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Looking for content to personalize your copy of Windows 7? One of the best places to start is the Windows Personalization Gallery hosted on Microsoft.com. The Redmond company is collaborating with a range of partners in order to offer end users running the latest version of the Windows 7 client a great selection of ... |
23 December 2009
19:21 GMT |
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Modern Warfare 2 from Infinity Ward and Activision will probably be the first person shooter that pops up on most Game of the Year lists and end 2009 as being one of the most award-heavy titles while also having the biggest sales of the year. And, were I a player who spends hours upon hours each week playing multipla... |
23 December 2009
18:11 GMT |
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If all goes according to plan, Mozilla might release no less than three versions of its open source browser in 2010, culminating with Firefox 4.0. The next major version of Firefox is scheduled for general availability by the end of 2010. Of course, this is nothing more than a preliminary estimate of the delivery de... |
23 December 2009
16:51 GMT |
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In a groundbreaking, new work, scientists at the FOM institute AMOLF, in the Netherlands, managed to use the magnetic field of light to power up an energy transfer between nanoelectromagnets. This has never been achieved before anywhere in the world, and the group is very excited about its success. In addition to bre... |
23 December 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Florian Totu: It's not Christmas just yet, and it's not the weekend either, but everyone's going on holiday leave and this pretty much counts as the same thing. Free time away from work is just that, and it must be spent in gaming fashion. While it's true that the holiday spirit is meant to bring ... |
23 December 2009
16:01 GMT |
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Crystal Renn is a well-known name in the fashion industry, having gone over a relatively short period of time from being one of the hottest high-fashion models to a plus-size one – the most successful nonetheless. In a new photospread for V Magazine, which pits her against Jacquelyn Jablonski, a “regular&... |
23 December 2009
15:41 GMT |
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It seems that Final Fantasy XIII might be one of the biggest games of the year even if it is only released in Japan and on a single platform, the PlayStation 3 from Sony. The game, which was released on December 17, has managed to sell more than 1.5 million copies in just three days, topping the sale chart for the ma... |
23 December 2009
14:51 GMT |
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English researchers in London have recently determined in a new study that our motor systems, which govern movements, tend to activate themselves automatically when we hear speech. They say that these newly found data could help experts understand and fight against a large number of speech difficulties in the near fu... |
23 December 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Bohemia Interactive and IDEA Games have put out the 1.05 patch for the military simulator ArmA 2, introducing a slew of improvements and bug fixes and also adding a new single player experience for all those who enjoy the game.The developers are saying that the patch is compatible with all versions of the game, inclu... |
23 December 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Zelda is probably one of the biggest and one of the best known game franchises. Surely, there are the big, modern ones, like Call of Duty or Halo, but they can't really compare with the longevity and the titles that Zelda has under its belt. Creating something that will last for more than just a few years is som... |
23 December 2009
13:01 GMT |
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By now, it is a well known fact that netbooks grew in popularity by a very great deal during 2009 and have already become the main focus of hardware makers, even despite some surveys that imply that notebooks may still outrank netbooks in the preference lists of end-users. Now, as it is always the case in the closing... |
23 December 2009
11:06 GMT |
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According to a growing body of pieces of evidence, it would appear that the Ancient Mayans were sufficiently developed from a technological standpoint to allow for them to control running water. In this regard, more and more archaeologists are saying, the civilization might have had fountains adorning its cities, as ... |
23 December 2009
11:05 GMT |
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Leading developer and publisher of connected games and applications Hands-On Mobile, Inc. announced today the launch of four new titles in the App Store: bitFLIP, iBailout!!, Karnival and Seven Wonders: Quest for Koh-i-noor. According to the company, the new titles come from the Hands-On Mobile Developer Network (HDN... |
23 December 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Clearly, one of the most mediated names this year has been that of Adam Lambert, the man who went from “American Idol runner-up” to the most promising young star in almost a blink of an eye – and with the help of a well-crafted debut album. For once, Adam shifts the focus from him to the artists and... |
23 December 2009
10:58 GMT |
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Google is putting a lot of weight behind Chrome, now that its content with its maturity is starting to actively promote it, at least in the UK where it launched pretty big offline advertising campaign touting the browser's strong points. And it seems to be paying off, bolstered by the recent beta releases and t... |
23 December 2009
10:56 GMT |
