Technology
This month the Technology section has had a makeover, with some new sections which will be recurrent and appear in every edition. First we have News in Brief by Stobbo, consisting of a roundup of all the technology news in an easy and quick format. Our final section is the new Web Watch by Stobbo with help from Neo Avatars. It contains a few websites which might be helpful, useful or interesting - with a brief description on them.
The section doesn't have as much content as it could have this edition, however we do have plans to include some articles, covering technology news with a more in depth feel and also we hope to explore other elements of technology. If you would like to help out in the technology section, you can apply in the Newspaper forums.
- Stobbo
News in Brief - By: Stobbo
YouTube introducing new copyright filtering
YouTube is rolling out a new copyright protection filtering software, which should combat the uploading of copyrighted videos. The filtering software, called 'Video Identification', will require a copy of the video content from the copyright holder, so it can compare it to any content which is being uploaded.
Viacom, who are fighting a billion dollar legal battle against Google (YouTube's owner), have stated that it is too early to say whether this new filtering technique would affect the legal action they are taking.
Multi-TB Drives could be a reality
Japanese electronics giant, Hitatchi, has said that thanks to a breakthrough in nanotechnology, 4TB (four terabytes) hard drives could be a reality in the mainstream market by 2011. They have predicted that by 2011, a 1TB drive for a laptop, and 4TB for a desktop would be possible.
Hitatchi has managed to shrink the read/write head on the hard drive, which enables it to read a greater density of data. Currently hard disks can store approximately 200 Gb per square inch, Hitatchi believes that they could store up to 1Tb per square inch with their breakthrough.
Leopard Released
Mac OSX 10.5, known as Leopard, was released on October 26th with a $129 price tag. Although anyone who doesn't have it pre installed and purchased a new Apple computer between October 1st and December 29th, will be able to upgrade for $9.95.
Leopard includes a new automatic backup utility called Time Machine; the latest version of Apple's web browser, Safari 3 and Spaces which allows users to run multiple virtual desktops, with different applications running in each. Of course, this is not a full list of what Leopard includes, with Apple having announced 315 changes and enhancements.
Microsoft buys Facebook stake
Microsoft has paid Facebook $240 million for a 1.6% stake in the huge social networking site which is valued at $15 billion. The stake will give Microsoft the exclusive rights to sell advertising on the site.
Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg, during his time at Harvard university. The site now has over 47 million active members, growing by approximately 4 million every month.
GCHQ recruitment targeting gamers
British intelligence agency GCHQ is advertising for new recruits within popular Xbox 360 games, including Splinter Cell: Double Agent and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. The agency hopes to attract some tech-savvy gamers.
GHCQ is a British intelligence agency which works with other agencies like MI5 and MI6 to monitor communications and help protect government systems.
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Web Watch - By: Stobbo and Neo Avatars
Giveaway of the Day
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
Giveaway of the Day is definitely a site which is worth checking out. It offers free licensed software for download, for one day. However, once you have installed the software you have it forever! The site also has a sister site called Game Giveaway of the Day which offers free game downloads in the same fashin as Giveaway of the Day. Both sites also have an RSS feed which can be useful to check what software is being given away.
Pandora
http://www.pandora.com/
An automated music recommendation internet radio available for free, Pandora is definitely worth a look if you're a musical person. However, it is worth noting that due to copyright restrictions, it may not be accessible to people outside the United States.
Google Products Search
http://www.google.co.uk/products
Google's Product Search is a great way to check the price of a specific item in different shops - and it could potentially save you money! It can be difficult to use at first, but once you get the hang of it, it can be an invaluable resource.
These links are to external sites, which Sal's Realm Newspaper has no control over.
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