88,000 UK Homes Get 100 Mbps via Sewer-Line Broadband

Bournemouth has become the first town in the UK to get super-fast internet connections - via the sewerage system. More than 88,000 homes and businesses in the Dorset town will benefit from internet speeds up to 100Mbps under the scheme, considerably faster than consumer broadband speeds on the market.

GTA IV And The Breakdancing Tugboat [Gta Iv]

GTA IV has some problems. Some of them are yet be fixed, and are peeving a lot of people off. Not good. Then again, some of them are yet to be fixed, and are so broken they're bringing people nothing but joy.

First Official Metal Gear Solid 4 Review [Mgs4]

The first Metal Gear Solid 4 review is in! UK Official PlayStation Magazine has written up its thoughts and even put them on paper. And for those who care about things like numbers, the game gets a 10. From the review: Every question posed and loose end dangled since Metal Gear first introduced stealth ...

Third Parties Were So "Confused" By PS3 [Kaz Hirai]

Once upon a time, the PLAYSTATION 3 was not a game console. A Blu-ray player! An home entertainment hub! It was a super computer! A... Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai explains: I think there was some confusion as to what PS3 was initially — some of the third parties didn’t understand ...

Your Chance to Finish a Movie Microsoft Started

Microsoft Corporation is underwriting an online movie-making contest to stimulate sales and burnish the reputation of its Windows Vista operating system.

Fedora 9 released ! we have the first screenshots of Sulphur

Here are some shots from the install. I will not go into detail when it comes to these. One thing that has changed is the encryption option (i did not test this), that allows you to make and install to an encrypted partition.uname -aLinux localhost.localdomain 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 ...

Finally the definition of Web 2.0 & 3.0

One of the most misused buzzwords finally gets defined. Now we can stop people from labeling everything on the internet as Web 2.0. Please stop the madness.

What A New OS Needs

Could there be a bigger threat than Linux to Microsoft's OS dominance? If an open-source version of Windows can be developed that is totally compatible with the abundance of Windows drivers—the idea behind ReactOS—then Microsoft will have to go back to work.

What Google Knows About Spam

If you didn’t attend Web 2.0, you can watch my ten-minute keynote about “What Google Knows About Spam” (and several other keynotes) on blip.tv. I’ll embed the keynote below as well.

Broadband: Other Countries Do it Better, But How?

The US continues to fall on global broadband rankings, even as countries that are more rural and less wealthy surge ahead. Here's how they do it (hint: it does not involve wholesale deregulation).

News: EA to acquire Rupture for $30 million?

Report suggests publisher swoops for Napster founder's MMO site

News: No problem becoming a smaller fish, says Houser

Rockstar's Sam Houser says he has no problem becoming a smaller fish in a bigger pond under EA

News: GamesIndustry.biz launches Network

GamesIndustry.biz has launched a networking tool allowing industry professionals to connect with each other

How Web 3.0 Will Work

You've decided to go see a movie and grab a bite to eat afterward. You're in the mood for a comedy and some incredibly spicy Mexican food. Booting up your PC, you open a Web browser and head to Google to search for theater, movie and restaurant information.

LOLBox Art: You're Doing it Wrong [Lists]

1Up has a running feature on worst-ever box cover art. It's been about six months since the last installation so they drop another dozen or so for us to laugh at. Yes, Okami's watermarked box makes the list. So does the Orange Box. Remember, just because it's bad box doesn't make it a bad game. In fact, ...

Google To Launch “Friend Connect” On Monday

Don’t they say good things come in threes? Well, regardless, we’ve heard from multiple sources that Google will launch a new product on Monday called “Friend Connect,” which will be a set of APIs for Open Social participants to pull profile information from social networks into third party websites.

Shareaza Stands Up To Scammers: “We’re fighting back!”

After falling victim to a domain and brand hijacking, Shareaza is fighting back at the scammers, assisted by the Software Freedom Law Centre, the EFF and Richard Stallman. In further great news for BitTorrent fans, Shareaza will introduce improved BitTorrent support into version 3 of the application.

Security Flaw Turns Gmail into Open-Relay Server

A newfound flaw in Google's Gmail allows would-be spammers to treat the service as an open-relay server. Compounding the issue is the fact that services such as Hotmail and Yahoo "trust" Gmail. This may facilitate e-mail delivery, but it also makes it easier for spammers to reach their intended targets.

Gametrailers Blows It with PS3/360 Footage [Race Driver: Grid]

So I poked the console-wars snake last week and learned a big Fat Albert lesson about people's feelings in the process. Gametrailers, with a longer history than me, not so much. We've been hearing a lot of chatter about how they botched a comparison video of Race Driver: GRID. In an attempt to show cooler ...

GameSpy reviews GTA IV radio

If you haven't fully explored the radio stations of GTA IV yet and want to know what's what, GameSpy has published an article titled Touch That Dial: The Music of GTA IV to help you out. This five-page review provides a brief description of all the radio stations along with high points, low points, ...