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Using the enormous resolve power of the twin W. M. Keck Observatory telescopes, in Hawaii, astronomers have been able for the first time to look inside the protoplanetary disk around a newly formed star. The observations have the ability to significantly increase our knowledge of how planets are formed, and how they ... |
23 December 2009
10:51 GMT |
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When it rains, it pours, and when it comes to the list of software solutions portals available around the world at the moment, we can add another name: Mplayit has just announced the launch of its Android App Store on Facebook. The company has a cross-platform app store on the Facebook platform, and now it sports su... |
23 December 2009
10:49 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that scareware pushers have already poisoned search results for queries related to the untimely death of Brittany Murphy. Malicious links attempt to trick visitors into downloading and installing fake antivirus software.American actress and singer Brittany Murphy, best known for the roles sh... |
23 December 2009
10:47 GMT |
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Kingston posted a couple of pictures showing the prototype versions of its upcoming memory modules that will support liquid cooling. This will be a variation of Kingston's well established HyperX memory line and is currently in testing stage in the company's laboratories. According to the company itself, th... |
23 December 2009
10:39 GMT |
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The Academy Awards ceremony, while still maintaining some of its former glory and prestige, has taken quite a hit in recent years in terms of ratings, mainly because of audiences’ shift towards what is generically known as “popcorn” productions. One solution that would represent the best of both wor... |
23 December 2009
10:30 GMT |
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Japanese Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson seems set to make further steps into the Android area of the market. The company has recently announced the upcoming launch of its first handset running under Google's operating system, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, which should arrive on the market in early 201... |
23 December 2009
10:24 GMT |
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A picture is worth a thousand words, they say, and Google has certainly taken it to heart. It never misses an opportunity to stick a new piece of graphic in place of the regular logo on its homepage to mark a celebration or noteworthy event. With the holidays basically here, Google is taking it one step further with... |
23 December 2009
10:24 GMT |
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Brittany Murphy, aged only 32, passed away on Sunday after going into cardiac arrest in her own home. An autopsy was performed but it could not establish the cause of it, which is now pending toxicology tests. TMZ has learned that Murphy had no less than 10 drugs on her bedside table, while police are investigating i... |
23 December 2009
10:08 GMT |
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Even though news is always in short supply around the holidays, some companies take advantage of this to grab the last bits of spotlight by introducing a product at the last minute. Gigabyte, for instance, chose to set up a microsite dedicated to the USB 3.0 and NVIDIA disclosed a bit more on its upcoming next-genera... |
23 December 2009
10:04 GMT |
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How many times did you forget to fully charge your phone's battery? How many times did you have a full workday when you had to use your mobile phone to the maximum and depleted your battery too fast? Advanced Battery Saver comes in handy in all of these situations, as it helps you get the most out of it. Develop... |
23 December 2009
09:54 GMT |
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For the past months and seeing some resurgence lately, RSS as a medium for consuming and discovering news and other content has been pretty much left for dead, with everyone claiming that Twitter and for a while FriendFeed replaced to a certain degree by Facebook now are all much better and faster ways of getting th... |
23 December 2009
09:42 GMT |
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Computer maker Acer is reportedly gearing up to launch more smartphones during the upcoming year 2010. According to a recent article on DigiTimes, the number of devices Acer would launch next year should be of around 8 to 10, though previous reports pointed towards a larger number. However, it seems that the company... |
23 December 2009
09:21 GMT |
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Although there has been much talk about the USB 3.0 technology and its significant advantages over previous versions, many end-users are likely still in the dark as to their exact options when trying to acquire a product using such a connection. To illuminate those interested in such things with the answers to how an... |
23 December 2009
09:19 GMT |
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As more and more users deploy the latest iteration of the Windows client on their computers, additional issues affecting the platform come to light. After all, even with an 8 million strong Beta testing pool, Microsoft could not replicate all real life usage scenarios that would cause Windows 7 glitches. The latest i... |
23 December 2009
09:13 GMT |
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Much has been said recently about Simon Cowell and his plans of bringing the X Factor to the US and turning it into as big a show as its British counterpart is, but few actually expected this to come at the cost of his chair as judge on American Idol. Simon’s own brother, Tony, has confirmed the decision during... |
23 December 2009
09:13 GMT |
