Archive for February, 2007

World climate change concerts planned

BBC News reports here: More than 100 of the world’s top musicians will perform at a series of worldwide concerts this summer to highlight the threat of global warming. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Black Eyed Peas will be among those taking part in the Live Earth gigs on 7 July.

Music execs criticise DRM systems

BBC News reports here: Almost two-thirds of music industry executives think removing digital locks from downloadable music would make more people buy the tracks, finds a survey.

Olympus Stylus 550UZ 7.1MP Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 18x Optical Zoom

Featuring the world’s most powerful zoom lens (f/2.8-4.5, 28-504mm equivalent), the SP-550UZ offers maximum shooting versatility for travel, sports and everyday use. The 18x super telephoto zoom gets you closer to the action than any compact digital camera on the market, and at the same time, the wide-angle lens gets more into your frame — […]

Korean High Tech Valentine Greetings

Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: "Chocolates and cards on Valentine’s Day are so yesterday: some tech-savvy South Koreans are declaring their love through video messages on the Internet."  We also wish a Happy Valentines Day to everybody!

The Top Ten Books Bestellers List

The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And the top ten Bestellers this week are:
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) […]

Teraflop chip hints at the future

BBC News reports here: A chip with 80 processing cores and capable of more than a trillion calculations per second (teraflop) has been unveiled by Intel.

Dixie Chicks earn Grammys triumph

BBC News reports here: "Controversial country music trio The Dixie Chicks make a triumphant comeback, winning five Grammy Awards." Their awards included best song, record and album. Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way.

Grammy Awards The Top Nominations

For this year’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles the top nominations are:
Record of the yearMary J Blige - Be Without YouJames Blunt - You’re BeautifulDixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make NiceGnarls Barkley - CrazyCorinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
Album of the year Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long WayGnarls Barkley - […]

Microsoft presents new Windows Mobile version

Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: Microsoft unveiled on Thursday a new version of its Windows operating system for mobile devices, making it look more like Windows Vista and adding features previously only available on personal computers. Called Windows Mobile 6 and available in the second quarter of 2007, it introduces the ability to view […]