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Bungie has confirmed that Title Update 2, which is basically the second update to the Xbox 360 game, introduces new Achievements to Halo 3. There are also a few changes that are made to the game itself, other than adding Achievements.The people at Bungie say that they are adding better online support, with rarer occu... |
10 September 2008
21:01 GMT |
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Spore is set on its way to conquer all videogame markets in the world and one of the first to send official word of its surrender is the United Kingdom videogame chart. Will Wright’s game has debuted at number one with another Electronic Arts release, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, in second spot. Spore manage... |
10 September 2008
18:41 GMT |
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Included in the slew of software updates released by Apple (just as soon as Steve Jobs ended his keynote address in San Francisco) are also some patches addressing security issues in the company's iTunes and QuickTime Mac apps, but also in the iPod touch OS. Read on to learn about some of the vulnerabilities eac... |
10 September 2008
16:31 GMT |
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Nokia announced today that Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, is the first to offer the Nokia Maps and N-Gage services to Canadian customers. Both services are available for some time now in Europe, the US and on other markets, but Canada just did not get the chance to have them.When using Nokia M... |
10 September 2008
15:31 GMT |
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With the release of two new iPod models, Apple has also started airing two new commercials. Neither of the ads refers to the new features directly, nor are they stressed out in any way, particularly where the iPod touch commercial is concerned. Still, both of them are worth 30 seconds of your time to watch them.If th... |
10 September 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Epson has come up with a wide variety of products targeting digital photographers in particular, but also quite a few models that can be described as "photo-enhanced office workhorses." And, at least to some extent, that can also be said about the company's Stylus SX600FW model, which offers photo printing featu... |
10 September 2008
14:41 GMT |
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In a rather unusual move, Apple has released a guided tour for the company's latest released iPod touch model. While everything that was there before is still in place, the new device adds a couple of extra hardware enhancements, while also including a few software additions.Therefore, Apple felt it was necessar... |
10 September 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is estimating that Madden NFL 09 has managed to bring in revenue of more than 133.5 million dollars since it was launched on August 12. There is no clear independent confirmation of the numbers, but the August NPD report should be out any day now to provide us with some data.EA Sports says that this i... |
10 September 2008
14:11 GMT |
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Added to the slew of updates issued by Apple on the heels of the “Let's Rock” event yesterday are new versions of the MobileMe Control Panel and Bonjour for Windows users. Since many users of Apple's services still use PCs to get around, the company must sometimes release Windows-specific update... |
10 September 2008
14:01 GMT |
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With the advent of Google Chrome, Firefox 3.1 Alpha and Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, the browser wars have been virtually revitalized, with a strong focus on the horsepower delivered by each product, and especially in terms of JavaScript performance. Asa Dotzler, Mozilla's director of community development, has c... |
10 September 2008
13:32 GMT |
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September 9 was, without a doubt, a fiesta for the Redmond company's Microsoft Hardware division. The software giant introduced a wide range of computer peripherals, including the Wireless Laser Desktop 6000, Wireless Media Desktop 1000, the Arc Mouse, the BlueTrack-powered Microsoft Explorer Mouse and Microsoft... |
10 September 2008
13:11 GMT |
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Following the four security bulletins released on Patch Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Microsoft has bundled all the Windows updates into a single ISO image offered through the Download Center. Via the September 2008 Security Release ISO Image package, the Redmond company is essentially delivering multiple individual la... |
10 September 2008
12:34 GMT |
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Sprint has gone crazy (in a very good way) and, in the same press release that announces the availability of HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro, the US carrier presents no less than four other new handsets. These are LG Lotus, Samsung Highnote, Samsung Rant and the iDEN Motorola i576.The first three handsets (m... |
10 September 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Microsoft has wrapped up the development process of the Linux Integration Components for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, and has made the gold bits available for download. At this point in time, the final version of the components is live exclusively on Microsoft Connect. The Microsoft developed Linux Integrat... |
10 September 2008
12:00 GMT |
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10:36 am, today. The main computer screen in one of the LHC surveillance rooms displays 2 flashing dots, indicating that the last test has been successfully completed. Humankind still exists. Perhaps the most believable story about the apocalypse is the most recent one, linked to the power-up of the LHC (which w... |
