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July 31, 2005
Speaking at the Xbox Summit 2005 in Japan, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates revealed plans for the Xbox 360, the new Microsoft gaming console to include HD-DVD drives.
Considering that such a decision would postpone the launching date, initial Xbox 360 models will ship with standard DVD drives, once HD-DVD systems are go, the Xbox will incorporate them reports Softpedia.
Xbox 360 incorporating HD-DVD is nice push for its creator Toshiba in battle for next generation DVD. Sony's Play Station 3 will incorporate the Blu-Ray standard.
Gates also said that the Microsoft-Toshiba alliance is not a unilateral partnership and that many of the equipments manufactured by the Japanese company, such as the Tablet PCs will be based on Longhorn, Microsoft's future operating system.
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Computer hackers angered by Cisco's attempts to hide news of a flaw that could allow an attacker to take control of the Cisco Systems routers that direct traffic across much of the Internet are working hard to discover and map out the vulnerability reports Reuters.
The hackers apparently have no intention of hijacking e-commerce payments, reading private e-mail, or launching any of the other malicious attacks that could be possible by exploiting the flaw. They want to illustrate the need for Cisco customers to update their software to defend against such possibilities. Many Cisco customers have postponed the difficult process because it could require them to unplug entirely from the Internet.
Cisco's routers direct traffic across at least 60 percent of the Internet.
Security researcher Michael Lynn first described the flaw on Wednesday at the Black Hat conference over the objections of Cisco and his former employer, Internet Security Systems Inc.
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According to retail sources speaking to Spong.com Sony is planning to cut the price of the skinny PlayStation 2 to 60 Euro, in an effort to undermine the launch of the Microsoft Xbox 360.
The price reduction will probably be worldwide, with the console priced at $100 in the US Nintendo may also cut the price cut of the GameCube in an effort to take some buzz of the Microsoft Xbox 360
"You can expect significant reductions in the price of everything this Christmas, but most noticeable will be the PlayStation 2," our well-placed source told SPOnG. "We've been briefed to expect a price as low as 60 Euro beginning at the start of December. Sony's probably looking at a global price cut - around $100 in the States and a serious Platinum range announcement too."
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July 29, 2005
At this weeks Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation Meeting in Tokyo, company president Ken Kutaragi said the PlayStation 3 will not be a cheap console, even going so far as to say that "...the PS3 can't be offered at a price that's targeted towards households."
ummm that is outrageous. What Ken considers a household remains a mystery.
Answers says " A domestic unit consisting of the members of a family who live together along with nonrelatives such as servants."
So there you have it people, time to get a second job, funny thing is , I want it more now.
In other news Sony is planning a lifecycle of ten years for the PS3, Sony hopes to maintain this long life-cycle by investing now in those expensive pieces of kit, saying "We're looking at a life cycle of 10 years with the PlayStation 3. We're currently shifting from standard TVs to HDTVs.
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An image purporting to be from Espanol Xbox 360 presentation is making the rounds. As shown on the shot above, the Xbox 360 controller has a QWERTY keypad. The keypad would be attached to controller so you could send text messages or chat during the game
.via Engadget
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is betting on the Xbox 360's early lead to propel Microsoft's next generation console into super-stardom. At a meeting with money folk on Thursday Gates said
"Our view is basically we've got a Ferrari, they've got a Ferrari,"
"Our Ferrari is leaving the starting line substantially before their Ferrari is, and in most races that's a very nice thing."
That's way deep
Microsoft's Xbox 360 is due to go on sale this holiday season in the United States, Europe and Japan. Sony's PlayStation 3 is slated to arrive next spring.
via CNET
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Vodafone Japan has announced two new stylish handset to match the summer heat, the 3G Sharp 703SH , a 1.3 megapixel cameraphone with a QVGA, 320 x 240 pixel LCD screen and Bluetooth ; and the Sharp 903SH, a 3.2 megapixel cameraphone with a 2x optical zoom lens, autofocus, 3D Surround Stereo Side Speakers, and swiveling 2.4-inch LCD screen.
via Engadget
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Vodafone K.K. will introduce the V302SH by Sharp to UK customers in early September. "The special V302SH Ferrari Edition model customized with the Ferrari logo is a compact and stylish handset . The handset is both simple and sophisticated, with features like Mobile ASV LCD for wide-angle viewing, Simple Mode for easy operation by beginners and the elderly, and customization options to change menu screens and icons to one's preference."
via gizmonews
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PlayStation 3 or PS3 Tech Specs
CPU
Cell Processor
PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
1 VMX vector unit per core
512KB L2 cache
7 x SPE @3.2GHz
7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
* 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS
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Fujitsu's FR-V, is a new VoIP telephone focused on video conferencing. It features a FR461 (400Mhz) CPU, 128Mb of RAM and 64Mb of ROM, WiFi b, a CF and SD port, Mpeg 4 video compression and a Linux OS based on the Red Hat Linux 2.4 kernel. via
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