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Not many Mac users are hardcore gamers, but surely most of them can enjoy a good casual / puzzle game every once in a while. Bakno's MacPool is exactly what one needs after a long day at work, and, to the delight of the game's fans, MacPool has been updated to include some tweaks and new additions.The reali... |
19 August 2008
18:16 GMT |
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Iron Man puts players in the shoes of one of the most prolific crime fighters from the Marvel Universe, taking them to a whole new level into the midst of huge battles against entire armies, on battlefields that are constantly evolving. Amazing sequences from the film are featured in this action game, immersing the p... |
19 August 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Apple has the highest score ever recorded in the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The company now ranks first in customer satisfaction among PC manufacturers for the fifth year in a row, being followed by runner-up Dell, the only computer company (besides Apple) to record an increase in ranking over their 2007 s... |
19 August 2008
17:16 GMT |
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World Series Of Poker 2008: Battle For The Bracelets is a video game based on the real life event. Developed by Left Field Productions and published by Activision on the 25th of September 2007 for all available platforms at the time (X360, PS2, PS3, Wii, PSP, NDS, PC), the game is the direct sequel to World Series of... |
19 August 2008
17:06 GMT |
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DiskLibrary, a media cataloging application for Mac OS X, has reached version 1.8.1, adding improved support for importing DiskTracker export files, but also support for Flash video (.flv) files. A demo version of the software is available for download. The full version of DiskLibrary costs $39."Ever needed to find a... |
19 August 2008
16:11 GMT |
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NCsoft, the company specialized in creating hit MMORPG games (such as Lineage or Guild Wars) has announced a brand new title to be released in early 2009. Named Aion: The Quest for Wings, the game is said to be prepared so as to come and "blur the lines between what has typically been considered the realms of dark an... |
19 August 2008
15:06 GMT |
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Some of the best classic games find their way to Nintendo's console on a weekly basis, and this week is no exception: the highly appreciated Mega Man, originally released on NES, was brought to Virtual Consoles, together with the NeoGeo golf simulation Neo Turf Masters. WiiWare will not be ignored either - Gamel... |
19 August 2008
13:56 GMT |
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Apple has seeded to its team of developers the third build of the latest maintenance update to Mac OS X, version 10.5.5. Bringing the total number of fixes to 120, build 9F17 introduces five new fixes, people familiar with Apple's plans have revealed.Courtesy of AppleInsider, we can inform you that Apple has add... |
19 August 2008
13:48 GMT |
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August 2008 has been synonymous with three separate releases of DirectX for a variety of Windows operating systems. The DirectX refreshes are tailored to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1, but also to Windows Server 2003. Microsoft made available for download upda... |
19 August 2008
12:56 GMT |
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Microsoft is indeed starting to deliver an increasing volume of details related to the upcoming Windows 7 client and Windows 7 Server releases, but the end of 2009/ the debut of 2010 is still not even on the horizon, and neither are the next iterations of the Windows platforms. And with Windows XP available only on u... |
19 August 2008
12:16 GMT |
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The fact that Service Pack 3 for Windows XP has never been at the top of Microsoft's priorities list is reverberating to additional platforms on top of the Windows client. In this context, while Windows XP Embedded SP3 is being virtually ignored, its successor, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, is offering testers... |
19 August 2008
12:13 GMT |
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The sentimentalists will definitely be very happy to hear that Atari and Namco Bandai are bringing Dragon Ball: Origins for Nintendo DS to European shores. The original action adventure game will be released in December 2008, probably right before Christmas, for a big boost in sales (not that a Dragon Ball really nee... |
19 August 2008
12:11 GMT |
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The biggest advertising serving program in the world, Google's AdSense, jeopardizes people's security, by offering them "malvertizements" - ads that, when clicked, lead users to websites that host malware, rogue security products or other threatening applications. This time, multiple sources have identified... |
19 August 2008
11:26 GMT |
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Wolf Of The Battlefield: Commando 3 is a run and gun type of game developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Capcom on the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN, with the Xbox 360 version released on the 11th of June 2008. An interesting thing worth noting is that, at the time of writing this article, everybody who purc... |
19 August 2008
11:16 GMT |
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There is not one single cohesive group building Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, revealed Senior Vice President Steven Sinofsky, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group. Instead, the engineering entity is made up of no less than 25 different teams, each hammering away at one specific segment of the next ... |
19 August 2008