10 September 2008
11:35 GMT |
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Akamai Technologies has released a report regarding “the state of the Internet” for the second quarter of 2008, and it lists Japan as being the primary source of attack traffic, followed by US and China. According to the report, in the second quarter of 2008, Japan accounted for 30% of the total global at... |
10 September 2008
11:19 GMT |
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Ever wanted to have a portable operating system? One that can reside inside a small USB flash drive? In the past, it was possible to run a Linux distribution from an USB stick just like you would have run it from a Compact Disc, but this task was quite hard to achieve. Why? Simply because you had to type a lot of gee... |
10 September 2008
11:07 GMT |
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Although Sprint's mobile subscribers already knew (or hoped) that HTC's Touch Diamond and Touch Pro Pocket PCs would be coming soon via their carrier, no official details were revealed until now. Today, the third largest North American carrier has finally confirmed that the handsets will be available for it... |
10 September 2008
11:07 GMT |
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Aside from delivering some of the most successful netbooks on the market, Taiwanese manufacturer ASUSTek is also known for developing some of the best platforms for both consumer and professional market segments. The company, which has seen its share of favorable reviews with products such as the Striker and Rampage... |
10 September 2008
10:54 GMT |
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Shopping cards are soon to be pushed into oblivion, as the researchers at Barclaycard, a division of Barclays, announce the possibility to replace them with "contactless payment" tech. They claim to have invested a seven-digit sum for the development of this technology, which is said to allow shoppers to use com... |
10 September 2008
10:29 GMT |
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ZTE Corporation, a China-based telecommunications company with offices in the US too, announced that it has reached an agreement with Digit Wireless, in order to produce new mobile devices that embed the latter's Fastap Keypad technology. This is said to bring an enhanced mobile experience and, together with fea... |
10 September 2008
10:25 GMT |
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As mentioned in several of our previous posts, leading chip maker, Santa Clara-based Intel is expected to release a number of new processors designed for the server market. The big news about the upcoming chips is that, with them, Intel will be the first to introduce a six-core processing unit, developed using the co... |
10 September 2008
10:11 GMT |
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Security researcher Kevin Finisterre has released a working exploit for a vulnerability discovered in June in the CitectSCADA software used by many companies to control industrial machineries. This poses a threat for vital strategic facilities like power/water distribution plants or oil/gas refineries to name a few. ... |
10 September 2008
09:50 GMT |
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Microsoft is aligning all the Service Pack 3 releases for the various Windows XP versions it continues to support in terms of what the refreshes will bring. In this context, having made available the SP3 gold bits for the Windows XP client, the Redmond giant has moved forward and is now cooking the third service pack... |
10 September 2008
09:37 GMT |
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In the ever-increasing need for speed, the semiconductor industry prospects gallium arsenide semiconductors as potential replacements for silicon ones. The year 1974 recorded the birth of the first microprocessor for general usage, the Intel 8080, which was able to operate with about 500.000 instructions pe... |
10 September 2008
09:28 GMT |
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Epson is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of printing solutions, whether we're talking about dedicated business products or consumer printers. So, it's no wonder that its line-up at the press event we've attended today was quite a comprehensive one, especially as far as the photo printe... |
10 September 2008
09:27 GMT |
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It's been a while since the first reports of NVIDIA's issues with its notebook graphics chips made all the headlines. However, regardless of that, recent developments seem to indicate that the company is far from seeing the last of the effects of the problems it had with the reported faulty notebook graphic... |
10 September 2008
09:21 GMT |
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Mark Jacobs, who is the boss of Mythic Entertainment, developer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, has warned GOA, the European publisher and operator for the MMO, that the problems players are currently dealing with should be solved by the launch date, September 18.Jacobs quickly stated that “GOA messed up... |
10 September 2008
09:01 GMT |
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Only one day after showcasing its enhanced Ovi platform, the giant Nokia announced that, as of today, all of its Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphones are compatible with Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync. This enlarges the number of Mail for Exchange-ready Nokia devices to 43 phone models and about 80 million units... |
10 September 2008
08:48 GMT |
