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Colonization is one of the earliest games made by Sid Meier and one of the first turn based strategies that I played way back when I was starting to be interested in videogames. The title never got as much attention or publicity as its bigger brother, Civilization, but thanks to the success of the latter, Colonizatio... |
18 September 2008
21:11 GMT |
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Yesterday, a rumor appeared on the net according to which Google, the company which owns the most popular search engine and a whole suite of other applications developed for daily Internet use, is interested in getting into the gaming market, with an emphasis on the digital distribution one. Since Valve's ... |
18 September 2008
20:51 GMT |
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The United States' economy isn't doing so well, so you would think that money from the government is definitely hard to get, right? Well I also believed that until I heard that professor Bonnie Nardi of the University of California, Irvine had received a grant of 100,000 $ to study how Americans play World... |
18 September 2008
20:41 GMT |
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We discussed yesterday about a new Pew study which talks about how teens approach videogames and how they are affected by the experiences they get from them. The study says that both social skills and interest in the community and ethics can be boosted by playing games, both alone and with other people.According... |
18 September 2008
17:21 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard has staged its biggest event as a new company, holding an analysts day in which selected individuals were invited to talk to the leadership of the publisher to gain some insight into what it plans to do in the coming year. If the purpose of the event was to charm the people that were in attendance... |
18 September 2008
16:31 GMT |
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Macgamestore, the largest online Macintosh gaming store, has announced the availability of a new Mac video game, called THE GAME OF LIFE: Path to Success. The game has players following the path to success in a contemporary spin on the classic family favorite. Players must take care of their characters as they advanc... |
18 September 2008
16:01 GMT |
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I-Play, a division of the New York-based company Oberon Media, announced the upcoming release of a new mobile game based on Universal Picture's The Fast and the Furious franchise. Called The Fast and the Furious: Pink Slip, the new game should be available by the end of this week via all the major US mobile carr... |
18 September 2008
15:31 GMT |
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The idea of user generated content seems to be gaining more and more ground. And even videogaming, a domain which seemed to renegade players to create content only by modding and playing around with already released games, is beginning to open up and involve fans more and more in the design phase. Recently we h... |
18 September 2008
15:31 GMT |
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There's a fierce battle going on the music game market, the one that started it all, Guitar Hero, has really caught the world by storm and broken through a market that wasn't even created and brought a new kind of fun you could have in front of your console by holding a guitar shaped controller and roc... |
18 September 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Although video calls and video-telephony are yet to reach their peak, it would seem that we're certainly on the right track. And that's because none other than ASUS (which seems to be "spreading" its tentacles to all sorts of new market segments lately) has just launched what it touts to be the world's... |
18 September 2008
14:41 GMT |
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Castle Crashers really took the Xbox Live Arcade by storm. The side scrolling adventure game which was the brainchild of Dan Paladin and Tom Fulp and developed by The Behemoth has now reached over 250,000 downloads. The number is that shocking considering that the game isn't even a month old (since it was l... |
18 September 2008
14:41 GMT |
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Fantasktik, a very useful piece of Mac software coming from the folks at Dockland Software, has made it into our Mac-driven hearts thanks to its offering a dock for application windows. Having been updated to version 1.1 just recently, we decided to let more readers in on this app, and the enhancements it has receive... |
18 September 2008
14:11 GMT |
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Just when you thought developers had run out of ideas related to the promotion of their games, comes this interesting idea from Microsoft and Epic Games. In order to promote Gears of War 2, a tactical third person shooter developed exclusively for the Xbox 360, they partnered with Spike TV to produce a reality show b... |
18 September 2008
14:01 GMT |
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We all know the really long story behind EA's proposition to publisher Take Two, which has quite a rich portfolio, with the likes of former Irrational Games studio, now 2K Boston and Australia, the developers of Bioshock, or Grand Theft Auto creators Rockstar Games. The news that the negotiations have seiz... |
