Microsoft is definitely savoring the popularity and high quantity product sales of Kinect for Xbox 360. Although we witness the Kinect for Xbox social gathering, Microsoft is secretly planning a brand new updated disc format for your game console. Larry Hryb aka Significant Nelson, Director of Programming Microsoft introduced the Xbox 360 Technique Update Preview Plan for that up coming dashboard update. Within the blogpost, Hryb pointed out about supporting the company put together for 'updated Xbox 360 disc' format.
At present, the Xbox 360 sport disc (regular dual-layer DVD), which has a optimum potential of seven.95GB, has only six.8GB location allotted to sport information. Relaxation with the location continues to be reserved for DVD Video clip and anti-piracy safety sectors. So, as per the Xbox 360 Method Update Preview Plan, the beta testers with the new upcoming dashboard update will get a Halo: Get to disc. The registration for this restricted beta continues to be closed now along with the updated Xbox 360 sport disc could be tested on diverse Xbox 360 variations and optical drive hardware.
We presume that the new Halo Get to disc will probably be the one with updated format. It seems that Microsoft is operating on new Xbox 360 game discs that can put a halt on the rampant piracy scene. Reporting about Xbox 360 Scene hacker 'commodore4eva', Ripten weblog wrote:
MS will introduce xgd3 - this may add a lot more ap checks, cvi (content material integerity) checks, boost the disc dimensions and adds a new layer for protection issues - all in the 20500 sdk! deliver it on.
The Xbox 360 Scene hackers are reportedly testing the new customized firmware for Xbox 360 Slim and might release it in the coming weeks. Nonetheless, a greater sport data sector does not imply even bigger video games will be coming by means of. We know id Software's John Carmack had issues with the Xbox 360 sport discs because the Rage game was hyped to be also enormous to fit in two Xbox 360 game discs.
To sum it up, Microsoft's updated sport disc could have a lot more anti-piracy features and additional space for that sport information. But we're but to acquire an official confirmation about the same and we can presume the new up to date Xbox 360 game disc will be obtainable by then stop of this year.
2011年3月31日星期四
2011年3月29日星期二
Green Energy Losers: A123 Systems
New york (TheStreet) -- Shares of lithium ion battery(laptop battery) maker A123 Programs(AONE_) fell sharply in late trades on Monday after the high-profile, cash-burning business mentioned it plans to provide 18 million shares for the public within a secondary offering, also as move forward using a $125 million convertible bond offer.
The business, which also lowered its first-quarter revenue guidance because of supply constraints stemming from the devastation in Japan subsequent the earthquake and tsunami there earlier this month, saw its stock fall 9% to $7.eleven from the after-hours session, according to Nasdaq.com, with volume running above 70,000.
The secondary supplying and convertible bond offer could boost roughly $305 million, Wunderlich Securities analyst Theodore O'Neill approximated. Securing $300 million would be significant for A123 as O'Neill estimated previously this month the business needs to elevate at the least that significantly by 2012 to continue to fund its operations.
"AONE will functionally run out of cash by the finish of 2011. Just how much will it will need? ... The company will need to fill a $300 million hole in 2012," O'Neill wrote.
The Wunderlich analyst is one particular amongst several on Wall Road that expressed worries in regards to the dollars melt away troubles at A123. The secondary offering for an unprofitable organization which has watched its shares decline by 50% above the previous year shouldn't be considered a shock, even though the deal dilutes its present base of shareholders.
Taking into consideration that A123 Programs includes a marquee lineup of personal investment backers, such as Common Electrical(GE), going back to your market to get a secondary might also indicate there's little curiosity amid its current backers to make investments far more from the business. "GE likes to get firms out of bankruptcy," O'Neill said.
O'Neill estimates the supplying will result in dilution of 17%, based on the closing price tag of $7.eighty on Monday, even though it could be higher provided the discount to present price at which secondary deals are often priced. Such as the oversubscription rights and convertible providing, the Wunderlich analyst estimates dilution could run as large as 20%.
The business, which also lowered its first-quarter revenue guidance because of supply constraints stemming from the devastation in Japan subsequent the earthquake and tsunami there earlier this month, saw its stock fall 9% to $7.eleven from the after-hours session, according to Nasdaq.com, with volume running above 70,000.
The secondary supplying and convertible bond offer could boost roughly $305 million, Wunderlich Securities analyst Theodore O'Neill approximated. Securing $300 million would be significant for A123 as O'Neill estimated previously this month the business needs to elevate at the least that significantly by 2012 to continue to fund its operations.
"AONE will functionally run out of cash by the finish of 2011. Just how much will it will need? ... The company will need to fill a $300 million hole in 2012," O'Neill wrote.
The Wunderlich analyst is one particular amongst several on Wall Road that expressed worries in regards to the dollars melt away troubles at A123. The secondary offering for an unprofitable organization which has watched its shares decline by 50% above the previous year shouldn't be considered a shock, even though the deal dilutes its present base of shareholders.
