| Opacity 1.1 Allows Vector Graphics for Web Page Crafting |  | Opacity, exclusively crafted website imagery and desktop software (such as launch icons), has been updated to version 1.1, adding support for SVG, which allows web vector illustration. The software relies on both Quartz and Core Animation technology, and has vector, layer, and filtering tools. A downloadable trial version ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 19:11 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Grand Theft Auto IV |  | A whole lot can happen in a Liberty City minute (which is much longer than the little known New York minute). As I stroll down the road in my Macana, looking for a better[ADMARK=1] ride and maybe some isolated guy I can deprive of his money, a police car rolls alongside me and parks abruptly as cops go after a hooded figure. There's some gunfire and then the sound of more police cars. I am not the focus of their attention, which is a first for my GTA experiences. As I use my right st ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 19:11 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sonnet Introduces Gigabit Adapters for Macs, Old and New |  | Three new Gigabit networking solutions are now available from Sonnet. Users of older Macs still running Mac OS X 10.5.2 will be very pleased to hear that the adapters start at $80 and can offer improved data transfer speeds, even when connecting to m ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 17:16 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7tsu no Shima no Daibouken Unlockables (DS) |  | Namco's Taiko no Tatsujin series is a great rhythm-based game which, unfortunately for the rest of the world, has never been "exported" to North[ADMARK=1] America or Europe. Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7tsu no Shima no Daibouken is the second installment in the DS series, following Taiko no T ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 17:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Canada – Apple to Pay $45 Credit for Owners of Older iPods |  | Following two class action lawsuits concerning iPods with underperforming batteries, Apple Canada Inc. is offering $45 credits to Canadian residents who own a new first, second or third-generation iPod purchased before June 24, 2004.
The settlement includes payment of legal fees, the Montreal Gazette[ADMARK=1] reports, as a result of two iPo ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 16:26 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| More Hard Drive Options for the PlayStation 3? |  | As the PlayStation Day Europe event wrapped up, interest in the gaming console from Sony has increased in the game media again, especially as David Reeves, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, has stated that the PS3 has outsold the Xbox 360 in Europe in absolute numbers, by breaking the[ADMARK=1] 5 million sales mark.
No ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 16:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 5 Things about Flamingos |  | 1. Flamingos are gorgeous birds that might have inspired the legend of the Phoenix Bird because of their bright plumage. They are distantly related to herons and pelicans. Today, only five species classified in one single family survive. Five fossil families of flamingos are known, that comprised birds of various sizes. Amongst the fossil genera are Elornis and Tilornis.
The existence of the modern genus Phoenicopterus is known from[ADMARK=1] the Lower Miocene, 23 Ma ago. Five flaming ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 15:46 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Join Fury League to Battle for Cash |  | It's no longer a secret that more and more online games are offering real prizes in real cash and now Fury League has been created in order to join the[ADMARK=1] already existing titles and try to reach the status of "best of the best". However, this will probably matter the least for yo ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 15:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Contraceptive Patches Cause Dangerous Blood Clots |  | The contraceptive patch has been designed to be more efficient against unwanted pregnancies but, as it turns out, it has stirred up quit a debate, as it seems to be more dangerous than the pill and should be pulled off market. Even more, this doesn’t even have something to do with. A few secondary effects have been observed on pills too, like nausea, blood clotting, liquid retention, cardiovascular impairments and apoplexy, but in the case of the patch, they seem to be more severe. " ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 14:11 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Lubricants Paralyze Sperm Cells |  | Do you want a kid? If your answer to this is in the positive, it’s time you forgot about lubricants, at least about some of the commercially available ones. As signaled by a new research presented at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting, in New Orleans, some lubricants appear to paralyze sperm cells.
"Most commercial lubricants are toxic to sperm, and couples[ADMARK=1] who want fertility should think about carefully choosing the lubricant they wa ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 14:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A First Effect of Global Warming: More Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrids |  | Global warming is a reality, and the Arctic is affected by it the hardest. Our grandchildren may not get to see polar bears, at least not in the wild. In the summer of 2007, the Arctic ice surface was about 30% under the long-term average level, a record of all times. Some studies forecast ice-free Arctic summers by 2040; some say that we could even get to see it happening this year.
