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In a move that is pretty much unprecedented in the gaming world, Electronic Arts has implemented DRM in Spore that limits the number of times the game can be installed to three. If you need to install the game more than three times, you have to call Electronic Arts and ask them for that right. From a custom... |
15 September 2008
21:21 GMT |
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It's hard to keep hardcore MMO players happy. They tend to power game and this means that they quickly go through content and often explore areas quicker than developers can put them out. So creating enough stuff to keep them occupied is a major challenge for all developers trying to come up with a successful MM... |
15 September 2008
19:21 GMT |
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Konami is really pushing for Pro Evolution Soccer to become a major player in the world of football simulation games. And a football game cannot be great without getting the rights to important competitions and to major teams. Konami seems to be well on its way with the announcement that it has acquired the exclusive... |
15 September 2008
17:01 GMT |
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Limit Point Software, a company well known for popular Mac apps like PhotoTiles and TransformMovie, has updated its application for batch emailing, Mailings. Version 1.9.43 fixes an issue occurring with the "get url" handler. A more detailed overview of the application, for those who haven't become acquainted wi... |
15 September 2008
15:21 GMT |
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WorkLight Inc has announced that it is offering WorkLight Server support for Apple's iPhone. Aimed at business deployment, the software allows companies to do business securely using Apple's smartphone.WorkLight Inc deals with server solutions that help businesses securely reach customers, channels, employe... |
15 September 2008
14:31 GMT |
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Apple has released a new update for users of HP LaserJet printers, this time addressing an issue where printing to an HP LaserJet may not work if you select a Printer Preset other than the "Standard" Printer Preset. No additional support for other printers has been added, but the update is recommended for all users o... |
15 September 2008
13:11 GMT |
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PC gamers have been waiting to see GTA IV arrive on their systems ever since the game was released for the Xbox 360 and for the PlayStation 3 way back at the beginning of the year. But PC gaming can be a messy affair, with complex setups and worries related to whether a game will or will not run on a particular compu... |
15 September 2008
11:51 GMT |
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The Pardus Team has just announced the first release of the 2008 Pardus branch. This version brings important features such as support for new languages, a better network manager, two kinds of Live CDs and lots of upgrades, like the 3.5.10 and the 4.1.1 editions of KDE, the latest 2.6.25 Linux kernel (2.6.25.16), Moz... |
15 September 2008
11:21 GMT |
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Samsung, one of the most prominent manufacturers of consumer electronics and also one of Sony's biggest competitors, has recently announced a new product that has been designed to deliver the quality of a Blu-ray player in a portable package. Simply dubbed R610, the new notebook from Samsung has been launched s... |
15 September 2008
11:10 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson’s new and unreleased yet Walkman flagship, the W902, has been recently caught in live, unboxing images. While these do not (and cannot) bring anything new regarding the handset, they surely are a good preview of what users who want to buy the handset will have after this gets to be released. ... |
15 September 2008
11:06 GMT |
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Half a million downloads, acclaimed by both television and magazine critics, Pac the Man X is touted as the best and the most popular Pac-Man clone for Macintosh. Adding the fact that it's totally free to download, install, and play, and you see why the game couldn't have not been named for a freeware pick.... |
15 September 2008
10:48 GMT |
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Keeping track and/or count of all those small-sized portable computer systems that everybody calls netbooks has become increasingly difficult these days. As mentioned in many of our previous articles, most of these netbooks have one thing in common, and that is the Intel Atom processor that is powering them. Using t... |
15 September 2008
10:23 GMT |
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The first release candidate for Linux Mint 5 (codename Elyssa) Fluxbox CE was released a few days ago, announcing the distribution's emphasis on a fully functional and yet lightweight desktop. This version brings some nice new features such as mint-mfm (which auto-updates the Fluxbox menu) and various custom act... |
15 September 2008
10:09 GMT |