11:16 GMT |
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Not too long ago, just right after the release of AMD's latest Radeon HD 4000-series of graphics cards, a rather surprising announcement was made by the graphics firm Gainward. The company, which up to that moment had been one of NVIDIA's best board partners, decided to roll out a couple of new ATI Radeon-b... |
19 August 2008
11:10 GMT |
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As most of you remember, one of the main reasons for NVIDIA's low financial results for last quarter was the reported issue it had with some of its graphics chips designed for notebooks. The issue has been highly mediated and, up to this moment, a number of Dell, HP and even Apple MacBook Pro users have reported... |
19 August 2008
10:32 GMT |
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Microsoft is continuing to ensure the evolution of its vision of pervasive and mainstream virtualization, and in this regard, announced new, more relaxed licensing rules for its products. The move is nothing short of an invitation to "Get Virtual Now" from the Redmond company. The fact of the matter is that customers... |
19 August 2008
10:32 GMT |
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Blaise Agüera y Arcas, the father of Seadragon and one of the creators behind Microsoft Photosynth has been awarded among the exclusive 2008 Young Innovators Under 35 group put together by Technology Review magazine. Arcas made it on the elite TR35 Listing out of in excess of 300 nominees, thanks to the work he poure... |
19 August 2008
10:05 GMT |
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Ever watched a match where Tyneside played against Merseyside Red? I bet you did, but you couldn't have imagined that these are the names that Konami picked for Newcastle and Liverpool while struggling to get more licenses for World Soccer Winning Eleven X (also known as Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007... |
19 August 2008
09:55 GMT |
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The American Customer Satisfaction Index study released today by the University of Michigan, in collaboration with consulting company ForeSee Results, shows that U.S. citizens are most content with Google. The satisfaction score in its case reaches 86%, a 10.3% increase as of last year. The category of portals and se... |
19 August 2008
09:51 GMT |
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Granted you've been keeping up to date with the latest developments in the IT industry, you must know that Intel's Developer Forum is scheduled to begin today. It is then that we will learn more of several of the company's chip products and upcoming technologies, including the Core i7 processors and th... |
19 August 2008
09:31 GMT |
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Spotlight is Apple's system-wide desktop search feature found within Mac OS X. The feature was introduced in OS X 10.4 (Tiger) on April 29, 2005, aimed at providing a quick-locate option for all files on a Mac. While Apple's cleverly designed Spotlight even gives the dictionary definition of pretty much any... |
19 August 2008
09:30 GMT |
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After the leaked Treo Pro images which have surfaced at the end of last week, a new set of pictures with Palm's upcoming high-end smartphone are now making the rounds on the Web. Although we're talking about the same black Treo Pro, this time we have live pictures that show the handset's real face. As... |
19 August 2008
09:07 GMT |
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World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008, the real competitor to the throne of best soccer simulation game, was originally released in October 2007 on multiple consoles and it was received with a mixed reaction. However, it was still a great, realistic soccer simulation and many people enjoyed it. The game was developed and ... |
19 August 2008
08:56 GMT |
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Forget about Windows Vista, and even Vista SP1, Windows 7, the next iteration of the Windows client is slowly taking center stage. And even with Microsoft struggling to keep the limelight on Vista, Windows 7 is bound to attract increasing focus and to push its precursor to the background, a move that Vista never mana... |
19 August 2008
08:43 GMT |
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Dell's highly anticipated netbook, soon to be known as Inspiron 910, is expected to make its debut on the market this Friday. Despite this not being official yet, rumors strongly suggest that not only the new Eee PC competitor will be unveiled very soon, but that it will also be ready to challenge ASUS' own... |
19 August 2008
08:34 GMT |
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Princeton Review, an organization that helps students prepare for tests and admission to universities, is responsible for leaking private information on its subscribers, as the New York Times reports. For seven weeks, some of the information that should have remained in the private database of Princeton Review, has b... |
19 August 2008
08:28 GMT |
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World Pool Championship 2007 stands out due to its high quality graphics which surpass other similar game concepts. What makes it different from all the other titles of its kind is the feeling of actually being there and playing pool in real time. The game comes both in 2D and 3D versions, with high quality images an... |
19 August 2008
08:23 GMT |
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Following the wave of concern expressed by several media companies that Google was favoring its own services and websites in search results, like the new Knol service, Timo Paloheimo, a Finnish digital planner for an advertising agency, had an interesting idea - to give people the option to use Google search without ... |
19 August 2008
08:06 GMT |