18 September 2008
13:51 GMT |
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Mum's still the word on Windows 7 Build 6780 Milestone 3 and the first implementations of the Fluent/Ribbon graphical user interface into default components of the operating system, as far as the company's official mouthpieces for communications go. But with Windows 7 M3 out of Redmond details, as scarce as... |
18 September 2008
11:48 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is pretty big in Japan, having moved over 8.5 million units since its debut at the end of 2004. It fought a hard battle against the Nintendo DS but managed to hold its ground, being the handheld most oriented toward hardcore gamers, due to its big LCD screen and superior hardware. With those ... |
18 September 2008
11:31 GMT |
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"Life Without Walls" is the next stage in the evolution of the $300 million Windows marketing campaign developed by advertising agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky. This means that the Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates couple is out of the equation, and Microsoft is bringing Windows to center-stage. "Life Without Walls" is ... |
18 September 2008
11:25 GMT |
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The same day Sony Ericsson announced its 2008 Content Awards, Nokia also unveiled a contest revolved around creating mobile content. More exactly, via the Forum Nokia global developer program, the Finnish company is launching "Calling All Innovators."This is a contest that asks all developers around the world to crea... |
18 September 2008
11:13 GMT |
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Microsoft is making headway toward the availability of the gold build of Windows for supercomputers, reportedly planned for RTM on September 22, 2008. At the same time, the Redmond giant is offering for download documentation set up to describe in detail the design and deployment process associated with Windows HPC S... |
18 September 2008
11:10 GMT |
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A recent study that associated bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical compound found in plastic, with increased risk of heart diseases and diabetes had plastic production-related and plastic using companies act like cats on hot bricks, and currently, there is a race against the clock to find a proper, clinically-attested subs... |
18 September 2008
11:07 GMT |
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Novell and Wyse Technologies, one of the most important thin computing providers, announced a couple of days ago their partnership to deliver Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise, the newest Linux OS specially designed for thin computing. This represents a very opportune mix between, on one side, SUSE Linux Enterprise... |
18 September 2008
11:04 GMT |
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As most notebook users know, some models are offered with pre-installed operating systems and a bunch of software applications that most don't even require. It is generally believed that these pre-installed applications are original copies, which a user is entitled to use upon purchasing the notebook. However, i... |
18 September 2008
10:57 GMT |
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Samsung is about to release the next generation music phones, the new BEATb (M3410) in September followed by BEATs (M3200) in October. These handsets were especially designed for those who love listening to music all day long, anytime and anywhere, thus they have some specific characteristics. Both models are equippe... |
18 September 2008
10:38 GMT |
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Microsoft has found the panacea for Apple's “Get a Mac” ads. The Redmond company is fighting the consumer perception built by its rival in Cupertino by embracing closely the “I’m a PC” stereotype. Microsoft is moving to the next phase of its $300 million Windows marketing campaign, ... |
18 September 2008
10:35 GMT |
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William Yuan, a Beaverton, Oregon 12-year boy, invented a new kind of solar cell that can absorb both visible and ultraviolet light. I bet this kind of news makes you feel pretty weird about your own accomplishments so far. It sure made me. And, to scare you even further, I took a look at little Will'... |
18 September 2008
10:30 GMT |
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Jobs, Jagger, Apple’s iTunes head, Eddie Cue, and representatives from EMI, eBay, Fiat, UK consumer association, gathered for a round table debate on “opportunities and barriers to online retailing and the European Single Market,” sources are reporting.The focus of the Online Commerce Roundtable, co... |
18 September 2008
10:16 GMT |
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While its Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 super-smartphone is getting closer and closer to a commercial release, Sony Ericsson has just announced the opening of submissions for the 2008 edition of its Content Awards. And in case you don't know what these awards are about, we'll tell you: the Swedish-Japanese c... |
18 September 2008
10:15 GMT |
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Many think that in the world of desktop speakers there isn't too much to be done and most of the possible solutions have already been offered. Despite such a rather blunt thought, it looks like Logitech couldn't care less: and the proof has just been announced, in the body of the USB omnidirectional speaker... |
18 September 2008
10:14 GMT |
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We all know that the computer system market is heading to small-sized, low-powered PCs that can provide the very basics in computing experience, including web access and a decent amount of storage space. However, if you have been looking for the world's smallest computer, you will probably not find it at some of... |
18 September 2008
09:54 GMT |
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After a delay and some concern regarding the actual release date, Sony is announcing that Life with PlayStation, the latest in a string of services planned for release for the company's current gen gaming consoles, is now live and can be downloaded by anyone through their PlayStation Network account.The service ... |
18 September 2008
09:51 GMT |
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Microsoft is the adept of massive double digit Terabytes update for its mapping, location and search platform. And the latest refresh introduced to Virtual Earth makes no exception to this rule. For September 2008, the Redmond giant delivered a massive 46 Terabytes update to Virtual Earth. In this regard, August 2008... |
18 September 2008
09:43 GMT |
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Halo was a great game for Microsoft; it single-handedly sold the original Xbox and marked the beginning of a great franchise for the console. It made Xbox Live popular and convinced Microsoft to acquire the studio which, until then, developed games for Macintosh. It became known as the Xbox's best game, with th... |
18 September 2008
09:40 GMT |
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Despite the fact that Blu-ray discs don't seem to be getting any cheaper (since not enough people are actually buying Blu-ray titles yet), various manufacturers around the world keep rolling out new Blu-ray machines, some of these things retailing for huge amounts of money, while others are actually available at... |
18 September 2008
09:39 GMT |
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A recent discovery showed that fungal species registered speeds of 88 km/h (55 miles per hour), exhibiting accelerations 180.000 times Earth's gravity as they project their spores outwards. The common pathogens of the crops are mostly harmless to humans, but some can still increase the negative effects of a... |
18 September 2008
09:30 GMT |
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Around 1982, Steve Jobs (currently chief exec at Apple Inc.) was forced out of the Lisa project. While he went on to join the Macintosh project, the Lisa had been released to the public. Contrary to popular belief, the Macintosh is not a direct descendant of Lisa, although the similarities between the two systems wer... |
18 September 2008
09:28 GMT |
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You know the cute, stylish and really really fragile mobile phones you buy for hundreds of dollars? Well, Samsung Rugby ain't nothing like them. It's rough, tough and it will probably scare your kids when they see it. Then again, this might be the phone to give to your kids, since it's built to withsta... |
18 September 2008
09:14 GMT |
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Toshiba has officially unveiled its latest portable computer system that has been designed to compete with all the other netbooks currently available on the market. Simply dubbed NB100, the new netbook is the company's first such device and, just like Dell's Inspiron Mini 910, it will be offered with Linux-... |
18 September 2008
08:56 GMT |
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T-Mobile USA, North America's fourth largest mobile carrier, has just announced the next 14 US markets to get 3G services by the end of 2008. A group of 8 markets will be able to enjoy T-Mo's new and fast network by mid-October. These are: Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Orlando, San Franc... |
18 September 2008
08:42 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson designated September 18, 2008 as the official launch date for its highly expected and mediated Xperia X1, at Tent London, as part of the Design Week. This multimedia mobile phone is innovative and stylish, and because of its looks and feel, ideally suited for businessmen. What makes this phone so specia... |
18 September 2008
08:33 GMT |
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The first underwater museum in the world will allow Egypt's visitors to glance at the remains of queen Cleopatra's Palace covered long ago by the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The area near the New Library of Alexandria, where Cleopatra and her Roman lover, Mark Antony stayed just before she commit... |
18 September 2008
08:27 GMT |
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While other manufacturers have come up with super-high-end devices like HTC Touch HD, LG KC910, Samsung Innov8, Sony Ericsson C905, Nokia N96 and iPhone 3G, Motorola doesn't seem to have a handset that can really wow customers. We are not going to look now for the reasons why this is happening, but we will prese... |
18 September 2008
08:03 GMT |
