Une nouvelle version intermédiaire de MAME vient de sortir. Voici ce que la MAME Team nous propose cette semaine:
MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
- 00596: [DIP/Input] pocketrc: The car turns only to the right and there is no way to calibrate controls. (smf)
- 02075: [DIP/Input] mooncrgx: Cabinet DIP setting is duplicated. (MikeDX)
- 02137: [DIP/Input] rockduck: DIP setting for LIVES is incorrect (MikeDX)
- 02179: [DIP/Input] lethalej: lethalej crosshairs backwards (Luigi30, MikeDX)
- 02035: [DIP/Input] gwarb: Guerrilla War bootleg doesn't need a rotary joy (robiza)
- 02174: [Sound] dkongjr and clones + mario and clones + pestplce: Music speed regression (Aaron Giles)
- 02173: [Crash/Freeze] radarscp, radarsc1: Hang or Reset before game start. (Aaron Giles)


Source Changes
- Optimized DISCRETE_RCDISC_MODULATED. Added X_TALs to circus. Optimized DISCRETE_RCINTEGRATE and DISCRETE_555_ASTABLE. Optimized DISCRETE_555_ASTABLE_CV and DISCRETE_MIXER. Optimized DISCRETE_555_CC.
The 555 and mixer changes also speed up just about every current discrete game. [Derrick Renaud]
- Added updated information about Sorcer Striker and moved Fix Eight bootleg PCB layout down by the roms like the other layouts in the driver. [Brian Troha]
- Added redumped roms for the Bubble Symphony (bootleg with OKI6295) set. [Brian Troha]
- Started removing extraneous enable lines from the discrete modules. Most modules are always enabled anyways. [Derrick Renaud]
- Changed MCS-48 core to write p1 and p2 on reset. [couriersud]
- dkong/dkongjr: use MB8884 as sound cpu / verified on schematics. [couriersud]
- mcs48.c: Use banking to handle ea line: [couriersud]
* Adds MCS48_INTERNAL_ROMBANK define to header
* Drivers which need to control the ea line have to initialize banking for internal/external rom
This is not yet optimal but works as expected with existing drivers and modified mario.c
- Changed MCS-48 EA line handling to use an explicit bank for now. [couriersud]
- Added EggVenture readme to lethalj.c. [Guru]
- Changed sound cpu type in saiyugb1 to I8748. [couriersud]
- dkong.c: S2650 based games consolidated [couriersud]
* consolidated memory maps for S2650 based games
* renamed handlers to s2650_*
* joined protection handlers
- Added Cruis'n USA and new Raiden DX/2 readme. Cleaned up some documentation in raiden2.c. Renamed "Raiden DX (set 2)" to "Raiden DX (Tuning license)", and renamed ROMs to match the actual PCB. [Guru]
- Updated documentation and disk/ROM names in segas24 based on new information. [Brian Troha, T.Fujita]
- Removed "game_no_sound" from the 2 Hotrod games (in segas24.c) as all 3 seem to have the same sound capabilities. [Brian Troha]
- toaplan2: [Brian Troha]
* removed duplicate info
* changed most speeds to "xtal_xxMHz" define
* corrected Battle Battle Bakraid Z80 clock based on readme info
- Fixed Dip Switches and Inputs for 'aso', 'alphamis', 'arian' (same as 'alphamis'), 'tnk3', 'tnk3j' (same as 'tnk3') and 'athena'. [stephh]
- Improvements to galaxi driver... [Roberto Fresca]
*Added Magic Joker.
*Fixed the 3rd background offset to Galaxi.
*Remapped inputs to match the standard poker games.
- Began the "big IO_MAP merge of 2008". A number of drivers have had their I/O space address maps merged. [Andrew Gardner]
- Changed the default bootleg gwar pcb to be joystick only, and removed code duplication. Fixed jcross cabinet dip switches. [Nicola Salmoria]
- M377xx: 8-bit I/O port reads no longer cause bogus reads of neighboring ports. [R. Belmont]
- Removed unnecessary ARM7 hooks so MRC and MCR disassemble properly. [R. Belmont]
- Updated TMS5100 LPC tables based on mathematical analysis of 1st and 2nd derivatives of the values and comparison to the best quality patent image, which nearly always showed which values were in error. Some off-by-one issues may remain, but it is now nearly perfect. Further perfection will require PROMOUT dumping, which is planned.[Lord Nightmare]
- snk update: [Nicola Salmoria]
* added another ikari us clone
* renamed ikaria to ikarinc (for Ikari No Continues)
* ikari is the JAMMA board, with conitnues
* ikaria is the non-JAMMA board, with continues
* ikarinc is the non-JAMMA board, without continues
* fixed sound in Jumping Cross
* adjusted some input bits in several games
* merged hal21.c into snk.c
* removed hacks and kludges
* fixed colors (I think--though some sprites do look weird)
* fixed emulation of the "SNK Wave" custom sound used by Marvin's Maze and Vanguard II and made it into a proper sound core
* fixed palette decoding of early SNK games (from marvins to athena + fitegolf). The least significan bits were assigned incorrectly.
* merged marvins.c into snk.c, with all resulting fixes (removed hacks, correct shadows, scroll offsets etc)
- Replaced aso ROMs (which were possibly from a bootleg) with split ones that are definitely from an original. Renamed ROMs across sets accordingly. [Nicola Salmoria]
- Converted timekeeper to a device, all default contents are loaded from disk. slapshot & opwolf3 read/write memory map have been merged. [smf]
- Shadow Force changes: [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]
*Added irqs ack
*Implemented raster irq
*Fixed coin2 and service input not working during the game
*Added watchdog
*Fixed visible area
*Added video enable and irqs enable flags
- Added decryption of 39in1. Doesn't get far due to very odd RAM check routine. [Andreas Naive]
- Changed all MCS-48 chips to have a 12-bit address space, regardless of internal ROM size. [Aaron Giles]
- Enabled internal COP410 program map. [Curt Coder]
- Fixed Dip Switches and Inputs for 'hal21', 'hal21j' (same as 'hal'), 'fitegolf', 'fitegol2' (same as 'fitegolf') and 'countryc'. [stephh]
- Changed refreshspeed target to 0.25Hz below rate provided, in order to guarantee that inexact timings do not lead to sound stuttering. [Aaron Giles]
- Added Fist of the North Star and (partial) Demolish Fist sets (Atomiswave) and decryption. [Andreas Naive]
- Added PCB info for Hard Yardage & earlier World Class Bowling. Corrected a few rom names. [Brian Troha]
- Split core laserdisc functionality into separate file ldcore.c. Each player now gets its own source file, along with new hooks which enable more precise control over the behavior. Updated the PR-8210 and LD-V1000 implementations to the new spec. Other players will come online shortly. [Aaron Giles]
- Changed laserdisc scan behavior so that it requires a constant stream of signals to continue scanning. Updated ldplayer accordingly.[Aaron Giles]
- Updated debugger to pass running_machine around where appropriate. Added running_machine to several devices which really should eventually be converted into proper devices. [Oliver Stoenberg]
- Concluded input port cleanups for drivers W->Z. Changed Primal Rage start buttons into input buttons. Removed unused protection bit in Driver's Edge. Introduced a new PORT_CUSTOM which returns a tagged input that can be used to route bits from one port into another. [Fabio Priuli]
- Added the missing SHA1 checksums to the atrowar set. [Oliver Stoenberg]
- Added basic implementation of the "update ended" interrupt flag to the MC146818. [Barry Rodewald]


