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Ricky Ponting International Cricket 2007 is a cricket simulation game released in Australia by Codemasters on the 23rd of March 2007. As funny as it might sound, the exact same game was released in Europe, too, under the name of Brian Lara International Cricket 2007. It is available on all major entertainment systems... |
16 July 2008
21:06 GMT |
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Burnout Revenge is a video game developed by Criterion Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, but also for the original Xbox and the Xbox 360. The title is classified as a racing and driving game that can be played from a first and a third person per... |
16 July 2008
21:06 GMT |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is a first-person shooter video game and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas. It was announced by Ubisoft on November 20, 2007. The game was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 18, 2008, in North America and March 20, 2008, in Europe, except for G... |
16 July 2008
19:46 GMT |
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Nintendo has wrapped up its E3 press conference and some really interesting announcements were made by the creator of the Wii gaming consoles. More details on each individual announcement will come soon, but for now let's take a look at the overall Nintendo showing.There were three big games announced, all for t... |
16 July 2008
19:06 GMT |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas is the fifth chronological release in the Rainbow Six series of video games. It was launched for the Xbox 360 on November 21, 2006, and for Windows on December 12, 2006. The PlayStation Portable version was released on June 12, 2007, for North America and Europe, while the PlayStat... |
16 July 2008
19:06 GMT |
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Burnout 3: Takedown is a video game developed by Criterion Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony but also for the original Xbox. The title is classified as a racing and driving game which can be played from a first and a third person perspective.As f... |
16 July 2008
18:31 GMT |
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Not even Apple had imagined MobileMe could be off to such a rough start, when the company transitioned .Mac users to the new Internet service on Friday. The new push email, push contacts and push calendar features do their bit on the iPhone and the MobileMe site, but not the web apps. Apple apologizes for any inconve... |
16 July 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Following the controversy regarding Fallout 3 not getting a rating in Australia, and the news that the game will have more than 40,000 lines of written dialog, Bethesda went into the Microsoft E3 presentation ready to announce the next big thing related to its post-apocalyptic title.Todd Howard, a Bethesda E3 spokesp... |
16 July 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Jumsoft has released a pack of stationery templates for Leopard's built-in Mail application. The pack includes designs for every occasion. Templates are grouped by themes like, "Family," "Congratulations," "Invitations," "Emotions," and "Vacations." The makers claim their templates allow you to express your exac... |
16 July 2008
17:16 GMT |
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Role playing game fans should be really happy to find out that Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II The Sith Lords and Neverwinter Nights 2 developer Obsidian is working on a new and exciting project, named Alpha Protocol and unveiled during the E3 trade show. Although just announced, the game is already expecte... |
16 July 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Burnout is a video game developed by Criterion Studios and published by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. It was released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2 consoles from Sony but also for the Game Cube and for the original Xbox. The title is classified as a racing and driving game which can be played from a first and a third pe... |
16 July 2008
16:31 GMT |
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iTunes fans, and especially those living in the UK, might remember that Apple once promised to lower the prices it charged for music on its UK iTunes Store, within six months, to match the already standardized pricing on iTunes across Europe. With reports flying in saying that 99 Euro cents now equals 79p (close to t... |
16 July 2008
16:26 GMT |
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Disney too wants a piece of the music game market, with a game called Disney Sing It. And this is not the only title that Disney has announced at E3.The upcoming music game, which will be released during the holiday season, in a short timeframe that will also see the launch of Rock Band 2 and of Guitar Hero: World To... |
16 July 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Microsoft offers an impressive collection of resources built around its Windows operating systems. There are in excess of 2,300 Windows help and how-to articles and demonstrations available straight from Microsoft. Under the old design of the Windows corner of Microsoft.com, the main focus was on Windows Vista, and t... |
16 July 2008
15:41 GMT |
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I have always considered the Disciples series of turn based strategy games to be one of the best in the TBS genre and I must admit that the third title has been on my wish list for a long, long time. Akella kept delaying the game, pushing it back and made it look just like another Heroes of Might and Magic release, b... |
