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A week ago, we were reporting that an upcoming Blu-ray player from Samsung, then dubbed BD-P2550, had appeared on BestBuy's website, which meant that an official announcement from the Korean manufacturer was bound to follow shortly. And it looks like Samsung didn't want to keep us waiting for too long, sinc... |
29 August 2008
14:22 GMT |
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Since Panasonic is pretty much the world's best-known manufacturer of plasma displays, it's no wonder that it brought at IFA just about the best in its arsenal. And no, we're not talking just about production models, but also about next-generation PDPs, prototypes whose features and specs offer us just... |
29 August 2008
14:00 GMT |
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Vodafone announced that, starting the 1st of September, it would be offering a new pay as you talk (PAYT) price plan called Text Unlimited and targeted towards UK users who can't live without sending lots of SMS messages everyday. The new price plan can be chosen for free by Vodafone's new and existing... |
29 August 2008
12:38 GMT |
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According to Mozilla's initial plans, the first Beta of Firefox 3.1 codename Shiretoko was slated for availability by the end of August 2008, but this is no longer the case. Firefox 3.1 will only be released in October this year. The beta code freeze for the successor of Firefox 3.0 was moved from August to earl... |
29 August 2008
12:36 GMT |
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Just as it was the case with Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft is enabling the customization of Internet Explorer 8 via the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta. In this context, just as IE8 is designed to replace IE7, the Internet Explorer Administration Kit 8 Beta is the successor of IEAK7. Users will need the ... |
29 August 2008
12:04 GMT |
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Google has announced that all the users of the Blogger platform will soon have greater opportunities to tighten the bonds with the other users of Google's blogging system. “Following,” a new feature that will be implemented in the next couple of weeks in all blogs, allows bloggers to interact more wi... |
29 August 2008
12:00 GMT |
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Every time you surf the web, you come across interesting bits of information that you think you may need sometime in the future. Actually, the World Wide Web is a huge source of information, where you can find anything from how to make an omelet to what you need to build an atomic bomb. And, when you do find somethin... |
29 August 2008
11:57 GMT |
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Attempting to avoid the rather sluggish experience that has become inherently associated with Windows Vista RTM, Microsoft promised, through the voice of Steven Sinofsky, that Windows 7 would not set a single “bit” out of Redmond until it would meet a set of performance criteria. The Senior Vice Pres... |
29 August 2008
11:25 GMT |
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Google's Android mobile platform will indeed have a so-called Android Market embedded in it, as we reported yesterday. Presented as "a user-driven content distribution system," Android Market was unveiled for the first time, in screenshots and details, on the official Android Developers Blog. Somehow simila... |
29 August 2008
10:57 GMT |
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Google's two popular projects, Google Earth and Google Maps, will benefit from images of a much better quality than that of those currently employed. The company has signed a contract with GeoEye, a satellite imagery provider, which will offer, according to Reuters as cited by the Washington Post, the most ... |
29 August 2008
10:57 GMT |
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A projector's lamp is most likely its most delicate component, and the only one with a relatively limited functioning life (typically, several thousand hours). However, things might seriously change in the future, since the Delta Electronics company has just announced the development of the world's first LE... |
29 August 2008
10:45 GMT |
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Ultimate Music Software has released a simple, but quite useful piece of Mac software aimed at writers. NameGenr8er can generate as many as 500 different names instantly, and also lets you set the level of obscurity the resulted names have.Although described as "a name generator application for creative writers who u... |
29 August 2008
10:42 GMT |
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Photosynth, an incubation project from Microsoft Live Labs, went out of Technology preview stage and was released to web on August 20, 2008. Just eight days later the Redmond company introduced the first update for the service designed to permit end users to upload collections of 2D digital images and create navigabl... |
29 August 2008
10:38 GMT |
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Several Lenevo ThinkPad X61 users are complaining about their tablet PC, which appears to generate too much heat in the right palm rest area. The issue isn't related to the tablet PC's graphics chip, as you might presume, but rather to a wireless adapter that is installed under the palm rest. According to t... |
29 August 2008
10:27 GMT |
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I guess you saw this coming... it's about a few of Gibson's new guitars, which have some of the uncanniest shapes, just like the brand new “guitar of the month,” the Reverse Explorer. Well, for those who are not that much into guitar playing or rock listening, I must say that the Explorer is an ... |
29 August 2008
10:15 GMT |
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Cricket Communications, subsidiary of Leap Wireless and North America's tenth largest mobile operator, has announced the availability of a new video service for its subscribers. Simply called “Mobile Video,” the flat-rate unlimited service will offer users video clips (from one to four minutes in len... |
