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More Expansions in the Works for World of Warcraft

With news breaking that raiding guilds are already beginning to finish the high level content offered by the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, it makes perfect sense for Blizzard to be talking about the next expansion for the MMO, and about what plans it has for another MMO besides its curre...

18 November 2008
20:41 GMT

Guitar Hero Coming to Arcade Machines

There's no question that Guitar Hero, in its various incarnations, is a very successful franchise and one of the main money makers for publisher Activision. Even if the title is now facing strong competition from Harmonix' Rock Band series, it's still selling strong and World Tour, the latest installme...

18 November 2008
18:01 GMT

Vienna Updated to Fix Tiger Crashes

Mac owners using the popular RSS/Atom news feeder, Vienna, can update to a new version. Previously dropping Panther support, and requiringTiger or greater to run, Vienna 2.3.1.2302 fixes a crash on Tiger when customizing toolbar. Vienna is a free Mac app that allows you to read RSS or Atom news feeds on your Mac. It...

18 November 2008
15:51 GMT

Stardock Wants to Remake Star Control and Master of Orion

Stardock seems to be getting ready to specialize in the successful revival of glorious series of the past. After announcing that they plan to make Elemental: War of Magic, a game which is inspired by Master of Magic, the company says it is thinking of breathing new life into Star Control and Master of Orion.Gamasutra...

18 November 2008
15:11 GMT

Updated Google Mobile App Now Available

Yesterday I reported that Google had updated its Mobile App for iPhone and iPod touch with a new addition, namely Voice Search. The new feature sounds pretty exciting, and thanks to Google's demonstration video, it looks so as well. The update has just been made available, is free (as is the app itself), so rush...

18 November 2008
15:05 GMT

Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time Hints (DS)

Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time is the fifth game in the Mario RPG series, and it is a Nintendo DS exclusive title, released in November 2005 in North America, December 2005 in Japan, January 2006 in Europe, and February 2006 in Australia. The game was developed by AlphaDream, and published by Nintendo. Mario and L...

18 November 2008
15:01 GMT

FIFA 09 Gets New Commentary Packs

FIFA 09 is the latest installment in the most popular sports game made by Electronic Arts. The company is really trying to make this year’s FIFA extra special, as EA Sports is fighting hard to hold off a determined challenge from the Konami developed Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, which has managed to get good sale...

18 November 2008
14:41 GMT

Madden NFL 2005 Hints (DS)

Madden NFL 2005 is video game that focuses on American football, developed and published by EA Sports, the label in charge with any sports game made by Electronic Arts. The title features the Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover, and has gained quite a lot of critical acclaim for its new improvemen...

18 November 2008
14:31 GMT

Silverlight 3 in 2009

 Having made available for download version 2 of its Adobe Flash killer, Microsoft is already moving onward to the next iteration. Silverlight 2 was released to web in mid-October 2008, and, for next year, Microsoft is cooking the third release of what it is defining as a cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-...

18 November 2008
14:31 GMT

Wrath of The Lich King Raids Have Been Defeated

World of Warcraft is a true online phenomenon, having over 11 million subscribers to date. It is the most popular MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) out there, and is the title which brought online gaming to the masses, offering the great Warcraft universe created by Blizzard in a form that is...

18 November 2008
13:01 GMT

Lunar Knights Unlockables III (DS)

The burning sun transitions into ominous moon in Lunar Knights, as players take on the role of the solar powered Aaron and his lunar-enhanced counterpart, Lucian. They lead an uprising against their vampire oppressors. Fueled by their powerful Casket Armor, the vampires have used the twisted powers of the undead to e...

18 November 2008
12:41 GMT

Microsoft Pairs Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) with LifeCams

Just ahead of the holiday season, Microsoft is applauding the benefits users will enjoy by coupling its LifeCams with the next iteration of Windows Live Messenger. The Redmond company has revealed that Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) is capable of higher-quality video call than version 8.5, its precursor, deliverin...

