The chaps over at GeekSmack.net confirmed that Windows 7 was set to RTM (release to manufacturing) on July 13, which also coincides with Wzor's unconfirmed rumor last month. A few minutes ago sources close to the company, who wish to remain anonymous, have confirmed to Neowin that Windows 7 is indeed set to RTM on July 13. Don't confuse RTM and GA (General Availability), as these are two totally different phases. RTM in a nutshell is typically the final build that we will see when Windows 7 hits GA later this year (Unless, of course, there's a show-stopper bug found), but is released to manufacturers so they can work out any bugs the software may encounter with hardware devices. General availability is scheduled to launch on October 22, which will give the tech savvy world time to save up money. So with that said TechNet, MSDN, and a few other partner connections will also be getting the RTM build on July 13. So let the countdown begin!
I wish the new owners of the Pirate Bay well but I just don't know how they are going to do any of the stuff they say they are going to do. Paying people cash for seeding paid content they download? 3x Hummm...
Details, like how much uploaders will be paid for sharing their bandwidth, haven't been announced. But it would need to be a lot to match the value lost to a community accustomed to getting $60 console games for the cost of a button-click.
It's also unclear that the content industry will rush to embrace The Pirate Bay, a name as synonymous with piracy as Bill Gates is to Microsoft.
“We don't know the details, and there are many questions to ask about how this will work in practice,” said John Kennedy, chairman of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The Motion Picture Association of America said the studios “don't have enough information to comment at this time.”
Those content-producers will come around, said Pandeya. “Hollywood has a community that they can't reach today. There's a lot of free file sharing going on, and Hollywood will want to reach them.”
The final plank in Pandeya's plans involves a new improved version of the BitTorrent protocol under development by Peerialism, another Swedish company Global Gaming Factory purchased Tuesday.
In theory, it works like this: When a Pirate Bay member purchases, for example, an authorized movie from the site, the user will download the film through the customized, “next generation” BitTorrent client.
Instead of that movie arriving piecemeal from other clients all over the world, the new application will favor peers geographically close to the consumer. That would increase the speed of the download, lessen global bandwidth demands and ease ISPs' exit traffic.
“We're talking about upgrading BitTorrent and taking it to the next step,” Pandeya said.
Pandeya believes ISPs, looking to save on transit costs, will purchase the new technology themselves, to allow downloads on their networks to be smarter — providing The Pirate Bay with another income stream. Advertising will also continue on the site, he said.
Members will also be able to share their own files, as they are now — though the new Pirate Bay will deploy filters to try to block infringing content.
Bloody Disgusting has scored a very red band full-length trailer for Deadgirl, an indie horror flick! Dark Sky Films is finally releasing Deadgirl in limited theaters on July 24th. Definitely seems like something I'd want to check out...
Set in present Los Angeles, Spread is an iconic look at the lure of sex, money, and access that Hollywood offers to the beautiful people, and the karmic price that Nikki must ultimately pay to live that lifestyle. Spread arrives in limited theaters starting on August 14th this summer.
Here is the first hands on video of the Beanzawave or the first USB powered microwave. It loses points when it comes to power and size but covers them all up for portability. It is powered by onboard batteries which can be charged via USB or AC adapter. it is designed to work with Heinz own single-serving cans of Chef Boyardee foods. Technical details and pricing is still not available.
In the Home Premium version of Windows 7, the Microsoft Software License Terms contain additional information about said deal, and how it would cover up to three computers in any one household. It states, "b. Family Pack. If you are a "Qualified Family Pack User," you may install one copy of the software marked as "Family Pack" on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there. Those computers are the "licensed computers" and are subject to these license terms. If you do not know whether you are a Qualified Family Pack User, visit go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=141399 or contact the Microsoft affiliate serving your country." This text is not found on any of the other versions, but it could potentially be added at a later date, of course, although it's doubtful.
Apple has issued a warning to iPhone customers regarding iPhone 3G and 3GS devices overheating. Sporadic reports have hit internet blogs and gadget sites this week regarding overheating issues with new iPhone 3GS models. Reports from The Telegraph suggest that dozens of users have reported overheating issues. According to some owners the device becomes so hot that it's too hot to pick up and the casing on white 3GS models has turned pink for some.