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Wave 3 is the latest stage in the evolution of Microsoft's online suite of services and applications offered under the Windows Live brand umbrella. According to Chris Jones, program management team lead for Windows Live, while Wave 1 and 2 were representative of Microsoft just starting to bridge the desktop with... |
18 September 2008
07:41 GMT |
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On Wednesday, during the VMworld conference, VMware CTO Stephen Herrod announced that his company was planning to bring the next version of VMware’s VirtualCenter management software to users of an Apple iPhone, as well as to Linux ones.VirtualCenter Management Server currently runs only on versions of Microsof... |
18 September 2008
07:34 GMT |
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Come January 1, 2009, the process of decoupling the Windows operating system, and especially the Windows Vista client, from computer hardware will advance to the next level, at least licensing-wise. This because of a couple of licensing options the Redmond company introduced at the start of September 2008 and which w... |
18 September 2008
07:19 GMT |
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Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS can take pride in having set the stage for a new market of ultra-portable computer systems. Currently known as netbooks, the company's Eee PCs have been the first to take mobile computing to the next level in terms of ultra portability. In addition, all of the currently released Eee P... |
18 September 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Quickoffice, the Texas-based company that provides office software for mobile devices, has announced the availability of eOffice 4.5 for RIM's BlackBerry smartphones. You might know that eOffice is an application developed by Dynoplex, but since Quickoffice recently bought the company, it now has full rights ove... |
18 September 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Following the release of Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server, Microsoft has undergone a process of updating the resources offered in conjunction with the product, including various examples of documentation and even the official website. Todd Headrick, the product planner for the Microsoft Windows Home Server, menti... |
18 September 2008
06:31 GMT |
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AMD's graphics division ATI has released the September monthly update to the Catalyst drivers series for the Radeon graphics cards. The new Catalyst 8.9 version brings to users the first support for the OpenGL 3.0 standard since the Khronos Group recently took the lid off it at SIGGRAPH. ATI's competitor NV... |
18 September 2008
06:30 GMT |
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Out of about 20 candidates for NASA's next mission to the red planet, the organization selected the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. The $485 million project was chosen on grounds like lowest implementation risk and best science value, and it will provide new or additional informa... |
18 September 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Aside from concentrating its efforts to release the world's first Google Android mobile device, T-Mobile USA is also preparing a new Nokia phone for its subscribers. The phone is Nokia 1680 Classic and it's pretty much everything that the Android device isn't: an entry level, low-feature... |
18 September 2008
06:09 GMT |
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It is only fair to assume that Apple might just throw in a new MacBook (Pro) model any second now, since the company took the liberty to release a 4GB iPod nano model without saying a word to the fans.According to this screen-shot, allegedly posted by mistake on T System's retail website, Apple is planning on of... |
18 September 2008
06:04 GMT |
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Lenovo, one of the leading manufacturers of consumer portable computer systems, has recently announced the introduction of the latest additions to its ThinkVision lineup of computer monitors. According to the company, the new models have been designed to deliver a new level of energy-efficiency, as compared to curren... |
18 September 2008
05:57 GMT |
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I guess that naming Tokyoflash the undisputed gurus of weird and unique wristwatches is not too much at all; one needs just a look at groundbreaking models like Infection, Rogue or Scramble to understand why these guys have managed to build such a reputation in the gadget industry. It's in their very nature to c... |
18 September 2008
05:51 GMT |
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The first signs of the natural language evolution of Microsoft's Live Search are live. Having swallowed Powerset as of August 1, 2008, Microsoft moved forward with the integration of the natural language search company and its resources into Live Search. On September 17, the first three integration projects were... |
18 September 2008
05:46 GMT |
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Sodium acetate trihydrate crystals dissolved in hot water and cooled off stay liquid until the solidification process is triggered with one's finger. The exothermic ice thus obtained emanates heat. I bet that when winter comes and you go ice skating, upon warming up your frozen fingers many of you think "W... |
18 September 2008
05:21 GMT |
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When Microsoft announced that it was cutting prices in Japan, bringing the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade below that of the Nintendo Wii, most of us thought that this was only a dry run in preparation for the world wide price cuts that Microsoft has since then rolled out. After all, the Xbox 360 has always been a very... |
18 September 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Intel's upcoming processors have been in the spotlight for quite a while now and, as their launch time approaches, more and more info and speculations on their release dates and specifications also emerge to the Web. While the end of this year will see some of them hitting the market, the initial roadmap on thes... |
18 September 2008
05:17 GMT |
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It has been revealed that Leopard users trying to save their e-mails in RTF are not getting very satisfying results, especially when Mail has to deal with attachments. While Tiger users have it their way, Mac owners running even the latest version of OS X Leopard (10.5.5) are still experiencing these issues.It seems ... |
18 September 2008
05:17 GMT |
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When HTC officially presented its Touch HD Pocket PC, just two days ago, almost everyone said (or at least thought) that this device was one to make Apple and its iPhone 3G jealous. We now have the chance to see the Touch HD and the iPhone 3G next to each other, so we can better compare them. A semi-review of HT... |
18 September 2008
05:14 GMT |
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AMD, which is currently the number two competitor in the computer processor market, has announced today the introduction of its new corporate brand campaign, which follows a catchy new tagline, "The Future is Fusion." As the company explained, the new campaign is meant to provide users with details on AMD's prod... |
18 September 2008
05:14 GMT |
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A new version of AMD's proprietary Linux driver has been launched, bringing new support for some of the latest operating systems, along with many resolved features as well as certain know issues. New features in this release:· Support for Red Flag Desktop 6 service pack 1· Support... |
18 September 2008
05:05 GMT |
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It is not the first time Apple's iPhone takes home a medal, and it will certainly not be the last. Most recently, the latest incarnation of the device, the iPhone 3G, won Stuff Magazine's “Gadget of the Year Awards,” based on readers' impressions. Apple's MacBook Air also took home a d... |
18 September 2008
04:51 GMT |
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LaCie has recently announced that its Neil Poulton-designed 4big Quadra storage solution will now provide its users with an impressive up to 6TB of storage space. The company's product has been designed as a complete four-bay RAID solution for small servers, creative pro workstations or offices that require larg... |
18 September 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Sapphire Energy, a San Diego company set to come up with an algae fuel for cars, has recently received financial support from Bill Gates. The company announced that it was on the verge of reaching $100 million in the next round of collecting. Prior to Gates, Arch Venture Partners, Wellcome Trust, and ... |
18 September 2008
04:28 GMT |
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Although not advertised by Apple as “4G iPod nano 4GB Limited Edition”, retailers worldwide are reporting incoming shipments of 4G iPod nanos sporting 4GB of storage capacity - an aspect not disclosed by Apple when announcing the new nano at its event in San Francisco earlier this month.In fact, Apple has... |
18 September 2008
04:20 GMT |
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A media storm started as the e-mail account of Alaska Governor and republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin got hacked yesterday. Lots of sites reported that a group of hackers got access to the account and posted samples and screen shots of the content online. By other accounts, a single person was respons... |
18 September 2008
04:15 GMT |
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After the widely shouted launch of Intel's six-core server processor Xeon 7400, Advanced Micro Devices was somehow expected to come with an answer. The new Dunnington chip, which aims at the four-socket and larger systems, doesn't look like a realistic solution for AMD when it comes to server area. What the... |
18 September 2008
04:14 GMT |
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Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy's EndWar is set to arrive for the Xbox 360 and for the PlayStation 3 on November 7. Initial reports indicated that the game would launch in October but the release schedule for the final part of the month are so crowded, with games like Dead Space, Far Cry 2 and Fallou... |
18 September 2008
04:08 GMT |
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Mark October 2 in your calendars if you are videogame lovers and underline the date in red if you are interested in Nintendo hardware and games because the Japan based company has announced that it would hold a major news conference in Tokyo that day.Business journal Nihon Securities Journal broke the news and Kotaku... |