Since 1978, the trend has been only downward and the Arctic is annually losing 44,000 square kilometer ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 14:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| How a Genetic Man Is Actually a Woman |  | We know that boys have XY sex chromosomes, while girls have XX. However, in some cases, newborn girls can be XY. A new research published in the Nature journal clarifies why some XY embryos, instead of being born as males, develop ovaries and evolve as girls: it’s because of a gene called Sox9,[ADMARK=1] involved in formation of the testes, and other two control genes.
"There are a surprisingly large number of cases where this process goes wrong. This phenomenon could effect up t ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 14:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Japan's Wealthiest Man Is Former Nintendo President |  | The real world is beginning to slowly accept the fact that the videogames culture is both profitable and relevant. One of the most important signs came about a week ago, when TIME conducted its poll to name the Most Influential Person of the Year. That person is Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary game designer that works for Nintendo. An ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 14:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Xbox 360 to Sponsor National Family Fitness Day |  | If you were thinking that the only console which can be associated with the idea of fitness is Nintendo's Wii, you were wrong: Microsoft has just got the lead[SDMARK=1] and jumped in with the Xbox 360 to sponsor the first ever National Family Fitness Day which will take place on the 12th of May this year. However, since an ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 13:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| It All Comes Down to Going Either for XP SP3 or for Vista SP1 |  | Starting with May 6, 2008, the question is no longer about Windows Vista RTM vs. Windows XP SP2, but rather about Vista SP1 or XP SP3. Vista Service Pack 1 RTM'd on February 4, 2008 and, as of March 18, it is widely available for download. ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 13:01 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Microsoft Will Build an Ubiquitous Computing Environment in the “City of the Future” |  | Microsoft will be responsible for building an ubiquitous computing environment in the "City of the Future." The Redmond company announced that its technology would be at the heart of Songdo, a new South Korean city being built 40 miles southwest of Seoul. Microsoft Solutions will cover various technological aspects of the Songdo International Business District and will be made available to citizens, government, as well as for education purposes. Songdo is under construction in ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 12:19 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mario Party DS Unlockables (DS) |  | The game that focuses more on the multiplayer aspect and the help of Mario's name, Mario Party DS, was released in Japan, Europe and North[ADMARK=1] America in November 2007, while Austrialia received the game one month later, in December. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Princess Daisy, Toad, Wario and Waluigi are the playable characters who will be guided by you on a series of minigames that promise countless hours of fun and excitement. There are quite some things you can unlo ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 12:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Arctic Cooling Unveils Comb-Like RAM Cooler |  | Arctic Cooling has just announced the availability of a new RAM module heatspreader, called the Arctic RC. The company claims that the high clock speeds and increased voltage in RAM modules create extra residual heat that endangers[ADMARK=1] optimal performance. Arctic Cooling also claims that the new Arctic RC memory cooler efficiently dissipates the extra heat, thus allowing users to extend the modules' overclocking potential.
The manufacturer built the heatspreader in such a ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 12:06 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hair Dye Increases Risk of Leukemia |  | The price of vanity in the modern, ever-changing era in which we live may be even higher than we can imagine. A study publish a short while ago warns men and women that using hair dye more than nine times a year increases by 60% the risk of developing chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which is a form of cancer of the blood cells. The same study claims that women who dye their [ADMARK=1]hair in darker shades of black, brown and red are 50 per cent more likely to develop a different type of bl ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:53 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Water-Cooled Servers Are More Power-Efficient |  | The desire of data-centers condition operators to turn to water cooling is becoming increasingly marked, as it seems to provide more efficiency than air conditioning, especially when it comes to large-scale server deployments. The idea of using water to cool servers is rather an old one, but it appeals more and more to datacenter operators and server vendors that search for new ways to increase efficiency, at a time marked by rising energy costs and fear of global warming.
