Google Offers Web Searchers, Chrome Users More Privacy- September 10, 2008 Moving to address privacy concerns, Google on Monday said it will reduce the amount of time it keeps server log data. "We'll anonymize IP addresses on our server logs after 9 months," said Google global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer, senior privacy counsel Jane Horvath, and software engineer Alma Whitten in a jointly authored blog post. "We're significantly shortening our previous 18-monthhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-offers-web-searchers-chrome.html Switching operating systems on Sony Vaio- September 7, 2008 I purchased a Sony Vaio around the holidays, and it runs the Vista operating system. I can't stand this OS; I have thousands of dollars' worth of software and utilities that are virtually useless on this system. My question: Is there any easy way to downgrade to Windows XP without messing up my entire computer Microsoft officially discontinued retail sales of XP on June 30. However, it ishttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/switching-operating-systems-on-sony.html Sony top brand for tech-crazy Asians: Survey- September 7, 2008 HONG KONG: Japanese electronic giant Sony is Asia's favourite brand, according to a survey of Asian shoppers released on Sunday that was dominated by consumer technology firms. Sony replaced Finnish phone maker Nokia as the region's top brand, ahead of another Japanese electronics firm Canon and US sportswear firm Nike, according to the survey by Media magazine and market researchers TNS.http://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/sony-top-brand-for-tech-crazy-asians.html Review : Spore CREATURE CREATOR- September 7, 2008 Price: $49.99 Amazon.com Create universal wonder in Spore, an exciting new simulation game that lets you develop your own personal universe. Work your way through five evolutionary phases, including Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization and Space, that offer unique challenges, thrills and goals. 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It seems strange that the Nokia E71 should be exclusive to Fido as we all know Fido is Rogers Wireless owned MVNO which is primarily targeted at the younger generation. Yes there are other options to grab the Nokia E71 unlocked, but if you want instant savingshttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/nokia-e71-exclusive-to-fido-in-canada.html Metal Slug 7 Coming Soon To Nintendo DS screens + trailer- September 7, 2008 Who doesn't love a pixel-crisp, highly detailed, side-scrolling shooter If there's one series you can count for a side-scrolling combat fix, it's Metal Slug. Unless you are in the hardcore crowd of the Metal Slug saga, it's hard to keep with all the versions and what's going on in each of them. From the NEO GEO to Xbox LIVE Arcade to Wii, there's been quite a few to select from. Well shoot firsthttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/metal-slug-7-coming-soon-to-nintendo-ds.html Reggie and Miyamoto Club Nintendo interview- September 7, 2008 Reggie and Miyamoto were both interviewed in the latest issue of Club Nintendo, the official Latin American Nintendo magazine. The first question was about the Wii MotionPlus and whether it will be compatible with the next Zelda title. Miyamoto simply responded by stating a Zelda and Pikmin game are both in development for the Wii but didn't mention anything about Wii MotionPlus. Next up washttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/reggie-and-miyamoto-club-nintendo.html HP: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Vista- September 7, 2008 if your plan is to strong-arm customers into offering your products exclusively, you had better give them something people want to buy. With Microsoft and Windows Vista, such is not the case, and Hewlett-Packard isn't taking it lying down. HP, the world's number one PC supplier in terms of volume sales, appears to be leading a new anti-Vista revolution, of a sort. In an interesting articlehttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/hp-we-don-need-no-stinkin-vista.html |