16 July 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Bully is a video game developed by Rockstar Vancouver and published by Rockstar Games. Released in 2006 and available for the PlayStation 2 consoles from Sony, and also for the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii, it is classed as an action adventure title, played from a first person perspective.The main character of the v... |
16 July 2008
14:46 GMT |
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When it comes to making Windows launch programs faster, there is little you can do. Releasing RAM on XP (Vista is equipped with Superfetch, so the results are momentary) can do the trick for a while, but to benefit from greater speed you will have to better the registry.More and more computer maintenance utilities ha... |
16 July 2008
14:44 GMT |
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id Software and Electronic Arts are announcing that they have entered a deal regarding the distribution of the upcoming id title RAGE through the EA Partners label. The new game from id is being billed as "an all-new take on the first person shooter," and is in development for the PC, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 ... |
16 July 2008
14:06 GMT |
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AT&T, the largest mobile operator in the US (in terms of the number of subscribers), has proudly announced that Frost & Sullivan, the famous international growth consulting company, has awarded it with the "2008 North America Company of the Year" title. The award comes as a recognition for AT&T's technolog... |
16 July 2008
13:26 GMT |
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Sony is planning to keep us really busy in the future and it has big plans for its PlayStation 3 console which will become a best seller - that's what the company's representatives hope. "2008 is the Year of the PS3," said Jack Tretton, SCEA's president. However, we're not planning to debate on th... |
16 July 2008
13:06 GMT |
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23half Inc., the Californian company that brought about a month ago its Thrrum MMS Search to Sprint's mobile subscribers, has announced today that the same service is now available for the customers of Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. With Thrrum MMS Search, camera phone owners across the US can take snapshots of ... |
16 July 2008
12:52 GMT |
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The games in the Pokemon series have always been appreciated by players all over the world thanks to their simple gameplay mechanics, interesting storylines and countless hours of fun provided. It only seems natural to get even more releases in the Pokemon universe and we can all agree that there's no better pla... |
16 July 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Ever since 1995, Rayman has been the mascot of Ubisoft. The limbless cartoon-like character has been facing the forces of evil and is now at his forth adventure. First, the little guy had to defend his home against Mr. Dark in Rayman. The next step put him up against Admiral Razorbeard in Rayman 2. In Rayman 3: Hoodl... |
16 July 2008
11:46 GMT |
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Not a lot has been confirmed about Windows 7, the next iteration of the Windows client. However, Microsoft was comfortable enough with the level of integration of multi-touch technology into the successor of Windows Vista to publicly demonstrate the added capabilities, at the end of May 2008. But the fact of the matt... |
16 July 2008
11:38 GMT |
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Neonode, the Sweden-based company that manufactures and distributes the Neonode N2 touchscreen handset, has released today a firmware update for the N2, which brings a set of nice improvements. The new firmware update (version 2.1.552.2) can be downloaded for free from Neonode's website (found at this address... |
16 July 2008
11:33 GMT |
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Last Friday we reported that all of NVIDIA's G84 and G86 chips were believed to be faulty. Our piece came in the aftermath of NVIDIA's announcement regarding the fact that a number of its previous generation chips had been found to be defective. The fast-spreading news had a serious impact on the company�... |
16 July 2008
11:16 GMT |
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Although the first dengue viral infection is painful, it is often harmless. However, if contracted for a second time, it can turn deadly. With all that, there are some cases in which getting infected for the second time with the dengue virus can in fact be beneficial for the body, helping the immune system fight both... |
16 July 2008
11:14 GMT |
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Sophos, a company that specializes in providing antivirus and antispam security solutions, has just released a new report regarding spam trends, and it seems that business spam is increasing. Spam traffic in June 2008 increased by 4.3%, reaching a total of 96.5%. Businesses have to contend with the fact that just 1 o... |
16 July 2008
11:01 GMT |
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A new release of LinuxConsole, a modular Linux Live CD, was announced by Yann Le Doaré a few days ago. The new version, 1.0.2008, has been created from a brand new toolchain that's based on gcc 4.2.2 and glibc 2.7. The 2.4 Linux kernel was taken out from this edition and was replaced with 2.6.25.4. It is also patc... |
16 July 2008
10:57 GMT |