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Reports have emerged saying Apple has been ordering yet more parts for a next-gen iPhone set to launch in the second half of 2010, making it likely that Apple will lift the curtain off the device at next year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). A 9to5Mac report informs that Taiwanese sources are suggest... |
23 December 2009
09:08 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 3 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and the Xbox from Microsoft in September 2001. It is classed as an action and strategy title played from a third person perspective and is largely based on a historic... |
23 December 2009
08:46 GMT |
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Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless announced recently the addition of a new channel to its V CAST Mobile TV offering, namely TLC. The new channel, as many of you might already know, is part of Discovery Communications, and will bring shows like “Cake Boss;” “What Not to Wear;” “Littl... |
23 December 2009
08:43 GMT |
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In keeping with the current concerns of the market, which demands that liquid crystal display monitors also be built with power efficiency features besides the actual display capabilities, BenQ announced its latest LED backlit monitors that are both eco-friendly and capable of delivering a high viewing quality. The m... |
23 December 2009
08:43 GMT |
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Paramount Digital Entertainment and TransGaming have announced the immediate availability of Star Trek: D-A-C for Mac OS X. The downloadable, fast-paced, top-down space shooter allows up to 12 players to compete in intergalactic battles between the Starfleet and the Romulan Empire, and costs just $9.95. An Intel Mac ... |
23 December 2009
08:41 GMT |
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Resco, the leading developer of applications for Windows Mobile-powered mobile phones, announced today the release of a new flavor of its Resco Photo Manager, namely version 7.03. According to the company, the new iteration of its software solution comes to the market with enhanced features when compared to standard... |
23 December 2009
08:21 GMT |
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Even though hard drives are currently still more widespread among both consumer-oriented products and enterprise installations, solid state drives are quickly gaining headway and have begun to be implemented in both large systems and personal computers. Companies have already released various SATA and even PCIe SSDs,... |
23 December 2009
07:52 GMT |
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Social gaming has really taken off this year, following the spectacular rise of Facebook, but much of that rise can be attributed to the sometimes spammy methods these companies used to attract more users. It's no doubt that they worked, Zynga, the largest social gaming company, has a user base comparable to th... |
23 December 2009
07:05 GMT |
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Our planet is known to have a core, but not many people know that this central, molten region is also divided in two parts – the inner and outer cores. In a new scientific study, it was demonstrated that the outer core was indeed influenced by decade-long stirring motions, which kept it churning. This was hypot... |
23 December 2009
07:03 GMT |
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No less than 4 billion emails are handled by Windows Live Hotmail every day, revealed Arthur de Haan, director, Windows Live Test and System Engineering. Out of the total number of messages that make through the Redmond company’s email service, only 3 billion are genuine. In this regard, Microsoft also filters ... |
23 December 2009
06:54 GMT |
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Leading developer and distributor of mobile applications SPB Software announced on Tuesday the launch of a new software solution for Windows Mobile-based handsets, SPB Flash Cards. According to the company, the new solution has been designed as a learning application, enabling users to easily and effectively expand ... |
23 December 2009
06:53 GMT |
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Rallen and Jeena's routine patrol mission is interrupted when they pick up a distress call. Upon arriving at the source of the message, they find an ancient escape pod and its passenger in cryogenic sleep. Waking him up, the two officers find out about a horrible threat to the universe – the Krawls are abo... |
23 December 2009
06:53 GMT |
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Earlier this month, we talked about the possibility of iPhone OS 3.2 emerging sometime soon. Although there is little chance to see it released by New Year’s Eve, Softpedia readers have expressed their thoughts in regards to what it should include. Just like with those eagerly expecting Mac OS X 10.6.3 to launc... |
23 December 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Andrew Gillis from the VortexBox development team announced two days ago (December 21st) the final release of the VortexBox 1.0 media server operating system. VortexBox will turn your computer into an easy-to-use and out-of-the-box music jukebox and server. With it, you can rip Audio CDs to the FLAC and MP3 formats, ... |
23 December 2009
06:51 GMT |
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got yet another netbook model to scrutinize, this time from Toshiba. A leaked FCC filing shows that the IT company has been working on a mobile computer equipped with 3G connectivity capabilities and likely based on Intel's Pine Trail platform. The filing doesn't ... |
23 December 2009
06:48 GMT |
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Dragon Age: Origins is about to get some additional content, but the addition is coming to expand the franchise, and not the actual game content. The new Dragon Age that's coming our way is not another DLC, but a comic that takes place in the same universe as the game. The comic has some pretty big names tied to... |
23 December 2009
