Nintendo just unveiled the smallest version ever of its Game Boy at the presentation in Los Angeles on May 17, 2005.

The new Game Boy Micro weighs only 2.8 ounces, which is around 80 grams. It features a removeable face plate, so you can customize the outlook of the device just like mobile phones. :)

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GoogleBlog announced today that the beta version of AdSense For Feeds is available to be tested.

In other words, we may now add in AdSense to our blog feeds. What a good news. :D

There are some good practices recommended for AdSense for feeds as follows:-

• Syndicate the full text of your articles.
• Don’t include more than one ad unit per article.
• Place the ad unit at the end of articles.
• Include terms and conditions on the use of your feeds.

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has announced availability of the Travelstar 7K100, the top-of-the line 100GB capacity in its 7200RPM series of 2.5-inch notebook drives will be shipped by the end of the month.

Of course the price of a laptop with this huge capacity in won’t be cheap, Hitachi says that Dell plans to use it in its top-of-the-line Inspiron XPS Gen 2 gaming system, which starts at USD$2350.

One thing good about this drive is the low power consumption, as Hitachi says that it made enhancements such that the 7200RPM notebook drive has roughly the same power requirements as a comparable 5400RPM notebook drive.

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IEBlog confirmed on May 16, 2005, that the next version of Windows web browser, Internet Explorer 7.0, which is code-named “Rincon“, has tabs.

They also admitted they should have integrated tab browsing feature earlier. :p

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Some people have asked why we didn’t put tabs in IE sooner. Initially, we had some concerns around complexity and consistency… will it confuse users more than it benefits them? Is it confusing if IE has tabs, but other core parts of the Windows experience, like Windows Media Player or the shell, don’t have tabs? I think we made the wrong decision here initially, and we’re making the right one now.

Well, who doesn’t make mistake? As long as we learn from it and do the right thing next time. :)

Really looking forward to a better IE to be released end of this year, hopefully.

I wish what I’m writing are not real. :(

Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to news.acom.au, May 17, 2005.

Kylie Minogue’s management said the 36-year-old POP singer has early stage breast cancer, and now at home with her family in Melbourne and will undergo immediate treatment. This diagnosis results in the cancellation of her Australian tour.

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“She will undergo immediate treatment and consequently her Australian tour will not be able to proceed as planned,” said the Frontier Touring Company.

Shw is expected to enter hospital in Melbourne in the next day or two for treatment.

Let’s pray for her.

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Microsoft Corp. has already moved its full version of MSN desktop search application out of beta version on May 16, 2005. Microsoft is now emphasizing its ties with the Windows operating system. The old name of MSN desktop search – MSN Search Toolbar – will be renamed to Windows Desktop Search.

Product unit manager for MSN Search, Dane Glasgow, revealed the MSN toolbar will be building tabbed browsing into the Internet Explorer browser.

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MSN is announcing plans to release an automatic update to its new toolbar suite within the next few months that adds the ability to open tabs of multiple Web pages inside one browser window and to create routines where multiple sites are opened at once.

Windows Desktop Search appears to be part of Microsoft’s broader desktop search development for Windows, including the next version of Windows, Longhorn release, though company executives have said that MSN’s version of desktop search won’t be directly bundled into Windows.

As for MSN’s new desktop search application, it will be available as a free download in the United States for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

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