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So, the demo for Pure is out and the game promises to offer players the chance to race powerful ATVs while also making pretty big jumps and doing a lot of over the top, crazy tricks. I hope that the guys at Black Rock Studio have done a good job on the game and I'm at the moment downloading the Xbox 360 demo, wh... |
12 September 2008
20:51 GMT |
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As promised, Apple has released iPhone software update 2.1 for iPhone users. While iPod touch owners have been granted the update three days ago ($9.95 for upgrading from V. 1.x), owners of an iPhone can upgrade for free, no matter the firmware they're currently running.Upon launching its second-generation iPhon... |
12 September 2008
17:31 GMT |
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All the Star Wars fans that also own an Xbox 360 can congratulate themselves for a job well done. Be it through an organized effort or actions driven by their unconscious, they have managed to make the demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed the most downloaded one on the console.The demo has more than 1 million down... |
12 September 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Flash memory is becoming the favorite storage media for a lot of devices nowadays, including here professional video cameras (while digital photo cameras have used it since they first appeared on the market). For this reason, SanDisk, one of the world's largest manufacturers of flash-based storage solutions, has... |
12 September 2008
15:51 GMT |
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The guys at Blizzard announce that they are opening up transfers from the Player versus Environment servers to the Player versus Player servers in World of Warcraft. The move is bound to be controversial as the company initially stated that such transfers would never be allowed to take place in its MMO.The idea is th... |
12 September 2008
15:41 GMT |
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The same day it announced that MySpace, Microsoft Live Search and Ticketmaster were all coming to the Blackberry platform, Canada's RIM also unveiled the future availability of a Slacker Personal Radio application for its smartphone users. Following the agreement between RIM and Slacker, Inc., BlackBerry ow... |
12 September 2008
15:41 GMT |
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Sound Byte, Black Cat Systems' solution to simulate cart machines used at radio stations back in the day, has issued an update to its Mac application, adding a remote control option allowing another computer to control Sound Byte over a LAN or the Internet, an option to toggle a serial port handshake line to con... |
12 September 2008
15:21 GMT |
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In a move bound to provide its users with greater freedom when it comes to buying (all kinds of) tickets, RIM has announced that the famous Ticketmaster service is available directly on BlackBerry devices. Ticketmaster and the Canadian smartphone manufacturer are also working together to develop a unique softwar... |
12 September 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Developed by realtech VR, No Gravity is a free 3D space shooter for owners of a Macintosh running Mac OS X 10.4 or Mac OS X10.3.9 with OpenAL installed. The game boasts fair 3D graphics and visual effects, and a catchy score. It is similar to Wing Commander in many ways, but simpler.“No Gravity is a fantastic a... |
12 September 2008
14:31 GMT |
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FunctionFlip, a free Mac app that allows you to quickly access your volume and brightness controls but, at the same time, have other F-keys behaving like standard F-keys, has just been updated to a new version. FunctionFlip 1.1 now supports more keyboard layouts, and adds new icons by Lorenzo Orlandi, developer Kevin... |
12 September 2008
13:41 GMT |
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It's rather difficult to tell what Sony's product launch strategy is exactly, because sometimes they make the weirdest possible choices. At IFA 2008 they've launched the VPL-HW10 SXRD projector, which was then also showcased at CEDIA 2008, alongside the BRAVIA VPL-VW70. But no, Sony's not going to... |
12 September 2008
13:11 GMT |
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Motorola has just announced that it launched two new music-oriented phones in Brazil: Motorola W388 and Motorola W231. To make the handsets more attractive for Brazilian mobile users, the American company has teamed up with NXZero, a popular rock band from Sao Paolo. In consequence, both the W388 and W231 come w... |
12 September 2008
12:07 GMT |
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Unveiled at the IBC2008 conference, the Microsoft Mediaroom Migration Program is a solution designed to streamline the transition process from non-Microsoft IPTV platforms to Mediaroom. The Redmond company offers an interesting perspective over migrations from alternative IPTV solutions to its platform, considering t... |
12 September 2008
11:37 GMT |
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Handmark, the Missouri-based North American developer and publisher of mobile content, announced that the first ever Sony-branded games for smartphones are now available for users around the world. The titles and the platforms they are supported on are Wheel of Fortune Deluxe (Windows Mobile Pocket PC, Windows Mobile... |
12 September 2008
11:15 GMT |
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According to a recent article posted by the online edition of the Boston Globe newspaper, a former Intel employee has been accused of stealing critical information from the Santa Clara-based leading chip maker. In addition, the details have been revealed after he took a new job at Intel's long-time competitor Ad... |
12 September 2008
11:14 GMT |
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Unknowingly, when looking at certain stars with special features, we might be witnessing message transmission attempts from other civilizations, researchers claim. Since mankind first came up with the idea that space might be too big just for us or that maybe God hasn't wasted all the universe just on terr... |
