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Google's Street View Meets Resistance In France
via Slashdot by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by WindPower C'est badIan Lamont writes "Google has begun to scan the streets of Paris as part of its Street View service, but the company may be hindered from publishing them unedited. The reason? French privacy laws. Google may be forced to blur faces or use low-resolution versions of the photographs. The Embassy of France in the US has a page devoted to French privacy laws, that...
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Steps to take before you install Windows XP Service Pack 3
via gHacks technology news by Martin on May 10, 2008
Microsoft released a Knowledge Base article detailing the steps that users should take before installing the latest Service Pack for Windows XP. The article itself is divided into two parts with the first part detailing the steps to take before installing Service Pack 3 while the second part lists possible error messages and problems users can run into when installing it.Microsoft suggests a...
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Microsoft Prefers Flash To Silverlight
via Slashdot by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by WindPower Microsoft dans toute sa splendeur (Silverlight c'est le clone de Flash fait par Microsoft lui-meme)An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft still has not adopted Silverlight, and uses Flash all over it's websites. "Despite all the controversy over Microsoft using Silverlight to take over the rich internet market from Adobe Flash, the software giant seems to be not even...
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Shareaza Stands Up To Scammers: “We’re fighting back!”
via TorrentFreak by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by WindPower Fighting back and revamping BitTorrent (follow-up)A lot of things have happened since the Shareaza domain was hijacked. Through TorrentFreak, the Shareaza development team gives an exclusive update on the current situation:Dear friends and supporters,The Shareaza Development Team would like to extend our thanks to all of you for your contributions towards our Legal Defense...
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Microsoft IM Blocking YouTube Links
via Slashdot by kdawson on May 10, 2008
A number of readers are sending word that the blogosphere and Twittersphere are alight with reports of Microsoft's new block on messages containing YouTube URLs . Both MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger reportedly implement the block. One blogger sniffed the network to discover that such messages receive a NAK from Microsoft's servers. Microsoft has been blocking messages by...
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Kid Icarus Wii artwork from Factor 5 uncovered
via VideoGamesBlogger by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by WindPower BadassDeveloper Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht has confirmed in an interview that they are developing a non-Virtual Console game for the Nintendo Wii. Is Factor 5 is working internally to revive Kid Icarus? They do seem to have pitched the idea to Nintendo. Newly uncovered early Kid Icarus Wii artwork for the game shows different versions from Pit’s new design in...
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Kirby Adventure Wii survived the GameCube, coming in 2008
via VideoGamesBlogger by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by WindPower Tada~After making the Kirby’s Air Ride racing game, developer HAL Laboratories started on Kirby’s first full-scale action game. The tentatively titled Kirby Adventure was originally announced back in November 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube. The game later showed up in February 2007 on a Japanese 2007 release list as a Nintendo Wii port titled Hoshi no Kirby (translates as...
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List of true combos of Brawl
via Smash Gamers by (author unknown) on May 10, 2008
Shared by WindPower Not comprehensive but a good basisYou thought there were no combos in brawl? More combos have been discovered, and a good smash player called Rhyfelwyr has made up a list of combos that are not escapable and combos that are escapable, here they are:“What This IsThese are lists of the true combos discovered in Brawl. The second list show combos that can only be escaped...
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Facebook Borrows $100 Million to Buy Servers
via Mashable! - The Social Networking Blog by Adam Ostrow on May 09, 2008
Facebook is about to spend big on upgrading its infrastructure. According to Business Week, the social network has closed a deal to take a $100 million loan (“venture lending”), all of which will be spent on new servers. Facebook gives up no equity as part of the deal. Business Week explains how this type of loan works:“Venture lending peaked during the dot-com bubble of the late...
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Windows XP SP3 Creating Havoc
via Slashdot by kdawson on May 09, 2008
ozmanjusri writes "According to Information Week, within hours of its wide availability Windows XP SP3 had drawn hundreds of complaints from users who claim the update is wreaking havoc on their computers. One user said in a Microsoft newsgroup: 'I downloaded and installed [the SP3] package for IT Professionals and Developers on one of my computers. Now I can't get the computer to boot. I...
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