New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status
- Video Poker [Grull Osgo, Roberto Fresca]
- Black Jack [Grull Osgo, Roberto Fresca]
- Video Dado [Grull Osgo, Roberto Fresca]
- Video Cordoba [Grull Osgo, Roberto Fresca]
- Magic Joker (v1.25.10.2000) [Roberto Fresca]


New clones added
- Egg Venture (A.L. Release) [Guru]
- Ikari Warriors (US) [Nicola Salmoria]
- Double Dragon (bootleg) [Sonikos]


New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING
- Mad Zoo [Roberto Fresca]Télécharger MAME v0.127u2 DIFF UpdateSite Officiel

Apple has many more ideas for multi-touch and is working on adding new technology that could improve multi-touch accuracy, enable more detailed gestures and perhaps change the way you use your computer.Apple has filed and almost endless number of multi-touch-related patent applications since the iPhone was introduced.

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Apple has many more ideas for multi-touch and is working on adding new technology that could improve multi-touch accuracy, enable more detailed gestures and perhaps change the way you use your computer.Apple has filed and almost endless number of multi-touch-related patent applications since the iPhone was introduced.
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Want a free 37-inch Aquos TV from Sharp? Of course you do—and the best part is that you get to put your nerd knowledge to the test in the process. All you need to do is take the "history of television" quiz after the break and send it in to us. The winner will be selected randomly from the submissions with the most correct answers.

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5. WABC, the call sign for ABC's flagship station, was briefly owned by another national broadcaster until 1946. Which broadcaster owned that call sign?

