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Bad Dog Applications has released a holiday utility for owners of an iPhone, or iPod touch, which translates the user's own commonly-used sentences, or modifies one of the 250 stored sentences categorized for quick browsing and searching. The utility also allows the user to store any translation in a list of fav... |
20 August 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Another piece of Mac software that has been updated recently is Things, a task management utility for users of Mac OS X 10.4 or later. The new version of the application (0.9.4), adds support for iPhone sync, keeps backups automatically, sports an improved status text when viewing a single project, and a warning dial... |
20 August 2008
17:16 GMT |
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TransGaming has agreed to sell BioWare's popular RPG title, Jade Empire, Mac version, through its digital distribution platform, GameTree Online. Jade Empire: Special Edition for Mac includes all the story details, levels, characters and gameplay elements of the popular PC and console title.The distribution port... |
20 August 2008
16:16 GMT |
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A new Microsoft prototype offered as a free download is designed to assess incoming emails and prioritize them according to their importance. The tool is a Microsoft Office Labs project set up to integrate exclusively with Office Outlook 2007. Email Prioritizer runs on Exchange Server and represents a taste of an ema... |
20 August 2008
15:26 GMT |
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Just as the name suggests, Wrestle Kingdom is a wrestling game, based more on Asian competitions: New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, and Freelancers. The game was developed and published by Yuke's on Xbox 360 consoles and PlayStation 2s, and released on the 22nd of December 200... |
20 August 2008
15:06 GMT |
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THQ has managed to secure the rights to develop a game based on the upcoming film from Pixar called WALL-E. The players will be able to control the two main characters from the movie, WALL-E and EVE, in an adventure game, while also being able to explore up to 10 worlds and relive some of the greatest moments from th... |
20 August 2008
14:06 GMT |
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There's quite a frenzy related to high-definition recording going on right now, and that's the reason why just about every important camcorder manufacturer out there is trying to capitalize on this trend. And one of the most eyebrow-raising announcements regarding an HD camcorder comes from US-based company... |
20 August 2008
13:26 GMT |
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The second release candidate of Windows HPC Server 2008 is now available for download via Microsoft Connect. The software giant is indeed making headway with the development of the successor of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, indicating that it is coming ever closer to making available the gold Windows HPC Serve... |
20 August 2008
12:40 GMT |
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Video games are quickly starting to become an accurate virtual version of what happens in real life and Electronic Arts, with its latest installment in the FIFA franchise, plans to prove us that everything is possible. And that is something that really manages to make us actually want to get our hands on the game - u... |
20 August 2008
12:36 GMT |
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"Fantastic" is probably the first adjective that comes to mind after using Dockland Software's app for OS X Leopard. As soon as I downloaded the free trial version, my desktop, as well as my mind, suddenly became more organized.This Dockland Software-developed app, which lives quietly in your System Preferences,... |
20 August 2008
12:29 GMT |
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SideWinder X6 Keyboard and the SideWinder X5 Mouse are the new pair of gaming peripherals unveiled by Microsoft at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. According to the Redmond company, both products will hit the market as early as September 2008. The SideWinder X6 Keyboard will come with a price tag of $79.95 w... |
20 August 2008
12:11 GMT |
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Time has almost run out for Microsoft when it comes down to delivering the second beta build of Internet Explorer 8. The Redmond company is closing in on approximately six months since it started offering IE8 Beta 1, a release which got the green light courtesy of Dean Hachamovitch, IE General Manager, at MIX08 in ea... |
20 August 2008
11:48 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... |
20 August 2008
11:41 GMT |
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Patents County Court in London has decided that Isabella Barwinska, a British woman who downloaded and shared a copy of Topware Interactive's Dream Pinball 3D, should pay a great amount of money for copyright infringement. More exactly, over 16,000 pounds, which translate into approximately $30,000. This after t... |
20 August 2008
11:27 GMT |