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O2 Germany has signed a new deal with Nokia Siemens, according to which the German carrier's nationwide network will be expanded and modernized. This will allow O2's subscribers across Germany to enjoy improved voice and data services plus new services that require the latest network technologies. Both ... |
16 July 2008
10:28 GMT |
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Even if Intel's Q2 revenues have been fairly within initial expectations, this doesn't necessarily mean that the Santa-Clara based chips manufacturer is doing all that well. Or, there is also the possibility that perhaps everything is well with the company, and that it just isn't genuinely concerned fo... |
16 July 2008
10:21 GMT |
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Forget about transistor based flash memories, say researchers working for the flash memory chip maker Numonyx; future ultrahigh-capacity solid state information storage devices are most likely to be made out of the same materials used to manufacture CDs and DVDs. It may be just a matter of time before nonvolatile mem... |
16 July 2008
10:11 GMT |
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A sentence has been issued in the case of the Brooklyn man who, for a period of seven days in 2005, from the 17th to the 23rd of August, managed to spam 1.2 million AOL users. The spammer's name is Adam Vitale, and he was handed 30 months of incarceration time, as well as having to pay AOL $180,000.Judge Denny C... |
16 July 2008
10:05 GMT |
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Mozilla assured as early as the past week that the first security and stability update for Firefox 3.0 would be available for download on July 16, and it looks like it lived up to its promise. Although official confirmation has yet to be made available, Firefox 3.0.1 is already up for grabs, one day following the rel... |
16 July 2008
10:05 GMT |
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When was God of War II released? Because that's just when the first rumors about God of War III began to come out. Of course, the fact that one of the developers alluded to a PlayStation 3 version of the game did not help much. Since then, we've had Chains of Olympus on the PlayStation Portable to keep us o... |
16 July 2008
10:04 GMT |
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The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack is designed to help customers get the most out of their Windows Vista clients, according to Microsoft's official description of the solution. Delivering a comprehensive package of technologies from virtualization to asset inventory service, but also including an advanced g... |
16 July 2008
09:40 GMT |
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It looks like the PC market can sometimes be too hard to handle, especially when you have to compete with big names such as HP, Dell or Acer. Such could also be the case with Fujitsu Siemens Computers that, according to a recent Reuters piece, may soon become history and cease to exist.The news hasn't been yet c... |
16 July 2008
09:38 GMT |
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Developed exclusively for the Xbox 360, Ridge Racer 6 takes advantage of the system's power to deliver the most intense and immersive drift racing experience yet, with an unprecedented sense of speed, slick graphics and more than 130 cars that let players enjoy every hairpin drift and high-speed straightaway lik... |
16 July 2008
09:34 GMT |
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Telstra, the largest mobile operator in Australia, has recently released two new cool mobile phones to work on its Next G network: Samsung U900 Soul and LG KF700. The handsets are offered by Telstra under the names of Samsung U900T and LG KF700Q respectively. Both are sliders and both are available for retail prices ... |
16 July 2008
09:32 GMT |
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Facebook has failed to provide the necessary security measures for the users that have specifically requested that information provided by them remains private. According to Sophos, company that specializes in providing antivirus and antispam security solutions, Facebook has accidentally made public the birth dates ... |
16 July 2008
09:09 GMT |
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Cabela's Big Game Hunter, which is also known as Cabela's Big Game Hunter: 10th Anniversary Edition - Big Game when played on a Windows platform, is a hunting video game that was produced by Sand Grain Productions and published by Activision for the Playstation 2 console, for the Game Cube and the PC. The t... |
16 July 2008
09:05 GMT |
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Devil May Cry 4 features the same Gothic-inspired supernatural setting which fans have gotten used to over the years, while a new protagonist, Nero, and the awesome power of his Devil Bringer are introduced. In the game, you'll be able to familiarize yourself with Nero's powers, such as the ability to slam ... |
16 July 2008
09:03 GMT |
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Most of the peripherals currently available on the market connect to the personal computer through USB ports. Up to 14 or more types of electronic devices, each with different functions, can be bought today from just about anywhere, while a typical computer only has two to four standard USB sockets. Thus, if you want... |
16 July 2008
08:59 GMT |
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a USB optical disc drive and the process of resuming a computer from standby are the perfect recipe for a Stop error message, according to Microsoft. Essentially, a computer running Vista SP1, or even the plain vanilla version of the operating system that is resuming from Standby while c... |
