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Ever watched a match where Tyneside played against Merseyside Red? I bet you did, but you couldn't have imagined that these are the names that Konami picked for Newcastle and Liverpool while struggling to get more licenses for PES 6. But the fiercest battle is not in the football field, not even in the whole lic... |
14 August 2008
17:26 GMT |
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Wik and the Fable of Souls, available through Live Arcade on the XBox 360, was selected as the Downloadable Game of the Year by The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences at the 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards held in Las Vegas, NV in conjunction with the D.I.C.E. Summit.Wik beat out several other outstan... |
14 August 2008
15:51 GMT |
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Windows 7 Server and Windows Server 2008 R2 are both, much in the same sense, future iterations of the Windows Server platform. It has become an established tradition with the Redmond company to release minor and major versions of the Windows Server operating system alternatively. In this context, Windows Server 2008... |
14 August 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Jackass The Game, a Nintendo DS exclusive video game developed by Empire Interactive, will soon bring stupid pain, stunts and hard to get humor - on the 19th of September, to be more specific, only in European territories. So if you are a fan of the TV show, you'll probably be very excited with the release, espe... |
14 August 2008
15:06 GMT |
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With the release of the gold version of Service Pack 1, but also with the maturing of the software and hardware environment orbiting around the Windows client, Windows Vista's compatibility level has continually increased. Still, Microsoft is very much hammering away at the operating system with its evangelism w... |
14 August 2008
14:06 GMT |
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One of the most appreciated action adventure games of recent times, Overlord, will mark its return as a multi-platform title, to the delight of fans all over the world. Codemasters have just announced that a series of sequels will hit PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and DS consoles, as well as PC systems sometime in 2009... |
14 August 2008
13:06 GMT |
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Virtual Earth/Live Search Maps are much more than just mapping, location and search services. Microsoft is in fact delivering a complete platform but, in this context, Rich Internet Applications are not the only thing that the Redmond company aims to attract. In fact, Live Search maps, and Virtual Earth are also exce... |
14 August 2008
13:00 GMT |
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As a Secure Computing report shows, Angelina Jolie was "responsible" for 2.28% of the total spam that affected Americans' computers in July. Curious users were teased with the promise of pictures and videos in which the Hollywood star appeared half-clothed, to say the least. Other celebrities whose image was ove... |
14 August 2008
12:51 GMT |
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Whatever you do, do not touch the latest version of Internet Explorer 7.0 when the download is advertised via unsolicited emails. According to security company Lavasoft, a wave of spammed emails is inciting recipients with the perspective of installing the latest release of IE7. This is, of course, not the case. Firs... |
14 August 2008
12:35 GMT |
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Turn-based strategies are not exactly best sellers, but well-done ones definitely manage to skyrocket and make a handful of people very happy. Such is probably the case with Elven Legacy, a TBS game under development at 1C:Ino-Co, set for release sometime in the first quarter of 2009 for PC systems.Elven Legacy promi... |
14 August 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Yahoo! announced that, in collaboration with Celestial Marketing, a company that studies and frequently produces actual cosmic phenomena, it would offer Brazilians a partial lunar eclipse. On August 16, people from Brazil will have the opportunity to see an impressive phenomenon - created by man, but special nonethel... |
14 August 2008
11:47 GMT |
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Warriors Orochi is a highly appreciated Xbox 360 button mashing game released by Koei. The PC version of Warriors Orochi features some enhanced graphics and much more enemies (it even comes with a customizable character count). But this does not mean that other versions are less fun.In Warriors Orochi, the characters... |
14 August 2008
11:46 GMT |
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Just about every computer user has some sort of data that he or she would like to keep secure and out of sight. While hiding your data is nigh impossible, there are many ways to make it unreadable to others, ranging from packing it with a software utility that adds a password on top of the resulting archive and going... |
14 August 2008
11:32 GMT |
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As already noted in one of our previous posts from earlier today, the Santa Clara-based leading chip manufacturer Intel seems to be highly focused on the development of its Atom business. Then again, this is ultimately explainable by the increasing amount of interest users take in the netbook market, which is where t... |
14 August 2008
11:21 GMT |
