Philips Hue Excludes 3rd Party Bulbs With Firmware Update
You know how printer companies force you to only use "approved" ink? It would seem that the same thing is now happening with high-tech light bulbs.
The recent change seems to suggest any non-Philips bulbs from manufacturers such as Cree, GE, and Osram will not be supported in many situations, whereas "Friends of Hue" branded product are. At the time of publication, it's unclear whether 3rd party bulbs will stop working immediately after the firmware update or if they may only become inaccessible after the bridge is reset.
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Pirating Subscribers Could Cost Cox Over $200 Million
I can't help myself, I have to crack a "Piracy is not a victimless crime" joke. I think Cox might be learning this the hard way right about now.
Internet provider Cox Communications is facing more than $200 million in potential damages, if a jury holds it responsible for the copyright infringements of its subscribers. According to music publisher BMG there is no doubt that Cox is responsible. After a week of trial hearings the company has asked the court to confirm this, arguing that the ISP failed to rebut its allegations.
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Use Your Phone As A Lightsaber In Chrome
If you are a Star Wars fan you have to check out this Chrome Experiment made by Google and Industrial Light & Magic. It's a little laggy but definitely worth checking out. This also works in IE, even though it says it is developed for Chrome.
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Major Publishers Sued For Patent Infringement Over Fantasy Sports
Activision, EA, Take-Two, Zynga and Konami are being sued over a pair of fantasy sports patents owned by a company called Virtual Gaming Technologies. I hope these guys have really good lawyers, a lot of money or both because we all know that the companies they are suing have all the above.
Texas-based Virtual Gaming Technologies, LLC, filed the case yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, claiming Activision is infringing on patents it owns for "real-time interaction systems" most used in fantasy sports games. The technology covered by those patents involves giving fantasy sports players access to updated information about their players' performances during live, ongoing contests.
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HyperX OC Takeover (HOT) World Finals to Commence
HyperX®, a division of Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the HyperX OC Takeover (HOT) contest finals will take place on December 16-17, 2015 at HyperX headquarters in Fountain Valley, California. A total of $15,000 USD will be split amongst the top three winners. HOT is working with Overclocking-TV to stream the event and also host a giveaway including memory, SSDs, USBs, motherboards and keyboards. The live stream begins on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. PST and on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. PST. It can be viewed live here.
Overclockers from across the globe recently tried to qualify for the HOT World Finals by pushing HyperX memory frequency to the max and benchmark their systems with Intel XTU and Futuremark 3DMark11. Nine finalists along with the 2014 World Champion will descend upon HyperX Headquarters in the United States for the grand finale. They will overclock with the latest hardware provided by HyperX, Intel and MSI in hopes of taking home a piece of the huge $15,000 USD prize pool and the title of HOT 2015 World Champion.
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Samsung Takes Apple Patent Battle To US Supreme Court
I guess we know what Samsung meant earlier this month when the company said it reserved all rights to reclaim or obtain reimbursement from Apple (here). The ongoing battle between these two is now headed to the Supreme Court.
If the Supreme Court decides to take the case, its eventual decision could have a ripple effect on the technology industry and the kinds of gadgets you'll be able to buy. Samsung and some of Silicon Valley's biggest players, including Google and Facebook, have argued that the lower-court ruling as it stands may have a "devastating impact" on the introduction of new products because of a heightened fear of legal challenges. Apple said all along that it was doing what was necessary to defend its intellectual property and the value of its blockbuster iPhone franchise.
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Senate Passes Bill Barring Companies From Blocking Negative Reviews
A ban on "non-disparagement" clauses is one step closer to becoming law. The Consumer Review Freedom Act was unanimously passed yesterday by the United States Senate.
If passed by the full Congress, the Consumer Review Freedom Act would give the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general the authority to take enforcement action against businesses that attempt to these ethically questionable clauses to quiet consumers.
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Ken Levine's Take On System Shock 3
In an upcoming interview with The Game Informer Show, Ken Levine gave his thoughts on the recently announced System Shock 3. Overall, it seems like he was pretty supportive of Otherside Entertainment's upcoming sequel.
"I wish them the best," Levine said. "I have a personal connection to System Shock, [System Shock 2] was the first game I ever shipped. We were completely stumbling around in the dark on that game… so the impact that it had was a complete surprise to us. Without that game, there's nothing else for us. Nothing would have happened. So I have a deep connection with it... I'm excited, I hope they can figure it out and make a cool game out of it."
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ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme Z170 Motherboard Review
We have posted our evaluation of the ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme Z170 today for those of you interested. If you desire an "extreme" motherboard that is rock solid and overclocks extremely well, this motherboard should definitely be on your short list.
In the past ASUS' Maximus motherboards represented the finest motherboards you could buy within their respective form factors. The Maximus VIII Impact wasn't perfect but it managed to achieve the same level of greatness as its predecessors. Can the Maximus VIII Extreme do the same? Read on and find out.
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EFF: DEA Has Deleted Its Phone Call Database
The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced today that it has confirmation that the Drug Enforcement Administration's practice of collecting bulk phone call data has stopped and that the database has finally been destroyed.
From the 1990s to 2013, the DEA secretly and illegally collected billions of records of Americans' international calls to hundreds of countries around the world. In April 2015, we filed a lawsuit on behalf of our client, Human Rights Watch, challenging the constitutionality of the program and seeking to have the records purged from the government's possession.
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Wireless Self-Rocking Baby Crib
Oh come on, you know you want one of these. If the baby doesn't stop crying the first time, just hit the button on the app again.
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Facebook Launching A Yelp Killer?
It looks as though Facebook might be working on an unannounced tool that lets you search for services in your area, complete with user reviews.
Search Engine Land has learned about a new "Facebook Professional Services" area on Facebook, where the company appears to be taking direct aim at local search companies like Yelp and Google by offering listings of local businesses and services, complete with user reviews.
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