29 August 2008
10:05 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is yet another step closer to the next iteration of IE for Microsoft. Made available for download on August 27, only to start being served to Windows XP and Windows Server 2008 machines featuring Beta 1 the subsequent day, IE8 Beta 2 is making its way at fast pace towards a reported final d... |
29 August 2008
09:58 GMT |
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Skinners has released a cool TV and Radio streaming app for Max OS X simply called Livestation. The application is free to download and install on your Intel-based Mac. As soon as you've fired it up, just create an account (e-mail address required) and you're good to go.The Livestation player can receive a ... |
29 August 2008
09:48 GMT |
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BitDefender has decided to publish a list with the ten elements considered to be the most important in users' fight against malware. All the recommendations have the same bedrock – caution, which can save one a lot of trouble. The first measure has to do with the fact that no one should base thei... |
29 August 2008
09:30 GMT |
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The White House released a memo, signed by Karen Evans, the Administrator for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology, which instructs all government agencies to prepare for securing the federal government’s DNS infrastructure over the next year.The document outlines a plan for the agencies to dep... |
29 August 2008
09:29 GMT |
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Yesterday, ASUS announced a new portable computer system that will most certainly draw your attention the very first time you have a chance to notice it. Touted as one of the company's most “environment-friendly” products, the new Bamboo Series of notebooks boasts a more than interesting ex... |
29 August 2008
09:18 GMT |
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Mobile users from across the US have recently broken three records when it comes to text messaging. According to a report released by VeriSign, the Mountain View-based communications and Internet company, from the beginning of 2008 to June 30, no less than 95.4 billion SMS messages have been sent among US carrie... |
29 August 2008
09:18 GMT |
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I said it before and I’ll say it again: no matter how strongly you feel that your computer is protected against any malevolent forces, the security enforced will never be enough. If a firewall and an antivirus/antispyware solution are concerting for the security of your machine, this does not mean that your fil... |
29 August 2008
09:16 GMT |
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Electronic paper might sound like something out of a SciFi movie, but the truth of the matter is that it will most likely replace its traditional counterpart in a few years' time, when trees will become much too valuable to be cut down or when the manufacturing process will be simple enough to allow mass product... |
29 August 2008
09:10 GMT |
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15:01. The LucasArts logo is very cool, with the little yellow guy throwing the light saber right at you and then going for a bit of Force lightning.15:03. Ahhh, loading times, how I hate them! Give me the Force!15:10. Force training is interesting, but the throwing mechanic seems a bit complicated. I suspect most th... |
29 August 2008
08:56 GMT |
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Everyone's talking about high-definition and Blu-ray nowadays, but the truth of the matter is that the "classic" DVD still reigns supreme over most consumers' home entertainment systems and computers. For this reason, LG's DVS450H might actually enjoy an unexpected level of success, since it incorporat... |
29 August 2008
08:40 GMT |
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Microsoft continues its race against Google, with the Redmond company making consistent financial investments in order to catalyze the evolution of its online business. On August 29, 2008, the Redmond company has announced a new deal in Europe, namely the acquisition of Greenfield Online and its subsidiary Ciao.... |
29 August 2008
08:30 GMT |
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How many days left until the release of long awaited supposedly revolutionary game Spore? The correct answer is seven. How many days till you can download the game? None. We're not talking about piracy and downloading the game earlier. We're talking about the fact that Electronic Arts is sending word that t... |
29 August 2008
08:27 GMT |
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Richard Clayton, a researcher working at the Computer Laboratory from the University of Cambridge, has published the findings of one of his latest studies, which aimed at determining whether the amount of spam someone receives depends on their names or not. Of course, the research was performed bearing in mind only t... |
29 August 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Jon Brown has released BeFit 1.0, an easy-to-use Mac app that will help you track the caloric value of your meals. It's intuitive, functional and practical and lets you track your foods using limitless lists, multiple food groups, the Spotlight searching feature in OS X and more. You can even print out your food... |
29 August 2008
08:20 GMT |
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Today, Micro Star International (MSI) has announced the availability of a new 14.1-inch notebook, specifically designed to meet the requirements of today's gaming users. As expected, the new portable computer system is powered by Intel's recently released Intel Centrino 2 technology, which, combined with se... |
29 August 2008
08:20 GMT |
