Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 Alpha

Mozilla has released Thunderbird 3.0 Alpha as a 'teaser' for Thunderbird users.  The Alpha does not include many of the feature 3.0 will have, but its a good idea of how the interface will work.

John Edwards Endorses Obama

Senator John Edwards has agreed to endorse Barrack Obama, as he has dropped out of the Democratic presidential race.

Steve Jobs To Start WWDC 2008

Steve Jobs is once again expected to start WWDC with one of his famous keynotes.

3-G To Edge... And Back

I know many people who are excited about the 2nd-gen iPhone and its possible use of 3-G internet.  I also know some who are worried about the battery consumption of the 3-G.
New evidence has been acquired that Apple will put a 3-G switch in the network preferences.  Users would have the option to enable/disable 3-G and Edge.

Videogame Tables Have Turned

In the beginning of videogames, companies struggled to prove that games weren't just for children.  Now Microsoft needs to work the other way as they work to incorporate more child-friendly games into their lineup

WWDC 2008 Sold Out

Apple confirmed yesterday that the Worldwide Developer's Conference this year is sold out.  This being the first time ever, some analysts say it may be partly because of the iPhone.  The App Store in being unveiled in June, and there will be sessions on using the iPhone SDK and writing using Cocoa

Gas Prices Set Yet Another Record

Six straight days of retail gas price increases to yet another record high of $3.718 a gallon

WiiWare Launched This Morning

This morning, Nintendo released WiiWare, its competitor to Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade and Sony's Playstation Store.  The program started with six games.

The currently available games will be Enix's Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, Frontier Development's LostWinds, XGen Studios' Defend your Castle, Nnooo's Pop, High Voltage Software's V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack, and Gameloft's TV Show King.  Don;t let the measly amount of start-up games fool you; Nintendo says there are over 100 WiiWare games currently in development, and a new one will supposedly be released every Monday.

Lumeta's Solar Panels

Lumeta, a construction company, has developed peel-and-stick solar panels.

Lumeta's Power-Ply 380 is essentially a solar panel sticker, and installs in less than half the time of a traditional rack-mounted panel.  Although the stickers do not have optimal angle to the sun, they are lighter, and in a typical installation, claim a peak power generation of 380 watts.

D'Antonio To Coach Knicks

Saturday, Mike D'Antoni agreed to coach the New York Knicks.  D'Antonio is known for how he turned around the Suns, and we hope he'll do the same with the Knicks