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The official website of the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown doesn't give credit for the Wordpress theme used by its makers, as Anthony Baggett, a former web designer, claims on his blog. The man, who lives in Mississippi, has created several themes for Wordpress pages, under the Creative Commons 3.0 license,... |
20 August 2008
10:41 GMT |
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In an e-mail sent on Monday to the popular Full Disclosure mailing list, the Android Security Team introduces itself to the security community and provides contact information for people interested in tracking bugs and discovering vulnerabilities in the new Android Platform.Android is a software platform for mobile d... |
20 August 2008
10:41 GMT |
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Even with Microsoft increasingly opening up on Windows Vista's successor, the hunger for Windows 7 details is far from being satiated. This because the Redmond giant, through Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, continues to be firmly in control of all the informati... |
20 August 2008
10:33 GMT |
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Civilization Revolution is Sid Meier's first game in the series developed exclusively for consoles and it is available in shops worldwide since the 6th of June 2008. It has been developed by Firaxis and, just like the other titles, it is a turn-based strategy game. Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution gives ... |
20 August 2008
10:19 GMT |
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The first screenshots of Nike's upcoming application for iPhone have emerged on the web. It was already common knowledge that Apple and Nike were planning to introduce yet another version of the Nike+ equipment, this time for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. The leaked UI screens are here to confirm their pro... |
20 August 2008
09:49 GMT |
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Worms for the Xbox Live Arcade Console, published by Microsoft, is the remake of what can be called one of the most fun multiplayer games of all times. The same fun and exciting gameplay mechanics were resuscitated for this iteration which, according to some voices, was much better received than other more recent ite... |
20 August 2008
09:26 GMT |
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We have previously reported on a malware threat disguised into Flash banners appearing uncompromisingly on Newsweek, Digg and MSNBC websites. Adobe, the owner of the Flash technology, made a brief announcement according to which the company was acquainted with the problem and was trying to find a suitable solution fo... |
20 August 2008
08:57 GMT |
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As Mac users, we like to think of ourselves as hard working individuals who (no surprise here) have gone with the best computing solution out there. The Mac is intuitive, which makes it a pleasure to use in any circumstances... except for when your roommates are noisy. There's a way to "even things out" though.N... |
20 August 2008
08:56 GMT |
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One of the most awaited smartphones of 2008, Nokia's brand new N96, will be first released in India, ahead of all the other countries that expect the handset's commercial availability. The Indian division of Nokia has presented the N96 during a recently-held event, saying that Indian users would be able to... |
20 August 2008
08:53 GMT |
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Looks like the digital camera manufacturers are quite keen on rendering Adobe Photoshop obsolete, at least at the mainstream consumer level, since more and more companies are including in their products all sorts of advanced image processing technologies. These technologies are meant to produce very clear images, whi... |
20 August 2008
08:46 GMT |
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Schizoid is probably the ultimate co-op game where teamwork is essential for survival and players really have to cooperate to protect each other from the never-ending stream of enemies. Schizoid is the first-ever Xbox LIVE Arcade title built using Microsoft's XNA Game Studio Express. Featuring addictive simple g... |
20 August 2008
08:29 GMT |
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Microsoft announced that it was kicking up a notch its initial investment into Linux dating back to 2006, by pouring no less than $100 million into the open source operating system via Novell. According to the Redmond company, the $100 million will be spent on acquiring support certificates for Novell SUSE Linux Ente... |
20 August 2008
08:03 GMT |
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Microsoft Research is cooking a new gaming system designed to support large-scale, high-speed, peer-to-peer interaction among participants, according to the company. Dubbed Donnybrook, the new technology is designed to break down the barriers associated with the volume of players capable of interacting simultaneously... |
20 August 2008
07:41 GMT |
