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Tuesday, 1-September-2009 20:59:44 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Canon have announced their EOS 7D digital SLR camera. It fits between the 50D and the 5Dmk2, offering 18Mpixels, 1.6x crop, full HD 1080p movie mode and a built-in Speedlite transmitter. There's a hands-on preview here on DPReview, and a discussion thread here.
Rezin spotted a guide to having bots fighting on your TF2 main menu. However, my research eventually blossomed into an amazing discovery that led to having bots battling it out whilst I scrolled through the server list. Trust me, this WILL impress you.
Elliot pointed out a new SSD article on Anandtech. It's a daunting, no, deflating task to write what I view as the third part in this trilogy of articles. JMicron is all but gone from the market for now, Indilinx came and improved (a lot) and TRIM is nearly upon us. Plus, we all know how trilogies turn out. Here's hoping that this one doesn't have Ewoks in it.
Telstra have given the media a peek into their Global Operations Centre in Melbourne, thanks Sam and mshagg. To get some idea of the magnitude of the scale of monitoring required in this massive facility: the Telstra network handles almost 5 billion PSTN calls per year, 9 billion SMS messages, 10 million Telstra mobile services and over one million wireless broadband customers. The center monitors the whole core NextIP network (the IP-based backbone of all of Telstra's networks), GSM, Next G, PSTN, ADSL and cable networks.
SMH have an article about the founder of Facebook and some of the bizarre goings-on behind the scenes. In 2004, aboard the yacht of a Sun Microsystems executive, the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and friends apparently dined on a koala.
Disney has apparently bought Marvel Entertainment for $US 4B, thanks YH. More than 5,000 iconic comic book characters will soon be in the hands of Disney, raising serious questions about the future of Marvel video game titles from Activision, Sega, and the upcoming MMO from Gazillion Entertainment.
Guru3D have their Blizzcon coverage posted, while GoN have interviews about WoW: Cataclysm and StarCraft II.
There's a new major firmware update for the PS3 available, version 3.0. Official details from Sony here, and discussion here. First, you’ll notice some cosmetic changes to the design of the XMB (Xross Media Bar). We’ve enhanced the look and feel of the XMB so that it’s easier and even more intuitive to use. We’ve also added network improvements and personalization options to help enhance your PS3 experience.
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