06:48 GMT |
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Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory announce that the latest drive by the Martian rover Spirit has ended with little to no conclusive results. This is the first drive to be attempted after a couple of weeks of testings, in which the robot's wheels came under scrutiny. Mission planners are very disappoint... |
23 December 2009
06:43 GMT |
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Microsoft is gearing up to make new copies of the Office 2007 and Word 2007 available to customers in the United States come next year, after it was denied an appeal in the custom XML patent infringement lawsuit brought against it by Toronto-based i4i. “We have just learned that the Court of Appeals for the Fed... |
23 December 2009
06:29 GMT |
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The 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony promises to be a very A-class event, while also quite a show, now that Beyonce and Taylor Swift are confirmed as performers. Both are the favorite ladies of the night, with 10 and 8 nominations respectively, and both are bound to bring down the house in their own manner with live perfo... |
23 December 2009
06:27 GMT |
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South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung announced not to long ago the work on its own operating system for mobile phones, a platform that was officially unveiled on December 8 as the Samsung bada OS. A series of details on the new mobile client already made it into the wild, along with some screenshots with the plat... |
23 December 2009
06:26 GMT |
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Welcome back all. We’re glad to see you’ve been so vocal on what Mac OS X 10.6.3 should include. The upcoming incremental update for Snow Leopard has been deemed as “under development,” yet progress seems slow. Currently, there is no sign the system-wide update will arrive by 2010. But the rea... |
23 December 2009
06:20 GMT |
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All of a sudden online music videos are looking pretty interesting to a lot of people judging from the amount of attention they're getting lately. The latest move comes from Hulu, which has traditionally maintained a very focused library of TV shows and similar professional content, as the site has signed with ... |
23 December 2009
06:19 GMT |
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NASA's new mission to scout and map the Universe, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), in California, on December 14. After having successfully reached the orbit, the new satellite has begun the commissioning and testing phases of its mission. These ... |
23 December 2009
06:11 GMT |
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About a week ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that, under the Freedom of Information Act, it would go public with a 300+-page file it had on Michael Jackson ever since he was first accused of molestation. Expectations were set high that said document would shed some light into Michael’s death ... |
23 December 2009
06:05 GMT |
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Most recent news has been focused on the newly released Pineview processors and how Intel says that NVIDIA's ION will be unpopular because of too many costly and unnecessary features. Still, there seem to be other developments involving NVIDIA technology, which may prove rather appealing to those interested in t... |
23 December 2009
06:02 GMT |
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While Microsoft has missed the initially announced deadline for making the Windows 7 vendor data available through the Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5, the company promises that the information is coming. The software giant was planning to integrate vendor data associated with the latest iteration of Windows by... |
23 December 2009
05:56 GMT |
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Polarbit, a pioneering developer of games for mobile and handheld platforms, announced recently the launch of their titles for Android mobile phone users. According to the company, the games are already available via the Android Market, and the list of titles includes not only a series of already popular solutions l... |
23 December 2009
05:55 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA, one of the world's leading vendors of high-performance graphics solutions, has recently revealed the specifications of its next-generation Tesla cards, designed for graphics professionals and business consumers. According to the specifications made available by the company, ... |
23 December 2009
05:52 GMT |
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Social networking is billed as an extension of our real world social interactions and some say it's equally important. To an extent this is very true, but this isn't necessarily a good thing. While social networks made it easier to make friends or even get married, it's also making it easier to lose t... |
23 December 2009
05:47 GMT |
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Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight is a fighting game based on the live-action TV show that will allow you to play as any of the 13 superheroes, the Kamen Riders. You will be able to enter Mirror World and take part in the fast-paced action in the same style as your favorite Kamen Rider.Each character has its own special Con... |
23 December 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Scientists from the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) have recently discovered a new system of brown dwarfs orbiting a giant, dying star. Rather than clearing things up, the finding also served to deepen the mystery associated with brown dwarfs. It would appear that established astronomical knowledge is also... |
23 December 2009
05:43 GMT |