As the Unive ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:30 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Toshiba Plans to Snatch Half of the SSD Market by 2010 |  | Despite the fact that solid-state drives are mostly purchased by a small niche of customers, Toshiba plans to boost its presence on the NAND-based storage market until 2010. The news was broken by the company's president[ADMARK=1] and CEO, Atsutoshi Nishida, during a corporate strategy meeting.
"We aim to win at least a 50% market share for SSDs used in notebook PCs in 2010 or 2011," Nishida said at the meeting for the fiscal year 2008, held in Tokio. Although NAND flash ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:28 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Facebook Says Yes to Child Safety |  | Social networking websites, like Facebook, MySpace, hi5 are a common place for children. Under 18 users who have profiles on the above mentioned sites are susceptible to abuse from adults pretending to be[ADMARK=1] minors. This problem has been reported in the US for quite some time now and legal measures against it have been required by the general public.
Regarding this particular issue, Facebook is reported to have reached an agreement with 50 attorneys general that will try to prev ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:23 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Professional Slideshows |  | The road down memory lane sure has changed a lot since the massive spread of computers. From looking to physical pictures, we moved to viewing them on desktops in special programs that come with more or less diverse options for editing. We moved up another notch with slideshow viewing permitting users to define all kinds of effects and transitions from one image to another.
Memories On TV is specially designed to help you easily create professional looking slideshows from images on you ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:13 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Checked Build of XP SP3 Available for Download |  | In addition to the standalone packages of Windows XP SP3, Microsoft has made available a set of additional versions, tailoring the releases on specific user scenarios. In this context, the Checked Build of Windows XP Service Pack 3 RTM, Build 5512 is designed to act as the foundation for the development of third-party solutions for the Windows client. In this regard, it brings to the table not only the gold bits of the service pack but also[ADMARK=1] extra items necessary to assist the ap ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:10 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The „Transformer” Gear4 DUO iPod Dock Launching Today in Europe |  | Every now and then comes a piece of iPod technology that really makes a difference among all sorts of other crappy contraptions; and this time it's Gear4 DUO's turn to shine in the spotlight. Even though the DUO is playing the same old iPod dock song, to which I guess few can add something more, this one is truly a novelty in design, as it brings a breath of "fresh air" on the market.[admark=1]
The big difference between the Gear4 DUO and the rest of the glamorous d ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:09 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Free Professional WordPress Themes Resources |  | The content published on professional-looking websites will be better understood by visitors and will generate a higher traffic, also determining the users to return. In the same way, to get a high quality blog or website powered by the WordPress platform, the theme structure will influence to a great extent the visitors’ perception relative to the website content. [ADMARK=1]
A WordPress theme includes the templates file responsible for the content display and the XHTML and CSS files ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:03 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Antennae Galaxies Draw Closer to Us |  | The Antennae Galaxy is one of the closest and most studied galaxy mergers in the universe. It consists of two gravitationally interacting galaxies dubbed NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 that collided with one another a couple of hundred million years into the past. New observations made by researchers from the European Southern Observatory with the Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 revealed that in fact the past distance measurements to the Antennae Galaxies w ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 11:03 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hairstyle Suggestions Based on Body Shape |  | When it comes to hairstyles and body shapes, there are few golden rules that we should all try to stick with the best we can – and apart from that, we're pretty much free to experiment with the latest trendy colors and cuts [ADMARK=1]and see where our imagination and our hair stylist's skill takes us. However, there are, as I was just saying, a few classical dos and don'ts concerning hair and body shape, and the best thing to do before deciding on a new haircut is to check ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:57 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Bank Loses Hundreds of Thousands Consumer Records |  | HSBC Bank was once again brought in trouble after having lost approximately 159,000 customer records belonging to clients based in Hong Kong. According [ADMARK=1]to CyberInsecure.com, the data loss was a result of an incident occurred on April 26 due to the renovation of a Kwun Tong branch. The lost data included the name of the clients and the bank account ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:45 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AMD's 12-Core Magny-Cours Chip Sports Direct Connect Module |  | AMD's recently published CPU roadmap schedules the 12-core Magny-Cours processor for a 2010 release date. However, despite the fact that the chip is in its early design stage, information about the 12-core behemoth already started to emerge on the specialized forums.