18 November 2008
12:10 GMT

Download Free ZoneAlarm Pro 2009

ZoneAlarm Pro 2009 is available for download for free, straight from the company's official website. The product, which normally comes with a price tag of $29.95 for a one year subscription, is offered to users at absolutely no charge, in order to celebrate the 15th birthday of Check Point Software's firewa...

18 November 2008
11:11 GMT

Stone Tomb Reveals Iron Age Belief System

A few more Iron Age secrets have been unearthed in Zincirli, southwestern Turkey, by a team of archaeologists at the University of Chicago (UC). The site is home to excavations since the 1890s, when German researchers found massive walls and other ruins, signs of a civilization that flourished here in the 8th century...

18 November 2008
11:04 GMT

Rock Band Developer Talks About Backwards Compatibility

The music game genre is growing by leaps and bounds these days, as it has already surpassed the sports genre and it definitely looks like the sky's the limit. With titles such as Wii Music or Lips, which bring the music games on any platform out there, the growth of this market will be very big.But although deve...

18 November 2008
11:01 GMT

HIS to Release Radeon HD 4830 with IceQ 4 Cooling

The Santa Clara, California-based leading chip maker Intel has just unveiled its next-generation of desktop processors, the Core i7, which have been designed on the company's new Nehalem micro-architecture. As it was to be expected, several major PC vendors have rushed to introduce their new Core i7-based deskto...

18 November 2008
11:00 GMT

Sony Ericsson C905a Prepares for AT&T Release

Usually, the things you find on eBay are not that interesting or have already sold out because, in most cases, someone beat you to it. This time, however, things look pretty promising, which is why this piece of news cannot disappear or fade away or anything else.To start clarifying things, on an eBay auction, a Sony...

18 November 2008
10:53 GMT

Apple Taking Orders for 24-inch LED Cinema Display

Apple has started taking orders for its new 24-inch Cinema Display, aimed at use with MacBooks, as well as the company's desktop solutions, the Mac Pro and the Mac mini. The 24-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display is available through Apple's online store, with shipments slated to begin sometime later this month...

18 November 2008
10:34 GMT

Women Find Men with Facial Scars More Attractive

During a new study, conducted in the UK, scientists discovered that women are more attracted to men with scars for short-term relationships, than they are to men with no visible marks. These results can be explained by the unconscious impression that scars leave in a woman's mind, as she usually associates them ...

18 November 2008
10:21 GMT

The LG Incite Goes to AT&T

As the name clearly indicates, the Incite from AT&T is a phone that is meant to get people thrilled and, as a matter of fact, it actually has plenty to pride itself on. Running on quadband GSM and tri-band HSDPA support, it is already regarded as a global phone.It seems that the recipe for success, at least in what r...

18 November 2008
10:07 GMT

Aspire (0.9) for Mac OS X Gives You the Big Picture

Unifiq has released Aspire, a useful tool for people with many aspirations and goals. Although not a daily task manager, Aspire gives you the big picture, so that you spend time on what's important, according to its maker. The application is visually pleasant, allowing you to get a better view of your priorities...

18 November 2008
10:05 GMT

Lost In Blue 2 Hints III (DS)

As in the first game in this series, Lost in Blue 2 has players survive on a tropical island, where they are shipwrecked. As always, finding food, weapons, and exploring the land is essential to their survival, as anything on the island can be used for their benefit. Additionally, as in real life, players need to wat...

18 November 2008
10:01 GMT

Every Compromised Identity in UK Is Worth $22,000

A survey conducted in the UK preceding the Get Safe Online Week revealed that one in five UK Internet users fell victims to online scams, while one third of them were affected by computer viruses in the past year. According to the experts at the GetSafeOnline project, the compromised identity of a UK citizen, wh...

18 November 2008
09:54 GMT

The World Should Expect Water Shortages by 2080

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that 2050 will see some 2 billion people deprived of access to drinking water, and that the numbers will increase to 3.2 billion by 2080. But also keep in mind that, by that time, the world population will have increased from 6.1 billion to 10+ billion. S...

18 November 2008
09:51 GMT

Exchange Online and SharePoint Online Go RTW

Microsoft is continually accelerating its focus on Software plus Services, and the latest illustrative example is Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, released to web on November 17, 2008. Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division at Microsoft, revealed that, by making Exchange and SharePoint two s...

