Saturday, August 28, 2010

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 28/08/2010


bit-tech.net
H.264 free licence deadline revoked
The MPEG LA has revoked its deadline, meaning H.264 is now free for streaming services.
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AMD aims Bobcat at servers
AMD's up-coming netbook chip, based on Bobcat, will also appear in low-power servers.
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Free Games I Like: Solipskier
I blame Gunsmith for this, as his post in the General Discussion forum nudged me to play this game.

And play it and play it and play it, before finally sharing it with the rest of the team and getting them to do the same. Tuesday morning productivity quickly fell into the toilet.

The goal of Solipskier is simple, as the goal of nearly all free browser games tend to be. You have to guide your little stick-figure man through a series of jumps, gates and tunnels, which is done by drawing the track ahead of him as he goes. Draw a slope, he'll gain speed. Draw a hillock, he'll fly into the air.

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ASRock P55 Extreme4 Review
The Extreme4 definitely looks the part - we see if it delivers on those flashy looks.
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