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We have to admit that, when we received the Siberian Tiger CPU Water Cooler from NorthQ, some investigation was required. That is because NorthQ isn’t among the biggest names in the computer hardware cooling market, where companies such as Thermaltake, Zalman, Cooler Master and other take the center stage frequ... |
26 September 2008
22:51 GMT |
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Now that Firaxis and 2K Games have released Civilization IV: Colonization, the updated version of the classic Sid Meier game launched way back in 1994, I have a small request to make: Please, please get all the necessary rights and create a re-make of the Brian Reynolds made Alpha Centauri.Bryan Reynolds is one of th... |
26 September 2008
21:11 GMT |
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World of Warcraft is one of the most popular games out there, with a fan base spreading from school kids to adult men or women, having over 11 million subscribers. Part of this huge popularity is that it is accessible from the weakest computer to the most high end gaming rig. It is also available on DVD and the old ... |
26 September 2008
20:01 GMT |
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Jack Thompson was the lawyer who had sued Rockstar Games for their Grand Theft Auto franchise, citing that it incited violence and bad behavior in children. He made a name for himself by blaming violence on games, saying that almost all the crimes in the world have, at cause, video games, and demanded that they be ou... |
26 September 2008
19:01 GMT |
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Valve, through the voice of Gabe Newell, has confirmed that it does not plan to deliver any content patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Team Fortress 2.The videogame, which was initially included in The Orange Box, was launched for the PC, the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. But the PS3 version of the game was not... |
26 September 2008
18:41 GMT |
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IK Multimedia is a name that needs no introduction among those who are at least a tad interested in what recording solutions, live sound processing, guitar processing and so on are. Products like AmpliTube, Simpletank, RiffWorks, Total Studio or T Racks are to be met almost anywhere around the world, from ... |
26 September 2008
18:11 GMT |
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As some of you might remember, we've reported a while back (post-IFA) that one of Samsung's European honchos, Andy Griffiths, director of consumer electronics at Samsung UK, believed that Sony's Blu-ray format only had around 5 years left. However, it would seem that the respective statement created qu... |
26 September 2008
16:41 GMT |
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The Entertainment Software Association sends word that it has identified causes for which it plans to offer up to 1 million dollars in funds. This will be done through the ESA Foundation, which up until now has offered more than 11 million dollars in funds to various charities and other worthy causes.The recipients o... |
26 September 2008
15:11 GMT |
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You need not be a billionaire to have already learned things about Europe's most extravagant luxury gadgets company, Russia's Gresso. Some of its best-known works have been seen in the field of turning mobile phones from simple communication devices into true pieces of technological art, priced accordingly,... |
26 September 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently took a shot at foreseeing, stressing that Apple's iPhone had a short lifespan, while Nokia and Research in Motion would bow to the Windows makers, in terms of mobile software offerings.In fact, Microsoft's boss went as far as predicting the end of iPhone's life in a... |
26 September 2008
13:51 GMT |
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"Upconversion" is an extremely popular concept nowadays, as it allows users to enjoy an almost HD-grade cinematographic experience without actually using an HD signal source (such as a Blu-ray player). Several of the most important names on the consumer electronics market have already rolled out products embedding su... |
26 September 2008
13:51 GMT |
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Micro-Star International, one of the leading motherboard makers and providers of high quality and reliable products worldwide, has recently announced the introduction of IM-945GSE, an Ultra Low Power Platform designed specifically for Intel Atom Processor N270. As expected, the company used state of the art technolog... |
26 September 2008
12:08 GMT |
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According to Microsoft, Windows 7, the successor of Windows Vista, will be designed to support context-aware applications. The Redmond giant is even cooking an application programming interface to enable the development of context-aware programs for the next iteration of Windows. At the same time, the company is... |
26 September 2008
12:05 GMT |
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You can really tell that the holiday season is coming; publishers are announcing special editions of their games left and right. After Electronic Arts' announcements of the really expensive collector's editions for their Dead Space and Mirror's Edge games, Activision decided to launch a special ed... |
26 September 2008
12:01 GMT |