12 September 2008
11:11 GMT |
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Windows Explorer is one of the areas of Windows generating disappointment for users in the evolution from Windows XP to Windows Vista. Although in Vista, Windows Explorer was indeed kicked up a notch in terms of design, functionality and capabilities, the fact is that hardcore users were left missing the amputated Wi... |
12 September 2008
10:58 GMT |
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Monitoring the underground hacking forums, the analysts at Panda Security have come across a malware spreading tool that can be used even by the less programming-aware individuals. The tool provides a simple interface for creating a YouTube look-alike website which can be used to spread any malicious file.The program... |
12 September 2008
10:47 GMT |
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The Dropbox Team launched today the first version of one of the most awaited tools, which has the potential to become a very popular application for a broad range of Internet users. Dropbox is a nice, open source, useful tool that allows you to manage your files by storing and sharing them online. A... |
12 September 2008
10:39 GMT |
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Shortly after going public with the fact that the TZ series of notebooks has been shipped with some factory issues, Sony has introduced today two new notebook series that will benefit from the latest Blu-Ray Disc technology. The newly announced notebooks are part of the company's NS and CS series, and have been ... |
12 September 2008
10:30 GMT |
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About a month ahead of the 2008 MOBO Awards, which will take place on October 15 at the Wembley Arena (London, UK), Sony Ericsson has unveiled the fact that it intends to release a MOBO Edition of its popular W910i Walkman phone. Details are scarce for the moment, but we do know that the W910i MOBO should be on ... |
12 September 2008
10:29 GMT |
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ifoAppleStore is reporting that some US Apple Retail Stores are so crowded that Apple's trainers and their “students” can't cope with the noise anymore, being unable to carry out One-to-One personal training sessions. Seemingly, the stainless steel architecture of some stores generates quite ser... |
12 September 2008
10:08 GMT |
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Microsoft keeps rolling out goodies for Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008, all the while leaving a bitter sweet taste in the mouths of users of the Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate SKUs. In this regard, following the finalization and release of Windows Fiji, Microsoft unveiled its new worldwide platform design... |
12 September 2008
10:07 GMT |
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I bet that, as hard as you may think, you can't come up with what a 5th dimension (besides time and the 3 spatial ones) would be like or where to look for it. But don't worry, Fermilab seems to be miles ahead, as the researchers in Batavia built devices to help them in a series of studies that may prov... |
12 September 2008
10:01 GMT |
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Western Digital, one of the leading manufacturers of storage devices, has announced today that it has started shipping its WD Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch hard drives designed for notebooks. This means that notebook users will be able to benefit from a maximum storage capacity of 500GB. The latest hard drives from Western D... |
12 September 2008
09:41 GMT |
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HTC, the Taiwanese manufacturer of Windows Mobile smartphones and Pocket PCs, announced that it has signed an agreement with KDDI in order to bring HTC handsets to customers from across Japan. The first device to be released by KDDI, via its au brand, will be E30HT. Under this not so attractive name hides none o... |
12 September 2008
09:29 GMT |
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Three new spam campaigns have been circulating around the web in the recent few days. One claims to contain an adult video featuring the US presidential candidate, senator Barack Obama, another announces that a nuclear power station exploded near London and the authorities keep it secret and the third warns that user... |
12 September 2008
09:18 GMT |
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Coreinfo version 1.0 is a free utility released under the Sysinternals brand umbrella. Developed by Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich, Coreinfo debuted on September 11, and is designed to retrieve and deliver information related to a machine's logical processors. According to Microsoft, Coreinfo 1.0 is... |
12 September 2008
09:09 GMT |
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Researchers place the final development stage of the artificial lens that would be able to restore a perfect vision both to short- and long-sighted people 5 years from now. With age, human sight becomes less accurate, mainly due to the fact that the lens of the human eye becomes harder and less flexible. Since ... |
12 September 2008
08:58 GMT |
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Dell's low-priced Inspiron Mini 9, which has just recently been released officially, is making all the headlines again. Now, this doesn’t happen because it has suddenly become more successful than any other netbook on the market, but rather because recent reports indicate it is about to receive a “mo... |
12 September 2008
08:56 GMT |
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Electronic Arts is getting ready to launch the most anticipated soccer related game of the year, FIFA 2009, and they are preparing gamers for the shock by releasing a demo. If you want to see what's new in this iteration of the franchise, you can download the demo from Xbox Live, get it on the PlayStation N... |
12 September 2008
08:41 GMT |