18 September 2008
04:04 GMT |
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Nokia, the giant Finnish telecommunications company, has just announced that it will soon bring one of the most popular video games of the last decade – Resident Evil Degeneration, produced by the Japan-based Capcom – to its N-Gage platform. Based on the upcoming GC animation film that should be rele... |
18 September 2008
03:55 GMT |
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If you have been paying attention to the most recent developments regarding Intel's upcoming Core i7 processors, developed on the new Nehalem architecture, you should know that the company is planning to launch the first models later this year, even before the Christmas holidays. A recently leaked slide suggests... |
18 September 2008
03:45 GMT |
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Lewis Wolpert from the University College, London wrote a book on the false belief systems, called "Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast," where he explains how our evolution and the development of our tools may have influenced our belief in supernatural events. Many – if not most – people in our ... |
18 September 2008
03:45 GMT |
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Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) Beta Build 14.0.5027.908 was made available for download on September 17, 2008 as an integral piece of the Windows Live Wave 3 puzzle. Windows Live Messenger 9.0 is designed as the successor of version 8.5, which was finalized as a component of Windows Live Wave 2 and offered both le... |
18 September 2008
03:38 GMT |
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Conflict: Vietnam is a video game developed by Pivotal Games Ltd and published by SCi Games Ltd. It was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and for the PC; it was launched in 2004. The game is classed as a squad based shooter that is played from a third person perspective... |
18 September 2008
03:36 GMT |
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Conflict: Global Terror is a video game developed by Pivotal Games Ltd and published by SCi Games Ltd. It was created for the PlayStation 3 console from Sony, the original Xbox and for the PC; it was launched in 2005. The game is classed as an action title with first person shooter elements and squad mechanics; it is... |
18 September 2008
03:22 GMT |
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Although there's still nothing official from Google, T-Mobile or HTC, the very first mobile device to run on big G's Android platform will apparently be presented on September 23. Its price, in case you're wondering, will be one to compete with that of AT&T's iPhone 3G 8GB: $199 with a contract ag... |
18 September 2008
03:19 GMT |
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We don't want to say we saw this coming but... we saw this coming. All it took was two not-so-catchy ads featuring mogul Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld to “break the ice”, after which Microsoft realized it would take much more to break Apple's spirit.To give you a taste of how the public... |
18 September 2008
03:09 GMT |
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Our last review was about a UML modeling tool called ArgoUML, a very complex application which takes some time to get used to and requires advanced knowledge about fundamental concepts in OOP in order to accomplish something notable. This is not the case with today's application, as with just basic computer... |
18 September 2008
03:08 GMT |
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After it has been spotted all over the Internet for quite some time now, the new N-series of portable systems from Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS has been officially unveiled for the entire world. These are the company's new notebooks, initially believed to become part of the new high-end netbook lineup, but which,... |
18 September 2008
03:08 GMT |
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Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Bagdad is a video game developed by Pivotal Games Ltd and published by SCi Games Inc. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PC and the Game Cube; it was released in 2003. It is classed as an action title with shoot... |
18 September 2008
03:01 GMT |
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Researchers from Durham University discovered that an enormous black hole located 500 million light years away from Earth emits a strong X-ray pulse. They stumbled upon the phenomenon as they were scouring about the middle of a galaxy called REJ1034+396, and it looks like the pulse is attributed to the gas arou... |
18 September 2008
02:55 GMT |
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IBM seems determined to be the first to reach the next-generation 22-nanometer chip technology. The general tendency in the industry is to get to smaller geometries, as chips become faster and provide more power efficiency. Intel is making at the moment the transition from 65nm to 45nm manufacturing process, while Ad... |
18 September 2008
02:40 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... |
18 September 2008
02:14 GMT |
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