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Having just offered the Firefox 3.0.2 stability and security update for version 3.0.1, Mozilla is hard at work to produce yet another refresh. Firefox 3.0.2 was released simultaneously with Firefox 2.0.0.17, but while the integration of the latter went as smooth as possible, the latest update for v3.0 brought a regre... |
26 September 2008
11:37 GMT |
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The past week was synonymous with the advent of the first items from the Windows Live Wave 3 suite of services and applications. Among the Wave 3 clients served to end users was Windows Live Messenger 9.0 (2009) Beta Build 14.0.5027.908, designed as the successor of version 8.5. On September 25, Microsoft revealed th... |
26 September 2008
11:23 GMT |
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Situated in Chihuahua, Mexico, the Giant Cave of Crystals is abundant in selenite (gypsum) crystals which have reached lengths of 50 feet (15 meters) and weights of 50 tons.The breath-taking Chihuahua cave is the largest crystal one ever found. These wonderful crystals are located in big “pockets”, a... |
26 September 2008
11:13 GMT |
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Seadragon and Surface are two illustrations of technologies developed by Microsoft which can combine to deliver unique results. An example is the video embedded at the bottom of this article courtesy of Eric Havir, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing at Microsoft Surface. Albeit a tad old, the video from the Micro... |
26 September 2008
11:06 GMT |
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Some of the latest details on Intel's upcoming Core i7 processors indicate that the leading chip maker is planning to release its next-generation processors sometime in the week 46. For the sake of clarity, this means the launch will take place between November 10-16, so you'd better start saving money if y... |
26 September 2008
11:04 GMT |
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For some time now, leaked information about Sony Ericsson working on a new Cybershot model has been circulating on the Internet, and it seems that this fall, besides the Xperia X1, the Swedish-Japanese giant manufacturer also has a couple of mid/high-end devices in store for us. Apparently, the company is working on ... |
26 September 2008
11:03 GMT |
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EA and Maxis have released a patch for the Mac version of Spore, bringing the game to version 1.1. According to the two companies, the patch offers a variety of bugs and performance tweaks, but also delivers a “cheat” that turns a creature into a blocky representation of itself. Another such cheat, allowi... |
26 September 2008
11:03 GMT |
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As you (probably) already know, the most awaited desktop environment of the year, GNOME 2.24 was released two days ago and... it brings a lot of interesting features and new functionality. Just to name a few of them, GNOME 2.24 includes the highly expected Nautilus with tabs, Empathy Instant Messenger, a new time tra... |
26 September 2008
10:48 GMT |
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Canadian researchers have uncovered what may be the oldest chunk of Earth's crust, but the sparks lit by some techniques used in order to date the rocks may cast doubt over the whole finding. For the past four years, Jonathan O'Neill and his colleagues from the McGill University in Canada have been obs... |
26 September 2008
10:26 GMT |
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The other day marked the fifth anniversary of Fedora, one of the most renowned Linux distributions of today. Absolutely free to download, use, distribute and modify, Fedora is an operating system that provides access to the most recent open source technologies. The name "Fedora" means “God's gift&rdqu... |
26 September 2008
10:23 GMT |
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SanDisk proudly announced that its 16GB microSD and M2 memory cards would be available on the market starting this October. It is really good news since today's mobile phones are getting more and more used for other purposes than just talking and messaging.Until recently, the 8GB memory had to be enough for user... |
26 September 2008
10:19 GMT |
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October is just days away, which means the annual international health campaign, known under the name of “Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” is drawing near. This also means that several organizations will rush to show their support the best way they can, including by launching some limited edition products.... |
26 September 2008
10:00 GMT |
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Just this week, it was reported that one of Apple's rumored October surprises was a new Mac mini. While speculation about a product code-named “The Brick” has been around for quite some time, the dubbing has been shifted from the Mac mini, to a Mac tablet / MacBook touch.TUAW cites its own sources, w... |
26 September 2008
10:00 GMT |
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The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) has issued the final version of regulations that establish a standard for the protection of personal information stored in paper and electronic records by private businesses. Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, also signed an ... |
26 September 2008
09:50 GMT |