[ADMARK=1]While Intel is currently us ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:35 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Anorexia Boosts the Risk of Suicide |  | Anorexia is not necessarily an issue exclusively connected to food ingestion. More than an eating disease, it is a mental problem. A new research published in the Psychosomatic Medicine medical journal connects anorexia nervosa with an increased risk of suicide.
"Suicidal ideas and behaviors by anyone with anorexia nervosa[ADMARK=1] should not be overlooked as something that will just pass. Suicidal gestures should be considered very seriously, and dealt with appropriately by a p ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:26 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Watch Out! Yahoo Is Going to Change. |  | The fellows at Yahoo! are planning something really big, a change that, they say, will change Yahoo! users web experience. And they, the users, only have to wait until the second half of 2008 to see it, which is pretty close. At Web 2.0 Expo, Ari Balogh, Yahoo's new Chief Technology Officer, has presented Yahoo's strategy for a new open Yahoo. The[ADMARK=1] new strategy aims at improving the quality of Yahoo products and the general experience of its users.
The first stage of ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:24 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Skype Withdraws Appeal Case and GPL Wins |  | After last year's case, when the high district court of Munich, Germany, issued an injunction against Skype for selling the SMC WSKP 100 Linux-based WiFi VoIP phone, the Luxembourg-based[ADMARK=1] company seems to be plagued with legal problems once more, this time related to the violation of the GPL license. After the initial GPL violation, Skype provided a flier with the URL for the source code with the package and now they decided to make an appeal on the court's decision... ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:24 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Antineutrinos to Pose as Alarm Against Plutonium Theft |  | During nuclear fission reactions nuclear power plants produce a by-product element known as plutonium, which accumulates on the uranium fuel rods. Plutonium cannot occur naturally on Earth and is extremely important for the fabrication of nuclear bombs because it is used in the detonation mechanism initiating the nuclear fission reaction. Plutonium accumulation of the fuel rods is also extremely hard to track.
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have to monitor carefully the ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:10 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Transcend Adds Active Cooling to Its eSATA StoreJet HDD |  | Transcend has just introduced its new StorageJet 35 Ultra hard disk drive enclosure with eSATA connectivity and active cooling. The external storage solution comes in a sleek aluminum case that acts like a huge heatspreader, carrying the residual heat to the exterior.
[ADMARK=1]According to the company, the dual eSATA / USB 2.0 connectivity maximizes compatibility across platforms and at the same time keeps the data transfer rates above the average values for an external storage unit. ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 10:09 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Secret to Being Authoritarian |  | Hard to define, but easy to recognize, this attitude has always been a subject of dispute. Job authority, family authority or couple authority, this is the kind of reality we face daily. Some are advantaged by it, while others come to see their life turned into a living hell because of it. If you have this character trait, you are a privileged. If you do not have it, you want it. The secret is to make it work for your own interest without hurting the others around you.
First of all, a ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:45 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Internet Explorer 8 Critical Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Released in the Wild |  | It is just a little over two months since the first public testing milestone for Internet Explorer was made available outside of Redmond, and a [ADMARK=1]critical 0-day security vulnerability impacting the browser has already been released in the wild. Security researcher Aviv Raff has tucked away an exploit somewhere on his blog and issued an invitation for visitors for a little game ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:36 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| FitFlops Will Help You Stay in Shape |  | The hottest UK trend in fitness shoes has a name that will most likely stick to your memory and make you wonder – as it did to me – how come someone didn't think of this name any sooner. The FitFlops (that's right, they are actually called FitFlops) are... what else but a pair of flip flops with an added healthy twist. Their main purpose is to provide the wearer with a [ADMARK=1]comfortable walking shoe while the trademark "micro-wobbleboard" technology aims to provide ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:30 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ESA Spying on WMAP in Preparation for Gaia |  | How does the ESA prepare for the launch of a new probe? Well, apparently, by taking several pictures of its partner's spacecraft. ESO's La Silla 2.2 meter telescope was recently used by three researchers to photograph NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, orbiting Earth from a distance of 1.5 million kilometers. The two missions have separate scientific objectives, with NASA WMAP probe having the role of making observations on the Cosmic Microwave Background.
