Have you modded your Xbox 360 and now afraid that you will get banned from Xbox Live? Maybe so, Maybe not. Microsoft has built in guards that will prevent the Xbox from playing bootleg copies of games. Yes, Microsoft does want to block pirating, but should they block people that mod their Xbox from Xbox Live that are using legal copies of games? No, I don’t think they should.
Archive for the “Tech News” CategoryMaybe! There have been rumors that Apple is making a new version of the iPod Touch with a camera and microphone, which, combined with a Skype account, would pretty much obviate for a home phone line once and for all. Some sources say that China is already manufacturing iPod Touch models with integrated camera and microphones. if iPod Touches with camera and microphones go on sale in two to three months, they will transform the entertainment-oriented iPod Touch line into a voice communications tool wherever Wi-Fi is available. In addition to these voice-over-IP capabilities, which should have telephone providers quaking in their boots, the microphone (and camera) would enable the iPod Touch to understand voice commands, capture video and images, and work with a wider variety of programs in the App Store. With that said, there have been some people that said with a iPod Touch with a microphone could use the Verizon MiFi personal hotspot creator to enable the iPhone experience on Verizon’s Network. Tags: app, Camera, China, hotspots, IP, iPhone, ipod, Microphone, MiFi, Network, over, Skype, Store, telephone, Touch, Verizon, voice, WiFiSony is calling their new eBook reader the Daily Edition. As in, newspapers. The Daily is at the high end of the price range at $400. More significantly, the Daily throws another punch in the match against the Kindle from Amazon, like the Kindle DX, although the Daily only has a 7inch screen, which doesn’t match up to the Kindles 9.7inch screen. However, Sony added a 3G Modem to provide free 3G wireless connectivity to the Sony eBook Store. Users will be able to buy and download books, newspapers and magazines, with no monthly fees or charges for basic wireless connectivity, assuming they can get connected to the AT&T service. Sony is expecting to have other ways of access. The highlight of the Daily is the introduction of a Library Finder application. Sony is working with a e-book distributor OverDrive and over thousands of libraries in the OverDrive network, users will be able to enter their ZIP codes into the application and download electronic books with a valid library card. At the end of the lending period, the books just vanish from the reader. Though book selection will most likely be limited. Physically, the Daily — which won’t go on sale until later in the year — will have a display housed in an aluminum shell that can be read in either portrait or landscape mode. In portrait mode, about 30 to 35 lines of text will visible, making the experience very similar to that of a printed paperback book, Sony says. Tags: 3g, amazon, app, Application, AT&T, Book, code, Daily, dx, ebook, edition, kindle, modem, overdrive, reader, Sony, Store, zip
Do you belong to the Financial Institution United States Automobile Association? If so, you soon will be able to use your iPhone to make a check deposit.
In San Antonio, Texas based USAA have already released a similar app for the iPhone that allows customers to check their bank balances and find nearby ATMs using their iPhones. However, This will be the first time users will be able to make a deposit in such a way. USAA have proving them selves to be at the front of Technology when it comes to banking. Back in 2007, the company allowed customers to scan checks via home scanners and then email the images of the checks to make a deposit. Of course, with all digital banking, fraud is a concern. However, only USAA customers who will be eligible to use the server are those who qualify for credit accounts or have insurance through the company. Isn’t Technology just wonderful? Tags: Association, Automobile, Bank, Banking, Deposit, Deposit@Mobile, Financial, Institution, iPhone, Mobile, Photo, States, United, USAA
Anyways Desperate beta testers brought down Microsoft’s Windows 7 download page yesterday for about two hours. Only Microsoft Developer Network members and TechNet members were offered keys, but Microsoft still had to make some changes to keep the site up and running. The MSDN blog said “systems are having trouble keeping up” and thanked people for their patience. The Release Candidate code will be available to the great unwashed public from 5 May. By the way, Windows 7 Server is available for testing too. Tip of the hat to Ed Bott, who reckoned the crash was caused by an SQL database falling over thanks to too many requests. The site got a week’s traffic in less than hour. (now that’s just crazy!!) It emerged yesterday that the final code is due for release in autumn 2009. Microsoft’s Windows 7 page is here. Tags: 2000, 7, 98, Blog, Bott, Crashed, download, ED, Melted, Microsoft, MSDN, Page, se, Server, Seven, Site, Vista, Windows |
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I know you been hearing a lot of Windows 7 and you didn’t like Vista and think that Windows 7 is going to be the same. if you thought that you are very wrong. Windows 7 is suppose to be one of Microsoft’s best operating Systems since windows 98 SE / 2000.
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