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As the axis of the Earth oscillates slowly during precession, the north pole of the planet points towards different places of the sky at different times. As such, the current North Star, Polaris, may not bear this label for long, in terms of astronomical timing. Common knowledge says that the North Star is the b... |
26 September 2008
09:39 GMT |
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The multifaceted race between the proprietary Windows operating system and the open source Linux platform doesn't always have a clear winner. According to a study commissioned to Vital Wave Consulting by Microsoft, Window and Linux are on par when it comes down to the large number of computer deployments in... |
26 September 2008
09:37 GMT |
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Now, before going any further, this is not at all a top, simply because I haven't been looking all over the Internet for weirder stuff... besides, choosing the most uncanny thing from a heap of other bizarre ones is a rather difficult task. Nevertheless, I've encountered some very funny USB drives, some of ... |
26 September 2008
09:27 GMT |
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Soon after the release of Google's Android Phone, T-Mobile announced that subscribers would be able to have unlimited data transfer for just $35 per month. This was on Tuesday, September 23. However, a later post on the official website said that users would be limited to only 1GB of data usage per month, after ... |
26 September 2008
09:25 GMT |
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Soon after people familiar with Apple's hardware plans allegedly spotted and took shots of the next-gen MacBook lineup, this picture surfaced, depicting what looks like a next-gen MacBook Pro in action. The notebook appears to pack many of the characteristics dished out in earlier rumors."The alleged MacBook Pro... |
26 September 2008
09:06 GMT |
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OCZ, one of the worldwide leading makers of computer hardware cooling, high-performance memory and gaming-ready computer components, has just announced a new product designed for CPU cooling. The new “HydroFlow” HF-MK1 waterblock is said to provide the highest possible exchange rate between the block and ... |
26 September 2008
09:03 GMT |
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The first public Release Candidate of Silverlight 2.0 is now available for download. Microsoft has in this manner evolved past the Beta 2 build of its Adobe Flash killer, and is making headway toward the gold release of Silverlight version 2.0. Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Developer Di... |
26 September 2008
08:45 GMT |
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There are many boxing games out there, but few that feature heavyweight stars like the Klitschko brothers. Maybe if a mobile boxing game starring Muhammad Ali appeared, it would beat this one. Meanwhile, “Klitschko Boxing - The Official Mobile Game”, seems to be the next best thing.On September 24, 2008, ... |
26 September 2008
08:37 GMT |
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In the depths of some Roman ancient tombs two new species of live bacteria have been discovered. They could prove useful in protecting the monuments with high cultural heritage importance, says a new study. The Saint Callistus catacombs are part of an enormous graveyard that spreads on an area of 15 hectares (ab... |
26 September 2008
08:33 GMT |
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With each passing day, we are getting closer to the official unveiling of Intel's next-generation Core i7 processors, developed using the Nehalem architecture to deliver a never before seen performance level. Given all this anticipation, it’s only understandable why motherboard makers are lining up their o... |
26 September 2008
08:13 GMT |
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In accordance with the evolution of the Virtual Earth underlying mapping, location, and search platform, Microsoft has also delivered a major feature update to Live Search Maps, the consumer side of the service. According to Chris Pendleton, Virtual Earth Technical Evangelist, Microsoft has introduced improvements ac... |
26 September 2008
07:58 GMT |
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Soon after Apple's OS X 10.5.5 software update was out, users started reporting issues with their web browsing experience. Apple Discussions was rapidly flooded with posts from users claiming that their web browsing had become exceptionally slow. After a little digging on behalf of the affected users, a certain ... |
26 September 2008
07:45 GMT |
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Extremely fine, like flour, but still sandpaper-rough, moon dust infiltrates the astronauts' spacesuits, causing "lunar hay fever," and creates dust storms within the shuttle cabins. All of the Apollo missions that took place between 1969 and 1972 reported the same major problem: lunar dust. As professor La... |
26 September 2008
07:45 GMT |
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Even as early as Windows 7 Milestone 1 6.1.6519.1, Microsoft hinted at the changes yet to be implemented in terms of the operating system's graphical user interface. Having reached Milestone 3 Build 6780, Windows 7 continues to sport the Windows Vista specific look and feel but, at the same time, the promise is ... |
26 September 2008
07:04 GMT |