[ADM ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:15 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hp to Roll out ExDS9100, a Powerful NAS System |  | Hewlett Packard announced a few days ago the launch of a new, "extreme" storage system designed to fulfill the needs of online and digital media[ADMARK=1] businesses. The ExDS9100 is meant to be a helping hand by simplifying multiple petabytes management, and also by lowering the cost considerably.
According to HP, the server is ideal for the businesses services provided by Web 2.0 and digital media firms that face large amounts of file based data coming from photo sharing, ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:07 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Facebook Fans Destroyed the Millennium Square Garden |  | Today's social networks have an amazing influence over their users, the number of the registered members being absolutely huge, somewhere near millions. The [ADMARK=1]most recent proof is a water fight set up by a Facebook user who managed to gather no less than 350 other members in the United Kingdom. The only problem is that the Facebook fans simply destroyed the Millennium Square Garden, causing damages of thousands of pounds.
According to Wikipedia, the construction of the Mil ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:07 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 4 Things About Woodpeckers |  | The real woodpeckers may not be able to put on performances like Woody the Woodpecker, but they still make a special group of birds nonetheless.
1. The closest relatives of the woodpeckers are the honeyguides. Out of 204 species of woodpeckers, only the two species of wrynecks (Jynx) do not drill and drum the wood.
The largest bird was the imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis),[ADMARK=1] that inhabited pine and oak mountain forests in Mexico. The now extinct bird was 55 cm ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 09:02 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Beyonce's Fashion Line for Kids Stirs Trouble |  | Beyoncé Knowles and her mother Tina launched the House of Deréon clothing line in 2004 and tagged it "where the sidewalk and catwalk meet". The clothes they market display a mix of influences, from hip hop to the very[ADMARK=1] stylish and feminine air of more traditional designer clothing. The brand was quickly expanded by Beyoncé's younger sister Solange and by the singer's fiancé / rumored husband, hip hop star and business mogul Jay-Z, who launched the junior line ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:51 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MSI's Wind UMPC, Available for Pre-Order: $610 |  | MSI's much-hyped Wind ultra-mobile PC is almost ready to meet its first customers, as a couple of e-tailers have started taking orders. MSI's first sub-notebook offering will hit the shelves later this month in three different stock keeping units, with either Linux or Windows XP Home edition on board.
[ADMARK=1]The Wind is announced to come in black, white and pink, in order to address a wide range of buyers, from business users to fashion-concerned customers.
Under the ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:49 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A Thing of Beauty: Close and Personal with LG's Scarlet HDTV |  | One of the dominant trends in technological design nowadays is to combine very advanced technical features (high brightness level, high contrast level, various enhanced image processing technologies) with an eye-catching look, which will appeal even to the more discerning of customers. And this trend is quite visible in the case of LG's Scarlet (LG60 or LG6000 in Europe), which we've had the chance to "play with" first hand.
[ADMARK=1]One of the most shocking thing ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:34 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| What Dry Ice Is |  | Dry ice is basically frozen carbon dioxide. It might not sound like much but dry ice bears some unique properties that make it ideal for certain cooling applications. First of all, as its name says, it’s dry, meaning that unlike other ices, such as frozen water, it does not go through a liquid state when heated. More precisely, when frozen, carbon dioxide breaks down, the process being called sublimation, a transformation from the solid state directly into the gaseous state.
