Holy Toast - Set of 2
If like us, you suffer from the almost constant disappointment of holy effigies failing to miraculously appear to you during breakfast, well fret no more, because help is at hand.
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It looks like we may have all misinterpreted PayPal’s announcement that it will block users who are using old browsers when doing online transactions at PayPal. Some reports have included Apple’s Safari browser as among those that will be blocked by PayPal.
PayPal has denied this report by saying that it has no intention of blocking current versions of any browsers that include the Safari browser from accessing it’s site. And to clarify, it will only block customers from logging into the PayPal when using obsolete browsers on outdated or unsupported operating systems, such as IE4 running on Windows 98.
Actually, the confusion may have started when reports cited that the Safari browser does not support Extended Validation SSL Certificates.
So there, the confusion is cleared and clarified. Safari users can still access PayPal’s site using their trusty browser. End of story.
Via [Mac Daily News]
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Light sabers just made their way into the best edge-weapon fighting game around: Soul-Calibur IV. As you can see, Darth Vader is providing some serious stabbing in this image, but he’s not the only one, Yoda is also in the game, and although the doesn’t turn in to an over-energetic chipmunk like in the movie, it’s cool. Warning: I’m a fan of the franchise since the playstation 1 version, so I might be slightly biased. HD trailer for PS3 & Xbox 360
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Apr 19th 2008 at 3:19AM
What’s better than having a nice leather or cloth ipod sleeve to show off to your friends? If you’re thinking one made of imitation meat — you’re dead right! Apparently, a company in Japan is under the impression that you want to wrap your music player in a grade A lookalike, undoubtedly to the thrill of your vegetarian friends and family. Of course, don’t just get one for the shock value — this thing oozes pure, sophisticated style. If you’ve got ¥6,800 (or about $66) and dignity to spare, it can be all yours.
[Via DVICE]
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Mimoco, maker of the popular Mimobot designer USB flash drives, has partnered with tokidoki, the brand created by pop fashion designer Simone Legno, to create the tokidoki for MIMOBOT series. This newest group of flash drives is part of Mimoco’s MMOBOT Artist Series, and comes in three different characters, each priced at $39.95: Pirate Nero, Pistaio, and Meletta.
Mimoco has released tokidoki for MIMOBOT preloaded with the second issue if its mimoZine, the first digital magazine delivered via flash drive. This pop culture magazine features interviews with Japanese pop-rock artists, videos of art events, and musical videos.
See a preview of the mimoZine after the jump.
Let’s face it, Microsoft Office is one mighty expensive software package. Costing hundreds of dollars for each Office iteration, it makes upgrading to the latest MS Office a difficult and sometimes impossible task. Not everyone can afford paying hundreds of dollars every few years. Fortunately, Microsoft is attempting to make it easier for users to migrate to the latest and future versions of its highly popular productivity suite. Currently in private beta testing, Microsoft’s “Albany” program is a subscription based model of Office. Specifically, Albany bundles Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (containing Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote), Office Live Workspaces, Windows Live OneCare (online virus and firewall service), Windows Live Mail, Messenger, and Photo Gallery all into one package with one single installer.
Unfortunately, details regarding the program are sparse; whether the subscription model will be monthly or annual remains unknown. Pricing is also unknown. Microsoft is quick to point out that the subscription-based model is not the “next” version of Office. Instead, its a new way of experiencing and purchasing Office. Interestingly, the company has announced that each subscription is valid for up to three computers, allowing families with multiple computers to share one single subscription.
“We’re breaking new ground by delivering Microsoft Office in combination with security and communication tools, plus ensuring our customers are on the cutting edge with the very latest versions. We found from our research that when you bring these categories together and keep them automatically updated, a subscription model makes a lot of sense.
At the same time, we are definitely not straying from our traditional software sales model. There will always be a significant number of users for whom purchasing a perpetual license to the latest version of Office is still the best choice. “Albany” just gives customers more choice and addresses the needs of those customers who value having the latest and greatest version of Microsoft Office.”