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Australia's largest mobile carrier, Telstra, has announced the availability of a new USB modem for its customers. Manufactured by the Richmond-based Canadian company Sierra Wireless, the new product comes under the official name of "Telstra Turbo 7+ USB Series Modem" and it's targeted towards mobile busines... |
12 September 2008
08:36 GMT |
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Announced at the beginning of April, together with Velocity 111, the Velocity 103 smartphone is now commercially available and can be pre-ordered from Expansys. The handset is priced at 334.99 GBP (about 420 Euros or 590 USD) and it will begin shipping, unlocked, towards the end of September. Built by Velocity M... |
12 September 2008
08:01 GMT |
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It has been revealed that Apple's latest-released update to iTunes includes means for the media playing app to recognize a jailbroken device when the user attempts to sync. The iPhone Dev Team has acknowledged this, and has already released a patch for it.The team explains that “one way [Apple] can try to ... |
12 September 2008
07:45 GMT |
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At the start of September, Microsoft debuted a $300 million Windows marketing campaign designed by advertising agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky. The first Apple's “Get a Mac” killer video ad went live featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld and despite Microsoft’s claims that it was just an ic... |
12 September 2008
07:45 GMT |
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Even with Internet Explorer 8 in the oven, and Beta 2 available for download since the end of August 2008, Microsoft is not losing focus of IE7. As of September 10, the Redmond company started offering a fix for a memory leak affecting Internet Explorer 7 while running on Windows XP, including Service Pack2 and SP3, ... |
12 September 2008
07:20 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has recently announced that three major portable systems makers that have already released their latest Intel Centrino 2 notebooks have incorporated the new GeForce 9300M and GeForce 9600M graphics solutions. In doing so, Sony, Fujitsu-Siemens and BenQ will enable their customers ... |
12 September 2008
07:01 GMT |
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Remember the Bayern Munich mobile games that were announced back in April? If you're a real fan, you should. Well, the very first official Bayern Munich mobile game is now out, being targeted towards all of the German soccer team's fans as well as towards all soccer fans in general. Developed by ... |
12 September 2008
06:53 GMT |
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North Carolina State University recently received a grant from NSF (the National Science Foundation) for the National Research Center for Future Renewable Energy Delivery Management Systems they want to develop, dubbed "Internet for energy." The $18.5 million (about 13.5 million Euros) invested by NSF will prov... |
12 September 2008
06:42 GMT |
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Microsoft is slowly transitioning its vision of television as a nucleus of interaction into reality. In this regard, at IBC2008, the Redmond company has offered a taste of the next-generation of interactive TV, delivering a sneak peek as a new consumer experience divergent from traditional television. The key to inte... |
12 September 2008
06:39 GMT |
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The videogame industry only managed to grow by 9% in August compared to last year. This is one of the smallest increases this year and shows that the overall economic performance in the United States might be finally catching up with gamers and videogaming companies.The industry has had revenues of 1.08 billion dolla... |
12 September 2008
06:16 GMT |
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This is a review about an already well-known application that has been enjoying huge success, since the earlier releases in 2006 and up to the current version. It's about an UML modeling tool called ArgoUML, the current version of which is 0.25.1, released on May 10, 2007. However, I will refer here to an earlie... |
12 September 2008
06:08 GMT |
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Freeverse, renowned developer of entertainment software, specializing in card and board games, has announced the official debut of its Big Bang Board Games for iPhone and iPod touch. The collection of 7 popular board games are brought to you in a special form - Sol and Luna, “intergalactic spirits of the cosmos... |
12 September 2008
06:08 GMT |
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If you are looking for a new graphics card based on AMD's recently launched HD 4670 GPU, you should know that HIS already has three versions of it, all ready for you to examine and possibly purchase. What's even more impressive is that all three are equipped with the company's highly successful IceQ co... |
12 September 2008
06:02 GMT |
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Microsoft has updated the documentation associated with the August 2008 Office 2007 cumulative update packages release. Designed to be integrated into both the core suite components of the 2007 Office System and into Office 2007 servers, the cumulative update packages are essentially bundles of both the latest hotfix... |
12 September 2008
06:01 GMT |
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If you're a Canadian mobile user who thinks about buying a new Nokia 5310 XpressMusic but doesn't find Rogers' offer too attractive, look for the handset somewhere else. More exactly, check out the prices that Primus sells the 5310 for: with a contract agreement for three years, the slim music phone ca... |
12 September 2008
06:00 GMT |
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People all over the world mourn over the ice loss of the northern planetary pole. But recent research indicated that this might actually be a good thing in some ways, since it leaves more room for phytoplankton to expand. This, in turn, produces chlorophyll, which helps assimilate sun energy and absorbs atmospheric C... |