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Fans of PAC-MAN from across the US have now the chance to prove their skills to the world, as Namco Networks has just announced its PAC-MAN Fever Mobile Tournament that will take place between August 29 and 31, during the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). Mobile gamers will be able to play the famous game if they vi... |
29 August 2008
08:12 GMT |
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Innovation is almost always the key to success, and it really seems that the engineers and designers from Philips took this very seriously into consideration when creating the CinemaOne. And that's because this relatively small product (roughly the size of a football) combines a DVD and CD player, an iPod dock, ... |
29 August 2008
08:05 GMT |
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Some said that this day would never come. Others expected this day to come much sooner. Still, it's good that Electronic Arts and Mythic managed to get Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning to this date, the date when the game goes gold. Going gold means that the development is not over and that copies are not crea... |
29 August 2008
07:59 GMT |
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AT&T, the first (and possibly the only) US mobile carrier to offer RIM's BlackBery Bold across the States, still hasn't come up with an official release date for the smartphone. This, although the Bold's arrival via the blue carrier was confirmed since the beginning of June. Moreover, an AT&T official ... |
29 August 2008
06:42 GMT |
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Like most other manufacturers of display solutions, LG has also come up with a pretty interesting lineup for this year's IFA. However, there are a few models that really stand out from a crowd, the most impressive being the LG Scarlet 7000, which, besides displaying full HD images, packs some other attractive an... |
29 August 2008
06:34 GMT |
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Shuttle is a company that specializes in designing and developing small-sized desktop computer systems. Most of the models made by it are built using Intel's desktop processors, ranging from dual-core Pentiums to Quad-core Xeon CPUs. Just recently, Shuttle has announced a new, smaller computer system that will b... |
29 August 2008
06:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is making available for download one copy of Windows Vista RTM and three copies of Windows XP (one with Service Pack 2 and two with Service Pack 3) for free. In this context, the free downloads continue a tradition started back in 2007 by the Redmond company. Made available on August 28, 2008, the bits that... |
29 August 2008
06:28 GMT |
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It's been a while since we last discussed bad taste gem-customized Apple devices, so after stumbling upon this Limited Edition iPhone 3G from Knalihs Athem, we thought why not take another swing at the subject?After all, Apple news has been rather boring lately. Everyone's going up and down about third part... |
29 August 2008
06:16 GMT |
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7Search, a "Pay Per Click Search Engine Advertising and Affiliate Network" company whose website was associated with spyware distribution in the past, filed a lawsuit against McAfee for what they consider to be a false and deceptive warning coming from McAfee’s SiteAdvisor service."Feedback from credible users ... |
29 August 2008
06:10 GMT |
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The FBI has decided to take more measures to fend off the wave of spam attacks in which the sender pretends to be a hitman hired to kill the recipient of the email, or a loved one. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a branch of the federal authority, has released an official note, advising people not to liste... |
29 August 2008
06:01 GMT |
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The Germans from Ultrasone have had little rest until now and this can be proven by their latest announcement: it looks like October will be the month the new PRO 900 high-end headphones will be released for the public, at a $600 MSRP. Now, there are things and things about these headphones, especially as the audioph... |
29 August 2008
06:00 GMT |
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We've already seen some of Philips' "handywork" for the IFA show in Berlin, but the company has much more in store for us, especially in the area of display solutions, but not necessarily restricted to it. However, for the time being, we'll stick to the "realm" of HDTVs, since, beside the Aurea II and ... |
29 August 2008
05:54 GMT |
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It's been over one month since Intel finally unveiled its latest generation notebook platform, the Centrino 2. Since then, several manufactures have announced their own Centrino 2 notebooks, some of which have already been benchmarked and tested. However, more notebooks based on the new platform are still to eme... |
29 August 2008
05:47 GMT |
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Paradox Interactive voice, hot on the heels of the Hearts of Iron 3 announcement, that they are developing an expansion for their most recent launch Europa Universalis: Rome, a grand strategy game which spans the history of the Roman Empire. The expansion will be called Vae Victis and will sell for just 9.99 dollars ... |
29 August 2008
05:44 GMT |
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Just in time for the Penny Arcade Expo, Microsoft revealed that Popfly Game Creator has evolved to Beta stage. The Popfly team will indeed participate at PAX 2008 in Seattle, and the Game Creator will be on location at the convention. The Beta Build of Popfly Game Creator brings to the table a range of improvements a... |
29 August 2008
05:40 GMT |
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When the Spore Creature Creator made its way onto computers everywhere in the world, the possibilities of customization included in the editor made it very easy for users to create entities shaped in a myriad of forms, covered in weird textures, with movements that defied physics. Obeying the immutable laws of the di... |
