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Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development. Compared with the fourth a... |
5 September 2008
23:54 GMT |
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Developed by Custom Solutions of Maryland, Speed Reading allows users to measure their reading speed, and to use different methods to increase it, as well as improve comprehension. The latest iteration of the app, released earlier this year, enhances Leopard support. Speed Reading III offers ten built-in practice tex... |
5 September 2008
17:01 GMT |
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The CEDIA show is the best place for the major players on the consumer electronics market in general and the A/V solution market in particular to showcase their latest developments, which, in some cases, are pretty much breathtaking. And that's also the case with JVC, which, besides its full-HD projectors, has a... |
5 September 2008
16:21 GMT |
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Chromatic Bytes, the makers of ZeusDraw, have announced a back-to-school sale for their flagship vector drawing program, ZeusDraw. The software offers a fluid, graceful interface, great brushes and a host of other features. ZeusDraw will be on sale for US$59.99 starting now and ending September 21.Last updated on Apr... |
5 September 2008
15:11 GMT |
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Yenko has updated its addictive Dice game to version 1.5.3. The update addresses a visual bug with artwork in setup and score screens. Magic Dice is based on a popular dice game that consists of 13 rounds, at the end of which the player with the highest score is the winner. Magic Dice is "a 5 of a kind game for 1 of ... |
5 September 2008
14:11 GMT |
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Human Software has released a new version of its edit plug-in, HSC Edit (1.4), for users of Apple's professional photography solution, Aperture. HSC Edit offers more than 4,000 effects to apply on one or a set of images. The new release adds mere UI tweaks and speed improvements.HumanSoft Edit lets users preview... |
5 September 2008
14:01 GMT |
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In what's seen as the first step towards a worldwide price cut, Microsoft has slashed the prices of the Xbox 360 gaming console on the Japanese market by margins that go up to 30%. Now the Xbox 360 Arcade is cheaper than the Nintendo Wii. And many analysts, like Colin Sebastian from Lazard Capital Markets and th... |
5 September 2008
13:41 GMT |
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What's the use of providing the largest and most advanced plasma displays in the world if you don't offer your customers a video signal source to match? Well, looks like Panasonic is keen to provide a complete and comprehensive home-entertainment solution, since, besides the huge widescreen PDPs it has been... |
5 September 2008
13:31 GMT |
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I had my doubts about Fallout 3, especially when the less than stellar E3 videos appeared earlier in the summer. Now we have new videos from the PAX show and the game seems to be much more of a successor to the previous two versions than a simple, mod-like, Oblivion with guns game. What's still missing is a... |
5 September 2008
13:01 GMT |
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LG Prada II, successor of the Prada phone released by the South Korean company last year and sold in about 1 million units so far, will bring lots of new and improved features. Although, at the moment, we have nothing official regarding the Prada II, an almost complete list with its specs has appeared on the Web, via... |
5 September 2008
13:00 GMT |
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So Electronic Arts thought that if it launched space based horror title Dead Space on Halloween people might be a) too scared because of the costumes and the pumpkins or b) too full because of all the candy and the lavish dinners to play it, so it has decided to put the game out a week earlier, on October 2... |
5 September 2008
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is in no rush to deliver the first beta of Windows 7. Even according to the official time table for the delivery of Windows Vista's successor, the Redmond company is just a few months short of the final deadline, and yet there is no Beta on the immediate horizon. This, even if at the end of 2007, Windo... |
5 September 2008
12:08 GMT |
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Sony Ericsson's most advanced mobile device to date, the Xperia X1, has appeared in a new and official video presentation, which offers us a general view on what the handset will be able to do, once released. One of the coolest things about Xperia X1 is the fact that it will come with the so-called Xperia p... |
5 September 2008
11:56 GMT |
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A new release of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 has gone live on the Microsoft Download Center. The collection of process and toolset bundled as a Microsoft Solution Accelerator designed to enable an automatic deployment process for the latest of the Redmond company's software solutions has... |
5 September 2008
11:25 GMT |
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A woman whose Internet connection dropped when she needed to do a month's work in six days apparently took hostage the technical support employee who came to fix the problem. Carol Sinclair, a 53-year-old Canadian actress and playwright, called her Internet provider when she realized that she couldn’t mana... |
5 September 2008
11:22 GMT |
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Since Epson is among the world's best-known manufacturers of projection solutions, it's actually no wonder that it prepared several interesting products for one of the world's biggest trade shows dedicated especially to the A/V segment. And by far the most important and interesting announcement from th... |