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Despite several rumors and speculations making the rounds, as well as the high hopes of netbook fans, Dell hasn't yet officially unveiled its Atom-powered, 8.9-inch Eee PC competitor. The company was reported to release the netbook earlier this week at one of its events but, instead, it has come out with the Lat... |
14 August 2008
10:23 GMT |
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BiDefender has just launched a threat report over the first semester of 2008, which shows that the biggest threat to Romanians' security have been trojans. Seven out of the ten most dangerous malware the researchers found hiding behind what seemed to be legitimate applications were represented by this type of ma... |
14 August 2008
10:08 GMT |
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We're living in the age of rip-offs and producers aren't ashamed to create new games that are replicas of the hit titles we've played and replayed. If Crackdown can make it to the top while being a GTA-look-alike, why shouldn't Saints Row do the same? Just like the genre-defining GTA, Saints Row b... |
14 August 2008
09:58 GMT |
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Following the success of the Ramadan-related content in 2006 and 2007, Nokia has released new mobile applications dedicated to the Muslim religious celebration that will start at the beginning of September. Available as free downloads or pre-loaded on select Nokia handsets, the applications for this year's Rama... |
14 August 2008
09:55 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of this month's security bulletins released on August 12, Microsoft made available for download the Security Releases ISO Image. Designed to deliver a manageable package with multiple individual language version patches for the Windows client and server platforms, the Security Releases ISO Image... |
14 August 2008
09:31 GMT |
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After proudly claiming that its small-sized, low-power Atom processor is the product most suitable for the worldwide weak economy, Intel has recently announced that it will drop the Centrino Atom brand, opting instead to use just the Atom labeling across this part of its product line. Certainly, it looks like the Ato... |
14 August 2008
09:21 GMT |
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Wing Commander Arena is a fast-paced space combat game where players team up to attack other ships. The game heads towards an arcade-style experience that allows up to 16 players online in battle at once. Players can propel their customized ships through space, fire torpedoes and unleash deadly gravity bombs as they ... |
14 August 2008
09:15 GMT |
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A survey performed by Speedmatters shows that Americans are not global leaders when it comes to Internet speed, as expected. The company determines the average Internet speed in different countries through tests that show how fast people can download files from its website.Moreover, the U.S. is only the 15th in the t... |
14 August 2008
08:54 GMT |
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The fourth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few minutes ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the third alpha, which bro... |
14 August 2008
08:50 GMT |
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The RTM and Service Pack 1 versions of the latest Windows client can fail to play nice with restarting multicore-processor computers, according to Microsoft. The Redmond giant indicated that both the 32-bit and 64-bit variants of Vista RTM and Vista SP1 could be impacted by the issue. However, it appears that the pro... |
14 August 2008
08:46 GMT |
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Telstra, the largest mobile carrier in Australia, announced the availability of a new and huge online collection of MP3s, via its subsidiary BigPond. In consequence, the BigPond Music store now allows music lovers to search and download songs (in MP3 format) from the most famous record labels in the world: Sony BMG, ... |
14 August 2008
08:42 GMT |
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Raiden Fighters Aces is a videogame for the Xbox 360 published by Japanese computer software company Success Corporation and it's actually a compilation of three games in the Raiden Fighters series by Seibu Kaihatsu: Raiden Fighters, Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell, and Raiden Fighters Jet. The game has been r... |
14 August 2008
08:38 GMT |
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Yesterday, Micron, one of the worldwide leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced its latest e-MMC embedded devices. With 32GB, Micron's latest product, which is fully compliant with MMC standards, provides the highest densities available on today's market.The company also announced t... |
14 August 2008
07:56 GMT |
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The British Government wants all necessary information in order to track the activity of all Internet users in the country. This means that authorities would know, at any time, the content, place and time of any given chat conversation. Also, state officials would have access to details about the equipment used to na... |
14 August 2008
07:20 GMT |
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The System Update Readiness Tool for Windows Vista was initially made available in mid-April 2008, following the release of Service Pack 1. Earlier this week, the Redmond giant delivered an update version of the tool, focused only on the 32-bit editions of the latest Windows client. Also up for grabs, the System Upda... |
14 August 2008
07:16 GMT |
