Sony to discontinue 80GB PS3
January 24, 2008
Courtesy of PC World
Best Buy will discontinue the sale of the US$499 PlayStation 3 on January 28, says an alleged store “closeout” memo sent to PS3 Fanboy.
“The 80GB version of the PS3 is going closeout and won’t be replaced at this time,” reads the unverified memo. “Only the 40GB version of PS3 will be sold in Best Buy stores at this time.”
As the memorandum notes, “this means that there currently isn’t a version that is PS2 compatible.”
Of the three major game territories, North America is the only location currently supporting a multi-system lineup. Both Japan and the U.K. have already dropped former models to support a single, and cheaper 40GB model that lacks backward compatibility.
Sony of America abandoned the 20GB and 60GB PS3 models last year, leaving two available models: 40GB ($399) and 80GB ($499) versions, the latter of which uses software to playback a limited number of PS2 titles.
Sony was not immediately available for comment.
Source: PC World
I own a 60GB PS3, and had no idea it was abandoned by Sony…
This is Kolametal, signing off.
Facebook vs. MySpace
January 22, 2008
The two biggest social networking sites in the world; combined, the total accounts on both MySpace and Facebook equal roughly the entire population of the United States. They are both enormously popular, and both are growing, though Facebook is growing at a significantly faster pace. As a user of both social networking sites, I decided to take a hard look at both and decide which is better. I prefer Facebook over MySpace, and I am sure you will see why in the reasons below.
First off, starting off on Facebook is easier. With MySpace, new users are thrown into unfamiliar territory right away, and for the casual Internet user, this can be a little confusing. Facebook has everything clear-cut and gives the user helpful hints and tips. Then there’s organization. MySpace appears to be in a permanent state of complete disarray, with random users(often bots from porn sites) sending friend requests to people they don’t even know. In addition, MySpace pages often slow down your browser, take forever to load, and stretch out your screen needlessly. With Facebook, everything is set in the same format, but there are many other options to customize your page with. Also, the news feed from Facebook is a good add, and was popular enough that MySpace recently picked it up and added it to their site. One thing I will concede to MySpace, however, is the bulletin feature; Facebook really doesn’t have anything similar, and on MySpace they are very useful to communicate with all of your friends. The only downside are all the chain bulletins, which bring us to our next subject…
The spam. MySpace is riddled with it. I’m sure when MySpace started out, it didn’t have that much spam. But through bulletins and comments, spam and chain letters are inescapable. It may seem like a small inconvenience, and really, it is tolerable-but after a while, it just becomes old. The constant spam is one of the things that turned be towards Facebook. The only constant spam there is through the Super Wall and Fun Wall applications, and its not like you are forced to add either of those to your profile; there are only a few applications that a new Facebook comes with, and those can be hidden from your profile. The rest is up to the user, what they want to add and what they don’t.
But for all of its flaws, MySpace does have its good points; there aren’t the constant invitations for applications like on Facebook, and to be fair, MySpace was pioneering a new frontier in the Internet, and a few mistakes are likely to be made. However, Facebook is superior to MySpace in nearly every aspect; its much easier to find friends on Facebook, there’s little annoying spam, communication is easier, and everything in general just seems more organized. Overall, Facebook is the better social networking site.
This is Kolametal, signing off.
Site update
January 22, 2008
Hey folks, as of late i’ve been weighed down by college work. Well not anymore! Well there will be a few changes around here. We’re as of now officially looking for sponsors. And the site will be changed accordingly very soon, to make it easier for people to get in touch with us regarding sponsorship.
I’ll be scouting for new writers this week, along with advertising the site. You may notice a difference in visitor numbers!
Hopefully a new plugin will be installed so the writers can communicate within the backend via notes. *Jeeze Kolametal, i’ve not spoke to you in ages mate 
give me an email at sir.frostbyte@googlemail.com we need to talk a little more!*
Design - I’m currently happy with the design we have, but i’m looking for a designer to make some changes to the theme, if interested in the job, email me at sir.frostbyte@googlemail.com
New multi-platform gaming clan opening soon! Yes that’s right, i’ve begun planning and should be up and ready within the coming months. If you wish to help, and have experience with “vBulletin” then please email me. By using my email located above.
Oh, and here’s a little hint for what I want planned for later this year *cough*Independant blogging Network*cough* more information on that later. But yes, it may potentially be the next “Lockergnome” or “Weblogs Inc” my understanding of it is that there would be a set of official biojunkie blogs, dedicated to different categories ie gaming, tech, cars etc… however users would be able to sign up to Biojunkies blogging network and create their own blogs. The best bloggers in our network would get to write for our main blogs. Yes it’s an interesting concept, but it’s just an idea. But like I said, I hope to have it up by the end of the year.
Yes, i’m aiming high this year… but what the hell. Can’t one dream? 
-Frost