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U.S. Cellular, the seventh largest mobile operator in the US (in terms of subscribers number), has recently released a new Windows Mobile handset: the HTC Touch. Of course, the Touch is not new in the true meaning of the word, as it has been available across Europe for about one year, while other North American carri... |
20 August 2008
07:18 GMT |
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Recent Marshal poll results show that 29% of Internet users buy products of whose existence they find out via spam. The percentage is incredibly large if we don't take into account the fact that the Marshall survey included only 622 respondents, a sample that can hardly be held as sufficient. Moreover, the quest... |
20 August 2008
06:54 GMT |
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Earlier this week, The Consumerist reader Dale was revealing to the world how his fist-gen nano went up in flames while being connected to his computer. In a rather unusual manner, the company that manufactured Dale's device immediately responded to the complaint, promising to replace not just this iPod, but all... |
20 August 2008
06:48 GMT |
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Opera 9.5 continues to evolve and in this context version 9.52 Final is now available for download. The Norwegian-based browser manufacturer had offered Release Candidate 2 of version 9.52 at the end of the past week, indicating that it was the last testing milestone before the code was planned to go gold. Opera 9.52... |
20 August 2008
06:41 GMT |
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Ever since the release of OpenGEU 8.04 Beta a few days ago, I felt I needed to see for myself what it brought new and to take a closer look at the praised E17 Desktop shell. Combining the power and flexibility of Ubuntu and Gnome with the beauty of E17, OpenGEU 0.04 (Luna Crescente) aims to take the step forward in ... |
20 August 2008
06:39 GMT |
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Released by Sony Ericsson about one year ago, the K770 is positioned in the mid-end range of the company's Cyber-shot family. Currently available in five color versions (Truffle Brown, Soft Black, Henna Bronze, Sandy Beige and Ultra Violet), the handset will soon be sold in four new colors, according to the SEMC... |
20 August 2008
06:23 GMT |
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You probably know that Grand Theft Auto is the best selling game, with its 8 million units sold in the first month. What you don't know, however, is that there is one little game that sells much, much better than Rockstar's masterpiece, and it's not Halo, nor World of Warcraft. It is Bejeweled, the cas... |
20 August 2008
06:20 GMT |
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Ableton Live, the popular music program for Mac OS X that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment, has been updated to fix a number of nasty bugs. You can download the new version of the software (7.0.10) here.Ableton Live uses loop-based ... |
20 August 2008
06:16 GMT |
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Every now and then, Gameinvest, the Portuguese game developer, manages to come up with a really interesting game concept that could, given a big enough financial investment, become a true hit. However, that financial investment usually does not arrive to the developers, so the games remain in the more underground are... |
20 August 2008
06:02 GMT |
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In what is without a doubt a politically correct move from Microsoft, the Redmond giant has announced that it will attempt to marry its technology with politics for the upcoming Democratic and Republican national conventions in 2008. In the constant race for votes, both Democrats and Republicans have turned to Micros... |
20 August 2008
05:53 GMT |
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The Olympic Games usually make employees forget about work for a few minutes a day, in order to check what the latest competition news brings. Inevitably, when the corporate workforce decides to have a sneak preview at their favorite athletes' performance on a streaming media channel while at work, bandwidth may... |
20 August 2008
05:32 GMT |
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Apple's MagSafe adapters are apparently so faulty that the company has decided to replace all of them, free of charge, whether your MacBook is in warranty or not. Just make an appointment at the Genius Bar (at your local Apple Retail Store) and they'll set you up with a new MagSafe adapter in no time.From A... |
20 August 2008
05:31 GMT |
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Namco Networks has just announced the US availability of a new mobile game called USA TODAY Txtpert. As you probably have already guessed, the game is created together with USA TODAY, one of North America's leading newspapers. Namco's USA TODAY Txtpert is the mobile version of the word puzzle that readers c... |
20 August 2008
05:19 GMT |
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Previous racing titles from Codemasters, such as Colin McRae: DiRT or Race Driver: GRID, were considered by many truly revolutionizing, but the publishers seem to want even more. Therefore, they have signed an agreement with Asobo Studios to publish Fuel, a game that apparently will also revolutionize the genre by b... |
20 August 2008
