The Weekly Olive: 7/12/10 – 7/18/10
By Craig Lloyd on Jul 18th, 2010 at 6:14PM
The past week’s best news and featured content…
Microsoft Ending Support for Windows XP SP2
- We’ve all heard the saying that all things must come to an end eventually. Well, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows XP SP2 and will no longer support it, which means users will no longer receive updates and important security fixes for the OS itself, as well as programs like Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Outlook Express.
Review: Gamer Grub
- Upon first learning of Gamer Grub, we felt compelled to get our hands on some and report back to our dedicated readers. So, with that, we contacted the boys and girls at Gamer Grub and begged for some free food asked them kindly if we could be given a few samples on which to conduct a series of scientific tests. Also, we promised to eat the Grub.
Epic Vid of the Week: Double Rainbow
- It’s a double rainbow! What does this mean?!
Activision Announces James Bond 007: Blood Stone
- Despite the next Bond movie being moved to a “canceled” status, Activision is continuing to carry the torch by announcing their next game in the popular series. James Bond 007: Blood Stone, a third-person Bond game, will feature an original story written by Bruce Feirstein, writer of Goldeneye.
Review: Seagate GoFlex Desk External Hard Drive
- Seagate’s desktop version of its GoFlex external drive lineup brings all of the unique features that we saw on the GoFlex ultra-portable drive — interchangeable interfaces and the ability to write to both Mac and PC. The GoFlex Desk even comes in a 3TB flavor, which is the first and only 3TB hard drive on the market right now. We decided to delve into this 3.5″ external beast and see what it can do.
