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One of the problems with publicly-editable reference project like Wikipedia is that any subject is fair game, from the politics of how the organization is run to the private lives of its founders. James "Jimbo" Wales, co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation, is finding himself again at the center of controversy following an ugy breakup with Canadian political pundit Rachel Marsden. Wales is currently going… Read More

These last two weeks have been interesting. Before CES, Warner Brothers basically gave up on HD DVD and Toshiba (in what was an amazing lack of good judgment) clearly putting HD DVD on the ropes (and the newly lowered prices came too late to make a difference). This was followed by CES which really lacked anything that I would call a true break-out new product of the iPod or iPhone caliber. This week we had MacWorld, and while it is… Read More

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the world wide web, has received yet another honor.   The Queen of England has granted Berners-Lee the Order of Merit, one of Britain’s most prestigious awards, generally given for remarkable contributions to the arts or sciences. In 2004 he wasalso named Greatest Briton.   The Order of Merit is restricted to 24 living members, who have the right to use OM after their names, and the award… Read More

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The prototype, which acts like an all-in-one desktop, will be one of three models unveiled at Intel's annual spring developer conference in San Francisco. Two concept business notebooks will also be unveiled. Collectively, the machines are known as Florence. Read the whole story at ZDNet.

Microsoft Corp. today officially announced that “Project Gotham Racing® 2″ arrived on store shelves this morning, leaving wicked skid marks along the way. The game is scheduled for release in JapanNov. 20 and in Europe Nov. 28. “Project Gotham Racing 2″ was developed by Bizarre Creations Ltd. in Liverpool, England. “Project Gotham Racing 2″ is the follow-up to the smash hit “Project Gotham… Read More