29 August 2008
05:36 GMT |
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While Verizon's revamped MOTO Q, codenamed Napoleon, is still not officially confirmed, AT&T went ahead and released its new Windows Mobile 6.1 MOTO Q Global smartphone. The handset also has a new look (besides the upgraded OS), as its case is all dressed-up in silver, offering a pretty nice visual effect. ... |
29 August 2008
05:27 GMT |
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Marware has introduced the Sidewinder Deluxe for iPhone 3G. The carrying and cord storage solution sports a smart, dual-purpose holster, a retractable sidearm cord winder, and a stand-alone scratch-resistant clear Flexi-Shell case. All this (and more) can be yours for $34.99."The Sidewinder Deluxe is the most complet... |
29 August 2008
05:16 GMT |
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The lawsuit initiated against four individuals, all connected to the Pirate Bay, the Sweden-based biggest Bittorrent tracker, was delayed until the end of the year. Although the Stockholm District Court previously announced that the litigation would begin by the end of the summer, it seems that now it needs more time... |
29 August 2008
05:06 GMT |
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The Electronic Software Association, which aims to represent the interests of videogame makers, has hailed the sentencing of two individuals who had been involved in software and videogames piracy as a big step towards creating a secure environment in which the industry can operate and generate profits.Kifah Maswadi&... |
29 August 2008
04:56 GMT |
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As expected, this year's IFA show from Berlin has brought to light quite a large number of extremely innovative products, providing certain features that we could only dream of just a few years ago. And that's also the case with the new REGZA ZF line of LCDs from Toshiba, which employ the Cell processors (a... |
29 August 2008
04:55 GMT |
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ASUS, one of the leading manufactures of graphics cards and motherboards, is planning to release a couple of new NVIDIA and AMD-based video cards, designed for the mainstream desktop computer users. The upcoming cards will be part of the company's Matrix lineup, which was showcased for the first time at this yea... |
29 August 2008
04:44 GMT |
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Apple is prepping a security update for iPhone owners, as expected, to fix a flaw in iPhone Software 2.0.2 which allows a person to get unauthorized access to the owner’s personal information by working around the screen-lock passcode. For now, users still have to improvise their fix.According to a detnews piec... |
29 August 2008
04:35 GMT |
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Disney's Chicken Little is a video game developed by Avalanche Software LLC and published by Buena Vista Game, Inc. It was developed for the PlayStation 3 gaming console from Sony, for the Xbox from Microsoft and for the PC. The title is classified as an action adventure game, with elements of racing and espiona... |
29 August 2008
04:34 GMT |
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Logitech have just added a new member to their Squeezebox family in the body of the Boom network player. Announced yesterday, the Logitech Squeezebox Boom looks like one of the most promising tools of its kind, being quite able to blend in the ingredients for a solid commercial success: it comes bundled with a heavy ... |
29 August 2008
04:33 GMT |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 became available for download starting with August 27, 2008. As its precursor, Beta 1, the Beta 2 Build is tailored to a range of operating systems including Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista RTM and SP1, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Sever 2008. Microsoft already informed that users ... |
29 August 2008
04:24 GMT |
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BlackBerry Pearl 8220, also known as BlackBerry KickStart – the first ever clamshell smartphone created by Research in Motion – will apparently be more expensive than initially rumored. More exactly, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, seems to have set the price of Pearl 8220 to $149.9... |
29 August 2008
04:22 GMT |
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Choro Q is a video game developed by Barnhouse Effect Co, Ltd. and published by TAKARA Co Ltd. It was released for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony in November 2003. The game is classed as a racing title and features some role playing elements. It is played from a third person perspective. There are some po... |
29 August 2008
04:19 GMT |
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Although it has mainly focused on LCDs, Sony has also used this year's IFA show as the launch pad for a new projector, the BRAVIA VPL-HW10 HD SXRD. According to the company, the device features a new and stylish design, triple-panel Sony SXRD and 8-stage image processing, all of these (theoretically) available a... |
29 August 2008
04:11 GMT |
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Mirror's Edge is just getting better and better. DICE, best known for their Battlefield games, have taken on the almost impossible task of creating a free running game set in a utopian city which features very little to no shooting and also puts you in charge of the female characters. Initially, a lot of people ... |
29 August 2008
04:03 GMT |
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Microsoft is in no hurry to patch a vulnerability which it managed to confirm approximately five months ago in mid-April 2008. On August 27, 2008, the Redmond company provided additional details about the security flaw that impacts a wide range of Windows operating systems, including Windows XP Service Pack 3 and SP2... |