Carbon dio ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:33 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer Cheats (DS) |  | The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer is a video game inspired from the popular animated movie The Incredibles and it has been released[ADMARK=1] on most of the platforms available in 2005: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Mac OS X, GBA, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and PC systems. This game, however, does not allow you to replay the events as seen on TV - it comes with an original storyline that begins immediately after the end of the movie's events. Therefore, you will begin y ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:31 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| EA Sports President Talks about Sony Home |  | The last few days have been inundated with news from the PlayStation Day Europe event and with various statements from Sony regarding matters as diverse as the new PlayTV add-on for the ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:17 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG Vantage and Samsung Ace from Bell Canada |  | Bell Mobility will soon be offering its customers two new (and quite different) handsets, the LG Vantage and the Samsung Ace, both coming to enlarge and diversify the line-up of mobile phones the second largest Canadian carrier currently has.
[ADMARK=1]LG Vantage (not "vintage", ok?) is a good looking ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:15 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Troubleshoot Failed Installations of XP SP3 RTM Build 5512 |  | Although Microsoft has hammered away at Windows XP SP3 in order to provide an experience as seamless as possible for end users when deploying the service pack, failed[ADMARK=1] installation scenarios are still a valid possibility. In the eventuality of a failed installation of ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:10 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Meteos Unlockables (DS) |  | Meteos, a puzzle game released in Japan in March 2005, in the US in June 2005 and Europe in September, the same year, [ADMARK=1]could be easily compared with the well known tetris games. It is more complex and it has better visuals, but the concept is somewhat the same. Also, the game is often compared with the PSP game, Lum ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:09 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ATV Offroad Fury 2 Hints (PS2) |  | ATV Offroad Fury 2 is the second racing video game in the ATV Offroad Fury series, developed by Rainbow Studios and released on November 9, 2002. The game is preceded by ATV Offroad Fury and followed by ATV Offroad Fury 3. As with the rest of the series, the game revolves around racing on all-terrain vehicles ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 08:02 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| iPhone / Touch - Readdle to Allow Viewing Uploaded Books without a Live Internet Connection |  | Readdle has confirmed the upcoming release of a full featured book and document reader for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app is said to run natively on firmware 2.0-enabled iPhones and Touches, enhancing the now-web-based service's functionality with seamless storage, page-by-page reading, bookmarks, and optimized PDF rendering. The upcoming iPhone application will enable[ADMARK=1] users to view documents with no live Internet connection. Using ReaddleUp (a free a ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 07:15 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Yahoo! Lottery Makes People Rich Overnight |  | A couple of Yahoo! mail users have recently found themselves winners at the lottery contest, in which they haven't even participated. According to the Yahoo! Mail Blog, a number of users have reported receiving a mail from the [ADMARK=1]"Yahoo! Awards Center" that claims they are winners of a £845,000 prize. The notification states that the users have won the Yahoo! Lottery award and they "only"[ADMARK=1] need to reply to the mail using all their personal informat ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 07:13 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hector Ruiz Plans to Sell AMD's Consumer Division |  | Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz said during the meeting with the company's shareholders that he saw more changes coming as part of the restructuring policy. He also admitted that AMD had been a poor performer on the CPU market during 2007, but the new restructuring plans would make AMD "consistently" profitable.
[ADMARK=1]Despite the fact that his keynote was a little too cryptic, his estimations point to the fact that the chip manufacturer will gain some signifi ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 07:03 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ATV Offroad Fury Unlockables (PS2) |  | The concept is simple: get a buggy, take if off to the beaten track and have fun while doing it. ATV Offroad Fury 2 is created by Rainbow Studios, that is also behind the Splashdown franchise, the MX Unleashed games and the well known Motocross Madness, and offers an adrenaline-filled experience.
UNLOCKABLES
All ATVs
Select pro-career mode, then enter CHACHING as a name. The game[ADMARK=1] will return to the main menu to confirm correct code ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 07:01 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team Cheats (DS) |  | Team play is crucial when it comes to Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team, the game that allows you to use characters from the [ADMARK=1]Battle Network 4 series and go on a liberating mission like no other. Of course, the Navi is not something easy anybody could experience, so we have prepared a list of Navi Compression codes to help you.
