D.B. Tits - Slashdot User

Comment Re:The Console Makers Hate Me (Score 1) 441

by D.B. Tits on Monday September 25, 2006 @10:12AM (#16184679) Attached to: Buy a PlayStation 3 and Sink Sony

The situation for Sony is even worse. Microsoft and Sony make a $5 - $10 dollar profit on games which are developed by third parties. So the have to sell you about 60 games...

IE7 to be Pushed to Users Via Windows Update 608

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 26, 2006 @10:57PM from the have-some-explorer dept.

dfrick writes "CNET is reporting that IE7 will be pushed to users via Windows Update. This has serious implications for e-commerce websites whose functionality might be affected by any bugs in the software. Also to have end users suddenly using a new browser right before the holiday shopping season could magnify the cost any bugs that might create a bad user experience on sites."

Investing Tips for College Students? 740

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday July 26, 2006 @09:35PM from the for-the-financially-minded-among-us dept.

GenKreton asks: "I am a rising junior in college and decided to take out loans to cover all my costs so I could graduate with money in the bank. My tuition bill is minimal as I have a nearly full ride, but living is always expensive. With that said, I feel like my thousands sitting in the bank could be doing work for me instead of collecting dust till the day I graduate. I have been researching how I could best invest my money so I have immediate access to it if needed, but still do better than a mere savings account. There seems to be a lot of mixed advice and some obvious scams out there. So I ask Slashdot, what is the best plan for a college student to do with his money?"

2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes 536

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday July 26, 2006 @08:36AM from the gentlemen-start-your-envy dept.

Erick Lionheart at www.gamersloot.net writes "Presence-pc at reports that France Telecom just announced they are offering 2.5 Gb/s Internet connections to select cities in the Paris region. For ... $85(70 Euros) a month you also get free phone and TV. From the article (in French): 'The historical operator opted for a GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) FTTH architecture (Fiber To The Home). This technology allows up to 2.5 Gbits/s download and 1.2 Gigabits/s upload.'"

HP Provides Alternate Technology to RFID 105

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday July 19, 2006 @07:19AM from the rfid-farmers-planting-seeds dept.

NerdForceMaster writes "HP has unveiled a new alternative to standard RFID technology, a chip the size of a tomato seed that has 500KB of memory and can communicate at 10mbps. Lets hope this one is commercially availible soon." We beg forgiveness; dupe etc etc.

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