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials is a spy action game available exclusively for the PSP system. It was launched in the spring of 2006. The title will offer a new and unique gaming experience with a storyline drawn from the highest-rated spy action series of all time.Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Ess... |
26 September 2008
06:55 GMT |
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Researchers discovered that the oceans hide a small number of brine-water lakes and rivers on their floor, especially in the Gulf of Mexico region. These in turn house their own variety of life, adapted to and relying on their saline features. Thinking of what lurks beneath the ocean waves, very few people, if a... |
26 September 2008
06:53 GMT |
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As I've been a guitar player for so many years now, it feels great to be able to present to you VOX's fresh additions to their small, pocket-sized guitar amplifiers, which go by the name of Amplug and which are bound to make players around the world very happy. The two new pieces come to fill in a gap that ... |
26 September 2008
06:52 GMT |
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Spider-Man: Friend or Foe challenges players to defeat and then join forces with notorious movie nemeses including Doc Ock, Green Goblin, Venom and Sandman, as well as with other classic Spider-Man characters. Players will embark on a global quest to overcome an evil threat, by controlling Spider-Man and one of the n... |
26 September 2008
06:41 GMT |
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When it comes to choosing your favorite memory modules maker, Buffalo might not turn out to be your first choice. Be that as it may, it does not mean that the company doesn’t deserve credit for having announced the very first DDR3 memory modules to operate at speeds of 2.4GHz. The newly introduced product is st... |
26 September 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. announced today the addition of an industry-leading 256GB SSD to its NAND-flash-based solid state drive lineup, along with the launch of mall-sized Flash Modules for netbook computers, ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs) and other mobile and peripheral computer elect... |
26 September 2008
06:33 GMT |
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The company behind one of the most powerful virtualization software applications for Mac, Parallels, is proudly announcing the (limited) availability of an E-fficient / Green application bundle, packing nine must-have Mac apps for just 50 bucks. The company's flagship product, Parallels Desktop, is obviously inc... |
26 September 2008
06:32 GMT |
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On September 24, in New York, the global leader in telecommunications, Samsung, and Scanbuy, the leading global provider of mobile marketing solutions that use the camera phone as the link between the physical and the digital world, announced a new partnership. Samsung will preload the ScanLife mobile 2D barcode appl... |
26 September 2008
06:27 GMT |
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Defend America and its allies through broad combat experiences, including dynamic non-linear missions, 30 deadly and authentic real world weapons, multiple terrain types, weather conditions and enemy types.Command Equity system provides rewards for how well core aspects of a mission are completed, while Local Influen... |
26 September 2008
06:26 GMT |
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Secret Agent Clank was developed by High Impact Games, the creators of the Ratchet and Clank franchise, and is an exclusive for the PlayStation Portable handheld console. It is a spin-off to the original series, being the sixth installment in the franchise. It was released in June this year, and features Clank in the... |
26 September 2008
06:15 GMT |
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Almost everything in Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy is made out of Lego bricks. Like its predecessor, this game presents a humorous view of the Star Wars universe, and re-tells some of the original trilogy's most famous moments through cut-scenes that feature no dialogue whatsoever.The ability to "create... |
26 September 2008
06:12 GMT |
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It's been some time since the last Lego title and, with the launch of this new and thrilling Indiana Jones movie, we just had to have a game as well. A Lego character fills in Harrison Ford's shoes perfectly and there is no other better company out there than Traveller's Tales to do this job. LEGO Ind... |
26 September 2008
06:08 GMT |
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By Bill Gates' retirement from his day-to-day role with Microsoft in June 2008, Windows' install base surpassed the 1 billion milestone. Still, the 1 billion mark is nothing but a step toward the Redmond giant's next goal, namely a growth of 100% is its proprietary platform install base by 2015. Howeve... |
26 September 2008
05:56 GMT |
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iPhone fans from Hong Kong will be able to purchase the handheld directly from Apple, without having to worry about the device being locked in any network. This is happening despite the fact that no announcements were made beforehand – yet the listings confirm it to be true.The price for an 8GB phone is 692 US ... |
26 September 2008
05:47 GMT |
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The winner of the renaming contest for the Large Hadron Collider, hosted by Wired, is now known: the device will henceforth be called "Black Mesa"; at least by people from Wired. In all admittance, compared to the importance of the device's goals, its magnificence, as well as the tons of science compacted ... |