18 November 2008
09:50 GMT

Dell Also Adds Core i7 to Studio XPS Desktops

It looks like Dell has another Core i7-enabled desktop computer system, which comes in the form of a new Studio XPS PC. Apparently, the Round Rock, Texas-based PC maker has decided that providing the new, high-performance Intel desktop processors only for its flagship XPS desktop systems would be a certain waste of p...

18 November 2008
09:43 GMT

Acer Takes Top Spot in Consumer Notebooks Market in Q3 2008

According to a recent article in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News, cited by Digitimes, in the third quarter of 2008, Acer has managed to steal the number one spot from HP in the global consumer notebook market. The company is reported to have shipped approximately 5.04 million portable computer systems, surpa...

18 November 2008
09:15 GMT

Kodak Is Suing Samsung and LG

Kodak has started what the tabloids might call a scandal by taking Samsung and LG to court about the infringement of certain digital camera patents. This hostile action is surely to be regarded as damaging to Samsung and LG's overall image, at least from a regular user's point of view. Kodak representatives...

18 November 2008
09:15 GMT

Gears of War 2 Developer Talks About Romance in Shooters

Gears of War is currently one of the most popular shooter franchises on the market, having won over a big number of fans due to its hardcore nature and bloody firefights. The first game was a huge success and the sequel, which was just released, is bound to overcome all sales expectations and boost the profits of Epi...

18 November 2008
09:01 GMT

Download Non-Windows Singularity OS v2.0, Built in Parallel with Windows 7

In parallel with the evolution of the Windows 7 client and server operating system, Microsoft is also building the now-traditional releases of embedded and mobile variants of Windows, and, furthermore, the new Windows Azure cloud platform. However, the Redmond company's non-Windows operating systems are concomit...

18 November 2008
09:01 GMT

HeroCraft Is Releasing Travel Genius

HeroCraft started as a 6-member staff mobile games company in Russia in 2001, and has been growing ever since, being now one of the leading companies designing and releasing highly appreciated games. From what we can see, it is not going to stop designing only the best, and has thus really created a reputation for ne...

18 November 2008
09:00 GMT

Polar Warming Linked to Human Activities

Over the past few years, opponents to the idea that pollution and human activities are causing global warming and climate change have been using the situation in the Antarctic as their most solid argument. They said that the ice spreads in Eastern Antarctica were growing and that this was enough proof that people had...

18 November 2008
08:59 GMT

Safari 3.2 Issues Still Bugging Users

Following the release of Safari 3.2, which promised anti-phishing protection and improved JPEG and TIFF image handling, users promptly responded to the release. Unfortunately, the feedback was mostly negative, with almost 80 percent of the posts containing the word “crash.” Between then and now, Apple has...

18 November 2008
08:42 GMT

First NVIDIA Tesla-Based Supercomputer in TOP500

The Tokyo Institute of Technology announced today that it would use NVIDIA Tesla GPUs to leverage the computational horsepower of its TSUBAME supercomputer. According to Tokyo Tech, the TSUBAME supercomputer would be able to peak 170 TFLOPS of theoretical peak performance with the addition of 170 Tesla S1070 1U syste...

18 November 2008
08:31 GMT

EVGA Takes the Wraps Off Its X58 SLI Motherboard

Coming to confirm what was only expected, NVIDIA's long-time board partner, EVGA, has officially unveiled its new X58-based desktop platform, the much anticipated EVGA X58 SLI. The new desktop platform is a considerable change for the motherboard and desktop graphics card maker, which, up until now, has only rel...

18 November 2008
08:29 GMT

Huge Workload Forces More Doctors to Quit

The fact that the national health system is hanging by a thread in the United States should be common knowledge by now, health experts say. Adding to this crisis, the number of primary caregivers in America was recently discovered to be much too low to handle such numerous a population as that of this nation. Out of ...

