"Activision-Blizzard has released yet another DLC map pack for Call of Duty:Black Ops this week, as it continues to take advantage of the shooters enormous popularity. Considering that this is the third map pack to be released to the public, is “Annihilation” a way for the publisher to “milk” for profits, or is this a quality DLC that players should be willing to shell out fifteen dollars to play?"

Japanese researchers from Sony Corporation and Tohoku University announced on July 20th the development of a next-generation “blue-violet ultrafast pulsed semiconductor laser,” aimed at practical technology like disk storage.

Practical blue-violet laser developed

In a press release, Tohoku University and Sony stated: