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Computers Can Predict the Next Hit Song

Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed state-of-the-art algorithms that allow a specialized software to detect if a song will become a hit. The discovery has already drawn massive interest from worldwide media, with many taking interest in it for obvious reasons. Just to be clear, what the algorithms...

19 December 2011
09:46 GMT

Susan Boyle’s ‘The Gift’ Is Number One on Billboard

Susan Boyle is doing it again: her holiday album “The Gift” has just bumped Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” on the Billboard 200 chart and, in doing so, has set a new record for an album of the kind. Having an album from the Scottish singer go straight to number 1 is not a first, since her de...

18 November 2010
10:40 GMT

Susan Boyle’s Debut Album Sets Record for All Time Pre-Orders

A little over half a year ago, few knew who Susan Boyle was – even fewer probably had any idea of what she would become in just a few months’ time and of the kind of admiration and support she would enjoy from fans all over the world. As a confirmation of said love and support, Susan Boyle’s debut a...

19 November 2009
07:07 GMT

Music Charts Might Track Game Downloads

Music games are extremely popular these days, as they bring a lot of benefits for everyone involved in them. The player gets a great experience, the companies responsible for them get a lot of profit and the bands or artists that bring their music to them get new fans. But seeing as how the business of downloadable ...

13 July 2009
02:22 GMT

Google Insights for Search

Do you want to know which was the most popular travel-related query in the last 30 days or over the last year in your country? Some would say that Google Trends fits this job just perfectly. However, it was the giant itself that considered differently, and launched another tool to come to the aid of advertisers, merc...

6 August 2008
05:11 GMT

Exhaustive Online Image of the Presidential Elections

Perspctv is a website created by an independent developer who wanted to make available a tool to forecast all the developments on the political scene and to render an exhaustive image of the moment. The website offers charts that illustrate people's preferences three months before the presidential elections. The...

30 July 2008
08:23 GMT

Age of Conan Defeats GTA IV

Grand Theft Auto IV was the most anticipated game of the year and a true hit for Rockstar and Take Two. It managed to jump to the number 1 position in chart sales all over the world and, no matter if we're talking about the PS3 or the Xbox 360 version, this game sells. It seems that, however, its number one days...

2 June 2008
12:06 GMT

The Best Selling PSP and DS Games Announced

Activision has recently announced that its hit game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the best selling game in 2007, with 7 million units. Microsoft has announced that Halo 3 sold over 8 million units. We're confused. So we took a look at something that is clear: the DS and PSP 2007 sales charts. First, the top ...

29 January 2008
04:30 GMT

Football Manager 2008 Kicks FIFA 08 off the Charts!

Well, at least that's what happened in the UK official charts, where Sega's Football Manager 2008 kicked FIFA 08 and stole the leading position. FIFA 08 is now on second place and this goes to show that British gamers are keener on gameplay and traditional gaming experience rather than eye candy and brand...

23 October 2007
03:54 GMT

Buy an Umbrella... Ella... Ella... Eh... Eh...

Rihanna has just made history! Her 'Umbrella' single, that great track with the too-hot-to-handle video, has just broken all records in UK music history, entering its tenth week at number one on the singles' chart. This petite and extremely talented singer, Jay Z's protégée, managed to break the rec...

24 July 2007
08:30 GMT

UK Charts Place Spider-Man 3 on Top

The all-formats #1 title for Activision in UK (according to UK charts of course) is Spider-Man 3. As NextGeneration reports, the PS3 version accounts for 19% of the title's overall sales, while the PS2 version accounts for an amazing 49%. Talk about who's the winner of the last generation, huh?Here's t...

22 May 2007
07:00 GMT


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