18 November 2008
08:16 GMT

Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore Hints III (PS2)

Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore is a video game created by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Inc. The title was produced for a variety of platforms, including arcade machines, the PlayStation 2, the Dream Cast and the original Xbox. It was launched in October 2000, and was classed as a fighting game with an anime look, pla...

18 November 2008
08:11 GMT

On the Road to Windows 7 Beta, Microsoft Applauds Vista Successes

Microsoft is currently on the road to the first, and only, Beta of Windows 7 according to Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group. However, efforts are also directed onto advancing Windows Vista, with Service Pack 1 made available in mid-March 2008, and with Service Pack 2 d...

18 November 2008
07:16 GMT

The 5-Kg Gold Fort Knox Wine Holder

Wine holders can be quite cool, especially if they come from designers with great ideas who can add their unique touch to these rather common objects. And when luxury is inserted in the equation remarkable things can come out of it – things like the Fort Knox Wine Holder from Dutch designer Sietze Kalkwijk. Bes...

18 November 2008
06:59 GMT

4,600 Year-old Family Unearthed in Germany

Thus far, archaeologists and anthropologists had no idea about when the modern family started. And by modern, we mean united, mother father and children living together and caring for each other. A dig site, 4,600 year-old, may hold the answer to that. The location in Germany is the oldest discovered burial ground th...

18 November 2008
06:58 GMT

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 Hints (PS2)

Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 is a video game developed by Z-Axis Ltd. and published by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. It was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, for the original Xbox from Microsoft, the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance. Launched in September 2001, the game is classed as a sports title, based ...

18 November 2008
06:51 GMT

Download Free Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 RTM

The latest version of Microsoft's robotics programming platform has become available to commercial developers, academics and hobbyists. The general availability of the Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 (Microsoft RDS) marks the third major stage in the evolution of the product, a step announced at the Rob...

18 November 2008
06:48 GMT

World of Goo Piracy Is Sky High

World of Goo is a charming game, not too long but good enough to attract those players interested in a puzzle game which uses living goo, with different properties, to tackle different challenges, like crossing a ravine or reaching far away ledges. The problem is that charming indie efforts, that are created without ...

18 November 2008
06:39 GMT

Cancer Risks Increase with Less Sleep

Intense physical exercises have been recently linked to reduced risks of cancer, as scientists proved that more workouts better prepare the body in fighting off cell mutations, which cause the devastating disease. But the newest researches also show that, among those who practice a lot of sports, sleep also plays a c...

18 November 2008
06:18 GMT

Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2 was one of the most expected games this holiday season, promising to bring back the same great shooter experience as well as the fabulous graphics and highly detailed world of the first title. Ubisoft heavily marketed this game and said that it would completely change the way players looked at other shooter...

18 November 2008
06:14 GMT

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Hints VII (DS)

The epic story of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker continues, as Link finds himself lost and alone in unknown seas in a new adventure. Featuring intuitive touch-screen controls and innovative puzzles, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass offers new challenges for fans of the series and an easy-to-grasp introduct...

18 November 2008
06:10 GMT

XFX to Unveil Mobo Based on Intel G31 Chipset

With almost every major motherboard maker out there unveiling their new X58-based desktop boards, it looks as if some of NVIDIA's board partners have decided to shift sides for a while, by revealing products that are based on Intel's chipset. One such board partner is XFX and it is set to introduce a new de...

18 November 2008
06:10 GMT

Nokia and China Mobile Will Release TD-SDCMA Phones

TD-SCDMA handsets created by Nokia will soon be coming to China, and it looks like the reign of exclusivity around this kind of handsets has ended for Samsung and LG, which have been, until now, the only foreign companies supplying China.China Mobile's Chairman and Chief Executive Wang Jianzhou declared that the...

18 November 2008
06:08 GMT

Prices and Availability on Intel's Core i7 CPUs

Intel released on the market the long-awaited Core i7 processors, targeting three segments, namely performance users, enthusiasts and overclockers. As announced before, and also as expected, the new chips do not come at low prices, which means than some users will still go for the older Core 2 platforms that can stil...

18 November 2008
06:07 GMT

Easily Explore Your Files

I'm sure you have all realized that browsing through a large hard disk drive can be somewhat exhausting. Sometimes it appears that you can never find what you are looking for, not to mention remember where you've placed it. The old fashion Windows Explorer might have become obsolete for tracking down a...

18 November 2008
06:01 GMT

Jerry Yang Is Out, Yahoo Debuts CEO Harvesting

On November 17, Yahoo announced that co-founder Jerry Yang would be stepping down from the position of Chief Executive Officer. However, the Sunnyvale-based Internet giant is not CEO-less. Yang will hold on to the position until his successor will be identified. According to Yahoo, the Board of Directors has already ...

18 November 2008
05:59 GMT

Daylite 3.8, Daylite Delivery 1.2.0 Released

Marketcircle has updated its productivity tool, Daylite, to version 3.8, adding a truckload of extra features and enhancements. The Daylite Delivery share and schedule tool has also been updated. Version 1.2.0 is a maintenance release of Delivery that works with Daylite 3.8. Lastly, the newly-launched Daylite MYOB Ac...

18 November 2008
05:56 GMT

Medicare Wants to Cut Funding for Weight Loss Surgeries

While most civilized countries employ a public health service, the United States continue to lag behind, being caught in the clutches of various private insurance firms, which have their own interest in mind, instead of that of the policy beneficiary. This was further proven recently, when Medicare – the compan...

18 November 2008
05:52 GMT

Popular Anti-fraud British Website DDoSed by Cyber-Crooks

Bob Harrison has been running, for many years now, the bobbear.co.uk website, aimed at informing users about online fraud and identity theft schemes. A few days back, Harrison was unpleasantly surprised to find his website inoperable, due to a massive denial of service attack. Upon further investigations, he discover...

18 November 2008
05:39 GMT

Animal Crossing: Wild World Hints XXXII (DS)

Animal Crossing: Wild World features a very minimal plot. The objective of the game is to pay off a debt to Tom Nook, who allows the player to move into a house he owns. If the mortgage is paid off, the player's house will expand until upstairs, left, right, center and back rooms are included. This is slightly d...

18 November 2008
05:34 GMT

Backup Your Important Data with CommandBurner

Nowadays, the quick and immediate access to information counts as one of the strongest weapons. The loss of important data or, even worse, the impossibility to access and use it in a specific moment, could bring about significant drawbacks. So, the question arises: what can you do to always have the projects, music, ...

18 November 2008
05:31 GMT

Microsoft Catalyzes Telecommunications and Internet Marriage

Microsoft is positioning itself as a catalyzing factor for the marriage between telecommunications and the Internet. In this context, the Redmond company has indicated a strong focus on pushing the telecommunications industry into a service-driven business model. Collaborating with SingTel, the software giant offered...

18 November 2008
05:30 GMT

Half of Americans Refuse Flu Shots

Misconceptions and words of mouth may cause thousands of avoidable flu cases this season, as a new survey shows that approximately 48 percent of US citizens do not want to get the inexpensive flu vaccine this year, due to either bizarre reasons or the fact that they want to build up their immune defenses naturally. H...

18 November 2008
05:28 GMT

Intel Officially Intros the Core i7 Processor

Intel Corporation, the largest chip manufacturer in the world, officially announced the launch of its latest generation central processing unit, dubbed Core i7, stating that this is the most advanced processor the company had ever unveiled. The Intel Core i7 family of processors is based on the next-generation Nehale...

18 November 2008
05:19 GMT

Infogrames Turns Atari Around

Infogrames, the France-based publisher that owns the Atari brand, is announcing that its revenue grew in the first half of 2008 by more than 44%, which seems to indicate that the restructuring of the US activities of the company is working. The company is still bleeding money, but losses have narrowed as re...

18 November 2008
05:10 GMT

Mac OS X 10.5.6 Supposedly Out by Friday

Word has it that Mac OS X 10.5.6 will be out and ready to install by the end of this working week. While all this is exciting news, the clues that have supposedly led to this conclusion seem pretty shallow.TUAW cites Ars Technica's Chris Foresman, who notes that OS X 10.5.6 test builds are seeing rapid successiv...