5 September 2008
11:21 GMT |
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There is certainly a significant amount of buzz surrounding AMD's current generation of Radeon graphics cards. As it has been proven by several benchmarks, the company’s HD 4000 series can deliver an impressive performance level, but at a much more affordable price tag, which is why major graphics card man... |
5 September 2008
10:57 GMT |
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PopCap Games, the famous North American game developer based in Seattle, has just announced that its highly-popular, award-winning Peggle game will be soon launched in a mobile version. Simply called Peggle Mobile, the "made for handsets" game will be unleashed in North America (via major mobile carriers), as well as... |
5 September 2008
10:47 GMT |
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Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a solution for securing wireless communication between the modern medical implants and maintenance/monitoring devices. The solution encrypts the communication using a 64-bit key, which is generated by using each patient's heartbeat. Modern ... |
5 September 2008
10:41 GMT |
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On September 4, 2008 Microsoft has kick-started the rebuilding process of the Windows brand. The new Windows marketing campaign started along with less Wow than the original marketing effort associated with the Windows Vista consumer launch, and was focused exclusively on a video advertisement/teaser featuring Micros... |
5 September 2008
10:36 GMT |
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An American writer who discovered that a draft of her latest book was leaked on the Internet decided to stop writing, although the first 12 chapters of it were ready for editing and publishing. Stephenie Meyer, author of the vampire novels “The Host,” “Twilights” and its sequels, all targeting... |
5 September 2008
10:21 GMT |
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Everyone's talking about touch and multi-touch control systems nowadays, so it's no wonder that we're beginning to see more and more such systems take central stage at various technology shows around the world. And that's also the case with this year's CEDIA, where a company called nLighten T... |
5 September 2008
10:16 GMT |
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According to a recent slide, leaked on the Internet and showing Intel's CPU roadmap, the leading manufacturer of computer processors is currently preparing to roll out its next-generation Atom processor, a release believed to take place sometime soon. The new chip, which will be part of the company's low-po... |
5 September 2008
10:09 GMT |
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BizTalk Server 2006 Release 3 (R3) is not going to be the next release of BizTalk Server. Oliver Sharp, general manager of BizTalk Server, revealed that the Redmond company has rebranded the upcoming version of the product as BizTalk Server 2009. Microsoft has already made available a Community Technology Preview of ... |
5 September 2008
10:01 GMT |
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Curious about how the upcoming Sony Ericsson F305 presents itself in reality? If not, you should be, because the gaming phone looks quite nice in the new (and only, until now) live images appeared with it. Moreover, the F305 was pictured next to the G705, the handset that Sony Ericsson should officially unveil next M... |
5 September 2008
09:54 GMT |
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The Yahoo! stock value registered, a couple of days ago, the lowest point in five years. The shares dropped to $17.75, while in November 2007, the share price reached the highest point, namely of $34.08. In May 2008, the stock value per unit continuously went up and down, with a minimum rate of $22 and a maximum... |
5 September 2008
09:41 GMT |
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CEDIA EXPO 2008 is the stage where Microsoft has gone officially live with Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008. Still, Windows Vista RTM and Service Pack 1 users running the Home Premium or Ultimate editions of the operating system will have to wait for Windows 7 in order to benefit from an upgrade to Windows Media Cen... |
5 September 2008
09:36 GMT |
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It kicked off and, boy, does it suck! What do you mean “what”? Microsoft's “Windows, Not Walls” $300 Million ad campaign aimed at putting a sock into Apple's mouth. The ad is only an “icebreaker,” according to Microsoft SVP Bill Veghte, suggesting that future ones will be... |
5 September 2008
09:16 GMT |
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From the perspective of a platform developer, Microsoft has to maintain an equilibrium between the innovation it introduces with its software products and support for legacy applications. Both Windows Vista and Internet Explore 8 offer an ample example of the Redmond giant struggling to achieve such a balance. This i... |
5 September 2008
09:15 GMT |
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The first Battlefield games, as developed by DICE, were pretty much multiplayer affairs, very well suited for matches which employed well rehearsed team tactics. After Battlefield 2142 was launched, DICE quietly began working on Battlefield: Bad Company, only giving away the fact that their next project was likely t... |
5 September 2008
09:06 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics, one of the largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, is planning to acquire SanDisk, a leading maker of flash memory card products. In an interview with Reuters and cited by the online newspaper eDaily, a representative for the South Korea-based company confirmed that Samsung was considering... |
5 September 2008
08:58 GMT |
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As you've been able to see from our articles on the subject, JVC has come up with quite a lot of new and interesting products for this year's CEDIA show, including here two ultra-thin and very attractive LCD TV sets. These two devices from JVC's Procision series, the 42-inch LT-42SL89 and the 46-inch L... |
5 September 2008
08:55 GMT |
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Rumors about HTC Touch Diamond's arrival at Sprint have been around for some time now, but no one had a clear idea about the handset's release date. It was said that the fashionable device might reach Sprint's shores on August 28, but unfortunately this did not happen. Apparently, now we have both... |
5 September 2008
08:42 GMT |
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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), audited the network security of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as part of its mandatory annual review. In doing so, it found 2,093 internal vulnerable web servers on the network and 1,811 web servers that were not authorized to access the network.Acco... |
5 September 2008
08:35 GMT |
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A group of researchers from the Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas, the Institute of Computer Science Greece, has demonstrated the threats that can be employed via Facebook applications. The scientists created a simple application, called “Picture of the Day,” which promised to display one impres... |
5 September 2008
08:20 GMT |
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Like most other major manufacturers of high-definition display solutions, Hitachi is playing on both fronts, namely it's developing both LCDs and plasma displays. After you've seen what its LCDs are all about, it's time to take a look into the PDP segment, where the Japanese company has some pretty int... |
5 September 2008
08:17 GMT |
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Samsung and AT&T have always been working well together, that's why the big blue North American carrier continuously releases new handsets made by the South Korean company. The latest Samsung phone presented by AT&T is the a137, an entry-level device that comes only two days after the Samsung a237 was launched &... |
5 September 2008
07:50 GMT |
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Despite being different releases associated with the evolution of the Windows client, Windows XP and Windows Vista share not only common elements and components through their architecture, starting with the kernel, but also flaws in the source code. In this context, the Service Pack 1 and respectively Service Pa... |
5 September 2008
07:29 GMT |
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Dell's newly released Inspiron Mini 9 netbook is part of that special “class” of products that receive impressive amounts of media attention, even weeks before they are officially released. Then again, this could just as well be what Dell intended from the very start, as part of a bigger market... |
5 September 2008
06:59 GMT |
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Public persons are surely among the people who care the most about their reputation. This is only understandable after all, since, if a celebrity's private account on a social network is hacked, then the one behind it can make quite a few easy bucks by blackmail. This was precisely the case with the person who b... |
5 September 2008
06:50 GMT |
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SPIRIT DSP, a leading developer of voice and video software engines based in Thailand, recently announced that E-Ten, the Taiwanese manufacturer of mobile devices, has selected its voice solutions to be embedded into E-Ten branded products. SPIRIT's technology is already used in lots of Windows Mobile devic... |
5 September 2008
06:42 GMT |
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Gaming social network Raptr is announcing that it is entering open beta stage, with the aim of testing the service in view of an official launch in early 2009. Raptr, which is now in private beta, should be compatible with thousands of games that have been released across platforms like the PC, the Mac, the... |
5 September 2008
06:41 GMT |
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A new build of Live Mesh has become available as of September 4, 2008. The service update taking Live Mesh to version 0.9.3103.14 is designed to deliver a resolve for a synchronization problem highlighted on September 3. One day before offering the update, Microsoft warned participants in the Technology Preview Progr... |
5 September 2008
06:31 GMT |
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Sun Microsystems has announced a new version of Sun xVM VirtualBox, the free (open source) desktop virtualization software, enabling Mac OS X users to run a multitude of OSes on their Intel-based machines, such as Linux, Windows, Solaris and OpenSolaris. Sun's xVM VirtualBox Software Enterprise Subscription has ... |
5 September 2008
06:24 GMT |
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This week’s news brought again to our attention the rumors about AMD spinning off some of its manufacturing facilities in an attempt to reduce costs and turn to profitability. Confirmation on the company's “asset smart” strategy came from John Lau, senior semiconductor analyst and managing dire... |
5 September 2008
06:06 GMT |
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Take Two is reporting the best quarter it has ever had as a videogame publisher, with the board saying that for the fifth time in a row the company did better than it had predicted. Sales went up to 433 million dollars, which is more than double the $206 million sales it reported for the same quarter of last year.&nb... |
5 September 2008
06:00 GMT |
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DDR3 is not too far from becoming the next memory standard in the computing market, and from being integrated in upcoming computer systems, especially since both Intel and AMD are expected to release their next-generation processors, coming with native support for DDR3, soon. This is probably why several memory manuf... |