16 July 2008
08:57 GMT |
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BioWare's Mass Effect is a sci-fi role playing game (RPG) that allows players to uncover the greatest threats to human civilization, as the first space voyagers. You will have to travel across an expansive universe and piece together a mystery nobody wants to believe: the universe as we know it is about to come ... |
16 July 2008
08:51 GMT |
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Rez HD is a game originally released for the Dreamcast in 2001 and, since it recorded a huge success when it was launched, Q Entertainment and Microsoft decided to re-create it in a high definition format and allow all XBLA players to enjoy it. Having in mind that the title was described as "100 percent the same game... |
16 July 2008
08:47 GMT |
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This past Friday, we told you about certain rumors surrounding a possible release of a 2GB Radeon graphics card, coming from PowerColor. According to the rumors, which only surfaced once a set of photos with the card were posted on the ExpreView website, PowerColor was allegedly preparing for the release of a 2GB ver... |
16 July 2008
08:44 GMT |
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Not surprisingly, reports are coming in from everywhere saying that several groups, including the famous iPhone Dev Team, have or are close to unlocking / jailbreaking the new iPhone 3G. The PwnageTool hacking tool is on its way, the iPhone Dev Team claims, also posting a video of the world's first jailbroken iP... |
16 July 2008
08:41 GMT |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released on November 6, 2007 in North America and on November 9, 2007 in Europe, being one of the most expected titles of the year. Developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is available on multiple platforms, including here Xbox 360, Pla... |
16 July 2008
08:40 GMT |
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Cabela's Alaskan Adventures, which is also known as Cabela's Big Game Hunter: 10th Anniversary Edition - Alaskan Adventure when played on a Windows platform, is a hunting video game that was produced and published by Activision for the Xbox 360, the Playstation 2 and the PC. It was launched in 2006 and is c... |
16 July 2008
08:37 GMT |
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Spice Mobile, the handset division of Spice Communications Limited, has recently announced the upcoming Indian release of a new m-commerce mobile phone named Spice S-707n. Spice S-707n is a candybar that comes with a simple design, hence it's made to be as user-friendly as possible. The phone's highlight i... |
16 July 2008
08:37 GMT |
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Altair is the main character of the game and his name means "The Flying One" in Arabic. As you'll notice about 20 minutes in the game, the man sure is a daredevil when it comes to jumping out of tall towers. We all know that Altair is an assassin, killing great historical figures in 1191, during the Third Crusad... |
16 July 2008
08:34 GMT |
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MontaVista Software announced yesterday that its Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) 5.0 Linux distribution is compliant with the Linux Foundation's Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) 4.0 specification. It has also earned Linux Standard Base (LSB) 3.0 certification, and is Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) logo certified. At th... |
16 July 2008
08:19 GMT |
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On August 1, in certain areas of Canada, Greenland, Russia and China broad daylight will suddenly turn to total darkness for a brief moment as the Moon aligns with the Earth and the Sun, casting its shadow on the surface of the planet. It will be yet another unforgettable and unique spectacle, which unfortunately onl... |
16 July 2008
07:55 GMT |
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Microsoft is one of the most vocal opponents of an online advertising and search partnership between direct rivals Google and Yahoo. The no. 1 and no. 2 Internet search and advertising players worldwide announced in the first half of the past month a non-exclusive alliance in a move designed specifically to keep Yaho... |
16 July 2008
07:54 GMT |
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They've done it! The iPhone 3G has been unlocked and not how you thought they would, but rather using a special SIM card adapter. At least one tech-based site was able to contact the (Brazilian) hackers and confirm the success of unlocking iPhone 3G. A video demonstration of the unlocked 3G iPhone in action is a... |
16 July 2008
07:21 GMT |
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DreamSpring, an Australia-based software developer and a Sony Ericsson Premium Partner, announced the availability of its DreamConnect 3 contact manager for SE's new G700 and G900 touchscreen smartphones. Running on Symbian UIQ 3, the G700 and G900 can now benefit from the features of DreamConnect 3, which inclu... |
16 July 2008
07:14 GMT |
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Melanie Kroll, an employee of 1-800-Flowers.com, has recently lost her job because it seems that death threatening letters originated from her account. It seems that Melanie, or someone who had access to her account, sent Paul Myers an e-mail message demanding that he quit his job or have his "brains beat in". This i... |
16 July 2008
07:12 GMT |