18 November 2008
05:07 GMT

Major PC Makers Line Up Their Core i7 Gaming Rigs

As it was to be expected, the official introduction of Intel's next-generation Core i7 processors has led to the unveiling of a number of new desktop computer systems from major PC makers, coming to embrace the technological advantages delivered by the latest high-performance desktop CPUs. Major companies such a...

18 November 2008
05:06 GMT

GHG Emissions Still Rising in Industrialized Countries

When the Soviet Union collapsed, it left behind several nations that were entirely reliant on the communist giant to survive. These countries, along with a few others in Asia, including China and India, are now on a steep ascending curve, in what regards the amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) ...

18 November 2008
04:53 GMT

Dark Cloud 2 Hints XVII (PS2)

Dark Cloud 2 is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2002. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.While Dark Cl...

18 November 2008
04:31 GMT

Itches Occur in the Brain, Not on the Skin

Itching is one of the most annoying problems people have to face, and it’s also the source of major embarrassing moments, when someone in a crowd cannot resist the urge and further starts scratching all over the place. Scientists have been in the dark about what causes itching for years, although they recently ...

18 November 2008
04:28 GMT

Samsung S3030 Tobi for Youngsters

Samsung is trying to get loyal clients from an early age, even too early, some might say. Even if this phone might not be taken too seriously by most, it may have a some success on the market, while the “expansion plan” could turn out to be in the company’s best interest in the end.Not much informat...

18 November 2008
04:27 GMT

Spore Patch 3 Brings 24 Freebies

The release of a third Spore patch was announced by Electronic Arts and Maxis. Besides fixes and tweaks, the patch also includes free exoskeleton limbs for your creatures, ranging from Arm Plated to Proprioceptive Flex. The two companies have also announced the shipping of the Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack to retail...

18 November 2008
04:17 GMT

The Windows 7 Evolution to NAND-Flash Solid-State Disks (SSDs)

By tailoring Windows 7 to the evolution of hardware, Microsoft is not only preparing stronger support for parallel computing with the next generation of its Windows client, but it is also embracing the NAND-flash based solid-state storage devices (SSDs). At this year's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in ...

18 November 2008
04:17 GMT

Microsoft Launches Xbox 360 Sweepstakes

The New Xbox Experience comes on November 19 and Microsoft is eager to advertise it by launching a promotion aimed at those who get stuff from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The big prize is 500,000 Microsoft Points, which a lucky gamer will be able to use to get even more stuff from Microsoft. There will also be five fi...

18 November 2008
04:14 GMT

Plagiarism in American Schools Is Increasing

Recent statistics show that the number of plagiarism cases in American schools has been constantly increasing over the past few years, especially since access to the Internet became readily available for everyone. Students admit in various studies that they used the copy/paste method of cheating on their papers at le...

18 November 2008
04:03 GMT

Nvidia to Launch Tesla Desktop Supercomputers

The latest news on the Web points towards the fact that some PC vendors are about to bring to the market desktop supercomputers that will feature Nvidia’s Tesla floating point accelerators. These PCs are expected to have a price tag set around the $10,000 point, while being able to deliver great horsepower, rea...

18 November 2008
04:01 GMT

Square Enix Says It Doesn't Have a Favorite Console

Square Enix is a very popular company in Japan and, slowly but surely, it is becoming more and more well known in other territories such as North America or Europe. With a portfolio containing massive hits such as the Final Fantasy franchise or Legend of Mana, the company is very successful and it is definitely impos...

18 November 2008
03:38 GMT

Aion MMO Beta Is a Huge Success

NCsoft, the company which is currently running MMO projects like Tabula Rasa and City of Heroes/City of Villains, is sending word that Aion: The Tower of Eternity has reached more than 170,000 beta subscriptions in the week since the game entered that stage. Bear in mind the fact that the beta is for now only availab...

18 November 2008
03:36 GMT

USB 3.0, ExpressCard 2.0 Specifications Finalized

As we reported earlier this month, the 17 of November was to be not only the day for Intel's latest generation desktop processors, dubbed Core i7, but also the day when the specifications for the next-generation USB standard would be revealed to the world. As expected, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group annou...