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When Assassin's Creed came out, it obviously had a chunk missing. Ezio's memories marked as 12 and 13 were locked, and there was no in-game achievement or trick that would grant access to them. The thought that instantly struck everyone was that these were to become available at a later date as a priced DLC... |
23 December 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Softpedia has stumbled upon a new Apple patent application describing a “method and apparatus for prolonging battery life of a media player.” Filed with the iPod in mind, “The method includes receiving a plurality of initially configured video settings for viewing a video segment on the media player... |
23 December 2009
05:29 GMT |
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Atomic clocks, also referred to as cesium fountains, are the norm when it comes to keeping time. Their measurements dictate systems such as GPSs, as well as the yearly division of days, months and so on. They are extremely suited for this kind of applications, as they basically dictate the length of a second, the bas... |
23 December 2009
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Version 2 of Microsoft’s new Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework designed to be leveraged on top of the ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 runtime, has evolved to Release Candidate stage. In fact, Microsoft has been offering ASP.NET MVC 2 RC via its download center since the past week. Developers can take advantage of the ASP.N... |
23 December 2009
05:28 GMT |
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Videogame publisher Capcom made a surprise announcement during which it said that some of the most eagerly awaited videogames that it was set to release are now delayed to the fiscal year 2010, which means that they will only be launched at some point after April next year.This also means that the company will no lon... |
23 December 2009
05:27 GMT |
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Intel and NVIDIA seem to be trading barbs recently, with either always managing to somehow point out just what it is that their upcoming or current products can do better in certain areas. Intel, on the one hand, has been definitely delivering breakthroughs in the area of low-power consumption and long battery life. ... |
23 December 2009
05:24 GMT |
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One of the nicest and highly popular mobile phone that arrived on the market during the ongoing year with Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system on board is the Samsung Omnia II. The phone is currently available in a wide range of markets around the world, runs under the 6.5 version of the platform, brings... |
23 December 2009
05:21 GMT |
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Rocker Steven Tyler, frontman of Aerosmith, is again checking himself into rehab to treat an addiction to painkillers that sprung from the injuries he sustained over the past couple of years. Tyler himself confirmed the news to E! Online, while also insisting he was bent on a quick recovery to return to the music sta... |
23 December 2009
05:20 GMT |
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In a 1965 scientific paper, Intel Co-founder Gordon E. Moore wrote that the number of transistors that could inexpensively be placed on a computer chip would double about once every two years. Until now, this prediction – which came to be known as Moore's Law – has held true, but the technology emplo... |
23 December 2009
05:06 GMT |
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Fans of director Robert Rodriguez’s work have been waiting for this for many months, actor Danny Trejo says in a new interview with Collider. Now, they finally have confirmation that his latest (completed) film, “Machete,” comes out in spring next year, in April to be more exact. Based on the traile... |
23 December 2009
05:03 GMT |
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Dynasty Warriors 2 is a videogame developed by Omega Force and published by KOEI Co. Ltd. The game was only released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony on October 25, 2000. It is classed as an action game played from a third person perspective and combines elements from real time strategy titles and draws most o... |
23 December 2009
04:59 GMT |
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In 2009 Microsoft kicked PowerShell up a notch to the next level, a move which coincided with the release of the latest iteration of the Windows client, Windows 7. In this context, July 22nd marked the release to manufacturing of PowerShell 2.0, while October 22nd was synonymous with the general availability, a... |
23 December 2009
04:58 GMT |
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In a relatively short period of time, Ubisoft has managed to present itself as a capable developer and producer, generating a lot of successful games and lengthy franchises. And one thing it's especially proud of, and proud enough to plaster this as an intro message on some of its titles, is that Ubisoft games a... |
23 December 2009
04:57 GMT |
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The outlook is looking moderately optimistic for Twitter on the revenue front, but things aren't going so great when it comes to traffic, at least for the main site. While in the US Twitter had flatlined for months now and even saw a dip in October, internationally it was still going strong. This isn't the... |
23 December 2009
04:56 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have recently been able to gain new insight into the mystery that surrounds the methods nerve cells use to communicate with each other. This type of interaction between neurons and axons is crucial for the human body. Electrical signals sent by the brain travel along these n... |
23 December 2009
04:55 GMT |
