Brett Thomas

Jack is back to beat up on Bully

Everyone's favorite lawyer is back - and already filing suit against Rockstar's "Bully." You'll have to read this one to believe it.

August 15, 2006 | 19:13

Terabyte hard drives before the end of 2006?

Hitachi thinks that we're going to hit or surpass the 1TB barrier before the end of the year thanks to perpendicular storage, and Seagate talks about the future of the drive itself.

August 15, 2006 | 18:13

Swedish politicians offer untraceable internet

The Swedish Pirate Party has announced a new consumer internet, known as darknet, which promises no logs, no tracing, and no restriction.

August 15, 2006 | 16:49

Taking OFF the copyrights

A group known as the Digital Douwd thinks it's found a legal loophole in file-sharing, and is making the software to prove it.

August 15, 2006 | 16:04

Hackers hit Win2k with a vengeance

Windows 2000 has now walked the plank off the Microsoft support boat...and in almost no time, finds itself in some shark infested waters.

August 14, 2006 | 21:44

PSP price cuts on the horizon?

With the holidays coming and the PS3 being so expensive, rumour has it that Sony might try cut prices on the PSP.

August 14, 2006 | 21:19

RIAA continues suit on dead guy

The defendant in a recent RIAA lawsuit has died, but the RIAA is pushing forward anyways. In a show of heart, though, they're giving 60 days to grieve.

August 14, 2006 | 16:45

NVIDIA talks GPU/CPU integration

NVIDIA's CEO told financial analysts that he can 'see the market' for an integrated CPU and GPU. However, he says NVIDIA will more or less go where the market is for the GPU, instead of pushing a hybrid product.

August 14, 2006 | 14:44

Sony can't get Blu-Ray facts straight

It's hard to fight format wars without ammo, but Sony's Phil Harrison keeps pulling the trigger - and shooting blanks.

August 11, 2006 | 17:26

NVIDIA releases new chipset specs

NVIDIA has released info on its new low-end IGP chipset - the MCP61 family.

August 11, 2006 | 16:01

iTunes to soon allow DVD burns?

The DVD Copy Control Association is forming plans to let iTunes burn movies up to DVDs.

August 11, 2006 | 15:14

Microsoft to offer Vista Coupons

For consumers who buy a Vista ready computer before release in 2007, Microsoft will offer coupons for a free copy of Vista.

August 10, 2006 | 20:07

HSBC online banking 'seriously flawed'

Oops! HSBC has over 3.1 million accounts vulnerable to an incredibly easy hack - and has for two years.

August 10, 2006 | 19:24

Intel goes open-source for graphics

Intel has decided to make its graphics drivers open-source, rather than proprietary code.

August 10, 2006 | 18:34

Halo film will be in 2008

The Halo movie will release in summer of 2008, instead of summer 2007.

August 10, 2006 | 16:34

Google weighs in on AOL slip-up

Google's CEO spoke publicly on Wednesday about his thoughts on AOL's slip-up: Governments are far more dangerous than AOL.

August 10, 2006 | 15:17

"Bully" gets a release date

Rockstar Games, whose last offering attracted the attention of Congress, is at it again - "Bully" may be bumped up to release in October.

August 10, 2006 | 14:40

ASUS and Gigabyte combine forces

Motherboard manufacturers ASUS and Gigabyte have formed a new offspring, hoping to play off each other's strengths.

August 9, 2006 | 18:56

Seagate quietly makes drives quieter

Seagate has done some modifications to its 7200.9 Barracuda drives, improving both their acoustics and their thermal properties.

August 9, 2006 | 18:29

Apple opens the kernel for Intel OS-X (10.4xxx)

Steve-o and Co. have moved open-source, at least for past releases. The kernel for OSX 10.4.7, as well as iCal, Bonjour, and Launchd have been made public.

August 9, 2006 | 17:10