Afternoon News: Daily Dose of Harry Potter, Brit Drivers Going To Jail For Talking, Microsoft & Freetards Makin' Deals and More

roundup 2.5 320gb borg cell phones driving england laptops microsoft notebooks open source samsung european commission great britain harry hotter harry potter jail

By Benny Goldman Dec 20, 2007 3:59 PM

Get our top stories

follow gizmodo

Follow @Gizmodo

Afternoon News: Daily Dose of Harry Potter, Brit Drivers Going To Jail For Talking, Microsoft & Freetards Makin’ Deals and More

• Warner Bros. set up a hotline to replace HD DVDs found in Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire Blu-ray packages. I love Harry Potter news. [HD Digest]
• British drivers caught using their cellphones may be sent to jail for two years and face an extremely scary sounding "unlimited fine" under new laws published today. [Reuters]
• Samsung is shipping a 320GB 2.5" hard drive for notebooks. It retails for $250. [Tom's Hardware]
• Microsoft signed a deal with open source software company Samba as a result of sanctions for anti-trust violations from the European Commission. The Borg and freetards together? Someone check to make sure Fake Steve is still breathing. [NYT]

Contact Benny Goldman:

Comment

Discussions

Show earlier discussions

The Gadget Guide

music Apr 5, 2012 0 Watch Ronnie James Dio stab a Borg in the nads with a light saber
cosplay Nov 24, 2011 0 Borg family portrait will assimilate you with adorableness
arts and crafts Jan 23, 2011 0 Cross-stitched Borg serenity prayer is a kinder, gentler way of saying “Resistance is futile”
ces Jan 7, 2011 0 CES 2011 Can Only Get More Impressive After This
gallery Feb 11, 2010 0 Star Trek Online Couldn’t Resist The Borg
gallery Jan 17, 2010 0 These Are Not the Late-Night Hosts You Are Looking For: 11 Sci-Fi Replacements for Jay and Coco
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 Countdown Science Fiction’s 10 Most Murderous Robots
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 Could’a Been Contenders…
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #1: The Manhunters
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #2: Unicron
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #3: The Cylons
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #4: Separatist Battle Droids
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #5: Skynet/The Terminators
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #6: Sentinels (The Matrix)
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #7: Sentinels (Marvel Comics)
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #8: Ultron
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #9: ABC Warriors
killing machines May 19, 2009 0 #10: Mechagodzilla
poll May 14, 2009 0 Choose Your Next Star Trek Villains
concept art Nov 14, 2008 0 What The Borg Queen Should Have Looked Like
scifi art Jun 26, 2008 0 The Greatest Art Featuring 6 Iconic Scifi Villains
star trek May 20, 2008 0 The 7 Types Of Bad Bosses According To Star Trek (And How To Survive Them)
horrorhead Mar 5, 2008 0 The Seven and a Half Rules for Making Scary Aliens
science art Jan 23, 2008 0 The Cyber-Crow Attacks!
terminator Jan 7, 2008 0 Terminator, The Queen Borg In The Shell Chronicles
roundup Dec 20, 2007 0 Afternoon News: Daily Dose of Harry Potter, Brit Drivers Going To Jail For Talking, Microsoft & Freetards Makin’ Deals and More
borg Jun 25, 2006 0 The Borg Have Already Assimilated The Art World, Man
gadgets Feb 23, 2006 0 Space Antenna Design Evolved by Hive of Borg

More Stories…