12 September 2008
05:57 GMT |
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Lenovo decided to withdraw from the U.S. retail market its Linux-powered ThinkPads, less than a year after the company made them available. The first ThinkPad T61 and R61 notebooks to feature pre-installed Novell SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) were shipped in January this year, and a lot of enthusiasts cheered ... |
12 September 2008
05:38 GMT |
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Publisher Electronic Arts and developer DICE are announcing a host of new stuff that is aimed at extending the life of the multiplayer component of Battlefield: Bad Company, which has proven to be very interesting to gamers.The really big news is that EA has decided to give out codes that can unlock three of the five... |
12 September 2008
05:34 GMT |
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Soon after the Let's Rock event was over, Apple updated its website with tons of new stuff, like advertising materials for the new iPods, guided tours, a whole section dedicated to the new Genius feature in iTunes 8, and more. However, under iPod + iTunes, there was one more section we hadn't yet looked at ... |
12 September 2008
05:32 GMT |
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When choosing a desktop computer chassis, most users go for cool design, more specifically, for those computer cases that will make their PC stand apart from any other computer system. However, aside from looking cool, a computer chassis has to fulfill certain basic functions to guarantee the system builder has an ea... |
12 September 2008
05:21 GMT |
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Well, the Pea Speakers from designer Lu Lee are definitely something you don't get to see everyday, unless, of course, you actually own such a bizarre piece of technology. Or, should I say “pieces of technology”? If you’ve been looking for speakers with real attitude, then the Peas are definit... |
12 September 2008
05:11 GMT |
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Theoretical thinking certainly received a forward push in Monday's historic conference at Stanford University. World's brightest physicists gathered there to expose and discuss their revolutionary theories. Among the weirdest ideas stated was the one that suggests our universe is just a tiny atom in somethi... |
12 September 2008
05:09 GMT |
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Microsoft is claiming that sales of its Xbox 360 gaming consoles have doubled since a cut in prices was announced earlier in the month for the United States market. A Bloomberg report is cited, in which retailers say that they have seen a 100% increase in demand for all the models of the console, compared to the... |
12 September 2008
05:06 GMT |
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Drew Houston, the developer of an amazing cross-platform file-sharing solution called Dropbox, has just announced the program's first public release. Up until this point, Dropbox has been in private / invitation-only beta, but now everyone is welcome to download the free software (2GB space) and try it out.&ldqu... |
12 September 2008
04:59 GMT |
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Windows 7 will feature not only a redesigned GUI, but also new user interface guidelines, a fresh API along with an interface component, but also a native code runtime and the ability to use markup in order to develop UIs. Even as early as the first public demonstration of Windows 7, at the end of May 2008, and earli... |
12 September 2008
04:59 GMT |
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NVIDIA's upcoming Intel-supporting IGP chipset has been delayed several times until now. Of course, this statement is true only if we also take into account the many rumors that surfaced in the meanwhile, indicating that the MCP7A IGP chipset was about to be rolled out on the market. To add more fuel to the fire... |
12 September 2008
04:39 GMT |
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CD Projekt and publisher Atari are getting ready to release The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, a new version of the game released last year; it is supposed to enhance the playing experience and deliver a better game to the player. The update will be free for those who already have the game and a standalone package will a... |
12 September 2008
04:33 GMT |
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OCZ Technology Group, Inc. unveiled today the OCZ Gladiator and Gladiator Max, its latest CPU cooler family, developed to offer supreme thermal management and efficiency. The new cooler series combines a heat-pipe direct touch (HDT) design, a distinctive stacked fin array, and a large low-noise fan. The company, an i... |
12 September 2008
04:28 GMT |
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For the past fifty years or so, photo camera viewfinders have been optical-only systems. However, times have changed, and one of the most important innovations in this field has just been announced by Panasonic, namely the DMC-G1, which, according to the company, is the world's first interchangeable-lens camera ... |
12 September 2008
04:27 GMT |
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Microsoft’s advertising efforts are evolving past the Internet. Come 2009, the Redmond company plans to introduce a new advertising platform focused on Internet Protocol TV services. The Microsoft Mediaroom Advertising Platform is designed to take the Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol television (IPTV) soft... |
12 September 2008
04:14 GMT |
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It has been confirmed that iPod touch boasts the necessary hardware to support VoIP calls. With the newly announced headphones from Apple, which ship with a built-in mic, iPod touch is good to go as a voice communications device.“With 5 wires connected to the Touch headphone jack (instead of 4 on the previous m... |
12 September 2008
04:10 GMT |