05:17 GMT |
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The Florida-based Mac-cloner known as Psystar, who has already drawn some attention onto itself within the last three months, has missed the second deadline to formally respond to Apple's charges. Despite being cornered by Apple, the company is still selling its OpenComputers, even issuing Mac OS X Leopard resto... |
20 August 2008
05:01 GMT |
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Starting with the availability of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Sever 2008 RTM/SP1, Microsoft has virtually joined its Windows client and server operating systems at the hip, and well beyond that in fact. Vista SP1 and the gold version of Windows Server 2008 share the same codebase and in this context also... |
20 August 2008
04:50 GMT |
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The National Police Service in Ireland is investigating a major credit card scam in which information of over 20,000 credit and debit cards has been stolen. The attackers posed as bank service personnel and attached rogue devices to card readers in stores from northeast Ireland. The captured data was then sent on the... |
20 August 2008
04:49 GMT |
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CD Projekt RED's role playing game, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition is one of the most anticipated PC RPGs of the year, even though it is an improvement of an already existing edition. So, you might ask yourselves, why would people be so hyped about a game that was already launched? Because it will bring a brand n... |
20 August 2008
04:42 GMT |
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The philanthropic arm of Google announced an investment of over $10 million in unconventional geothermal energy. Google's decision to become involved in yet another environmental project comes a month after it invested another $2.75 million in the development of plug-in electric vehicles. This time, the investme... |
20 August 2008
04:24 GMT |
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US mobile users in need of an affordable music-oriented phone should be happy to find out that the largest North American carrier (AT&T, of course) has just released a new handset for them: Sony Ericsson W350. The retail price of W350 is $229.99, but with a contract agreement for two years, the phone can be bought ... |
20 August 2008
04:11 GMT |
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SuperDocker, a nice little piece of free Mac software that allows you to customize "parts of your Mac OS X Leopard," has recently gotten a few new additions. Some bugs have also been fixed in the latest release, so it's high time we let you know of the changes.Basically, SuperDocker is an extremely useful (and f... |
20 August 2008
03:46 GMT |
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Rogers Wireless has finally announced the official release date for BlackBerry Bold in Canada: August 21 - meaning no later than tomorrow. Although the Bold was initially said to be available starting the end of July, this obviously did not happen, and rumors were going around saying that the new smartphone would not... |
20 August 2008
03:19 GMT |
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A judge lifted the gag order that restricted three MIT students from going public with their findings on the flaws in the fare payment system of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Agency (MBTA). Judge George O'Toole ruled that the students' approach was entirely scientific and that they did not intend to ... |
20 August 2008
03:03 GMT |
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Guardian Angel has announced the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.20. Included in this release are some feature enhancements to the EnGarde Secure Linux Installer and the SELinux policy, and also various bug fixes and updated packages.Ever since its first release in 2001, EnGarde Secure Community has been one ... |
20 August 2008
03:00 GMT |
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Well, we haven't heard anything interesting from Archos for quite some time now, but it would really seem that things are about to change dramatically, as the company has just introduced a whole new family of products, dubbed Internet Media Tablets. While the name is a bit vague, the truth of the matter is that ... |
20 August 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Yesterday, thanks to AppleInsider, we were able to inform our readers that Apple had seeded the third beta build of its next update to Leopard (OS X 10.5.5). In the meanwhile, others have gotten hold of the actual seed notes for Mac OS X 10.5.5 build 9F17."Apple has increased the rate of builds being delivered to dev... |
20 August 2008
02:46 GMT |
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Yesterday, Nvidia announced a new beta release of its Linux display driver, version 177.67, which brings support for GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 280 GPUs. Let's take a quick look now at the improvements and bug fixes that can be found in Nvidia 177.67 Beta:• The RENDER masks, RENDER repeating modes and trans... |
20 August 2008
02:37 GMT |
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