29 August 2008
03:58 GMT |
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Just recently, NVIDIA has officially introduced its GeForce 9400GT graphics card, designed for entry-level desktop computer users. The new card was released just after the Santa Clara chip maker had announced a couple of highly anticipated GeForce models, designed for the mainstream and entry-level markets, including... |
29 August 2008
03:52 GMT |
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Apple has released the first ProRes QuickTime Decoder for Mac. According to the company, this tool will allow QuickTime to play Apple ProRes files. Using the codec, Final Cut Users benefit from "lossless, uncompressed HD video at SD data rates". The Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder allows both Mac and Windows users to ... |
29 August 2008
03:45 GMT |
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After the tremendous success registered by Facebook, with the social network managing to wind its way past competitors to get to the first place worldwide, it seems like a movie about its outset and evolution is the thing to follow. Aaron Sorkin, the writer of the "West Wing" series and of several awarded motion... |
29 August 2008
03:45 GMT |
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Chaos Legion is a video game developed and published by Capcom. It was created for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and for the PC. It was released in 2003. The game is classed as an action adventure title with a lot of role playing elements intertwined in the gameplay. It is played from a third person pers... |
29 August 2008
03:44 GMT |
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Ever thought that Sony Ericsson's W980 and W350 could benefit from new color versions? Good, because the Swedish-Japanese company is preparing to come up with two new colors for the W980 as well as two new ones for the W350. As reported by the SEMC Blog, the W980 will be offered in Opera Brown and Violin Re... |
29 August 2008
03:28 GMT |
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The KOffice Team announced yesterday the latest release of the well-known office suite. Among the changes this version brings, there are: some modifications in KPresenter, plenty of improvements in KWord, and also a few adjustments to Krita and Karbon.Following the idea of the previous alpha versions, KOffice 2... |
29 August 2008
03:27 GMT |
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Champions of Norrath: Return to Arms is a video game created by Snowblind Studios and published by Sony Online Entertainment. It was only developed for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and published in 2005. The game is classed as an action title with a dark medieval theme that sought to introduce some ligh... |
29 August 2008
03:22 GMT |
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Champions of Norrath: Realms of Everquest is a video game created by Snowblind Studios and published by Sony Online Entertainment. It was only developed for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and published in 2005. The game is classed as an action title with a dark medieval theme that sought to introduce some... |
29 August 2008
03:03 GMT |
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Despite not being the biggest brand in the portable computer systems market, Samsung can still pride itself with some interesting notebook designs. According to recent rumors, the South Korea-based company also plans to release a new ultra-portable computer, of which it says it will be “lighter than air.”... |
29 August 2008
03:02 GMT |
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Field System has released newtonica, an "original" game for the iPhone and iPod touch. Newtonica is a minimal-defense shooting game which has players flicking their devices to rotate the Star Panel Sphere so that the falling meteors hit the cores with the matching colors. The game is available on the iTunes App Store... |
29 August 2008
02:49 GMT |
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Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is a video game created and published by Konami Interactive. It was developed just for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and was launched in 2005. It is classed as an action adventure title with a medieval and fantasy setting that is played from a third person perspective.Cas... |
29 August 2008
02:47 GMT |
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For quite a long time now, the IFA consumer electronics show has been the place where the most important manufacturers in the audio/video segment present their latest developments, which, in some cases, can only be described as breathtaking. And that's also the case with Philips, which has come up this year with... |
29 August 2008
02:43 GMT |
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The PC-BSD team proudly announced the immediate availability of the first beta version of PC-BSD 7.0. Being based on the FreeBSD 7.0, and powered by the popular KDE 4.1 desktop environment, this release comes with many software updates and bugfixes over previous alpha versions. It also offers many ways of installatio... |
29 August 2008
02:37 GMT |
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Harmonix is getting ready to rock your music download list, in anticipation of the launch of its upcoming Rock Band 2. Just take a look at the list of albums it plans to release in the near future if you're not convinced.A new Entertainment Weekly online article says that Harmonix is preparing to get out some ve... |
29 August 2008
02:35 GMT |
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The Japanese company Sony has come up with a truckload of novelties at this year's IFA show in Berlin, most of them related to the A/V market segment. Beside its advanced, ultra-thin LCDs, the company has also unveiled a device that will allow users to take full advantage of the respective HDTVs' features, ... |
29 August 2008
01:45 GMT |
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