Apple hasn't officially responded to the overheating claims but earlier this week the company posted a support article warning users if the interior temperature of the device exceeds normal operating temperatures, you may experience the following as it attempts to regulate its temperature:
* The device stops charging
* Display dims
* Weak cellular signal
* Temperature warning screen appears with the message "iPhone needs to cool down before you can use it" (see image below)
Apple claims leaving the device in a car on a hot day or using it in direct sunlight for long periods of time can cause the temperature warning. According to the company using battery heavy applications such as GPS and listening to music in direct sunlight will trigger the warning.
Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone. The attack in question exploits a weakness in the way iPhones handle text messages received via SMS (Short Message Service), said security researcher Charlie Miller, during a presentation at the SyScan conference in Singapore on Thursday. He didn't provide a detailed description of the SMS vulnerability, citing an agreement with Apple.
The SMS vulnerability allows an attacker to run software code on the phone that is sent by SMS over a mobile operator's network. The malicious code could include commands to monitor the location of the phone using GPS, turn on the phone's microphone to eavesdrop on conversations, or make the phone join a distributed denial of service attack or a botnet, Miller said
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic on their way to a secluded beach in Mexico soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus. Carriers stars Chris Pine, Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper Perabo, and Emily VanCamp. Paramount is finally releasing Carriers in limited theaters starting on September 4th.
Mike and Trent are back! Universal has debuted the first trailer for Couples Retreat. Universal is bringing Couples Retreat to theaters on October 9th.
Gainward is getting ready to launch a GeForce GTX 295 with 1792MB memory on a single PCB. The graphics card is predicted to have a great interest with computer enthusiasts globally. A preview of the card is over at Tech-Reviews.
Here we have what may quite possibly be the World's Coolest Hybrid. While half of the 2005 Ford F-150 STX's drivetrain consists of the stock FoMoCo 4.6-liter V8 and four-speed automatic transmission, the truck's coup de grâce is certainly the 1950s-era Czechoslovakian Motorlet M-701 turbojet mounted discreetly in the bed. The 728-pound jet engine is reportedly capable of punching out 1,962 pounds of thrust at 15,500 RPM. Coupled together, the two engines can push the truck down the quarter mile at 103 miles per hour and up to a measured top speed of 140 mph, though it could likely go faster with a slightly modified mounting arrangement.
id's Peter Sokal has revealed the minimum system requirements for Wolfenstein, Raven's mystical revamp of the classic World War II shooter. Minimum specs call for a 3.2GHz P4 / Athlon 64 3400+ or better, 1GB of RAM, a Radeon X800 or GeForce 6800GT or better and at least Windows XP.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP or Windows Vista(R) (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c (included & required for Windows XP & Vista)
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3400+ processor
RAM: 1GB RAM
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA(R) Geforce(R) 6800 GT or ATI Radeon(TM) X800
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
HDD Space: 8GB (Plus an additional 800MB for Windows swap file)
Media: 100% Microsoft Windows compatible DVD-ROM drive
Internet: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer
Seriously, did anyone think this was going to go any other
way than what it did? Of course Windows 7 preorders for $49 - $99
are
going to be a hit, beats the hell out of buying it for full retail. The
two offers have proven exceptionally popular on Amazon. The Windows 7
Home Premium upgrade package vaulted to No. 1, not just in Amazon's
software store, but among all electronics products on the site.
Meanwhile, the Windows 7 Professional upgrade was No. 2 among software
products. Amazon also has a lot of Windows 7 info on its site, as well
as a paid delivery option that guarantees that the product will arrive
on October 22. According to Engadget, Windows 7 has completely
sold out of pre-orderable copies in Japan, which combines sales from
the 17 retailers involved with the early orders. Apparently, this is a
grand total of about 30,000 copies of the operating system, and it took
1.5 days (out of the 10 that were allocated) for this event to happen.
Don't think that this offer hasn't been popular in the U.S., though;
Windows 7 immediately shot to the top of Amazon sales.
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going to be a hit, beats the hell out of buying it for full retail. The
two offers have proven exceptionally popular on Amazon. The Windows 7
Home Premium upgrade package vaulted to No. 1, not just in Amazon's
software store, but among all electronics products on the site.
Meanwhile, the Windows 7 Professional upgrade was No. 2 among software
products. Amazon also has a lot of Windows 7 info on its site, as well
as a paid delivery option that guarantees that the product will arrive
on October 22. According to