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Not long after NVIDIA revealed the main features of the ION 2 platform, which is set to outmatch even Intel's Pine Trail mobile platform, the latter stepped up to point out those features that may make the former's technology less appealing to netbook buyers. While NVIDIA believes that consumers will be wil... |
23 December 2009
04:54 GMT |
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Users of a Nokia mobile phone have now yet another interesting application to enjoy on their device, the latest one to come out from Nokia Beta Labs' door, namely the Nokia Image Space. According to the developing team, the new software solution is mainly aimed at delivering a new approach to viewing your photo... |
23 December 2009
04:51 GMT |
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Designers and developers using Microsoft’s development platform and tools are now able to get products from the company at a discount. With Christmas just around the corner, customers can give themselves a little gift, or get a present at a discount as Expression Studio 3 comes now with a price tag of just $41... |
23 December 2009
04:48 GMT |
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According to the latest rumors around the Internet, Sprint and Microsoft might be working on the launch of a WiMAX-capable handset that would run under the Windows Mobile operating system. Nothing is confirmed at the moment, yet it seems that the wireless carrier already sent out invites for a press conference set t... |
23 December 2009
04:33 GMT |
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While being escorted to the Iga village, the Kirihime princess is kidnapped by Yoshiro Yukikusa, the commander of a demon army. Loyal ninjas to the Iga hidden village, Kage and Chihiro will do whatever is in their power to rescue her. But to do this, they'll have to confront and defeat the endless demon horde of... |
23 December 2009
04:33 GMT |
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Christmas is just two days away, so the discount fever is getting more and more severe, and spreading from store to store like wildfire. The online stores don't seem to be immune to this, and another one that got a bad case of the sniffles is the PlayStation Store. Sega is leading the charge on the PlayStation N... |
23 December 2009
04:26 GMT |
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Although some thought that, after its initial record-breaking debut week, Modern Warfare 2 would quickly lose its steam and slide down the sales charts, the first-person shooter that was created by Infinity Ward and published by Activision seems to be determined to finish 2009 at the top of the United Kingdom videoga... |
23 December 2009
04:23 GMT |
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Charitable donations, as everything else, took a hit in 2009 because of the worldwide economic downturn. However, Microsoft employees outdid themselves in the past year, managing to give in excess of $70 million to charity. According to information supplied by the Redmond giant, the company, together with its employ... |
23 December 2009
04:22 GMT |
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Firefox 3.6 isn't even out the door and the Mozilla folks are already looking well ahead not only to 3.7 but to 4.0 as well. One area the team is focusing on in particular is the user interface which is starting to look a little long in the tooth compared to Google Chrome and even Internet Explorer. Luckily, th... |
23 December 2009
04:21 GMT |
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A new scientific study has determined that teenagers who listen to music mentioning the use of marijuana are very likely to actually start smoking the drug. In the experiments that led to this conclusion, more than 959 ninth-graders were followed for a period of time. This allowed the researchers to draw parallels be... |
23 December 2009
04:20 GMT |
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The second part of 2009 will likely be remembered for months, or maybe even for years, as the period was characterized most closely by two elements. One is the introduction of the DirectX 11-capable graphics adapters from AMD, namely the Radeon HD 5700 and HD 5800 series, and the much acclaimed Radeon HD 5970 dual-GP... |
23 December 2009
04:16 GMT |
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When questioned about how they feel about the decade that is just coming to an end, most American citizens in a new survey have responded that it was the worst one in a long time. The research has focused on analyzing people's perception of decades and determined that a huge number of US respondents think of 200... |
23 December 2009
04:07 GMT |
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Earlier this month, reports started pouring in that Britney Spears was moving towards having the conservatorship over her person brought to an end, having already proved that she was now well enough to be able to handle her personal matters. The conservatorship over her as a business would still stand, though. The la... |
23 December 2009
04:05 GMT |
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Software bragging about getting you a perfect backup for your DVD movies is easy to find, and no doubt plenty of them will deliver the promised quality provided they can decrypt the protection of the original disc.DVD-Cloner 7 has been in the business of offering comprehensive software for making perfect copies of yo... |
23 December 2009
03:51 GMT |
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There are no sales like the Christmas sales, and nobody likes a price cut more than a gamer. Valve knows this, and knows this well, so it has decided that its Steam is going to turn this Christmas holiday into a huge shopping frenzy. The biggest digital distribution service has just kicked into special discount mode,... |
23 December 2009
03:47 GMT |
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One of the rumored upcoming mobile phones that should bring Google's Android operating system where it hasn't been before is the Motorola Opus One. The phone is reportedly running under the 1.5 flavor of the platform (Cupcake), and should sport push-to-talk on board, bringing the Android goodness to Nextel... |