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MarketWatch is reporting that Samsung is seeking to acquire Sandisk, the maker of flash memory and multimedia players. That might be a good time: Sandisk lost 50% of its market capitalization since June 2008. Samsung is already a flash memory giant and with Sandisk, it would acquire a great brand, an awesome patents portfolio, additional revenues... and instantly become "Flashzilla". At first view, it's not a bad deal, at depressed price.

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The judge presiding over the patent case between TiVo and EchoStar has delayed any ruling until possibly November, buying EchoStar some time and causing TiVo some short term duress.

Samsung is already the world's largest maker of flash memory chips—seriously, their chips are in like everything—but it told regulators today that it's thinking about picking up ailing industry giant SanDisk.

Part of the reason, no doubt, is that Sammy pays SanDisk up to $500 million a year in royalties thanks to its massive portfolio of flash memory patents. And of course, there's simply the old fashioned desire to tighten its already Hulk-like grip on the market, though one analyst says a buyout could shove Samsung's marketshare high enough to make the anti-trust police take notice.

If it goes through, it would probably push up the price of flash memory (which is at rock bottom and precisely why SanDisk's life sucks right now), though it's debatable whether that would be passed on to you in the price gadgets from say, Apple or Microsoft . [Marketwatch, Image]

The company that holds patent rights for a breakthrough flash memory technology is apparently discussing the possibility of being acquired by the world's biggest flash producer. It's come down to this.

Dipity has released some major new features, taking online timelines to another level with the launch of Dipity 2.0. The site has added a great deal of social networking  integration with services such as Digg, Twitter, Daylife, Flickr and many others. It has also added the ability to track not only what your friends are doing (ala Friendfeed), but also the topics that they are interested in. Dipity then presents all of this data in a more visually pleasing manner that’s impressive and easy to digest.

Many new points of view

There are four vastly different ways that you can view all of this information. There’s the default patent-pending Timeline view which displays the data in chronological order. There’s the flipbook which creates a dynamic photo album type of viewing experience. The List view is a traditional top to bottom list view and the Map view creates a Google Maps type of display of the information. So you can look at the same information from several different angles depending on your preference. No matter which one you choose, you’ll never look at these topics the same way again. Best of all, everything can be viewed in place without requiring you to leave the site. For example, you can view Flickr photos and YouTube videos right inside the timeline.

Seeing is believing

Here are some examples of what you can do with Dipity:

- Howard Stern uses Dipity on his website
- So does Billy Joel for his biography
- Here’s a mashup of Dipity with YouTube that they call TimeTube
- This is called Archaeologist, which is a mashup of Dipity and Digg
- Ticker is a mashup of Dipity and Flickr

When will Dipity 2.0 be ready for Prime Time?

The official word is that Dipity 2.0 will be made available to the public in late September or early October. However, because you’re special and a devoted Mashable reader, you can join Dipity 2.0 right now by taking advantage of one of the 500 invites they’ve set aside for us. Simply go to the Dipity preview site, enter the invite code ‘MashableReader’ and click register once you are prompted with a login screen.

Conclusion

Dipity can be somewhat confusing at first glance, but think of it like FriendFeed on a timeline. You can view your friends’ activities on social networks on a timeline structure instead of the regular top to bottom method. You can also create the same type of timeline views for any topic that interests you or to display all of your social networking activity such as blog posts, Flickr photos, Twitter posts and much more.

After using Dipity 2.0 for a while it all starts to make sense. Viewing data in a more graphical way makes a great deal of sense, especially in this age of information overload where we’re all getting drenched trying to drink from the firehose of social networking. Dipity 2.0 certainly provides a unique, entertaining and useful way to look at things online via what could be called a social timeline.

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TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) may have prevailed in its patent lawsuit against the Dish Network this spring, but investors appeared concerned after as federal judge declined to rule on the DVR company's request to hold the satellite operator in contempt. TiVo shares sank 16.5 percent on Thursday when no ruling was forthcoming from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, where TiVo filed its request, Multichannel News reported. The judge in the case said that he's hoping to rule by the end of the month, but the two parties might have to wait until November for a decision. And that has stoked investors' feeling that no decision is a win for Dish, resulting in TiVo's shares slipping $1.41 a share, closing at $7.31 on Thursday.

In asking the judge to hold the company in contempt, TiVo has complained that Dish has still not dismantled its DVR capabilities as demanded by a prior court ruling. Two years ago, a Texas jury found that Dish had violated TiVo's patent on its Time Warp feature—which covers devices that can record, store, play, rewind and fast forward live TV—and awarded the company $94 million in damages. For its part, Dish Network said it is creating new software for its DVR feature. 

