Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book
How much does it actually cost to produce a printed book versus a digital one? The folks at the New York Times say they know and the answer probably isn't what you want to hear. But publishers also say consumers exaggerate the savings and have developed unrealistic expectations about how low the prices of e-books can go. Yes, they say, printing costs may vanish, but a raft of expenses that apply to all books, like overhead, marketing and royalties, are still in effect. Comments
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Rupert Murdoch Ready to Sue Google?
How long have we been hearing this lawsuit rumorÂ…six months? A year? Can somebody just sue somebody already?!? Now THAT would be news. In a lengthy article in New York magazine that hit the Web late on Sunday, writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a source high up in the media industry echelon who says Murdoch is "pretty tightly wound up over Google and has been ready to sue them...He doesn't trust them at all." The lawsuit, presumably, would come if Google refused to stop indexing News Corp. search results without paying a fee for them. Comments
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Glass Stair Guy Threatened By Apple?
Remember the guy from last week that was selling a broken stair that came from one of the Apple stores? Seems that the company isn't cool with that and has unleashed the hounds. Apple threatening someone over something this petty? That is just so out of character for them. The VP continuously threatened me with "thousands of dollars in legal fees" because both Seele and Apple would not hesitate to take legal action. Even after repeated explanations of how I came into possession of the step, he continued to mitigate for Apple and attempt to make the point that it was Appleʼs position that since I was on Apple payroll as an employee (part-time, non-exempt, off the clock, out of uniform), that requesting the step was on par with giving a direct order to the contractor. Comments
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PS3s Suffering From Global Network Lockdown
It looks like Sony is still "looking into" an issue that is preventing PS3 owners from logging on to the PlayStation Network, accessing their accounts or playing some network enabled games (even offline). The last update from Sony on the issue was yesterday saying that PS3 Slim owners do not seem to be affected, that's it. Thanks to muzzle79 for the heads up. Problem is, the error does more than just prevent you from going online. It prevents you from playing certain games offline as well. Even for some consoles that aren't connected to the PSN, like debug units. The screen above is what I was greeted with on a retail console when attempting to play Heavy Rain, and pressing out of it simply reboots the PS3, returning you to the main menu screen. It's the same story for other games that feature dynamic trophy support.
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Internet 'Third-Most Popular News Platform in US'
The results of a new Pew survey suggests that 61% of the U.S. now get their daily news from the internet. Obviously television is still the most popular way to get news but the internet is catching up quickly. Only 50% say they get their news from newspapers. Seventy-eight percent said that on a typical day they get news from a local TV station. Seventy-three percent said they get news from a national TV network such as CBS or a cable TV news station such as CNN or Fox. Sixty-one percent said that on a typical day they get news online while 54 percent said they listen to a radio news program at home or in the car. Fifty percent said they read news in a local newspaper and 17 percent said they read news in a national newspaper such as The New York Times or USA Today. Comments
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Google Launches Person Finder after Chile Quake
According to this article, Google has launched a new application called "Google Person Finder" to help people locate friends and family that may have been affected by the earthquake in Chile on Saturday. Google Person Finder allows users to search for information about people by name or leave information about people in both English and Spanish. As of Sunday morning, the page said it contained 22,900 records. However, the page cautions users that all data input would be viewable and usable by all and that the company plays no role in verifying the information. Comments
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The Smallest USB 3.0 Device in the World
The proliferation of large-capacity external devices means they are being utilized in increasingly frequent manners for the backup of large files and high quality videos. However, users often have a long wait when they transfer large files of several Gigabytes. The primary cause for this is that the USB 2.0 interface is limited by its transmission speed of 480 Mbps. Thus, USB 3.0 devices were developed that possess ten times the transmission speed of the previous interface, winning consumer admiration. In order to fulfill consumer demands, Walton Chaintech, a world-renowned memory and storage device manufacturer, has officially launched a product that supports USB 3.0 standards today; the Astro Drive Series A101. Not only is it fully compliant with all USB 3.0 specifications, it is also the smallest USB 3.0 product available currently. For those of you not up to speed on USB 3.0, I recommend you give our USB 3.0 preview a look to answer any questions you may have. Comments
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Galaxy Graphics Cards Now Available at CompUSA
Galaxy Microsystems Ltd. a leading global manufacturer of graphics accelerators, today announced that CompUSA®, a leading US technology retailer, is now selling Galaxy graphics cards in its stores in the United States and Puerto Rico as well as online via http://www.compusa.com. The graphic needs of a computer today aren't just about PC video games. Adding a Blu-ray™ player to a system or watching High Definition video online may require an upgrade of your graphics hardware. "Picking the right graphics card can make all the difference in the world for a spectacular movie viewing experience" said Shane Vance, US Sales for Galaxy. Comments
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Bad Company 2 and Multi-Display Support Rocks
Looks like EA the publishers and Dice the developers of Bad Company 2 are getting their ducks in line for hardware and gaming enthusiast that have embraced Eyefinity and TripleHead2Go multi-display gaming configurations. Check out Robbaz video that he posted on below. Simply schweet! Discussion
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Maine Bill Would Require Warning on Mobile Phones
If LD1706 passes in Maine, it would be the first US state to require a warning for EM radiation on all mobile phones. What say you? Appropriate or inappropriate? "I'm not an anti-technology person," said Rep. Andrea Boland, D-Sanford, the bill's sponsor. "My concern is that we have enormously powerful industries that can scoot responsibilities because they do have so much power and they have products that we like so much." Comments
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Proposed UK Bill Would 'Outlaw Open Wi-Fi'
There's a bill proposed in the UK called the Digital Economy Bill. If it passes, it would make organizations liable for the same penalties for copyright infringement as individual users. To protect themselves from liability, places that usually offer open wi-fi access will be forced to stop that access. Lilian Edwards, professor of internet law at Sheffield University, told ZDNet UK on Thursday that the scenario described by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in an explanatory document would effectively "outlaw open Wi-Fi for small businesses", and would leave libraries and universities in an uncertain position. Comments
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[H]ardware Roundup
Cooling Zalman CNPS10X Flex CPU cooler @ PC Perspective HDD cooler roundup @ Xbit Labs Display LG SL90 LED 42" TV @ VR-Zone Power Supplies Huntkey Balance King 4500 450W @ HW Secrets Thermaltake TR2 RX 750W @ Tweaknews Storage Kingston SSDNow V+ 128GB @ Bjorn3D First lool at OWC Mercury Extreme SSD @ Anandtech Video Radeon HD 5830 @ InsideHW Radeon HD 5750/5770 @ iXBT Labs
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LG Windows Phone 7 Series Pre-Prototype Shown
People anxious to see what Windows Phone 7 might bring to the table should click on this link to Engadget straightaway. They've got a video preview of LG's pre-prototype Windows Phone 7 series device, which they call the world's first look. Interesting. The QWERTY slider is the first branded Windows Phone 7 Series device the world's ever seen, and while the hardware and software are both obviously early, we can tell you a few things about it: it's just a hair thicker than an iPhone or Nexus One, there are dedicated hardware camera, volume, and power buttons in addition to the back, home, and search buttons dictated by Windows Phone 7 Series, and we noticed a five megapixel camera with a flash on the back, along with a headphone jack. Comments
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