23 December 2009
03:45 GMT |
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Allegations claiming Apple pushed its iMacs with faulty screens onto unknowing customers have been dismissed by a New York California federal judge. The judge concluded that the accusations brought forth to the Mac maker were too general to be considered, according to TechCrunch. Softpedia reported in November that,... |
23 December 2009
03:45 GMT |
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Microsoft has confirmed that Crackdown 2 will be released in the first half of 2010, adding another big videogame name to the already pretty full schedule for the period, which includes titles like God of War III, Heavy Rain and possibly Starcraft II. It will be interesting to see how Crackdown 2 manages to perform i... |
23 December 2009
03:42 GMT |
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The new draft proposal on global warming that was adopted at the 2009 UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen last week is now generally being acknowledged as weak. Countries say that the direct body of pieces of evidence to support immediate actions is mounting as more and more scientific studies come out, and that the gene... |
23 December 2009
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Mid-2009 brought with it the first indications that Mozilla was planning a major overhaul of the graphical user interface for the next major iteration of Firefox, namely version 4.0, not 3.6 which is considered only a minor upgrade to v3.5, and not v3.7. It now appears that the efforts done for the Firefox 4.0 GUI re... |
23 December 2009
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One laptop per Child (OLPC) has announced that it is moving closer to its goal of providing every child in the world with access to knowledge and modern forms of education. OLPC has revealed its roadmap for the creation of three new laptop models that will be released from 2010 through 2012. These computers are set n... |
23 December 2009
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Ever since Michael Jackson’s sudden death in June this year, the one name that has never ceased to make headlines in reference to an alleged drug abuse that spanned more years and that eventually led to the singer’s demise, was that of Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael’s personal physician. As of now, Murr... |
23 December 2009
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The three astronauts that launched on Sunday from Kazakhstan managed to hook up to the International Space Station (ISS) last night, at 5:48 pm EST (2248 GMT). NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi were pleased to finally meet up with... |
23 December 2009
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When it first came out in 2001, Red Faction had one of the most impressive physics engine ever made. The level of destruction one could inflict on the environment was truly massive, and, even if it single-handedly made the game famous, not much happened with it afterwards. The Red Faction destruction-fest didn't... |
23 December 2009
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Developed by Apple itself in Cupertino, Final Cut Studio is a professional video- and audio-production suite exclusively tailored for Mac OS X. The software is a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie-production industry. A Support document (HT3979) posted on Apple’s website contains a c... |
23 December 2009
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Cryptic Studios, as the developer, and Atari, as the publisher, have announced that they have launched a new content package for their MMO Champions Online, complete with a holiday theme. Players are being asked to make sure that the machinations of the Black Harlequin, a deranged clown, are stopped and that the peop... |
23 December 2009
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Nexus One by HTC, the latest start of the headlines, has made another public appearance. This time around, we can enjoy watching it playing nicely in a video that is much longer that the bits and pieces we saw before: a five-minute long video walkthrough, which emerged on YouTube not too long ago. Besides that, ther... |
23 December 2009
02:56 GMT |
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Jump! Ultimate Stars is an uptake on the previous release, Jump Super Stars. It features a similar Super Smash Bros.-style fighting gameplay with a huge array of licensed manga characters. In total, 300 characters from 41 different mangas are available and will enable players to go wild and have some real fun. Player... |
23 December 2009
02:41 GMT |
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We're used to seeing this kind of conversations between Eminem and Mariah Carey, but it seems that the Oracle-Sun deal has stirred up some opposite opinions between Oracle's management and MySQL's founder, Finnish developer Ulf Michael “Monty” Widenius. After launching a stern and stingy ca... |
23 December 2009
02:39 GMT |
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TOCA Race Driver 2 is a videogame developed and published by the Codemasters Software Company Limited. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the PlayStation Portable handheld and the PC platform on April 13, 2004. The title can be classed as a racing simulation fea... |
23 December 2009
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DRIV3R, also known as Driver 3, is a videogame created by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari. It was released for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Boy, the PC (a GameCube version was also in production but got canceled). The game was also later ported to mobi... |
23 December 2009
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