Best computer news

• CNN tells us that Northrop Grumman just got a $40 billion deal with the USAF to replace aging tankers. Eventually they are planning on replacing the entire fleet of almost 500 planes.
• Macworld has a hands on with the Apple Time Capsule. If you are looking for a backup solution for your Mac then you will want to give this one the once over.
• Wired is reporting that Blu-ray playback on laptops will drain the battery out before you even get halfway through (DUH!!!). Unless there are some huge breakthroughs in battery manufacturing or Blu-ray players, mobile HD watchers aren’t going to be happy.
• According to Slashdot, Microsoft just cut the price of retail boxes of Vista in 70 countries. Unfortunately it is only for Ultimate and Home Premium, and even then only for the upgrade versions. UIltimate dropped down to $219 and Home Premium slashed down to $129.
• Akihabara’s got the scoop on Bandai’s upcoming MMORPG. Anyone could easily guess that this could be none other than Dragon Ball Online. It is set to take places 250 years after Dragon Ball Z.
• Tom’s Hardware says that China is gearing up for the summer Olympics and has just opened the world’s largest airport terminal in Beijing. It is almost two miles long and has 120 gates. It is also the world’s largest covered building.

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