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ProteMac has announced ProteMac Meter, a network traffic logger that allows users of OS X (10.4 Tiger) or later to monitor all internet and network traffic on their computers. The software displays information such as what was transmitted and where, for a more accurate view of the Internet experience.On a more detail... |
15 September 2008
09:52 GMT |
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Nokia N79, one of the latest announced smartphones from the Nseries range, has been approved by the FCC recently, hence a release across the US is now possible. Presented by the Finnish manufacturer at the same time with the Nokia N85 dual-slider, N79 brings the following features: quad-band GSM with GPRS ... |
15 September 2008
09:36 GMT |
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After recently announcing that it has started shipping its latest WD Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch hard drives with 500GB of storage space, Western Digital has announced today a new product offering that will provide computer users with a maximum of 500GB of storage. Designed to be both stylish and portable, the company'... |
15 September 2008
09:28 GMT |
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Lately, Apple Discussions has been a popular place for Windows users (that's right) who have downloaded and installed the new version of Apple's media player application, iTunes 8. According to many forum posters, plugging in an iPod or iPhone caused Vista to crash and then display the nightmarish "blue scr... |
15 September 2008
09:11 GMT |
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Earlier today, we informed you about a new GeForce graphics card that NVIDIA was expected to release in order to improve the performance of its current GTX 260 card. Based on the same 65m process technology as the company's first GTX 260, the newcomer should deliver 5% to 10% more graphics performance, which wou... |
15 September 2008
08:30 GMT |
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Although Apple launched the much awaited iPhone 2.1 software update complete with changelog, some of the new additions weren't mentioned officially. Users have, nonetheless, discovered many of them and have even compiled new lists of changes, together with screenshots.MacRumors is proud to report that two of its... |
15 September 2008
06:46 GMT |
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As we informed you last week, leading chip maker Intel is expected to finally unveil the very first six-core processors, codenamed “Dunnington,” this week – although no specific date was made public at the time. Regardless of that, it now looks like the Santa Clara-based chip maker is going to annou... |
15 September 2008
06:45 GMT |
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Finally Activision has officially released the full list of tracks to be featured in the upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour.It's nice to see that they managed to create a balanced play list that includes classic guitar players like Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac and Creedence Clearwater Revival while also offering new... |
15 September 2008
06:19 GMT |
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Helium Foot Software is proud to announce the launch of a public beta for its MercuryMover utility app for Mac. MercuryMover lets you move and resize windows on your Mac using only the keyboard. Download the free trial version now and try it out. It's great!“MercuryMover reduces the friction you feel when ... |
15 September 2008
06:18 GMT |
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It seems that Dell's new Latitude E4300 and E4200 notebooks will finally become available starting with September 16th. The mobile machines were first spotted about a month ago, yet those willing to put their hands on one of them had to wait some time to do so. Although the news says that the 13.3-inch and 12.1-... |
15 September 2008
06:02 GMT |
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Aside from being one of the largest manufacturers of desktop motherboards, ASUS is also known for its well built graphics cards. The Taiwanese company develops its cards using graphics processors from both AMD and NVIDIA, which is why it can provide just the right thing for a large number of users, ranging from entry... |
15 September 2008
05:49 GMT |
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iPresentee, a company that makes add-ons for Apple's iWork and iLife suite of apps, has released a new batch of keynote animations for Apple's Keynote users. A few animations are available for free download, so you can get "the picture" of how to use them."Expand your Apple’s Keynote features wit... |
15 September 2008
05:24 GMT |
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A couple of days ago, the CentOS team proudly announced the release and immediate availability of the seventh update to the CentOS 4 distribution series. This version includes important bug fixes, such as the one regarding kernel versions 2.6.9-78.EL and 2.6.9-67.0.20.EL, while the installer comes now with the option... |
15 September 2008
05:22 GMT |
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Fifty years ago, IBM started a project to build up a machine meant to replace the company's 704 supercomputer. The end result came under the name of 7030, also known as Stretch, and it was able to perform about half a million instructions per second and 100 billion computations a day. IBM's CEO at that time... |