26 September 2008
05:45 GMT |
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Pimping up one's electronic devices with Swarovski crystals seems to be quite a popular trend nowadays, although the taste of those who actually "adorn" their gadgets in such a manner is rather debatable. We've seen all sorts of products being covered in crystals, but Pentax went a bit too far with this pro... |
26 September 2008
05:43 GMT |
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Recently, on-line media was alerted about the news that ATI based graphics chips were reported failing on the field at higher than expected rates. While some were probably expecting the situation to escalate, less than a week since we learned about the issue, the company involved seems to have already solved the prob... |
26 September 2008
05:42 GMT |
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Mesa Dynamics LLC has released Stainless, a new and free web browser that supports some of the features found in Google's recently-launched Chrome. Sporting a unified address and search bar, draggable tabs between windows, and a private stealth browsing mode, Stainless can be tried out by anyone owning a Ma... |
26 September 2008
05:38 GMT |
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It looks like, while most of us mortals still have to wait until leading chip maker Intel officially unveils its next-generation Core i7 processors, the Chinese-language PC Online is one step ahead in the game. The website already had the chance to test and benchmark the performance of one of Intel's upcoming q... |
26 September 2008
05:35 GMT |
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That old game with a metal sphere running through a plastic maze is definitely one image some of us will never forget. But as time goes by, things are changing fast and it seems like so do our toys. From the simplest to the most advanced and sophisticated toys, everything gets a new character, pretty much in strong c... |
26 September 2008
05:17 GMT |
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It would seem that it's "projector season" over at Dell, since the company keeps rolling out new models almost on a daily basis. We've seen their ultra-portable, pocket projector yesterday, and now it's time for a much more serious machine, designed most likely for the corporate environment, namely the... |
26 September 2008
04:58 GMT |
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C4 Security has released an advisory describing a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ABB PCU400 software that is used as a communication interface between SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) servers and remote terminal units on the network. This specific product is known to be used for controlling crit... |
26 September 2008
04:56 GMT |
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After almost a month since the previous Alpha 10 release, the KDE Project has announced the availability of the first Beta stage of the KOffice 2.0. This is a most important moment as, from now on, the developers' efforts will shift from adding new features to bug fixing, until the final launch of KOffice 2.0.Th... |
26 September 2008
04:56 GMT |
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Thursday, September 24th, China launched its third crewed mission into Earth's orbit. However, the three-man team is tasked to walk in the outer space for the first time in the nation's history. President Hu Jintao assisted the 9:10 pm (13:10 GMT) launch at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northw... |
26 September 2008
04:53 GMT |
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The world of high demanding games widens every day. While the level of realism of games rises at a constant rate, graphics card manufacturers have to keep up with providing the powerful hardware support which can enable users to fully enjoy the game play. Both game developers and graphics solution makers have difficu... |
26 September 2008
04:49 GMT |
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Soon after the first reports of iPhone OS 2.2 beta emerged, a screenshot depicting what looks like a new version of Safari for iPhone surfaced as well. The revamped web browser seems very much like its desktop counterpart, which may lead to a much more advanced web browsing experience. 3G, as most of you should ... |
26 September 2008
04:48 GMT |
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As we said on previous occasions, LittleBigPlanet is one of the most anticipated games for the PlayStation 3, and with all the hype going around, the little time left until its launch seems like an eternity for the fans. In order to ensure that everything will run smoothly when the game launches, Sony wanted to test ... |
26 September 2008
04:47 GMT |
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Microsoft is offering an update to its design tool to leverage Windows Presentation Foundation, namely .NET Framework 3.0, .NET framework 3.5. Expression Blend 2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Preview went live on the download center on September 25, 2008. According to the Redmond giant, the SP1 Preview release of Expression B... |
26 September 2008
04:43 GMT |
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If you've played Day of the Tentacle, then you surely miss a good adventure game to unwind now and then. I began my adventuring career with the first Broken Sword game and the last good adventure I played is the first Syberia game. For some reason, I never got around trying to play the new adventures of Sam & Ma... |
