|
|
Advertisement:
|
|
OCAU News |
Thanks to Matt who sent in most of the news in todays post.
Google has officially released financial information about their purchase of Youtube including the actual amount that was paid. "EVERYONE suspected the investors, founders and early employees of YouTube made tidy sums when the video-sharing site was bought by Google for $US1.65 billion in stock late last year. But until Wednesday, few knew just how tidy those sums were. The answer, which Google delivered in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is now in - and the sums are big enough to spark a new wave of envy across Silicon Valley."
Somebody has won £100,000 by following clues over the internet. "Andy Darley from the UK was one of 50,000 players who took part in the alternate reality game, Perplex City. Gamers from 92 countries have solved clues on the web and around the world in a quest for the Receda Cube, an "artefact" buried in a hidden location."
According to CrunchGear, Microsoft might be offering a Zune Phone in the same fashion of the Apple iPhone. "If this all fits together, it looks like MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone, which would have download speeds of up to 2Mbps, fast enough for the Xbox-to-Zune streaming we’ve heard about, and fast enough for just about anything else the Zune Phone might be used for."
Apple is set to release a gaming console "Shoe" to rival the big three consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. "We have all heard of the latest and greatest products by the major players in this field; Microsoft with its XBOX 360, Nintendo with it’s Wii, and of course Sony with its PS3. Now Apple, Inc wants a piece of the apple pie, and enters the gaming market with its gaming console called Shoe."
TheTechReport has taken a look at Asus's Vista ready motherboard and what new features it brings to the table including built in nand flash for Readyboost, Sideshow support, remote and TPM. "Asus' Vista Edition motherboard extras do a good job of highlighting some of the new functionality offered by Microsoft's latest operating system. More importantly, they add unique capabilities you won't find bundled with any other motherboard. In a market populated with largely cookie-cutter designs that don't vary much from manufacturer to manufacturer, that's a very good thing."
Damn Interesting has posted a new article about the PEPCON disaster where a large amount of surplus ammonium perchlorate and other chemicals exploded. "At that time, PEPCON was one of the only US producers of the chemical ammonium perchlorate, a key ingredient in the rocket fuel used for space shuttle boosters and Titan missiles. This white granular compound is a powerful oxidizer, and its purpose is to accelerate rocket fuel combustion. Also present at the facility were bulk quantities of other hazardous materials used in manufacturing, such as hydrochloric acid and nitric acid."
Todays timewaster is from Matt, Maelstrom is a freeware asteroids clone on steroids with better graphics, sounds and some other improvements. Although it is not web based the files can be downloaded (around 800kb) and don't require an installation
Return to OCAU's News Page
|
|
Advertisement:
All original content copyright James Rolfe.
All rights reserved. No reproduction allowed without written permission.
|
Advertisement:
|
|
|
