Written on 7:14 AM by Unknown
A delightful opportunity for Harry Potter Fans!
Amazon, the owners of one of only seven copies of the Tales of Beedle the Bard, are running a contest whereby one lucky fan can win a weekend in London, England, with the book. The book will apparently be accompanied by security guards!
The competition, entitled the Beedle the Bard Ballad Writing Contest, is open to those aged 13 & over. To qualify, you have to write a submission of 100 words or less (in English), in response to ONE of these questions;
-- What songs do wizards use to celebrate birthdays?
-- What other sports do wizards play besides Quidditch?
-- What have you learned from the Harry Potter series that you use in everyday life?
Entries will be accepted from April 9th through to April 22nd, in two age groups; 13 - 17 and 18+.
Te contest is open to residents of 24 countries, including the U.K., U.S., Canada, Germany, Japan, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, India, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, and China.
10 semifinalists will be chosen by a committee and from May 5th people can vote online for their favourite for a week. The final 2 entries will go head-to-head in a vote to decide the winner, who will be announced in mid May (May 22nd). Each finalist will receive a $1,000 gift certificate.
To enter, go here (entrants under 18 must get a parent or guardian to complete the entry form).
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Written on 4:32 PM by Unknown
As expected, Yahoo has responded to Microsoft's 3 week deadline this morning. The bottom line is pretty clear in a letter signed by Jerry Yang (CEO) and Roy Bostock (chairman).
In the "Dear Steve" response to Ballmer they state, "we will not allow you or anyone else to acquire the company for anything less than its full value." They go on to state that, "We consider your threat to commence an unsolicited offer and proxy contest to displace our independent Board members to be counterproductive and inconsistent with your stated objective of a friendly transaction."
Apparently, Yahoo seems to be heading towards Google for support, and we might see its best engineers working for the Big G soon enough.
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Written on 11:05 AM by Unknown
Skype has released version 2.0.0.63 of its client for Linux with video calling feature. The Mac and Windows versions of Skype have had this feature for some time now.
Skype for Linux Features :
* Free video call with anyone in your contact list.
* Group chat with up to 150 people.
* Conference call with up to 25 others.
Hardware requirements :
* 1 Ghz processor or faster* 256 MB RAM.
* 20 MB free disk space on your hard drive.
* Microphone and speakers or headset.
* Internet connection (broadband is best, GPRS is not supported for voice calls, and results may vary on a satellite connection).
* Video card driver with Xv support.
Software requirements :
* Qt 4.2.1+
* D-Bus 1.0.0
* libasound2 1.0.12
Download now
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skype
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