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Microsoft is looking to attract digital media enthusiasts with its latest line-up of mouse and keyboard combos. The Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 and Wireless Media Desktop 1000 are two product sets planned for availability by the end of September 2008. According to the Redmond company, Microsoft Hardware focused on de... |
10 September 2008
08:48 GMT |
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While lucky iPhone owners get their 2.1 firmware upgrade for free on Friday, even luckier iPod touch users can grab it right now, although they do have to pay that pesky fee of $9.95 for it. Still, it is worth every penny, especially if you're upgrading from 1.x firmware.As most users have already found out, iPh... |
10 September 2008
08:39 GMT |
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Fashion appears to be ever more present in the world of computer systems, as more and more systems vendors are releasing their own “fashionable” products. Design is one of the most significant aspects today's computer systems must take heed of, which is why HP has recently announced its decision to t... |
10 September 2008
08:18 GMT |
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Fans of rally games as well as those of car-related games in general, pay attention: a new mobile game for you is in the making. The game in question is based on the "luxurious and universally recognized CannonBall 8000 brand," with which you might or might not be familiar. Either way, the game is called exactly Cann... |
10 September 2008
08:03 GMT |
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After her first foray in the world of fashion, with both her dVb jeans line and her sunglasses collection, world-renowned fashionista Victoria Beckham is kicking things up a notch by launching her first ever frock designs. Although counting only 15 models, the new designs by Posh perfectly embody the very essence of ... |
10 September 2008
07:46 GMT |
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Reproducing a very large number of discs was only possible up until recently by using specialized production lines. However, the evolution of technology has dramatically changed the situation in this particular field as well, and one very good example comes from Epson. Today, Softpedia has been invited to attend one... |
10 September 2008
07:35 GMT |
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The International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2008 in Amsterdam will act as the stage where Microsoft plans to showcase the new high-definition video capabilities of Silverlight. The Redmond company's Adobe Flash killer will deliver in future versions support for the H.264 and AAC file formats. Scott Guthrie, ... |
10 September 2008
07:27 GMT |
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As studies point out, alcohol has been with us since late Stone Age (judging by the discovery of beer jugs dated 10.000 BC). It may have even been invented before bread. Still, it is the subject of many disputes and the stated cause of many wrongdoings. Some claim it's a medicine, while others point out its nega... |
10 September 2008
07:18 GMT |
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Updates designed to plug six security holes labeled with the maximum severity rating of Critical for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 have been made available for download as of September 9, 2008. Microsoft has issued a total of four Security bulletins, all rated Critical, patching eight vul... |
10 September 2008
07:07 GMT |
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Research In Motion and Vodafone Spain have recently announced the availability of the new BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone for Spanish mobile users. The handset should be on sale as of now, for prices starting at 189 Euros (276 USD), with a contract agreement for 18 months and a "25 Mas" monthly plan. The first a... |
10 September 2008
06:54 GMT |
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It’s been almost one month since the Round Rock-based systems maker, Dell, announced its latest lineup of Latitude laptops, designed for business users. Even back then, the company prided itself on releasing the lightest commercial notebook in the company's history, the E4200. This is a 12.1-inch not... |
10 September 2008
06:44 GMT |
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Apple has updated QuickTime to version 7.5.5. The new release includes changes that increase reliability, improve application compatibility, but also security, according to the company behind the Macintosh brand. Front Row users are also treated to an update, which brings iTunes 8.0 compatibility and bug fixes.On App... |
10 September 2008
06:21 GMT |
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Sony Japan announced that its new Vaio Type C VGN-CS60B laptop would become available on September 13th. The new mobile PC will have a 14.1 inch LCD display featuring a 1280x800 resolution in WXGA and LE liquid crystal clear black, as well as an entire series of colors, including Dove White, Cosmopolitan Pink, S... |
10 September 2008
06:21 GMT |
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At last, after so many millennia of browsing in the dark for facts related to our own star, we're finally getting closer to knowing the sun directly, not by making suppositions. NASA scientists are currently preparing for the task of exploring "the transition region" of the sun, basically the place where space w... |
10 September 2008
06:01 GMT |
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Just hours after we wrote about the Johnny X promo website, Sony Ericsson has officially announced the release date for the much-anticipated Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone: September 30. Not all countries will get the handset on this date; only the UK, Germany and Sweden. Shortly after (hence in October... |
