Archive for August, 2009
Facebook gets Twitter-like search
August 10th, 2009 | 
Author: New users to Facebook (and probably some existing users, but not all of them yet) are getting a new search experience in Facebook starting Monday. The new interface for search makes it possible to see all public results from Facebook users (the Everyone filter), or just results from your friends. Or, as before, only Events, Groups, or Applications.
The Everyone filter is the key new feature. It lets Facebook users monitor the entire network for news and updates on big topics, the same way Twitter was consumed for information coming from Iran after the recent election.
Like Twitter Search, the Facebook search result page alerts you when new results come in that match your query, but it doesn’t update the whole page until you ask. This is arguably the best way to keep people up to date without overwhelming them.
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Nvidia graphics tech set for future Intel chips
Nvidia said Monday that Intel and a bevy of circuit board makers have licensed Nvidia graphics technology for future Intel chips.
Nvidia SLI graphics boards
(Credit: Nvidia)
The leading graphics chip supplier for game PCs has licensed its Scalable Link Interface (SLI) technology to Intel and makers of PC motherboards, including Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI for future Intel chips. SLI is a technology for linking two or more graphics boards and used typically in high-end gaming boxes.
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Guitar Hero 5 gets ready to rock
In the newest version of the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero 5, as many as four players can all play guitar at the same time, instead of just two. Further, any combination of instruments is now possible.
(Credit: Activision Blizzard)
SAN FRANCISCO–The first couple of weeks of September are going to be a banner time for music video games. On September 9 (09/09/09), the much-anticipated The Beatles: Rock Band will hit store shelves, just eight days after Guitar Hero 5 gets its chance to rock living rooms everywhere.
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Click to drive: GM and eBay to sell new cars online
General Motors and eBay will start a trial program on Tuesday to let Californians shop for cars on eBay.
Dealers at 225 locations in California will participate in the program, which will go from Tuesday until September 8. It will be available at the co-branded Web site, gm.ebay.com.
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Lollapalooza 2009 – Day One Sogfest
Lollapalooza can be summed up in one word: overwhelming. The festival, held in Chicago, Illinois, since 2005, has more than 130 bands playing throughout the weekend, including headliners Depeche Mode, Kings of Leon, Ben Harper, The Killers, Tool and Lolla founder Perry Farrell’s recently reunited band, Jane’s Addiction. Rain made an unwelcome guest appearance all day Friday, but that didn’t stop the sold out crowd’s enthusiasm. At one point while walking the huge grounds at Grant Park, we watched a couple of guys wrestling in a giant mud puddle.
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