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A thong full of sexy stories for you as the .xxx domain is scrapped and the porn industry has its say in the high definition wars.
Following on from the expected scrapping the .xxx porn domain ICANN has given the go ahead to one new domain suffix. .Tel, which will be administered by the London based Telnic, will, as you're sure to have guessed, be used as a web address to telephone number interface. It is expected that directing your web browser to www.hertz.tel would then initiate a telephone call, presumably via VOIP. It's unclear how online / offline statuses will be controlled or how it will deal with the various VOIP suppliers.
Touted as the next Betamax vs VHS, the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war took a new turn last week as the porn industry came out in favour of Blu-ray. The power of the industry should not be overlooked, worldwide it generates an estimated US$57bn in revenue and several of the big players have stated that they are plumping for the more advanced, bigger capacity Sony format. One reason they may have done this is the belief that the PS3 will be the big High-Def technological push in the way that the PS2 was with DVD. However, after Sony's performance at last weeks E3, the annual computer gamers expo, they want to rethink that. Sony are widely expected to have a battle on their hands after showing off, what many consider to be, an overpriced, over-hyped console. By the time the PS3 is released it will have given a 12 month head-start to Microsoft's Xbox and it will be in the region of $300 more expensive than Nintendo's well received, fun loving, Wii.
The BBC has apologised for a gaff that saw a job applicant ushed live into the News 24 studio where he was interviewed as Guy Kewney, an expert in Internet music downloads. Guy Goma, a Congalese man arrived at the BBC for an interview for a technology related post with the corporation. Reports suggest that, although he was initially starstruck by the studio he quickly gained some composure and tried to answer the questions fielded to him as best he could. Indeed, he also suggested that he would be more than willing to become a commentator on any subject. The real Guy Kewney was understandably concerned that gaff may have hurt his reputation.
Touted as the next Betamax vs VHS, the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD format war took a new turn last week as the porn industry came out in favour of Blu-ray. The power of the industry should not be overlooked, worldwide it generates an estimated US$57bn in revenue and several of the big players have stated that they are plumping for the more advanced, bigger capacity Sony format. One reason they may have done this is the belief that the PS3 will be the big High-Def technological push in the way that the PS2 was with DVD. However, after Sony's performance at last weeks E3, the annual computer gamers expo, they want to rethink that. Sony are widely expected to have a battle on their hands after showing off, what many consider to be, an overpriced, over-hyped console. By the time the PS3 is released it will have given a 12 month head-start to Microsoft's Xbox and it will be in the region of $300 more expensive than Nintendo's well received, fun loving, Wii.
The BBC has apologised for a gaff that saw a job applicant ushed live into the News 24 studio where he was interviewed as Guy Kewney, an expert in Internet music downloads. Guy Goma, a Congalese man arrived at the BBC for an interview for a technology related post with the corporation. Reports suggest that, although he was initially starstruck by the studio he quickly gained some composure and tried to answer the questions fielded to him as best he could. Indeed, he also suggested that he would be more than willing to become a commentator on any subject. The real Guy Kewney was understandably concerned that gaff may have hurt his reputation.
