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Entries from March 7, 2010 - March 13, 2010
Alex TretropHow to Completely erase your Hard drive, Thumb drive and SSD
No, you do not need to kill it with fire - it's possible to erase your Hard Drive to the point of no return, but still have it be usable - and no, simply deleting files from your computer is not enough! When you completely erase/delete a file from your computer, it's not really gone until the areas of the physical disk it used are overwritten by new information. With SSDs, the erased file situation is even more complex, but you will learn how, along with your USB thumb Drive in this insanely in-depth tutorial by none other than MaximumPC on Gizmodo.
PS3 Motion Controller 'Arc' getting Nunchuk device
It all started with the Six Axis getting last minute, unnecessary motion controls, and now it's final led to a full scale copy cat design of Nintendo's Wiimote. Tell me, when will it all stop? Apparently not anytime soon since developers are now confirming the existence of a nunchuk add-on, ala Nintendo Wii, that will work with Sony's "Arc" motion controller.
Previously, we saw Resident Evil 5 being played with the prototype Arc controller in one hand and a regular PS3 controller in the other. It looked uncomfortable just watching the guy present the demo; well, Sony seems to have solved that problem by looking over their shoulder to their long time nemesis, Nintendo, and got some ideas off of them. And it doesn't just stop there; there's talk that this addition wasn't made just for aesthetic reasons, but rather as a means to get developers excited about jumping off the Nintendo bandwagon and potentially making motion controlled games on a true next generation (HD) system.
No images or video of the device are available yet.
Bluetooth 3.0 in the works for Samsung's SHW-M120S
Samsung’s at it again; after releasing the first Bluetooth 3.0 handset a couple of weeks ago, it now appears as if they’ve decided to aim higher… much higher. Adding to the equation it appears that the company wishes to chuck in an Android Bluetooth 3.0 device for good measure. Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) is currently showing certification for a device model number: SHW-M120S.
According to the design description given, this device sports a 3.3-inch WVGA AMOLED display, 5-MP Autofocus + VGA Camera, WiFi, GPS, Accelerometer, Bluetooth 3.0, and HSDPA / GSM roaming. According to Chris Ziegler of Engadget, the inclusion of a T-DMB tuner means that this device is targeted towards the South Korean market.
Microsoft: Blu-Ray not coming to Xbox 360
Digital distribution is the future, the iPod and iTunes have taught us that, however, gaming still has few more years to go in the physical realm. Microsoft knows this but they don't want to concede yet to Sony for any new formats before it all becomes obsolete anyway.
"We have no plans to adopt [a] Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment started last autumn when Xbox 360 became the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies."
Stephen McGill - Director of Xbox and Entertainment, Microsoft
And if it's anyone who knows anything about obsolete it's Sony: BetaMax, MiniDisc, UMD, you name it. But kidding aside, do gamers REALLY care if you have to disc swap? People in my day thought it was cool when you had to pop in Final Fantasy 7's third disc, or Metal Gear Solid's second disc. And does it really cost publishers THAT much money to fit all the content onto two discs? Yeah, I know it's bad for the environment, but I doubt Steve Ballmer cares about that when it comes between him and his precious green.
Video: HTC Supersonic makes another appearance
Making yet another appearance before the camera is none other than HTC’s Supersonic. Graced with clearly horrible footage, you’ll just be able to make out the “HTC Supersonic” branding on the back of the device. For the duration of the video you’re mostly looking at the back of it, along with its speaker grill arrangement. As with previous information leaked about the device, this one bares the “white back-cover” which may just mean that this footage is indeed reliable.
Currently being branded as the Android equivalent of the HD2, the Supersonic boasts a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, 4.3-inch AMOLED display, Android 2.1, and HTC’s very own Sense UI. The handset is believed to be heading to Sprint later this year, however, a definitive release date has not yet been confirmed.
Video after the Break
Books in the Age of the iPad - Defined by Content
The book industry feels like its dwindling in a gigantic growing digital age - which seems to be towering over the old-school publishing companies who rely on the public to walk to the book store, take the time to stand, pick out a book and take it home only to read it once and have it sit on a shelf. In this editorial, you will discover the changes that need to take place are not in the company's business models, or the devices and platforms we view them on - it's the content.
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