Taking into consideration that A123 Programs includes a marquee lineup of personal investment backers, such as Common Electrical(GE), going back to your market to get a secondary might also indicate there's little curiosity amid its current backers to make investments far more from the business. "GE likes to get firms out of bankruptcy," O'Neill said.
O'Neill estimates the supplying will result in dilution of 17%, based on the closing price tag of $7.eighty on Monday, even though it could be higher provided the discount to present price at which secondary deals are often priced. Such as the oversubscription rights and convertible providing, the Wunderlich analyst estimates dilution could run as large as 20%.
2011年3月23日星期三
Coast Guard Suspects Anglo-Suisse Well in Louisiana Spill
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that oil that has recently washed onto Louisiana beaches is similar to crude that leaked over the weekend from an oil company's idle offshore platform. But the company, Houston-based Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners LLC, begs to differ.
Initial tests show that oil fouling a half mile worth of beaches, spread over 30 miles of shoreline, and a crude release from the Anglo-Suisse platform "are a close match," Chief Petty Officer John Edwards told Dow Jones Newswires. But Anglo-Suisse said through a spokeswoman that fewer than five gallons of oil spilled from the well, which it was trying to permanently seal over the weekend; the company says it has begun an investigation in order to prove that the crude that began washing ashore is not its fault. The well, drilled in shallow water, is located 30 miles offshore.
In a written statement, Anglo-Suisse said it was "surprised by this suggestion" that its oil could have ended on the shore, but the company said it was nevertheless helping clean up the spill.
The spat further muddles the mystery about the origin of the crude, a hard puzzle to solve in a region that's full of underwater pipelines, platforms and wells, many of them decades old. Anglo-Suisse's willingness to help despite its misgivings also illustrates the heightened sensitivity that has followed every potential oil spill since BP PLC's Deepwater Horizon disaster last year. The Coast Guard has downplayed the theory that the oil that just washed ashore could come from the Deepwater Horizon spill, saying that it isn't weathered enough.
Previously the Coast Guard had been paying for clean-up and containment efforts from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which holds oil royalties for such incidents.
Kelly Kimberly, a spokeswoman for Anglo-Suisse said that the five gallons of oil leaked from the well over the course of three days starting Friday, as crews worked to permanently seal a platform that hadn't been producing oil since 2005.
The Coast Guard has yet to put forth an official estimate of the volume of crude that has made landfall, but Mr. Edwards said that it "appears to be more than a few gallons of oil."
No new landfalls have been reported since Monday, Mr. Edwards said.
Local and federal officials have struggled to pinpoint the source of the crude, since it began washing ashore on Friday. On Tuesday they concluded that it was definitely Louisiana sweet crude, typically produced in the Gulf of Mexico, and ruled out refineries or tankers carrying foreign oil as culprits.
Anglo-Suisse is conducting "an independent analysis to confirm we are not the source," Ms. Kimberly said.
Initial tests show that oil fouling a half mile worth of beaches, spread over 30 miles of shoreline, and a crude release from the Anglo-Suisse platform "are a close match," Chief Petty Officer John Edwards told Dow Jones Newswires. But Anglo-Suisse said through a spokeswoman that fewer than five gallons of oil spilled from the well, which it was trying to permanently seal over the weekend; the company says it has begun an investigation in order to prove that the crude that began washing ashore is not its fault. The well, drilled in shallow water, is located 30 miles offshore.
In a written statement, Anglo-Suisse said it was "surprised by this suggestion" that its oil could have ended on the shore, but the company said it was nevertheless helping clean up the spill.
The spat further muddles the mystery about the origin of the crude, a hard puzzle to solve in a region that's full of underwater pipelines, platforms and wells, many of them decades old. Anglo-Suisse's willingness to help despite its misgivings also illustrates the heightened sensitivity that has followed every potential oil spill since BP PLC's Deepwater Horizon disaster last year. The Coast Guard has downplayed the theory that the oil that just washed ashore could come from the Deepwater Horizon spill, saying that it isn't weathered enough.
Previously the Coast Guard had been paying for clean-up and containment efforts from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which holds oil royalties for such incidents.
Kelly Kimberly, a spokeswoman for Anglo-Suisse said that the five gallons of oil leaked from the well over the course of three days starting Friday, as crews worked to permanently seal a platform that hadn't been producing oil since 2005.
The Coast Guard has yet to put forth an official estimate of the volume of crude that has made landfall, but Mr. Edwards said that it "appears to be more than a few gallons of oil."
No new landfalls have been reported since Monday, Mr. Edwards said.
Local and federal officials have struggled to pinpoint the source of the crude, since it began washing ashore on Friday. On Tuesday they concluded that it was definitely Louisiana sweet crude, typically produced in the Gulf of Mexico, and ruled out refineries or tankers carrying foreign oil as culprits.
Anglo-Suisse is conducting "an independent analysis to confirm we are not the source," Ms. Kimberly said.
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