Scientists have discovered that an enormous size ice shelf broke off an island in the Canadian Arctic last year, in what could be a noticeable sign of global warming. It is said to be the largest break in 25 years, casting an ice floe with an area of 66 sq km (25 square miles). It occurred in August 2005 but was only recently detected on satellite images.
Archive for December, 2006
After bad guys were vanquished, puzzles were solved, allowances and wages spent, it is time to say farewell and thanks for everything in 2006. It was a transition year for video games and the people who make and play them, but the multiheaded pastime showed few signs of slowing down. The ultimate proof of gaming’s growth, besides the now expected year-on-year increase in sales, is that even the most media-allergic Luddite probably ended up hearing more about games in 2006 than in any previous year.
It is now made apparent to us why iTunes sales numbers have plummeted to a low 65% since January of this year: Forrester Research was not counting Christmas Day, when everyone on earth who just got an iTunes gift card or a brand new iPod decided to download their favorite songs and videos at exactly the same time.
Online market researcher Hitwise said more than four times as many people (413%) visited the iTunes store this Christmas than the same day last year. All that traffic brought the site to its knees early this week, tossing out error messages to some while others were able to download music without incident. Apple might want to consider other methods of moving digital content to customers if it’s ever going to consider HD movie downloads.