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• TiVo Gets Another Patent Win; DISH Network To Take It To Supreme Court
• Echostar Loses TiVo Patent Case On Appeal; Must Pay $73 Million

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It's a (half) well known fact that SanDisk owns a lot of patents concerning flash memory and that this has been the grounds for a lot of lawsuits, arguments and whatnot over the years. Samsung alone has to pay $351 million USD a year to SanDisk in royalties, Samsung being the biggest NAND flash maker in the world. According to a korean news source and half confirmed by a Samsung spokesperson, Samsung is considering buying SanDisk. The plan is in very early stages at best and nothing has been even remotely decided yet, but considering SanDisk's poor results in the last months it might be someone to look out for.

The question is what this will mean for the Sansa players. If Samsung doesn't buy SanDisk, the Sansa line would most likely go with it and I don't see Samsung continuing the line if SanDisk gets fully incorporated into SanDisk. Samsung doesn't make memory cards and such at the time being and so it's likely they will keep the SanDisk brand for this, however MP3 players is a different story. At such an early stage of course everything is beyond pure speculation, but if such a merging is happening it might very well mean the end of the Sansa line. At the same time, it might mean Samsung players with microSD slots. Again, only hypothesis' but both a scary and an interesting thought at the same time. What do you think the result of such a merge will be?

[The register|MarketWatch] (thanks advcomp2019)

Samsung is eyeing a possible acquisition of memory chip-maker SanDisk. The company, which is the world's largest computer memory maker in the world, said it was "considering various opportunities" with regard to SanDisk "but nothing has been decided yet."

The comment came after Korean online news service Edaily reported that Samsung had engaged JPMorgan Chase to advise on the acquisition of SanDisk.

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In response, SanDisk issued a brief statement that, as is standard in such cases, didn't directly address the report in question.

"SanDisk periodically has conversations with multiple parties, including Samsung, regarding a variety of potential business opportunities. We evaluate all of these opportunities, but maintain a policy of not commenting on market rumors or speculation," it said.

SanDisk has seen its share price sink from just under $80 at the beginning of 2006 to $14 on Thursday. So far this year its share price and thus the value of the company has more than halved.

The acquisition buzz comes as the two companies are currently battling each other in court over the April 2006 termination of a patent licensing agreement. Samsung disputed the termination of the agreement and the two entered arbitration, which ended in May this year with a panel deciding the contract had been properly terminated. On July 24 Samsung petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to vacate the panel's final award. SanDisk said it intends to fight the Samsung petition.

SanDisk has close ties to Toshiba, a rival to Samsung, and the two jointly operate flash memory production factories through their Flash Alliance joint venture. They also closely cooperate on design and development of new memory chips so an acquisition by Samsung could mean big competitive changes in the memory chip market.

theodp writes "A just-published IBM patent application for Optimizing Utilization of a Donor describes how to monitor 'the somatic (i.e. physical) and affective (i.e. emotional) states of human resources' to determine 'an optimal allocation of the human resources to tasks.' IBM further explains that 'the emotional and physical states may be sensed via non-invasive biosensors.' And what exactly will be measured and sensed? Physical condition can be determined by measuring 'the level of blood sugar, the blood heat, or the like.' And clues to 'a human resource's mood to perform a job with lust, joy or any other emotional condition' can be found by looking at 'changes in autonomic functions, such as, for example, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, sweating, trembling, and other features like hormonal changes; changes in body temperature; and changes in neural function that are measurable.' So if you want that job with Big Blue, perhaps you better make sure that your Blood Pressure, Pulse, Mood, and Level of Fatigue are as up-to-snuff as your skills. Yikes."

This sounds like the modern equivalent of Taylorism, which never faired all that well in the first place. Effectively, this sounds like simply applying modern technologies to a typical Taylor-like review of a worker.

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Music broadcast auditing firm streamSerf, Inc. offers limited time, free trial to new website at streamSerf.com. The new site offers access to comprehensive data and charts regarding music broadcast over the internet, satellite and the airwaves. Using patent pending technology, streamSerf has collected over 130 million songs since its official launch in March 2008. (PRWeb Sep 5, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1286054.htm

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What is going to be released next from Apple a full blown Tablet or just some more touchy features added to the MacBook or MacBook Pro?  In this new news, Apple is using voice, the whole keyboard and a camera to move around OSX.  Pretty cool if you ask me!  Part of this is already around in Vista with the speech features built right in the OS - I can copy and past or navigate where I want with voice commands easily.  But, if you aren't in a quite office and can't use speech, maybe this idea of using a camera would be a good idea.  Hand gestures to control some extra functionality could work out well, but I do see some issues.  What if you are docked or crammed on an airplane?  Would the camera be sensitive enough to work at a greater distance or in a more confined area?  Hit up the USPTO if you want to read about the submission to the patent office by Apple.

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