26 September 2008
04:35 GMT |
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After a long time of only rumors making the rounds on the Internet, Samsung's M8800 was finally released. Although everybody expected it to be named Bresson, it seems that the South Korean group has had a change of heart, and went for the official dubbing of Pixon. While Bresson would have been used as a homage ... |
26 September 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Although most users are now anxiously waiting for the release of Intel's next-generation Nehalem-based Core i7 processors, Noctua, a designer of cooling products for computer hardware components, has just announced the introduction of four new CPU coolers specifically designed to meet the requirements of Intel&#... |
26 September 2008
04:20 GMT |
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Instruments and recording gear, be it software or hardware, have become more popular and affordable than ever, especially if we look at the entry-level and middle range. Today it is way easier to get your hands on an instrument of your choice, write down some songs and record them on a demo CD right in your home.Prod... |
26 September 2008
04:17 GMT |
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At long last Bungie tells us what it has been doing and what to expect from the studio. A trailer is now up and available to all those who want to see it. The problem is that, in true Bungie fashion, there's not much information to glean from the trailer.One clue is in the Xbox Live information that accompa... |
26 September 2008
04:05 GMT |
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While there are dozens of Windows-themed songs out there, few thought of rubbing those neurons together to compose a song using the sound effects in Mac OS X. Well, this guy did, and it sounds pretty cool. He's also putting the project up for grabs, so you can continue or completely alter what he's started ... |
26 September 2008
04:04 GMT |
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More information on the upcoming ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphics card has emerged to the Web. The latest leaked specifications are close to what we were expecting to see on AMD's new card and come with the “AMD Confidential” mark on them. The new graphics solution is set for launch on October 21 and is s... |
26 September 2008
03:52 GMT |
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Although other sources may prove more effective in the long run, of all the natural energy providers out there wind is always the closest and the easiest one to comprehend. More and more people build their own wind-fueled energy mini-stations at home, which is compared to having your own car instead of relying on pub... |
26 September 2008
03:51 GMT |
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Left 4 Dead is a very important game for Valve, the developer behind great titles like Half Life or Portal, which has really high hopes for this survival horror shooter. It said on many occasions that all its creative resources had gone to this project and that it was the number one priority at the moment. Being slat... |
26 September 2008
03:49 GMT |
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Yesterday, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, Canonical Ltd., initiated a survey with the purpose of finding out in what way exactly Ubuntu Server Edition is being used. Jointly sponsored by Canonical and Red Monk, the study is carried out to learn more about the community organization types within which Ubuntu Server... |
26 September 2008
03:48 GMT |
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I'm rather sad while saying that The Sims movie is pretty much on track. Producer John Davis even offered a few more details regarding the project, which makes me think that we'll soon see another movie based on a videogame that will totally miss the point of the original intellectual property while using t... |
26 September 2008
03:44 GMT |
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Word on the street (and by street we mean the vast Internet) is that, on Thursday, LG unveiled a new portable computer system that has been specifically designed to compete with all those other netbooks on the market. The new model comes to extend the company's offer of netbooks with a system that sports a 10-in... |
26 September 2008
03:43 GMT |
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At first, Adobe Photoshop became the market leader for commercial bitmap and image manipulation on PCs. Later, it extended the Photoshop brand to consumer-oriented photo software and online photo-editing. Now, it seems that Adobe is aiming for the mobile market as well, with its new Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile.For the... |
26 September 2008
03:26 GMT |
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Codemasters is showing off the map that will be featured in its upcoming Fuel, saying that it will cover more ground than any other racing game ever launched.David Brickely, one of the developers at Codemasters, told Videogamer that the 5000 square mile map which would be the bedrock of racing game Fuel had taken fou... |
26 September 2008
03:24 GMT |
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Sometimes it really is tragic to feel inspired, create some neat beats or riffs and then simply forget them, especially if you're the kind of musician who can "write" tunes in almost any place and virtually at any hour. I play guitar and I often find myself humming some notes that really seem to match into a nif... |