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Micro Star International is undoubtedly one of the leading manufacturers of motherboards and, as further proof of this, the company has unveiled today its new generation of "Click BIOS" mainboards. Unlike other motherboards that come built on the latest chipsets, this board is special because it is based on the Unifi... |
16 July 2008
07:06 GMT |
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Visitors to Microsoft's Forums starting at the end of the past week could notice various subtle changes impacting the user experience from new features to the disappearance of functionality issues. The Redmond giant effectively kicked its forums up a notch by introducing release 3.4, designed not only to resolve... |
16 July 2008
07:04 GMT |
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Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium known to cause gastric infections, has been discovered for the first time in the stomach remains of the mummies of native people predating the discovery and colonization of the New World by the Europeans."It is only through the use of the stomach tissue of these incredible mummies tha... |
16 July 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Almost three weeks after issuing the latest update for Keyboard Maestro, Stairways Software has released version 3.3 of its macro application for Mac OS X. The new release comes with a Status Menu and Status Menu triggered macros, enable/disable for actions, Fast User Switch action, cut/copy/paste/duplicate for macro... |
16 July 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Following the recent transition to MobileMe (from Apple's .Mac service), Mac users have started to notice poor syncing performance when it comes to their desktop computers. MobileMe does, however, sync beautifully when it comes to iPhone, iPod touch, and the MobileMe website. Apple now specifically underlines, o... |
16 July 2008
06:17 GMT |
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With only a few days before The Dark Knight film makes its debut in the US, Glu Mobile has released a mobile game with the same title. Developed following a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. (the film's distributor), the Dark Knight mobile game is now available in the States and can be acquired from Glu'... |
16 July 2008
06:14 GMT |
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PandaLabs, company that specializes in providing security software solutions, has recently announced that a spam message containing malware has surfaced. The message appears to be sent by parcel delivery company UPS, but in fact it is sent by someone who is maliciously trying to infect your system with a Trojan which... |
16 July 2008
06:12 GMT |
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Following the pseudo-retirement of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, now just part-time Chairman, the Redmond company, with Chief Software Architect at the helm, entered its new era. Microsoft 2.0 is synonymous with Software plus Services, a new business strategy reflected into all the aspects of the Redmond giant. Th... |
16 July 2008
06:12 GMT |
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It looks like the latest news from the storage market finally bring something else than just details on Solid State Drives. These days, the entire media has been ablaze with talks about the most recent announcements made by IBM and Sun Microsystems, which have once again brought tape storage drives into the spotlight... |
16 July 2008
06:09 GMT |
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The first release candidate of KDE 4.1 was announced yesterday by the KDE Community. The final release of KDE 4.1 will be available at the end of this month, on the 29th.KDE 4.1 RC1 was released for testing purposes and for finding the remaining bugs, so that KDE 4.1 be ready for production use. If you have an NVidia... |
16 July 2008
05:59 GMT |
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For the last two centuries or so people have been continuously emitting large quantities of carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere, a careless action currently considered the number one factor triggering the global warming phenomenon. The burning of fossil fuels isn't going to stop any time soon, which is l... |
16 July 2008
05:45 GMT |
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Sprint, the third largest mobile carrier in the US, has cut $100 from the prices of HTC Touch and Samsung Ace. Both handsets had an original price of $199 (with a contract agreement for 2 years) and can now be acquired for only $99. This move comes not only because Sprint has recently released its mega-hot Samsung I... |
16 July 2008
05:35 GMT |
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It appears that Intel is very optimistic about its business, especially when it comes down to the notebook market, one that is apparently expected to grow at a faster pace than initially believed, mostly thanks to the latest netbooks that have been released or announced by various manufacturers. Since Intel is curren... |
16 July 2008
05:33 GMT |
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Dell has announced the release of a new software module that would add multi-touch capabilities to its Latitude XT tablet. Multi-touch commands similar to those featured by the iPhone and Voodoo Envy smartphones will also be accepted by Dell's mobile PC. According to the company, this is the first user-downloada... |
16 July 2008
05:29 GMT |