Read [Microsoft]
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Forget quad-core, AMD is preparing a dodeca-core chip. If you didn’t stay in boarding school if you need refreshing with your greek vocabulary, dodeca means 12, and that’s 12 cores for you right there. Imagine, a dozen times faster than a normal chip. But how fast does one’s computer ever really need to be? AMD doesn’t seem to care if there’s an answer to that question or not (just as its closest competitor Intel doesn’t), and moves on with their plan to produce a 12-core processor to be released by late 2008. It will reportedly be called the Shanghai, and will be a 45nm successor to their not-so-successful Barcelona chip.
The AMD Shanghai will supposedly come with HyperTransport 3.0 and six cores so it can stand up against Intel’s upcoming Dunnington chips in a race towards becoming the fastest processors on Earth. And while the six-core variety of the Shanghai isn’t even close to coming to market, AMD already has plans for a follow-up: a 12-core version, called Istanbul, packing 12 cores (what else?) and HyperTransport 3.0 interconnect as well.
Get that? The first version of this product is already 3.0 while some companies can’t even get 2.0 right. That’s what they meant with all the numbers, right?
Read [Daily Tech] Via [Engadget]
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It doesn’t look like the participants in the McAfee S.P.A.M. Experiment have received grand jury summonses in their inboxes yet, but it’s something they can look out for. According to the FBI’s press release about the email,
“At first glance, the e-mail appears authentic. It contains a court case number, federal code, name and address of a California federal court, court room number, issuing officers’ names, and the court’s seal. The spammer directs recipients to click the link provided in the e-mail in order to download and print associated information for their records. If the recipient clicks the link, a malicious code is downloaded onto their computer.
The e-mail also contains language threatening recipients with contempt of court charges if they fail to appear. Recipients are told the subpoena will remain in effect until the court grants a release. As with most spam, the content contains multiple spelling errors.”
Sure enough, if you look at the sample email on Snopes.com, there are typos such as “thas,” “offcers,” “wich,” and “oresent.” The FBI press release also says those who receive this fake subpoena should report it to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The spammer wants people to think the feds are after them, well the feds should go after the spammer instead!
Read [Snopes.com]
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Head-worn camera for special eventsApr 20, 2008 
Recording our lives has become wide-spread all over the world. But the technologies are being perfected all the time. Microsoft is working out in order to supply our society with wearable camera technology that will have a lot of features.
Actually, now it is just a concept. But there is a gadget that is worth its price, is advanced and is a really great high-resolution head-worn camera. Let’s see what functions it has and if they are useful for you.
The newest UKP300 (US5) head-worn device is already used by UK police. It is very handy for operations that need supervision. The gadget is qualitative and records all the necessary details. The 450 TVL resolution kit might also record even such entertainment events and trips like skiing, paragliding, mountain biking, paint balling, motorcycling, rock climbing and much more.
The device is fastened onto the ears, is connected via wires the back of the head and, of course, has a built-in microphone for audio recording. Moreover, it features a 4.3 mm lens that gives an 80 viewing angle.
It is important to mention that when the gadget is connected to a portable recorder, it makes very nice recordings of different occurrences.
You will be able to get the whole set of power and cables. With the help of all these accessories your recordings can be watched via a lot of gadgets. Some extra connections let you use it with any recorder that has video and audio phono inputs.
Finally, I’d like to add that the camera can be charged directly from a standard square battery, but sometimes the recorder can power the camera directly, and it means that extra connections won’t be necessary.
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by Paul Miller, posted Apr 18th 2008 at 5:12PM
If your interest in processor speeds doesn’t extend much beyond “is it fast?” then these juicy tidbits likely aren’t for you. That said, AMD is certainly getting excited about its upcoming Barcelona successor: the 45nm Shanghai. The main points of interest out of the gate are HyperTransport 3.0, which was nixed late in the game on Barcelona, and six cores, which are meant to pit the chip up against Intel’s upcoming six-core Dunnington chip. Where things get really exciting is a few months after Shanghai’s late 2008 debut, when AMD plans do release a twin-die version, with 12 cores of happiness connected by HyperTransport 3.0. What does all that mean? Beats us, but we hope it’s fast.
Filed under: Desktops