15 September 2008
05:10 GMT |
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Seagate, a world leader in storage solutions, announced today new additions to its award-winning FreeAgent external hard drives series. The Fall 2008 lineup of the FreeAgent family includes devices for desktop and mobile machines, for both Mac and Windows operated PCs, enhancing the backup, sharing and protection of ... |
15 September 2008
05:01 GMT |
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Apple has (again) denied an app's presence on the iTunes App Store, this time because said app replicates iTunes functionality. However, the app's developer notes in a blog post that many apps replicate Apple's software and even iTunes, and those are a go nonetheless.“Apple had nothing in the ter... |
15 September 2008
04:56 GMT |
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Creative is expected to release a new product later this week, on September 17, which is exactly two days from now. Unfortunately, for the time being, there are no technical details available, although it looks like it is going to be part of the company's X-Fi lineup. The manufacturer certainly wanted to c... |
15 September 2008
04:56 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has announced that all talks with Take Two regarding a possible acquisition have been terminated and that its offer for the company is now off the table.Just a short while ago, Electronic Arts asked Take Two to enter closed door talks that were designed to show what the two companies had in common and... |
15 September 2008
04:25 GMT |
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For the fifth week in a row, the Nintendo DS manages to hold off the PlayStation Portable to be Japan's best sold gaming hardware. But the overall sales of gaming consoles have continued to slow as the interest in videogames launched during this period plummets.The Nintendo DS sold exactly 51,412 units, which me... |
15 September 2008
04:18 GMT |
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Because it has lost the competitive edge in the high-performance graphics card market segment, NVIDIA is expected to release a new version of its GTX 260. The new GeForce card will be designed to compete with AMD's current lineup of Radeon graphics cards and to provide a new level of performance, compared ... |
15 September 2008
03:50 GMT |
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As the years go by, it's good to see that Apple's products add cool new features, more storage capacity, thinner designs, and breathtaking user interfaces. Then again, it's always good to remember where it all started, like, for instance, who bit the apple used by the company to identify itself –... |
15 September 2008
03:43 GMT |
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Big Fish Games, one of the most important casual game developers and creator of the Mystery Case Files series, announces that it has attracted $83.3 million dollars in expansion funds from Balderton Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Salmon River Capital. Reuters reports that this is the biggest line of credit ob... |
15 September 2008
03:16 GMT |
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Not very long ago, Voodoo PC, a company that is now part of the HP group, announced two new computer systems that immediately caught the attention of the public. And it’s only understandable, come to think of it, as the Voodoo Envy and the Voodoo Omen have been designed to deliver an impressive computing ... |
15 September 2008
03:02 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... |
15 September 2008
03:00 GMT |
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The idea of a projector so tiny that it could be transported even in one's pocket has been floating around for quite a long time now, several companies touting their models of this type at the various technology shows around the world, without finite products actually arriving in stores. However, it would seem t... |
15 September 2008
02:52 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... |
15 September 2008
02:39 GMT |
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iPhone users who enjoy the privileges of a jailbroken device, but also need firmware 2.1 to fix all those nasty app crashes and poor syncing, can now use PwnageTool and QuickPwn once again, as the iPhone Dev Team has worked around the barrier inside iTunes 8.Apple released iPhone software 2.1 last week, on Friday. Ho... |
15 September 2008
02:36 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. It is classed as a racing simulation title with some off road elements and can be p... |
15 September 2008
02:15 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 ... |
15 September 2008
02:08 GMT |
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Welcome to our 11th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
Here’s what you can read about in this edition: BOSS Linux 3.0 has support for KDE and GNOME; the new version of SystemRescueCd brings system improvements and software updates; Ubuntu 9.04 will be called Jaunty Jackalope; ASUS Eee PC has a new OS, Ubuntu Ee... |
15 September 2008
01:43 GMT |
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