5 September 2008
05:59 GMT |
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For some reason the idea that television shows are getting the video game transformation treatment, much like movies have been getting in the last few years, is less than appealing to me. When games are used as tie-ins the results are usually mediocre, lacking innovation and soul. When video games are turned into mov... |
5 September 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Although it's not yet commercially available, Palm's new and fashionable Treo Pro smartphone can be pre-ordered by mobile users from across the UK, and all those who sign up for it will receive the handset starting September 15. The only thing that can now stop British customers from getting a Treo Pro... |
5 September 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Intel is currently the uncontested leading manufacturer of consumer chips, followed by AMD, which is still far from providing a high-performance competitor for the former’s high-end chips. The Santa Clara-based chip maker has recently entered the low-cost, low-power market, with the release of its highly succes... |
5 September 2008
05:08 GMT |
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A single edition of Windows Home Server might be a thing of the past. In fact, for the next iteration of the product, Microsoft is exploring a new strategy involving a couple of flavors of Windows Home Server. As early as March 2007, Todd Headrick, the product planner for the Microsoft Windows Home Server, indicated ... |
5 September 2008
05:06 GMT |
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It is no longer uncommon to hear that Apple, for one reason or another, decides to deny an app's presence on the iTunes App Store. Apps get pulled because of certain copyright claims, others because they're offensive, and so on. This one in particular got pulled because Apple thought it was of “limite... |
5 September 2008
05:02 GMT |
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The first models of Intel's ready-to-come Nehalems processors, or Core i7, as the company announced their brand name would be, are expected to hit the market this October. The new Intel chips were reported to range from two to eight cores, and they would also come with a triple channel DDR3 memory controller wit... |
5 September 2008
05:02 GMT |
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Neo Ellipse is the name of a brand new mobile phone that will soon hit the market to show other handset manufacturers what a truly fresh-looking device should be like. Designed and built by Neo DWC-LLC, a mixed company with headquarters in the UK and Dubai (UAE), the handset comes with a form factor that goes pe... |
5 September 2008
04:52 GMT |
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Back at CES 2008, Hitachi launched its UltraThin line of high-definition LCD TVs, which had been announced since the second half of 2007. However, since then, this series grew to include more models, so the Japanese company used CEDIA as the perfect platform to present the whole line of devices gathered in just one p... |
5 September 2008
04:50 GMT |
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Secure Computing is to acquire Securify, a startup focused on identity-based monitoring solutions. The value of the acquisition is of approximately $15 million but, aside from this amount, Securify is also bound to deliver an earn-out of $5 million once the transaction takes place. The contract will probabl... |
5 September 2008
04:31 GMT |
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xVM VirtualBox 2.0, Sun's open source, free and very efficient virtualization tool has been released yesterday, together with Sun xVM VirtualBox Software Enterprise Subscription, with support for enterprise users. This release is a major upgrade as it brings 64-bit guest OS, a new and improved GUI, a new version... |
5 September 2008
04:30 GMT |
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Last week, Kevin Rose (who has set several Apple-related rumors about) cited sources saying Apple had some interesting plans with the iPod line, the iTunes media player, and the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Snow Leopard). Most recently, Rose has also managed to get his hands on a new set of details on iTunes 8.Kevin Ros... |
5 September 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Acer, one of ASUSTek's main competitors in the dynamic market of netbooks, is expected to sell in September over 1 million units worldwide of its only netbook product so far, the Aspire One. The company, which holds a strong position in major markets such as the US and Europe, has also set up channels in emergin... |
5 September 2008
04:13 GMT |
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Gaming enthusiasts have now yet another machine of potential interest for them, the Paladin 998 from iBuyPower. As the name of the company also suggests, this latest gaming PC does have what it takes to be noticed. iBuyPower packed as a standard configuration inside a Cooler Master HAF 932 case the Q9550 Intel Core 2... |
5 September 2008
04:05 GMT |
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Microsoft's Apple "Get a Mac" killer is live as of September 4, 2008. The new $300 million Windows campaign put together by advertising agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, has debuted with the first video ad featuring none other than Microsoft part-time Chairman Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Gates shoppi... |
5 September 2008
03:57 GMT |
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If you live in Canada and you're jealous of your US neighbors who have the chance to buy Motorola's V750 and VE20 handsets, you might be happy to find out that both phones will soon be available north of the US border too. According to a post found on Howard Forums, the two new Motorolas should be laun... |
5 September 2008
03:52 GMT |
