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The new Mortal Kombat game has been refused classification, essentially banning it in Australia, thanks Matt. The granting of another RC to a video game clearly designed and targeted at ADULTS again highlights the shortcomings of the current classification scheme. In particular, the absence of an adult classification. More here and discussion here.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden unless a recent court decision is appealed successfully, thanks CAPS LOCK. Defense attorneys have claimed that Assange would not get a fair trial in Sweden, because rape trials in that country are sometimes held behind closed doors. They have also argued that Assange could somehow find himself extradited to the United States, where, they theorize, he could face execution for leaking secrets.
Nintendo launched the 3DS in Japan this weekend, and presumably sold out almost instantly. Some of those sales were to customers waiting in a few lines up to 2,000 persons long, but those lines were exceptions to the norm -- several publications note that very few stores actually had any lines to speak of, as most Japanese electronics retailers sold out when the 3DS went on pre-order over a month ago.
Researchers have created a one cubic millimetre computer to be implanted into the eye to help glaucoma patients monitor the progression of their illness. In a package that's just over 1 cubic millimeter, the system fits an ultra low-power microprocessor, a pressure sensor, memory, a thin-film battery, a solar cell and a wireless radio with an antenna that can transmit data to an external reader device that would be held near the eye.
PC World take a look back at Photoshop, on its 21st birthday. John, who was working at George Lucas' Industrial Sound & Magic, suggested to his brother that they turned Display into a more feature-rich fully-fledged image editing program. From here the two worked together, combining Thomas' engineering background with his brothers design experience.
ArsTechnica have some more info on the AFACT vs iiNet result. Malone said in a statement after the new ruling that movie companies' best defense against piracy was more legitimate outlets for content. "We urge the Australian film industry to address the growing demand for studio content to be delivered in a timely and cost effective manner to consumers and we remain eager to work with them to make this material available legitimately," he said.
They also have a closer look at Intel's Thunderbolt technology. In its initial out-of-the-lab incarnation, Thunderbolt can use either copper or fiber connections for 10Gbps bidirectional communication. That speed is 20 times faster than the theoretical limit of USB 2.0, 12 times faster than FireWire 800, and twice as fast as USB3. According to Intel, however, the 10Gbps isn't just a theoretical peak speed, but usable bandwidth. This allows a single port to communicate with multiple devices simultaneously for a combined throughput of 10Gbps.
IntelInside sent more info on Apple's new MacBook Pros with Thunderbolt technology. More here, here and here. Developed under the code name Light Peak, Thunderbolt is an example of I/O technology, which means that it offers a two-way transfer or data between your computer and other electronic devices.
A few people sent in this probably NSFW video of a new game from Ubisoft which seems to be promoting some kind of spanky Wii orgy. Let's hope that's the last time I use that particular phrase on the news page..
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