Japan’s Street View Needs a Do-Over

Google’s Street View product has gain notoriety worldwide, but not always for good reasons. People at some locations have even chased the Street View car out of the area. But in Japan, due to privacy reasons (and short fences), critics have risen to the fore. Yes, Google was using cameras which were just a tad bit too tall for Japanese fences, which meant they looked into quite a few backyards. So Google has agreed to lower the cameras, and reshoot, which will cost a pretty penny, as Google has already shot

Wal-Mart to Carry Palm Pres: WSJ

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that contrary to reports, Best Buy will not have retail exclusivity on the Palm Pre as many have reported. Instead, Wal-Mart will also sell the expected-to-be-hot new device. The tidbit of information comes from a story that focuses on Wal-Mart’s plans to fill the gap left by the closure of Circuit City, battling it out with the likes of Best Buy and Amazon.com. Wal-Mart already sells Apple’s iPhone, the smartphone that the Palm Pre has directly in its sights, but recent

Guitar Hero 5 to Include Band Moments

The game industry often relies on sequels as opposed to new ideas to bring in big profits. With a game like Guitar Hero, however, there’s not a whole lot you can do except add new songs to the playlist or offer a band sequel such as the Van Halen edition. Even though these new additions are great because the game concept sells well in general and because people have a certain liking to specific bands, Guitar Hero hasn’t seen a lot of new innovations. At least it hasn’t until now. Activision has officially announced

New TF2 Video Short: Meet The Red Spy

In preparation for the Spy / Sniper Update coming this Thursday to Team Fortress 2 via Steam, Valve has released the latest video in the “Meet the Team” series, featuring many of your favorite characters from the game… “You’ve met the Scout, the Soldier, the Demoman, the Heavy, the Engineer, and the Sniper. Then, for some reason, a sandwich. But now it’s time to meet the stealthiest, shiftiest, most secretive, suit-wearing TF team member of all…again…”Along with making great games, Valve has gotten incredibly

Hardware Roundup

Video:PowerColor Radeon HD 4670 Review @ Digital Trends20.1″ Soyo MT-NI-DYLM2086 DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor w/Speakers @ TestFreaksMotherboards and Chipsets:ASUS Maximus II Gene Intel P45 mATX Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.orgASRock M3A790GXH/128M AMD 790GX+SB750 Review @ OCWProcessors:AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Review @ Hardcoreware.netMemory and Storage:Western Digital RE2 750GB Enterprise SATA Hard Drive Review @ Bigbruin.comLiteON SATA DVD-RW 22x Review @ ASE LabsHoneywell SecuraDrive RFID

Bigfoot Networks Killer Xeno Pro Sneak Peek

Back in March, BigFoot Networks announced plans to release PCI Express-based versions of their Killer NIC, dubbed the Killer Xeno Pro and Killer Xeno Ultra. In addition to all of the features offered by the original Killer NIC, the new Killer Xeno versions were to come with more on-board memory, an upgraded network processing unit (NPU), and integrated audio for hardware-accelerated voice-chat. The main features and specifications of the Killer Xeno include: PCIe interface: provides for higher throughput. Killer

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell Pre-Order

ASUS Eee PC 1008HA Seashell Launches in North America with an Ultra Slim and Stylish Design — The ultimate travel companion is now available for pre-order — FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (May 18, 2009) – ASUS, the innovator that revolutionized the mobile computing industry with its Eee Family, today announces the availability of the long-awaited Eee PC 1008HA Seashell in North America. ASUS has taken one of nature’s most beautiful designs and combined it with the best of today’s innovations to provide consumers with

T-RAM and Global Foundries Join Forces

T-RAM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES enter into Joint Development Agreement for application of T-RAM’s Thyristor-RAM embedded memory to advanced technology nodes MILPITAS, Calif. – T-RAM Semiconductor Inc. (T-RAM) and GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement targeted toward the application of T-RAM’s Thyristor-RAM embedded memory to advanced technology nodes.According to Gregg Bartlett, Senior Vice President of Technology and R&D at GLOBALFOUNDRIES, “We are pleased to