a short period of time,” Google spokesman David Krane said on Saturday. “We’ve remedied the problem and access to Google has been restored.” Krane […]
Hackers break the PSP encryption
Sony’s PSP is not yet launched in India or in UK but the hackers in US have worked out how to break the encryption on Sony’s Universal Media Discs (UMD) used for its PSP handheld console. Hackers have figured out a way to bypass the encryption process and extract files from the UMDs but there […]
India launches hi-tech imaging satellite
India’s space agency launched a high-tech mapping satellite on Thursday that could track every house and street in the sprawling nation of over a billion people, state television said. The CARTOSAT-1, carried by an indigenous rocket, signals an advanced effort by India to get into the lucrative business of satellite launch services and using space […]
Fifa lovers beware
Sophos, computer security firm in London have warned users about a new variant of the Sober worm purporting to be an email from the soccer world governing body FIFA offering free tickets to the 2006 World Cup in Germany. In the last 24 hours the W32.Sober-N worm raced to the top of the most widespread […]
Xbox 360 V/s Playstation 2
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speculates that the launch of Xbox 360 could outrun current gaming market leader, Sony’s Playstation 2. Xbox 360 desktop interface is codenamed Xenon. Gates said Xenon is much similar to its Windows Media Center software that allows the users to manage their songs, photos, videos, etc. He stated that Xbox 360 […]
Sony PSP’s Wi-Fi without WPA
More than half million units were sold within 2 days of the much-hyped Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP). Well PSP is again in the news. This time its about its Wi-Fi capabilities. George Ou at his ZDNet blog writes about how the Sony PSP will ruin wireless LAN security in the home. PSP is not supporting […]