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Kevin Mitnick used to obtain security credentials not by using special hacking software or tools, but by using social engineering. This way he would manage to get passwords and code which he would later use to hack into company networks. His most prestigious hacks include Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Fujitsu Siemens and ... |
16 July 2008
05:23 GMT |
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For months, Apple has disappointingly taken no action against the bold, Florida-based Mac cloner going by the name of Psystar, that ships regular PCs equipped with Apple's OS X Leopard. The company went as far as messing around with Apple's Extensible Firmware Interface, which directly violates the latter&#... |
16 July 2008
05:18 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of Apple delivering the iPhone App Store, Microsoft has inaugurated the Windows Mobile Applications Portal. Under the slogan "Do more", the new destination for users of Windows Mobile powered devices have access to a consistent collection of solutions via the new Silverlight website. However, the sof... |
16 July 2008
05:15 GMT |
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E3 is a busy, busy event and news regarding the "big three" - that is, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft - is likely to dominate the coverage. Activision will most likely also get a few minutes in the spotlight, as it's organizing a press conference at the same time, even though not as part of E3 itself. But smaller ... |
16 July 2008
05:00 GMT |
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A new Philips handset is now available in Eastern Europe, in Russia more exactly, coming in a really good-looking clamshell case. The handset is named Philips Xenium 9@9q and doesn't bring too many advanced features, which is why it falls into the "fashionable entry-level" category. The 9@9q has two color ve... |
16 July 2008
04:47 GMT |
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Laboratory tests carried out on Earth showed that the Phoenix Mars Lander needs to expose more of the ice bellow the dusty layer on the surface of the planet if researchers want to collect a proper sample for analysis. As a result, the robotic arm of the spacecraft was instructed on Monday to extend an already dug up... |
16 July 2008
04:36 GMT |
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is on its way to switch on the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in August. A super-high-bandwidth network will transfer data from the Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid (LCG) to 500 institutions around the world. About 5,000 s... |
16 July 2008
04:34 GMT |
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Earlier this week we were reporting that Alan Soloway, better known as the Spam King, would be sentenced after having been charged with mail fraud, e-mail fraud, and tax evasion, and the honorable judge Marsha Pechman was expected to issue a sentence. Although two days have been put aside so that every witness could... |
16 July 2008
04:33 GMT |
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With all the next-gen goodies showed to the public at this year's E3 event, few people would've believed that any classic title would find its way to the crowd, but it seems that Capcom has what it takes to bring a beloved game in the spotlight: Mega Man 9 for Xbox Live Arcade, Wiiware and PSN will be broug... |
16 July 2008
04:33 GMT |
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While everyone is now talking about the latest Intel Centrino 2 technology, one of the three of Toshiba's newest notebooks isn't all about this Intel mobile platform. Despite the fact that Toshiba announced the products one month ago, it is just now that we can finally get to take a closer look at their tec... |
16 July 2008
04:31 GMT |
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On its iPod + iTunes page, Apple outlines the benefits of updating your iPod touch software to version 2.0. This time around, with all the iPhone 3G frenzy, iPod touch users have kind of been left out in the cold (in the news). So, we thought we'd post some of the highlights for the iPod touch 2.0 update.The fir... |
16 July 2008
04:19 GMT |
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Everybody's favorite game heroine, Lara Croft, will once again mark her return to consoles and PC systems all over the world for a new adventure starting November 21st. The game, developed by the same studio behind Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Crystal Dynamics, will be released by Eidos for ... |
16 July 2008
04:09 GMT |
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Microsoft is still far from wrapping up with the third and final service pack for Windows XP, just the 32-bit version of Windows Vista's predecessor. And, at the same time, XP SP3 failed to have anything close to a smooth ride, although it did manage to veer away from the speed bumps hit by Windows Vista Service... |
16 July 2008
03:52 GMT |
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Orange UK is now offering a new version of BlackBerry Curve 8320, more exactly a Black Emerald one, which makes the 8320 look really good (not that the other available colors look bad). The new 8320 can be acquired from Orange even for free, in case you want a contract agreement for two years and a data plan of at le... |
16 July 2008
03:52 GMT |
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The small town of Rock Port is currently the first community in the United States to be powered 100 percent with energy generated by wind turbines. Its 1,400 habitants consume about 13 million kWh of electric energy every year and since April the town has been powered only with electricity provided by the Loess Hills... |
