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Thursday, 14-December-2006 10:37:14 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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XbitLabs checked out the GeForce 8800 GTX in 25 benchmarks. HWZone follow up with a GeForce 8800 GTX buying guide and shootout.
Frag sent in this amazing solar shock wave picture on NASA's very cool Astronomy Picture of the Day site. Also in space, an iPod!
Hot on the heels of the GPU antitrust allegations, we now have LCD makers being probed for suspected anti-competitive practises. Japan's Fair Trade Commission, Korea's Fair Trade Commission, and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) are heading up the investigations.
KP spotted this story about a mobile phone being used as a surveillance device. The FBI appears to have begun using a novel form of electronic surveillance in criminal investigations: remotely activating a mobile phone's microphone and using it to eavesdrop on nearby conversations.
From VooDoo, the amazing expanding table. Check out the video!
Dan has more letters. In this issue: Steam engines in PCs, copy protection, DVD cleaning, giant UPS batteries, and the swindle that is minimum system requirements. He also reviewed some cyber dog tags.
Tafe Dude sent in this free game called PRISM Guard Shield which at first glance seems to be the American Army National Guard's equivalent of the "America's Army" free game. The game focuses on the unconventional application of new and emerging weapons and surveillance technologies in the war against terrorism. I notice they list an Internode mirror and AusGamers Files have it too.
Australia's Qantas Airways has agreed to a sweetened A$11.1 billion ($8.7 billion) buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd. (MBL.AX: Quote, Profile , Research) and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group after the bidders dropped a break fee, sources said on Thursday.
The 2.6.20 Linux kernel tree now contains Sony-contributed patches for running on the PS3, thanks Wayne. The new PS3 kernel patches should make supporting the PS3 under Linux much simpler, since no external patches need be applied when creating kernels for the machine.
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