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iPhone owners who usually don't like to eat at home have now a new app that can help them in finding the way to a good restaurant. Named LocalEats and developed by Magellan Press, Inc., the application relies on the GPS capabilities of Apple's handset in order to lead hungry people to a restaurant of their ... |
14 August 2008
07:14 GMT |
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SIGGRAPH 2008 was the stage where Microsoft unveiled its own visions over how video, graphics and photography editing will continue to evolve. Traditionally an event focused on interactive techniques, but also animation and visual effects technology, SIGGRAPH 2008 manages to deliver a sneak peek at the innovations co... |
14 August 2008
06:46 GMT |
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Recently, a new round of rumors regarding Intel's next-generation mainstream and entry-level chipset, codenamed Ibex Peak, has surfaced. It looks like the upcoming chipset, due to be released in Q3 2009, is to be used for four of the company's future platforms, including the Nehalem-supporting Calpella, whi... |
14 August 2008
06:30 GMT |
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What with her many accomplishments both as an actress and as a female role-model, when it comes to fashion, Katie Holmes has never quite managed to be considered more than just a simple follower of the trends that other, more glam stars, the likes of Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss, have set. However, it looks like th... |
14 August 2008
06:23 GMT |
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Full 3D television is still a dream, but it's not as "science-fiction" as it once used to be. And that's because the first IPTV service capable of providing full 3D images for consumers without the need for special glasses might arrive as soon as next year, since Spanish company Telefonica has announced tha... |
14 August 2008
06:21 GMT |
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It's been almost two months since Nokia last presented a high-end phone, so the Finnish manufacturer has thought that it's time to offer new mobile goodies that users should look forward to. Thus, the Espoo-based is getting ready to unveil two new devices next Monday (August 18). According to iGadget Life,... |
14 August 2008
06:17 GMT |
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A 24-year-old man from Connecticut was convicted to seven years in prison for scamming AOL subscribers, which resulted in damages in excess of $400,000. Over 250 people are reported to have lost important amounts of money because of several phishing attacks coordinated by Dolan. The seven-year penalty was the maximum... |
14 August 2008
05:48 GMT |
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It seems that Nvidia is going deeper with the faulty chips issue. The entire picture of the problem has not been revealed yet, but the company already registers great losses due to the replacement of the M84/M86 cards. The Santa Clara company tries to blame others for the defective products, yet it seems that the cos... |
14 August 2008
05:28 GMT |
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The UK is among the first countries to get an official release date for the latest high-end Samsung smartphone, the i8510 Innov8 slider. The South Korean company has announced that the handset would be on sale starting "early September", via Carphone Warehouse, under the simple name of Samsung i8510 (the Innov8 was d... |
14 August 2008
05:26 GMT |
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If you happen to be a Dell fan and have recently been surfing its official website, you might have noticed a new option for two portable computer systems. The company's XPS M1330 and M1530 will now offer users an option for an "Ultra Performance" 128 Solid State Drive.This might not be as impressive as the relea... |
14 August 2008
05:23 GMT |
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Former full-time Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, whose presence in China was confirmed for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, also participated in the 10th Anniversary Innovation Forum in Hong Kong on August 12. Gates applauded the evolution of Microsoft Research (MSR) Asia, an organization that celebrated its first deca... |
14 August 2008
05:20 GMT |
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We all appreciate a good, lengthy game, but a varied gameplay is a must or else any title will turn into a boring piece of junk. It seems that Square Enix has a completely different opinion, since reports are suggesting that a huge difficult boss in Final Fantasy XI, Pandemonium Warden, was not defeated after an enti... |
14 August 2008
05:10 GMT |
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Yesterday, Sun Microsystems made available a beta version of NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 6.5. The new version of the open source development platform features IDE-wide QuickSearch, support for PHP, Groovy and Grails, imports from Eclipse and JavaScript debugging. It also adds a lot of enhancemen... |
14 August 2008
05:04 GMT |
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Just in case anyone had any doubts about the lengths to which man (but women in particular) would go to look good and cling on to those precious youth years for as long as possible, here's one treatment that is causing major waves in showbiz right now. It's called the Geisha Facial, it costs about $200, you... |
14 August 2008
04:45 GMT |
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HandyGames, the German-based developer that recently announced it would be one of Sony Ericsson's official mobile content providers, has unveiled the upcoming availability of several new games set to put our handsets on fire (fortunately, not literally). One of the future games that seem to be really nice is c... |