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After recently announcing the multimedia notebook designed on Intel's latest mobile technology, Centrino 2, MSI has introduced today two new notebooks, each one designed for a different market segment. While the Intel Centrino 2-enabled PX200 is meant to offer mobility with high work efficiency, the GX705 ... |
12 September 2008
04:06 GMT |
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A new study found out that early dinosaurs were far from being able to pose a threat for their competition; however, evolution in the planetary climate changed all that. At the beginning of the Triassic period, the planet was inhabited by a group of ruling reptilians called archosaurs. Over the next 10 million y... |
12 September 2008
03:53 GMT |
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Conan is a video game developed by Cauldron Ltd and published by TDK Mediactive Inc. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PC and the Game Cube; it was released in April 2004. The game is classed as an action title, with some elements taken from brawlers a... |
12 September 2008
03:37 GMT |
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After unveiling the upcoming release of a MySpace application for its BlackBerry smartphones, the Canada-based Research in Motion has also announced a new collaboration with the giant Microsoft, which will result in bringing the Redmond company's Live Search engine to BlackBerry handsets. Live Search will b... |
12 September 2008
03:34 GMT |
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ATI graphics unit from Advanced Micro Devices was already announced to release its latest additions to its FirePro 3D graphics accelerators during the IBC 2008 conference in Amsterdam. The new graphics solutions are expected to deliver the fastest and most cost effective rendering for 3D CAD software, according to AM... |
12 September 2008
03:29 GMT |
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Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a video game developed by Pyro Studios SL and published by Eidos Interactive Inc. The game was developed for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and for the original Xbox from Microsoft. It was launched in 2002. It is classed as a squad action strategy title, with some sneaking and comb... |
12 September 2008
03:26 GMT |
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The SD (Secure Digital) is among the world's most popular types of memory card formats, if not the most popular. The number of electronic devices that use SD cards for storage purposes is absolutely huge, and that's the reason why the SD Card Association has decided to make a step forward in the format'... |
12 September 2008
03:16 GMT |
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A while back, rumors began to circulate that BenQ was planning the release of its own small-sized portable system, also meant to compete with all the other netbooks available on the market. However, until now, details about the company's first netbook have been scarce and almost impossible to find on the In... |
12 September 2008
03:13 GMT |
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The second commercial part of Microsoft's “Windows, Not Walls” ad campaign has started airing. It was broadcast last night during Big Brother on CBS. This one is actually funny, although it still doesn't compare to Apple's concise, sarcastic and catchy ads.The four and a half minute-long ad... |
12 September 2008
03:11 GMT |
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Combat Elite: World War II Paratroopers is a video game developed by Battle Borne Entertainment and published by SouthPeak Interactive. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 platform and for the PC; it was launched in November 2005. It is classed as a combat simulation played from a third person perspective.Comb... |
12 September 2008
02:55 GMT |
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Geek chic is back and it’s causing havoc. Of course, this trend is not new and even remotely pretending it is would denote complete ignorance of the all-too mediated ways of fashion. The point is, the old days when being labeled a nerd, geek or square was the worst thing that could happen to anyone are long for... |
12 September 2008
02:51 GMT |
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Research in Motion and MySpace, two names that I believe need no introduction, have just announced a new collaboration set to bring a special MySpace application to BlackBerry smartphones. Designed to offer "rich content and data" to RIM-made handset owners, the upcoming MySpace app will integrate all the important s... |
12 September 2008
02:48 GMT |
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The latest news on Intel unveiled the fact that the company plans to release its six-core ‘Dunnington’ processor at the VMWorld conference in Las Vegas, next week. The new chip is said to be the last one on the Penryn line; it will be manufactured on the 45nm fabrication process and will be officially kn... |
12 September 2008
02:35 GMT |
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The development team from Elive has announced a new unstable version of their Debian-based Live CD, Elive 1.8.8, which comes with the latest Enlightenment 17 (E17) window manager and a handful of improvements - "This version of Elive solves 2 important problems found in the last versions: e17 has fixed a very annoyin... |
12 September 2008
02:34 GMT |
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Colosseum: Road to Freedom is a video game developed by Goshow Inc and published by Ertain Corporation. The game was only released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony in February 2005. It is classed as an action title with some light role playing elements and is played from a third person perspective. There are a... |
12 September 2008
02:33 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... |
12 September 2008
02:19 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 ... |
12 September 2008
02:15 GMT |
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