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2008 was a pretty tough year for games and especially for gamers, who were affected by the recent financial recession. As the usual customer's budget for games and consoles was severely downsized, it seems that people have begun to hunt out the much cheaper products, thus explaining the surge in sales that the l... |
30 December 2008
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The end of the year is nearly upon us and, as a lot of gaming websites are showcasing their tops and charts with the games of 2008, the famous review website Metacritic has decided to release its own Top Ten, according to all of the review scores given by specialty websites to the games that have appeared this year. ... |
30 December 2008
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The end of each year is a moment for retrospection and, in the case of many segments in entertainment, a time for awards and prizes. Such was the case with the gaming industry, as last night marked the 2008 Video Game Awards, aired by Spike TV in North America. It was definitely a show that won't be forgotten s... |
15 December 2008
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Spore had all the aces up its sleeve in order to become a best selling title. It promised players the ability to create their own creatures and then lead them through various stages of evolution until they could travel through space and visit other planets developed by other players. It delivered on all of these, but... |
8 December 2008
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Apple's chief executive officer, Steve Jobs, has published the company's environmental plans revealing how Apple managed to remove most of the toxic chemicals in its new notebook line, but also how recycling is handled, with the overall carbon footprint being diminished.Steve Jobs' open message begins ... |
17 October 2008
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WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 will let players take the fight into their own hands with the debut of Superstar Fighting Styles. The game features eight unique styles, each having its own strategy and exclusive attributes. A brand new Struggle Submission System will give players intuitive and natural control over their ... |
1 October 2008
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The Identity Theft Resource Center has published the list of security breaches reported in the US in 2008. The number is astonishing - 449, which is three incidents more than the total registered in 2007. "The actual number of breaches is most likely higher, due to under-reporting and the fact that some of the breach... |
26 August 2008
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We are always excited when a company decides to share the titles it's going to release: usually, there are lots of pleasant surprises and a few secret game projects become officially confirmed. However, the list of games to be released by SCEA over the remainder of this year and early 2009 didn't bring anyt... |
19 May 2008
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Politics is a terribly complicated thing and there aren't many games out there that have a clear political agenda. There's talk of politics in games and there are even some games that try and sell "diplomacy" as the same thing with "politics," but no game dabbles in the real life constants of campaigns, can... |
28 March 2008
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The rumored and sometimes confirmed, sometimes laughed at, coming of live video on Google's video sharing service has finally had a pin stuck in it. It won't float around anymore, because there's no point in speculating about something everybody knows is going to happen.Live streaming has been a life-l... |
29 February 2008
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Following in the footsteps of another great Internet company's founders, and I'm talking about Google's Page and Brin, Mark Zuckerberg opted to share the financial information that he had with some of his employees, in the Palo Alto theater, near the company's headquarters. The only difference bet... |
1 February 2008
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Believe it or not, the urban-legends tracking-and-debunking page Snopes.com has just nominated the erroneous claims of Barack Obama being a Muslim as the hottest urban legends of the moment. What, they ran out of pedophiles and candy from strangers? Nevertheless, there's been a viral counterattack from the Democ... |
24 January 2008
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After having a giggle and really enjoying reading this article, I've been tempted to pull out a similar "review", a slightly different one, focusing on the gaming industry and the major titles that we'll see in 2008 and further on. Let me remind you that this is a work of fiction, using the events of the p... |
3 January 2008
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Being as there are but a few days until 2008 kicks in, I thought that I would ask the question 'What to expect out of Microsoft in the coming year?', as well. Now, Microsoft is a company with a multitude of facets, and I mean in no way to offer indisputable predictions. At the same time, the Redmond company... |
28 December 2007
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2008 is that kind of year that will come with numerous new computer infections, which may address some unexploited sides of our systems, Panda Security said in a forecast rolled out today. If Mac OS X is one of the secure operating systems available out there, the things are going to be changed anytime soon, the expe... |
21 December 2007
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Sony Ericsson wants to take its time with the developing and release of P5i and will bring it out on the market no sooner than the middle of year 2008. The device is supposed to pack some of the most evolved features and earn a leading place on the mobile phone market.The picture of this Sony Ericsson P5i handset is ... |
17 November 2007
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"The Weakest Link 2008" turned out to be a great hit until now. I-play just released the North American and UK launch of the third game in the series, which should make another strong link in the chain of such releases.The mobile version of the game tries to bring all the excitement of the hit television show on the ... |
1 November 2007
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Ever dreamed of being a football manager and lead your team to victory? There are very high chances that you have, so the Manager Pro Football 2008 mobile game sounds like just the right thing for making the experience possible.The game proves to be quite challenging, as the player has to control every aspect of your... |
29 October 2007
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"What day is today, honey?" "I don't know, some dude stole my golden calendar!" This makes no sense, does it? Well, for the ones that can really afford one of these, it shouldn't come as a surprise at all. The Japanese really know how to live like Hollywood brats. They have recently introduced a brand new s... |
20 October 2007
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Based on a Georgia Tech Information Center report, here are the threats bound to increase and evolve over the next year - Web 2.0 and client-side attacks, targeted messaging attacks, botnets, threats targeting mobile convergence and threats to RFID systems. "As the natural evolution of the Web progresses from 1.0 to ... |
4 October 2007
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Palm has been currently working on a second Palm operating system for some time now. After it delayed it for the next year, the company's CEO promises that it will surely arrive during the next fiscal year. Palm OS II was announced in April, this year and was supposed to be a follow up for the Palm OS version 5.... |
2 October 2007
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With their 2008 range of products, McAfee is going to deliver security solutions to PC, web and mobile users. So, as they call it, this is a triple play protection, spanning PC, web activity and mobile phone in security suites: McAfee® Total Protection™ and McAfee Internet Security Suite.So, what are you going to get... |
2 October 2007
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Trend Micro, Inc. has released today the 2008 versions of its consumer intended security products. Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware 2008 as well as Trend Micro Internet security 2008 are just updates of the 2007 versions of the programs. But wait, that's not all - they also came up with Trend Micro Interne... |
26 September 2007
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The 3G enabled iPhone has not arrived with the European launch of the device. Apple tries to cheer up those expecting a new, upgraded version of the handset by promising that it is surely going to come sometime during year 2008.Apple has just announced the iPhone's release on the European market and set a date f... |
19 September 2007
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Samsung has announced the E848 phone model as part of the Beijing Olympics phone lineup. The device has to offer several evolved features and also a slim, athletic design in tone with the Olympic theme.Mobile phone producers and especially Samsung have seen the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an excellent opportunit... |
13 August 2007
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The computer hardware manufacturer and vendor company Lenovo announced that it just completed the last shipment of more than 3.500 pieces of computing equipment to the Integration Test Center of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG for short). Lenovo completes in this way its ass... |
7 August 2007
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CeBIT 2007 has ended just a little time ago, but it is already time to see how next year's edition of the fair will look like. The exact dates for the event have already been set, as well as general lines of how it will present itself to the audience.CeBIT is the largest computer fair which also manages to bring... |
5 July 2007
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