18 November 2008
03:34 GMT

New MacBooks Receive Fix for Trackpad Issues

Apple has finally addressed issues surrounding the glass trackpad on its new, unibody MacBook and MacBook pro models, by releasing MacBook, MacBook Pro Trackpad Firmware Update 1.0. The update is free for all users of Late 2008, and is aimed at notebooks that have experienced issues with trackpad clicks. Not long af...

18 November 2008
03:27 GMT

Solar Energy to Power Up Aircraft

The future of aviation looks bright, aircraft constructors say, in the light of the fact that, next year, a new 1.5 ton aircraft, powered entirely by the sun, will complete a first-of-its-kind test flight. The plane is being built in order to prove that using solar energy to power up airplanes is a sustainable proces...

18 November 2008
03:18 GMT

Google Releasing ‘Voice Search’ for the iPhone

Google has brought “Voice Search,” which is the upgrade to the iPhone search application, and is designed to do everything that other such services offer, and a bit more on the side. The process starts with the users placing the phone to the mouth or the ear, and asking for the necessary information. The ...

18 November 2008
03:16 GMT

Street Fighter IV Gets Official Release Date

The Street Fighter franchise is one of the most popular series of fighting games out there, having a big number of fans in a lot of countries and territories. The game has always made use of characters from all over the world, and such an initiative brought it critical acclaim everywhere it was launched.The big comme...

18 November 2008
03:10 GMT

Apple Improves QuickTime Compatibility with iChat

Apple has released new updates for Mac OS X users, one of which addresses some compatibility issues in QuickTime. 7.5.5 is still the current version of Apple's multimedia framework. The update is available for all Mac users running Mac OS X 10.5.5. Apple's QuickTime 7 delivers outstanding multi-channel audi...

18 November 2008
02:50 GMT

Take Two Boss Talks About Subscription Based DLC

Take Two is a pretty popular game publisher, holding development studios such as Rockstar or 2K Games under its "umbrella." Owning such studios has helped the company gain access to very successful franchises like Grand Theft Auto IV or Bioshock, not to mention the wide range of sports games from the 2K Sports divisi...

18 November 2008
02:44 GMT

Japan Exceeds Its Alloted Carbon Limits

Japanese carbon dioxide emissions increased by 2.3 percent over the year ending March 2008, which means that the nation failed to respect the obligations it committed to through the Kyoto Protocol. The document is an agreement between several countries, stating that, by 2012, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must drop ...

18 November 2008
02:44 GMT

Valve Releases Complete Pack

Valve is a very popular company with the gamer community, mainly because of the fact that it has always been there for users, which shows through various actions, like giving away free trials, or offering support for the very active modding community.Mods, or modifications, have always played an important part in alm...

18 November 2008
02:21 GMT

Dark Cloud Hints XVII (PS2)

Dark Cloud is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, it was released in December 2000. The title is classed as an action and role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective.Over 400 years ...

18 November 2008
02:13 GMT

Exclusive: Seagate on the Future of HDDs and SDDs

The storage market is going through major changes these days, with SSDs gaining more and more ground and registering a good market penetration, while HDDs struggle to maintain their position. Undoubtedly, the battle between the two technologies will be a tough and long one, and perhaps they will come to a consensus a...

18 November 2008
02:02 GMT

Skyla Memoir, a Digital Photo Frame with Built-In Scanner

The concept of digital photo frame has become quite widespread and popular over the past couple of years, since most people have already replaced their old film cameras with digital ones. However, what is there to do with all those old photos taken over time? Simply forget them in some dusty old scrapbook or photo al...

18 November 2008
02:00 GMT

How to Install Adobe Flash Player 64-bit on Ubuntu 8.10

I guess you've heard the good news, that Adobe released yesterday (November 17th, 2008) the first 64-bit version of its Flash Player for Linux-based operating systems. Until yesterday, 64-bit Linux users had to install the 32-bit version of the Flash Player, which was forced to work with the help of the NSPlugin...

18 November 2008
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