CHEATS
Navi Compression codes
Enter the Navi Customizer screen. Highlight the indicated Navi Customize ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:54 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Athens 2004 Hints (PS2) |  | If you ever had the urge to feel like you're an Olympic athlete, then clearly videogames are not the way to do it. Get outside and run a bit, play football or some other sport that has a spot on the Olympics - it will provide you with a more important experience than playing an Olympic Games-themed game. Get a ticket to the Olympic Games in China this year, if you can. Watch television. If all else fails, then[ADMARK=1] you might want, as a last resort, to try and play Athens 2004, a ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:53 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Minimalist Bathrooms for Added Comfort |  | Many of us seek refuge from the stress of our modern existence in our bathrooms. Nothing helps us relax better after a busy day at the office than taking a luxurious bath in hot or warm bubbly water laced with refreshing fragrances. It also works for kicking off stress, engaging in a bit of well-earned self-indulgence or simply finding some peace and quiet, away from the world [ADMARK=1]and its troubles. How many times did you slip in the tub, then looked around your bathroom and wished i ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:49 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Armored Core 2 Hints IX (PS2) |  | Armored Core 2 is the second full game in the Armored Core franchise.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Icee Custom AC
Head: ZHD-2000/SV
Core: ACX-F/ROOK
Arms: ZAN-616/AVR
Legs: ZLN-XA2 /FF
Booster: ZBT- GEX/3000
FCS: DOX-ELENA
Generator: HOY-B1000
Radiator: RRX-COT-1550
Extension: BEX-BRM-04
Back Unit L: EM-AAT110
Back Unit R: EWM-FIN-BOO
Arm Unit L: LS-MOONLIGHT
Arm Unit R: KARASAWA-MK2
Optional parts
SP-BCNDR
SP-BE++
SP ENE-A ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:48 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Solar Activity and Climate on Earth |  | It is most certain that Earth's clime took a severe turn towards global warming ever since the Industrial Revolution began. Greenhouse gas concentrations have been rising steadily since, but one cannot stop wondering what the Sun's part is in all this. How does the Sun itself affect the clime of our planet? "For the last 20 to 30 years we believe greenhouse gases have been the dominant influence on recent climate change", says Robert Chalan, NASA climatologist from God ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:46 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Get Ready for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta and Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta |  | The latest finalized versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework have been around for quite some time now, almost half a year taking into consideration the November 2007 release to [ADMARK=1]manufacturing dates. But while .NET Framework 3.5 was made available for download at the end of the past year, ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:37 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Armored Core 2: Another Age Hints IX (PS2) |  | Armored Core 2: Another Age is the expansion to the second game in the Armored Core franchise.
GAMEPLAY HINTS
Fyre Storm custom AC
Head: ZHD-8008/5
Core: ZCL-XA/2
Arms: ZAN-202/TEM
Legs: ZLN-9001/A
Booster: ZBT-ZI/ARTERE
FCS: LODD-BLAZER
Generator: GPS-BVX/IO
Radiator: RRX-COT-GKI0
Inside: (none)
Extension: BEX-BDI50
Back Unit: ZWX-E90/MAC
Arm Unit R: Karasawa-MK2
Arm Unit L: LS-MOONLIGHT
Optional Parts
SP-BE++
SP-VIECH
SP- ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:34 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OLPC Australia Refuses the Windows XP Treat |  | The Australian OLPC office has no plan of joining mother company's intentions of switching to Windows XP. According to a news report published by tech website ITWire, two of the five OLPC Australia executives are active members in the local Linux community.