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Last time we reported MobileMe's status, Apple had identified and resolved an issue with MobileMe Sync on iPhone and iPod touch. Some problems, however, are still waiting to be solved. Therefore, Apple has again extended users' subscriptions by two extra months. Read on for an excerpt from the company'... |
19 August 2008
07:11 GMT |
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Although Nokia has not confirmed yet the existence of an N79 smartphone, an N79 wannabe has already appeared on the Chinese market. When it comes to design and overall look, the handset is very similar to the real N79, which was spotted at the beginning of June, in two color versions (white and black). When it comes ... |
19 August 2008
07:04 GMT |
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In certain scenarios select editions of Windows Vista RTM can lose the IP address received through a DHCP server, Microsoft informed. According to the Redmond company the gold version of its latest Windows client can revert back to an Automatic Private IP Addressing address instead of retaining the DHCP IP. Such prob... |
19 August 2008
06:54 GMT |
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Runesoft is now shipping the Mac version of Dream Pinball 3D, featuring acoustics, state of the art particle technology, HDRI and multilayer 3D sound, as the makers say. Adding realistic tilt function and motion blur effects, Dream Pinball 3D requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher and costs around US$44, according to In... |
19 August 2008
06:37 GMT |
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The netbook market is undoubtedly one the most impressive and dynamic markets in the IT industry. This is why several major companies, including Eee PC manufacturer ASUSTek, and processor makers Intel and VIA benefit considerably from its fast growing rate. However, considering the popularity of this small-sized, Int... |
19 August 2008
06:32 GMT |
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Nokia, the largest handset manufacturer in the world, and Lonely Planet, the famous travel guidebook publisher, have just announced the availability of Lonely Planet for Nokia Maps 2.0. From now on, Nokia users who love to travel can get Lonely Planet city guides for more than 100 destinations. The guides are inte... |
19 August 2008
06:20 GMT |
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As of late, Google has been dealing with an increasing wave of lawsuits filed against it because of the content on the video hosting property YouTube. The latest legal action initiated against the Mountain View based search giant comes from GraphOn, an application developer that claims that Google infringed its paten... |
19 August 2008
06:06 GMT |
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Since the introduction of Live Mesh in April 2008, Microsoft has been hammering away at the platform, not only catalyzing the evolution of functionality, features and capabilities, but also expanding its reach. Although Live Mesh continues to linger in the Technology Preview stage, the Redmond giant is continually op... |
19 August 2008
06:04 GMT |
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Guided by a "point and click" approach to development of Web 2.0 applications, WaveMaker released on Monday the Visual Ajax Studio 4.0. This is a development tool that requires close to no Ajax-specific programming knowledge. The platform provides the basic features under a GNU AGPL version 3 license and additional f... |
19 August 2008
05:56 GMT |
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Besides supporting picture and text messaging, Palringo was confirmed to "soon" support vocal instant messaging over the iPhone's data connection. The free messaging app, currently available on the iTunes App Store, integrates with several existing popular instant-messaging (IM) services, and has now added vocal... |
19 August 2008
05:44 GMT |
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At the same time with the release of its two new clamshells (Motorola VE20 and Sanyo Katana Eclipse), Sprint has also launched NFL Mobile Live, presented as "the only wireless source for complete, live access to NFL action".Brought to US users in collaboration with the National Football League, NFL Mobile Live is ava... |
19 August 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Lenovo has finally listed its IdeaPad netbooks, which were introduced earlier this month and have been, ever since, a source of much anticipation. By visiting the company's website, users will be able to select from up to three differently colored models, all of which feature the same Intel Atom processor and 10... |
19 August 2008
05:08 GMT |
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While the iPhone is a superb piece of work, some features, such as the phone's camera, are pretty poor for the standards the device imposes, as a smartphone. However, if you are starting to regret having gone with the iPhone because the camera is poor, think different... a lot more different.The guys at Mobile.B... |
19 August 2008
05:05 GMT |
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Symantec has announced the imminent takeover of PC Tools, a security software manufacturer. Although the transaction has already been discussed and both parties have agreed to it, the actual buy is expected to take place by the end of the year. The sum the Cupertino-based security company is to pay for the acquisitio... |
19 August 2008
04:57 GMT |
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, will be released worldwide on the 5th of September this year, after going gold, according to GSC World Publishing and Deep Silver. This highly anticipated prequel to the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was initially slated for a late August release, but we all know that game developers generally te... |
19 August 2008
04:33 GMT |