14 August 2008
04:35 GMT |
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It's been a while since we last heard about the development of a game for the PlayStation Portable, so it was time somebody did something on that matter. The company that decided to solve all the problems is Deep Silver and they announced Mytran Wars, a real time strategy developed by Budapest-based Stormregion ... |
14 August 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Intel Corporation announced yesterday that it made available the Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification revision 0.9, which comes in support to the SuperSpeed USB architecture, or the USB 3.0. The xHCI draft specification offers a standardized method for the communication between the USB 3.0 ... |
14 August 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Gateway, now known as a subsidiary of Acer Inc., has announced today the release of its Cetrino 2-based P-7811FX notebook, designed for those gaming users that also take great pleasure in multimedia entertainment. The product has been released just in time for the "Back-to-School" shopping frenzy, which is a rather c... |
14 August 2008
04:17 GMT |
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Users that so far have failed to grab free Windows Vista Enterprise straight from Microsoft, are bound to have a harder time tracking down and downloading a copy of the operating system. The Redmond company has silently taken down the download pages for the pair of offerings that went live back in 2007 containing pre... |
14 August 2008
04:15 GMT |
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A security researcher with Core Security Technologies is responsible for the discovery of a URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure vulnerability in Outlook Express and Windows Mail, which directly impacts Internet Explorer. According to Core Security Technologies, all supported versions of IE, including IE 5... |
14 August 2008
03:58 GMT |
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There was a time when Intel's quad-core Q6600 processor was one of the best CPUs for desktop mainstream performance. Naturally, this also meant that it came with a rather premium price tag, set at approximately US$355. This happened, as a slight reminder, almost one year ago. However, the Q6600 has proved to be ... |
14 August 2008
03:44 GMT |
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Not long after announcing the European and Japanese release of KF300, LG has unveiled another new handset from the KF family, namely the KF350. Like the KF300, the new phone comes in a clamshell form factor and it's designed with fashion-conscious users in mind. The new LG looks pretty simple when closed, unvei... |
14 August 2008
03:40 GMT |
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One of the most anticipated point-and-click adventure games of the year, A Vampyre Story, finally has a release date: October, right before Halloween. Ascaron and 93 Games have chosen a great date and all I can say is that I am extremely happy to find out that, finally, I'll be able to get my hands on the game: ... |
14 August 2008
03:36 GMT |
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The "Open Vulnerability Assessment System" (OpenVAS) is an open source fork of the well-known Nessus vulnerability scanner. The OpenVAS project announced the first stable release yesterday.The project was born when Nessus 3 changed its licensing terms and adopted a proprietary license. Because of this, OpenVAS is an ... |
14 August 2008
03:10 GMT |
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With The Dark Knight doing great in theaters and gamers asking for a Batman video game, Eidos has decided to surprise everybody and announced that they were working on a project that would bring the beloved super hero to our consoles and PC systems. We also have high hopes in this game, since it will not be a movie t... |
14 August 2008
03:05 GMT |
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Texas Memory Systems will demonstrate a huge tower rack at the Siggraph convention in Los Angeles. This rack is able to make every digital animator or movie producer on a few miles radius envy the company, as the machine comes with 64 TB of high-speed flash memory. 800,000 input/output instructions per second can be ... |
14 August 2008
03:01 GMT |
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It would seem that there's some sort of competition between the various manufacturers of USB flash drives for the title of "world's smallest drive", one of the most important contenders for this title being the Super Talent company. Over time, they've come up with several "record-breaking" models, and ... |
14 August 2008
02:39 GMT |
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Classic first person shooter action, single- and multiplayer modes plus tons of fun: that is what CORE promises to bring exclusively on the Nintnedo DS. The game is the debut project from developer NoWay Studio and it will be released in October 2008, just before the Christmas sales.In the game, you take the role of ... |
14 August 2008
02:23 GMT |
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Intel has tried to make the last version of its Turbo Memory do some things that Windows Vista doesn't seem capable of: it can transparently optimize Windows for the use of flash memory storage. At the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara, California, the chip giant will be demonstrating the newest version of Turb... |
14 August 2008
01:57 GMT |
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