Both board director Jeff Waugh and his partner Pia Waugh played a key role in spreading Linux across the Australi ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:32 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Tracked Immigrants List Leaked on Web |  | A list concerning the immigrants who must be watched by the Hong Kong authorities has been leaked on the web due to what appears to be the mistake of an[ADMARK=1] employee. According to The Earth Times, the employee who caused the data loss was recently hired at the Immigration Department in Hong Kong. However, the way the fil ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:27 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Cannes Film Festival on a YouTube Channel Near You |  | YouTube is definitely the most popular website, where a user can find all sorts of short videos, posted by users worldwide looking for fame. But now you can even see ten short movies which are featured at the Cannes [ADMARK=1]Short Film Corner. According to YouTube's "Broadcasting Ourselves" blog, users can tune into NFB's YouTube Channel and view the selected movies.
For those among you who aren't aware, the Cannes Film Festival is one the oldest film festival ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:26 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| BlackBerry Curve 8330 Out Now via Sprint |  | As announced at the beginning of April, Sprint now offers to its subscribers the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone, the latest from RIM's Curve family.
[ADMARK=1]The handset is available as of today, the 9th of May, from Sprint's website as well as via its retail stores across the US. Curve 8330's "regular" retail price is said to be $599, but Sprint offers the smartphone for just $179.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate. Of course, this price is only available wit ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:19 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mario Kart DS Glitches (DS) |  | The acclaimed Mario Kart franchise has gone wireless with the Nintendo DS version, allowing Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Bowser[ADMARK=1] and Toad to race against each other on more than 30 circuits, while bringing you the utmost DS fun you could ever think about. Still, with all the crazy speeds and items that can be experienced while playing ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:13 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| No More X11 Starting with OpenOffice 3.0 |  | OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta has just been released for the public to test and report any issues that might have gone unnoticed. The open-source multiplatform and multilingual office suite is compatible with all other major office suites. Version 3.0 is the first version of OpenOffice that will run on Mac OS X without X11.The product is free to download, us ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 06:03 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ksubi and Kanye West Team Up |  | The very talented and fashion prone hip-hop superstar Kanye West has teamed up with the equally notorious, street-wise and innovative Australian fashion label Ksubi to launch an exclusive range of eyewear for Pastelle, West's own fashion label. Ksubi for Pastelle will hit the global fashion market in October this year. The range will be designed by George Gorrow, one of the founders [ADMARK=1]of Ksubi, and is said to feature limited-edition gold frames which will come with a price ta ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 05:57 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Hydrogen-Bond Exchange Seen in Real Time |  | Hydrogen bond exchange has been observed for the first time by a team of chemists from Kyoto University with the help of a scanning tunneling microscope while monitoring a single water dimer – two molecules of water bonded together. The hydrogen bond exchange takes place between two molecules with a frequency of a few tens of cycles per second, and the new observations may lead to a better understanding of the quantum tunneling and molecular vibrations involved in the exchange.
[ADMARK ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 05:53 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| OCZ Introduces High-Density 4 GB DDR3-2000 Memory Kits |  | Overclocking specialist OCZ Technology premiered world's first 4 GB DDR3 memory kit running at 2000 MHz. According to the company, the new memory solution comes in 2 x 2 GB modules built with high-density DDR3 chips and primarily targets ultra-high-end desktop solutions for both gaming and high-performance computing applications.
[ADMARK=1]The new memory products join the OCZ Platinum family, and deliver blistering clock speeds for unmatched performance. Moreover, thanks to its i ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 05:48 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Over 5,000 Products Certified for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) |  | One of the main aspects that hurt Windows Vista RTM and the adoption of the operating system was poor support from the environment of products orbiting the platforms in comparison to Windows XP. The [ADMARK=1]fact is that the vast majority of software and hardware solutions available on the market when Vista hit the shelves in January 2008 were tailored to XP, and end users came across a plethora of issues when attempting to integrate existing products with the latest Windows client, main ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 05:39 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| LG KM501, New Music Phone Launched |  | LG recently showcased one of its latest music phones, the KM501 model, which allows users to enjoy up to 29 hours of continuous music playback time.
[ADMARK=1]Released until now only in Taiwan, the new KM501 comes in a slider form factor and it resembles, in terms of design, the KE500 model, launched by LG back i ... [read more >>] | | Category: Date: 09 May 2008, 05:37 | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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