10 September 2008
05:57 GMT |
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Despite the fact that details on BlueTrack have been leaked since the end of August 2008, Microsoft has continued to keep mum on the technology and to stick to the initially announced September 9 launch deadline. Yesterday, the Redmond giant announced two new mice from its hardware division, namely Microsoft Explorer... |
10 September 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Talk about being a show-off! But hey, Apple has got pretty good reasons to issue a press release saying “App Store Downloads Top 100 Million Worldwide.” That's quite a number of apps downloaded in just under two months’ time.With the release of the new iPhone 3G, pre-loaded with OS 2.0, Apple a... |
10 September 2008
05:33 GMT |
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After much anticipation and countless rumors, the Sunnyvale-based Advanced Micro and its graphics subsidiary, ATI, have finally unleashed the latest addition to the Radeon graphics cards, with the new ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series. Designed to provide an impressive graphics quality for mainstream desktop computer users, ... |
10 September 2008
05:28 GMT |
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Microsoft and Apple are making a tradition of releasing new digital media player product line-ups, along with firmware and service upgrades in tandem on an annual basis. On September 8, 2008, Microsoft unveiled Zune 3.0, an evolution touted to crank up a notch the process of accessing digital music via the Redmond gi... |
10 September 2008
05:19 GMT |
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Metallica is getting ready to release its eighth studio album called Death Magnetic. After St. Anger failed to deliver the revival that fans of the band had been looking for, hopes are up for this new album and after listening to three tracks from Death Magnetic, I am ready to give it a thumbs up.Rolling Stones said ... |
10 September 2008
05:12 GMT |
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If you've been dying to use AOL Mail, AIM and ICQ on your BlackBerry smartphone (assuming you own one), you should be thrilled to find out that RIM has partnered with AOL in order to embed these features into the Canadian-made handsets. From now on, fans of AIM and ICQ, the popular instant messaging applica... |
10 September 2008
05:11 GMT |
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Dirk Meyer, chief executive officer and president of Advanced Micro Devices, implied in an interview that the company had plans of selling off its manufacturing facilities in the idea of turning to a fabless model of operation. Although there were no specific details disclosed, the fact that the idea surfaced implies... |
10 September 2008
05:11 GMT |
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As expected, Apple announced iPhone OS 2.1 at its event in San Francisco yesterday. The new firmware upgrade should fix all the nasty bugs occurring with previous versions of the software, as well as the dropped-calls issue. Battery life is also said to be improved thanks to the new software, which is slated for an o... |
10 September 2008
04:57 GMT |
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Monolith is sending word that it has reacquired the rights to use the F.E.A.R. name and that is has decided to rename Project Origin F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin to better show the link between the original game and the sequel which is currently in production.The original F.E.A.R. was also made by Monolith but, at the... |
10 September 2008
04:49 GMT |
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Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of two new webcams, the LifeCam Show and LifeCam VX-5500. The two new additions include stunning new features and a new design that allows for them to be used with both a portable and a desktop computer system. Each of two new webcams provide several distinguishable fe... |
10 September 2008
04:43 GMT |
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The 13.5 million American Alltel customers have, from now own, a new 3D animated MMS greeting service that comes to take mobile multimedia messaging to the next level. Leveraging on the Xend 3D hosted platform provided by Vidiator (a company based in Bellevue, Washington), Alltel Avatars allows mobile users to c... |
10 September 2008
04:33 GMT |
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The trio which handles the publishing of Rock Band, Electronic Arts, MTV Games and Harmonix, is announcing that the price of the European version of the game, sold under the name Rock Band's Instrument Edition, is set to be cut so that a suggested retail price of 140 Euros, which is about 198 $, is reached as so... |
10 September 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Among the newly-introduced products at Apple's September 9 event (Let's Rock), was also a Fourth Generation iPod nano, featuring Apple’s new Genius technology. Steve Jobs said on stage that the new iPod nano was "the thinnest iPod [they]'ve ever made." It is immediately available in 16GB in 8GB f... |
10 September 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Toshiba announced today the first dual-platter 240GB (MK2431GAH) and single-platter 120GB (MKxx31GAL series) 1.8-inch HDDs that can be used for portable media players, camcorders and compact ultra-mobile PCs. An 80GB solution has also been included in the series, making it a complete offering of high-capacity 4,200 R... |
10 September 2008
04:19 GMT |
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Microsoft has released a statement detailing the fact that the developer Ensemble Studios, which is wholly owned by the software company, would be closed down after it finishes work on Halo Wars, the real time strategy that pits the UNSC against the Covenant troops.Ensemble was founded way back in 1995 and it is head... |
