| Sony slashes price of PS3 SDK to fix game problem
While some may view it as a sign of desperation, Sony on Monday said that it will cut licensing fees for the PS3 SDK in half to spur additional game development. The package now costs $10,250 in the US, 950,000 yen in Japan, and 7,500 euros in Europe. With lower prices now both for the consumer in the form of a system price cut, and for the developer in the SDK, it hopefully will mean higher sales and profits for the PS3. .
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George Ou Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives Leaked Intel Nehalem performance projections over AMD Shanghai Posted in: Servers News Hardware Processors AMD Intel Sun Workstations It appears that the rumors about Intel's next major microprocessor "Nehalem" being a huge juggernaut may be true according to leaked documents from Sun Microsystems (get it before it's gone). The slides appear to be inadvertently placed on Sun's publicly accessible website and "jokerman" posted the link on Aceshardware (thanks to tip from ZDNet reader JumpingJack). The slides looks like the real thing meant for Intel's partners and they're probably well known in the server industry. Reliable sources have reported in the past that Intel's Nehalem processor will have three channels of DDR3 memory per CPU versus two channels of DDR2 memory per AMD Barcelona or upcoming Shanghai processor.
My Turn: Why I don't 'shop Taos'
Local newspapers often print letters from merchants in Taos County who encourage residents of the city and county to shop locally. Many local retail establishments are struggling to survive and residents are asked to purchase here to support the local economy. I rarely shop Taos. I wait once a month and shop in Santa Fe, or, when on business out of state, shop and mail my purchases home. I also make frequent purchases over the Internet. Why? Because I have experienced the following: Choice is limited. I don’t find what I need here. It’s just as easy to order over the Internet and receive my goods for the minimal cost of shipping and get exactly what I want when I want it. The purchase usually arrives in a matter of two to three days and is delivered to my door. Cost of shipping usually amounts to the cost of a couple of gallons of gas at most (and if the order is large enough, shipping is free). Many merchants don’t make it easy to purchase what I need. More than one merchant on the plaza refuses to take checks.
Sony DSC W90 8.1Mp compact camera
The Sony DSC W90 features an 8.1Mp sensor and uses the popular Carl Zeiss Lens with 3x optical zoom. The main USP here is its Bionz processing engine which Sony claims enables fast processing and high-precision focusing for producing High Definition images. Its Double Anti-Blur technology with Optical Image Stabiliser (IS) sharpens even shaky captures and has an ISO setting of up to 3200 for extreme low-light shooting. Features such as face detection (that can identify up to eight faces), multi point (up to nine points) focusing system and High Definition (HD) TV output to watch pictures on a compatible TV are features that set the Sony DSC W90 in a league of its own among midrange digital cameras. The Sony DSC W90 follows the regular metallic colour coating all over its body.
Bringing AIDS awareness to the black community
Monday through Friday. Black Leadership Council on HIV Community meeting: 6-8 p.m. Feb. 27, Yesler Terrace Community Center, 917 East Yesler Way. POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network): www.pocaan.org/home.html; 2200 Rainier Avenue S.; 206-322-7061. .
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