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While North America is still waiting for it, RIM's latest high-end smartphone, the BlackBerry Bold 9000, is being released in more and more non-American countries. The latest market to get the Bold is Turkey, the Eurasian country that has a population of slightly over 70 million. RIM has launched the Bold via ... |
19 August 2008
04:29 GMT |
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Google has initiated the program "Free the Airwaves," which comes as a continuation to its efforts to determine the Federal Communications Commission to accept the free use of "TV white spaces." These are the analog frequencies that will be freed-up starting with February 2009, when broadcasters will be forced to an ... |
19 August 2008
04:17 GMT |
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EVGA is one of NVIDIA's biggest channel partners, offering loyal fans a number of impressive products based on the latest chips coming from the green company. Just recently, EVGA has rolled out the latest addition to its FTW (For The Win) series of motherboards, based on NVIDIA's nForce 790i SLI chipset.The... |
19 August 2008
04:16 GMT |
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Can you think of something better than some quality 3D space shooter combined with MMORPG elements? If you can, then Wicked Interactive's most recent title might not be the game you were waiting for (however, it doesn't mean you won't like it). Anyway, the idea is that you can beta test it and find out... |
19 August 2008
04:03 GMT |
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TextExpander, an application for Mac OS X that "listens to what you type" to enter the corresponding abbreviations, has recently been updated to version 2.4.1. The new release includes a small fix. Nevertheless, users of the Mac OS X utility are encouraged to update.TextExpander supports dates, times, plain text, for... |
19 August 2008
04:01 GMT |
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Nokia announced today the upcoming availability of a new luxury handset from its Arte series, namely the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Succeeding to the 8800 Arte and the 8800 Sapphire Arte models, the new Nokia comes with a similar slide-up form factor. Built from carbon fiber, titanium, stainless steel and polished glas... |
19 August 2008
03:41 GMT |
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Following the recently signed deal with Atari, Empire Interactive has started to work hard on its ongoing projects to make sure they will hit the stores before the holiday season. The first title that went gold is Animal Paradise, a Nintendo DS exclusive that will be available for purchase on the 23rd of September. T... |
19 August 2008
03:35 GMT |
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Stairways Software has released another version of its productivity tool for Mac OS X. Keyboard Maestro 3.4 includes a Typed String trigger, which enables the user to launch macros when typing a matching string, Shiny New Program and Window switcher windows and more.Keyboard Maestro is a powerful macro program that l... |
19 August 2008
03:30 GMT |
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Idee has just launched the open beta version of its latest product, an image search engine that promises to revolutionize the market. TinEye is now available to all those who want to see whether their images uploaded on different websites have been used illegally, or who just want to check if their work was useful to... |
19 August 2008
03:26 GMT |
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Fans of the tactical shooter genre will be extremely happy to find out that 505 Games has decided to bring us a sequel to ArmA: Armed Assault, one of the most realistic games of its kind released in 2007. The game will be developed by Bohemia Interactive and it is expected to be released in Europe in the first fiscal... |
19 August 2008
03:22 GMT |
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Late last month, we reported that ASUSTek was planning to release a number of new Eee PC models to extend its already vast netbook offer. After the rumors were confirmed by the company's CEO, Jerry Shen, and after seeing some of the new models being showcased, the Taiwanese manufacturer has rolled out a number o... |
19 August 2008
03:20 GMT |
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Microsoft offered official confirmation that it is hard at work cooking a pair of Windows 7 releases at the end of 2009, but no later than January 2010. The Windows 7 client, and the successor of Windows Vista, had its development process already confirmed to be scoped three years following the general release of its... |
19 August 2008
03:19 GMT |
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Last week, Apple released iPhone software 2.0.1 which, unsurprisingly included bug fixes. While the changes weren't exactly striking, iPhone software 2.0.2 is here, delivering higher signals in the 3G network and better performance, according to the various reports and comments from iPhone users all over the web... |
19 August 2008
02:57 GMT |
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The small office / home office (SOHO) segment has become quite important for the manufacturers of various office-related electronic products, most of the big names in the industry providing quite comprehensive product lineups targeting exactly this particular class of users. And that's also the case with Epson, ... |
19 August 2008
02:33 GMT |
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I'm sure everybody knows everything about EA's tender offer for Take Two's shares: basically, Electronic Arts made an offer of $2 billion for its rival company and never changed it, no matter what T2 did. It seemed that GTA's parents had no interest in being acquired, but now it appears that every... |
19 August 2008
02:29 GMT |
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