10 September 2008
04:09 GMT |
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It looks like ASUSTek, the creator of the widely known Eee PC, is planning to increase storage for its netbook systems. The company is expected to offer free online data storage, in addition to a number of other Web services, as a means of boosting the popularity of its small-sized portable computer systems in an alr... |
10 September 2008
03:54 GMT |
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Shortly after releasing the Xperia X1 SDK (Software Development Kit) and a new demo video with the long-awaited high-end smartphone, Sony Ericsson came up with what seems to be a very well-thought advertising campaign for the X1. The Swedish-Japanese company has launched a teaser website, titled "Who is Johnny X... |
10 September 2008
03:51 GMT |
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During the “Let's Rock” event in San Francisco, Apple unveiled a new iPod touch model, featuring a slimmer, smooth-contoured metal design. Other enhancements include integrated volume control buttons, just like the iPhone, a built-in speaker for casual listening, Nike + iPod support, and integration ... |
10 September 2008
03:40 GMT |
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Colin McRae Rally 04 is a video game developed and published by Codemasters Software Company Limited. The game was launched for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and the PC. It was released in 2003. The game is classed as a racing simulation title with some off road elements and ca... |
10 September 2008
03:27 GMT |
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Fusion-io has added a new product to its lineup of enterprise solid-state technology and high-performance I/O solutions, namely the ioSAN, a networked enterprise solid state drive (SSD), the world's first. The new Fusion-io device can extend the raw power of the SSD over the network. It can be used as networked,... |
10 September 2008
03:13 GMT |
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Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E is a video game developed by High Voltage Software Inc and published by Global Star Software Inc. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 gaming platform from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and the Game Cube. It was released in October 2005. The... |
10 September 2008
03:11 GMT |
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Just recently, we told you about a new Microsoft mouse that the Redmond, Washington-based software giant was expected to launch later this week. Today, it turns out the initial rumors were accurate, since the company has officially unveiled its new Arc mouse, of which it says that it will deliver a whole new level o... |
10 September 2008
03:09 GMT |
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Previously known as BlackBerry KickStart, RIM's first and only clamshell smartphone has just been officially presented, under the name of BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. Part of the Pearl family, the new 8220 is quite similar to the other handsets from the series (save for the form factor, of course). The new s... |
10 September 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Apple and NBC Universal have announced the return of NBC's programming to the iTunes Store. NBC's top 10 series are immediately available for purchase and download in both standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD). “Heroes”, “The Office”, “Battlestar Galactica” an... |
10 September 2008
02:56 GMT |
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CMT presents Karaoke Revolution Country is a video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, the makers of both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and published by Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. The game was only created for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and was launched in 2006. It is classed as a music simu... |
10 September 2008
02:46 GMT |
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Clock Tower 3 is a video game developed and published by Capcom Inc Ltd. Launched in December 2002, it was only released for the PlayStation 2 gaming platform from Sony. It is classed as a survival horror title with action elements that can be played from a third person perspective.There are other three games in the ... |
10 September 2008
02:33 GMT |
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Apple has issued an official report, following yesterday's big event, revealing to Apple fans that iTunes 8 now includes a new technology and a new feature. The Genius feature, recently added to Apple's media player application, lets you automatically create playlists from songs in your music library that &... |
10 September 2008
02:33 GMT |
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The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is a video game developed by Traveller's Tales Ltd and published by Buena Vista Games Inc. Available for the PlayStation 2 gaming platform from Sony, the Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Cube and the PC, the game, launched in 2005, is classed as a ... |
10 September 2008
02:18 GMT |
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Chaos Legion is a video game developed and published by Capcom and created for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and for the PC. Released in 2003, the game is classed as an action adventure title with a lot of role playing elements intertwined in the gameplay. It is played from a third person perspective.The... |
10 September 2008
02:07 GMT |
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