26 September 2008
03:21 GMT |
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One of the latest additions in the long line of video game inspired movies is Max Payne. Coming in mid October, the movie is directed by John Moore, it will have Mark Wahlberg playing the main character, and it definitely looks like it's going to be a pretty decent movie. Recently, director John Moore spoke to G... |
26 September 2008
03:20 GMT |
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A new NPD study shows that more and more girls are interested in videogames and especially to online virtual worlds. The main attraction is the built in social element that they exhibit and the fact that they are easy to play.1,541 girls were questioned as part of the study and over half of them claimed that they spe... |
26 September 2008
03:05 GMT |
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It has been confirmed that an iPhone 2.2 beta build is now being tested by Apple's developer community, with a pre-release version of the iPhone SDK also having been released in the wild. The two builds are labeled “compatibility testing,” and provide no indication (thus far) as to whether background... |
26 September 2008
03:01 GMT |
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The Santa Clara-based graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA released yesterday a new version of its GeForce drivers, the WHQL-certified 178.13. As we are already accustomed with, the new drivers come with support for the entire GeForce 6, 7, 8 and 9 series, as well as the GTX 200 family. The recently released PhysX 8.09.... |
26 September 2008
02:56 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of York in UK discovered evidence of a line that they labeled "chemical equator," and which separates the northern hemisphere of the planet from its southern counterpart, in terms of pollution. The discovered line is 30 miles (50 km) wide and resides in the cloudless sky of the Weste... |
26 September 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Bioshock was a great game. It was very innovative, it introduced gamers to the idea of free will and it really took the industry by storm with its many philosophical and moral issues. These aspects were presented to the players in many forms, and detailing upon them would only ruin the experience for those who haven&... |
26 September 2008
02:52 GMT |
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Cool Boarders 2001 is a video game developed by Idol Minds LLC and published by Sony Computer Entertainment of America. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 platform from Sony and for the original PlayStation. It was released in May 2001. The title is classed as a sports game, played from a third person perspec... |
26 September 2008
02:45 GMT |
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Contra: Shattered Soldier is a video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Ltd. and published by Konami Corporation. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and was launched in October 2002. The title is considered to be an action side scroller, played from a third person perspect... |
26 September 2008
02:35 GMT |
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Well after yesterday's Dead Space collector's edition you would think that Electronic Arts would take into consideration some more reasonable pricing, or at least offer something with a lot more value. Well guess what? We were seriously wrong. After 150 dollars' worth of DVDs and artwork offered w... |
26 September 2008
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Constantine is a video game developed by Bits Studio Ltd. and published by THQ Inc. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and for the original Xbox from Microsoft. It was launched in February 2005. The game is classed as an action title with horror elements and with a comics background. It was ... |
26 September 2008
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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. It was created for the PlayStation 2 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 shooter elements, ... |
26 September 2008
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As some of you might remember, Sling Media, the maker of the famous Slingbox streaming device, announced back at CES 2008 a new product that would be able to stream HD video to the user's computers. And now, 9 months later, the company finally delivered on its promise and announced the official availability of t... |
26 September 2008
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We all need to relax from time to time, as it has been scientifically proved that regular breaks increase productivity, as well as our general wellbeing. This is one of the reasons I decided to present what in my opinion stands for an efficient, brain cooling experience. Pingus is a lemmings-like puzzle game, which, ... |
26 September 2008
02:17 GMT |
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Delayed 2 days, the last development version of Mandriva Linux 2009 was announced a few hours ago. Mandriva 2009 RC2 is the first Linux distribution to deliver the just released GNOME 2.24 desktop environment. Another breathtaking feature introduced with this version is the implementation of the LUKS encryption syste... |
26 September 2008
01:17 GMT |
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