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D3Publisher is announcing that the Nintendo DS will be receiving a port of the already popular PC game Cradle of Rome, which will sport some 100 levels that will present various strategic challenges that can be overcome through various puzzle games. Development duties on the title are handled by cerasus.media and Cra... |
5 September 2008
03:51 GMT |
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Since this year's CEDIA expo in Denver is in full swing, it's no wonder that the biggest names in the A/V industry are coming out with their latest and most advanced products to date. And that's also the case with Pioneer, which has just unveiled its Elite BDP-09FD flagship Blu-ray Disc player, which i... |
5 September 2008
03:41 GMT |
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SHAPE Services has introduced IM+ All-in-One Messenger, a free IM client for users of an iPhone or iPod touch running firmware 2.0 or higher. The free app offers all public IMs in one good-looking client on your handset, which also uses an inbox so you can check out open dialogs and unread messages.From the iTunes Ap... |
5 September 2008
03:39 GMT |
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Clock Tower 3 is a video game developed and published by Capcom Inc Ltd. The game, appeared in December 2002, was only released for the PlayStation 2 gaming platform from Sony, and it is classed as being a survival horror title with action elements that can be played from a third person perspective. There are ot... |
5 September 2008
03:25 GMT |
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The second half of 2008 promises to bring several new products on the graphics cards market, as both ATI and Nvidia have new cards set for launch, starting with the back to school season. Consequently, for many users, this is a good time to upgrade their computers. Offerings for Nvidia's GTX200 are now wider and... |
5 September 2008
03:25 GMT |
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Since JVC is one of the most important names in the A/V industry, it was to be expected that it would have something big in store for this year's CEDIA expo. And one of the company's announcements is related to the area of projectors, as JVC has just unveiled four new such devices, namely the consumer-grade... |
5 September 2008
03:21 GMT |
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ASUS has officially unveiled the new ROG EN9800GT graphics, as part of the company's successful Matrix Series. The newly announced product was first spotted last week, alongside another Matrix Series card, based on AMD's Radeon HD 4850. Designed to provide gaming users with a boost of graphics performance, ... |
5 September 2008
03:20 GMT |
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Michael Moore, director of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” has decided to put up for download his latest documentary. “Slacker Uprising,” his most recent film, will be available as of September 23 for every US or Canadian resident. Moore explains that the two reasons that determined him to waive his copyri... |
5 September 2008
03:20 GMT |
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The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is a video game developed by Traveller's Tales Ltd and published by Buena Vista Games Inc. Available for the PlayStation 2 gaming platform from Sony, the Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Cube and the PC, the game, launched in 2005, is classed as being a ... |
5 September 2008
03:07 GMT |
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Are you a student, a Mac fan, and need MS Office to do your school projects? Why not consider getting that new Mac you've always wanted, also throwing in MS Office 2008 for Mac at a discount. When purchasing any Macintosh computer at Apple resellers, you can buy Office for 30% off. The deal ends on September 8, ... |
5 September 2008
03:05 GMT |
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Vodafone UK has announced that its customers can now buy RIM's new high-end BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone. The Bold is offered by the V carrier even for free, for those who also want a contract agreement for two years and an Anytime 600 data plan that costs 35 GBP (43 Euros or 62 USD) per month. The new s... |
5 September 2008
03:03 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. 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 espionage. Pla... |
5 September 2008
02:44 GMT |
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Chaos Legion is a video game developed and published by Capcom and created for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony and for the PC. Released in 2003, the game is classed as an action adventure title with a lot of role playing elements intertwined in the gameplay, and it is played from a third person perspectiv... |
5 September 2008
02:29 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 in 2005. Developed only for the PlayStation 2 gaming console from Sony, it was classed as an action title with a dark medieval theme that sought to introduce some light role playing game ... |
5 September 2008
02:02 GMT |
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A recently revealed slide showing AMD’s CPU roadmap indicates that the Sunnyvale-based chip maker is bound to release its first 45nm-manufactured quad-core Phenom processors as soon as January 2009. The slide appears to confirm recent rumors, according to which AMD plans to release the first 45nm desktop ... |
5 September 2008
02:02 GMT |
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Wires are so last-generation as far as home theater setups are concerned, but there are quite a lot of people out there who are simply not willing to give up on their hi-fi gear just yet and replace it with its newer, wireless counterpart. For this reason, the JBL company has launched at this year's CEDIA show t... |
5 September 2008
01:56 GMT |
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