16 July 2008
03:45 GMT |
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On Tuesday, the first installment of the "Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog" was posted online, but the demand to see the musical was so great that the site crashed. The musical is the brainchild of Joss Whedon, better known for being the mastermind behind other successful shows such as "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer", "Dollh... |
16 July 2008
03:42 GMT |
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If you are a wrestling fan, you probably remember the late eighties/early nineties when today's wrestling legends used to offer quality entertainment, live from the ring. Hulk Hogan, Bret "Hitman" Hart, Mr. Fuji and Dynamite Kid are just a few of the legends nobody will probably forget. The good news is that all... |
16 July 2008
03:32 GMT |
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Some iPod touch users were perhaps a bit startled to hear yesterday that Apple had released update v 1.1.5 for their devices - especially those who had already paid the 10 bucks for the 2.0 upgrade. As for users of an HP printer, an uber driver (v1.1) is also available courtesy of the Mac makers.iPod touch update 1.1... |
16 July 2008
03:23 GMT |
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Here's a quick reminder: before NVIDIA decided to roll out its latest generation of discrete graphics cards, everybody had high hopes that the green company would put out one of its best products to date. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the latest GeForce cards have fallen short of expectations and the Sant... |
16 July 2008
03:17 GMT |
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Intel released to the media its earnings for the second quarter of 2008. Although the final results are a little bit under the expectations, the company had amazing revenues, especially on the year-over-year basis. The chip manufacturer posted $9.47 billion in revenue, up from $8.68 billion registered during the same... |
16 July 2008
03:14 GMT |
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Nintendo has not yet held its annual E3 press conference, where a big announcement regarding the Nintendo Wii or a Nintendo-made game is expected, but it has released some information on a new hardware accessory for its gaming console.The add-on is called MotionPlus and is designed to fit perfectly on the lower end o... |
16 July 2008
03:06 GMT |
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San Francisco's multimillion-dollar FiberWAN network, which is used to handle delicate information in regard to law enforcement documents and city payroll files, was hijacked by a 43 year old disgruntled employee. Terry Childs used to work for the city of San Francisco as a computer network administrator and it... |
16 July 2008
03:02 GMT |
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You shouldn't be surprised to hear that even more Guitar Hero/Rock Band clones will hit the market - it's only natural, having in mind the huge success these two games have recorded. One of the companies which is going to bring us another alternative to the rhythm games is Konami. Its title is Rock Revoluti... |
16 July 2008
03:02 GMT |
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Eta Carinae is still viewed by most astronomers as the galaxy's brightest known star, albeit lately a new contender for that title was discovered in the Peony nebula, towards the Milky Way's center. Now, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced through one of the dustiest regions of the galaxy to show ex... |
16 July 2008
02:58 GMT |
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AT&T is apparently set to release, sometime in the near future, a new Sony Ericsson handset: the semi-flip W350. We call the phone a "semi-flip" because it's neither a candybar in the usual meaning of the word, nor a true clamshell. The W350 comes with a flip cover that protects its alphanumeric keypad and featu... |
16 July 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Microsoft was busy, busy showing off the Xbox 360 gaming console line-up for the coming months. Some really interesting games have been announced so read on to see what we are talking about.The Xbox Live offering alone takes up the space of an article. The biggest announcement here is that "Portal: Still Alive" is ge... |
16 July 2008
02:53 GMT |
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A security vulnerability was discovered yesterday in the Linux kernel packages of the Ubuntu 8.04, 7.10, 7.04 and 6.06 LTS distributions (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). This kernel vulnerability could lead to DoS (Denial of Service) attacks and loss of privacy. The security flaw can be fixed if you u... |
16 July 2008
02:11 GMT |
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The time when we are able to put our hands on Intel's highly expected Nehalem-Bloomfield processors and its X58 boards is approaching fast. There are only six weeks left, that, of course, if the chip manufacturer does not change its plans once again. Or, as the rumor goes, if the launch is not delayed due to iss... |
16 July 2008
02:08 GMT |
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You've probably been able to read time and time again over the past couple of months about all sorts of security breaches that have affected a tremendously large number of people (state authorities simply losing various storage media filled with the citizens' private data, etc.). These situations are extrem... |
16 July 2008
01:50 GMT |
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