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Microsoft says that the sales of the Xbox 360 have risen by 214% in the two weeks since prices went down. According to the company, it means that the console is now posting numbers which double those of the PlayStation 3. The numbers are provided by Microsoft and have not been independently confirmed.Chris Lewis, who... |
2 October 2008
03:26 GMT |
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Nintendo is a very busy company. After cleverly going around supposed rumors of a new DS version in the works, their European division announced the lineup of games and merchandise which would be available in the next period. Some very interesting goodies, which reflect the company's bet on the big sales during ... |
29 September 2008
16:01 GMT |
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Last time Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer embarked on a European tour, he managed to find a raw egg omelette a tad hard to swallow, as he was egged in Budapest, Hungary on May 19, 2008, during his keynote address at the Entrepreneurship Forum at Corvinus University. But the Hungarian egg incident has not rui... |
29 September 2008
08:02 GMT |
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Samsung is among the more recent players on the netbook market, which means that its NC10 will have a tough time making itself noticed amidst the other netbooks out there. However, the South Korea-based company is wasting no time in marketing its product, which is why it has recently introduced the NC10 netbook to Eu... |
29 September 2008
04:51 GMT |
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Microsoft is one happy company these days, mainly when it comes to its videogames division. Yesterday, we reported how the numbers from Japan show the Xbox 360 Arcade coming close behind the Nintendo Wii in sales and now the European markets seem to be reacting to the reduction in price. The NPD numbers wh... |
23 September 2008
16:21 GMT |
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In the wake of North America and Japan, Microsoft has decided to announce that the prices of the Xbox 360 line of gaming consoles would also be reduced in Europe in the coming days. In an interesting move, both the Xbox 360 Arcade and the Xbox 360 Premium console bundles will be sold below the price of the Nintendo W... |
17 September 2008
04:15 GMT |
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A recent study performed by comScore shows that the Russian Internet market is the fastest growing in Europe. As of last year, the Russian Internet audience expanded by 27%, 6% more compared to the second European country in the chart, France. Ireland is the third to have developed its audience at a fast pace, being... |
28 August 2008
05:38 GMT |
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First appeared about four months ago, back in April, Philips M600 has recently been released on the European market - in Russia, more exactly. Produced by China Electronics Corp. (like all the Philips handsets manufactured after 2006), the M600 was initially released in China, and now it's time for it to try and... |
25 August 2008
03:18 GMT |
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Not long after announcing the European and Japanese release of KF300, LG has unveiled another new handset from the KF family, namely the KF350. Like the KF300, the new phone comes in a clamshell form factor and it's designed with fashion-conscious users in mind. The new LG looks pretty simple when closed, unvei... |
14 August 2008
03:40 GMT |
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You probably were not completely excited to hear that a cheerleading championship game is going to hit the Nintendo Wiis, but let's face it: it's a game you could definitely try and maybe even enjoy for a few hours. Actually, Namco Bandai, the developer, is so sure that the title is going to be a success th... |
8 August 2008
02:31 GMT |
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Even though the console war is a global "conflict," winning one of the three big regions - North America, Asia and Europe - could offer a console manufacturer company huge profits. Microsoft and their Xbox 360 kind of lost hope with Asia and especially Japan, even though the recently released Tales of Vesperia has pr... |
7 August 2008
15:06 GMT |
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LG Electronics has announced the release of its KF300 clamshell in both Europe and Japan. Part of the Wine series, the new handset was first seen on the Web several months ago. Now the phone is finally official and should be available across Japan and on most of the European markets in the next few days or weeks. Th... |
23 July 2008
02:16 GMT |
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After being announced for a UK release, LG KS360, one of the latest QWERTY handsets to come from South Korea, is now ready to be launched all around Europe. The KS360 is mainly targeted for young users, thus it brings an array of features especially made for them. The full QWERTY sliding keyboard will allow youngst... |
18 July 2008
09:58 GMT |
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Everybody's favorite game heroine, Lara Croft, will once again mark her return to consoles and PC systems all over the world for a new adventure starting November 21st. The game, developed by the same studio behind Tomb Raider: Legend and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Crystal Dynamics, will be released by Eidos for ... |
16 July 2008
04:09 GMT |
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Server virtualization is an uprising phenomenon for European companies. Surveying enterprise IDC conducted two studies, in 2007 and in the first quarter of 2008, regarding the spread of virtualization, along with the intentions of further use of the technology. On a large sample of big companies and small organizatio... |
9 July 2008
11:22 GMT |
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It's ironic how the biggest nightmare of ice cream companies around the world is in fact ice. To prevent the formation of large ice crystals, most of them resort to adding edible antifreeze to the cream mix, thus keeping the texture of the ice cream smooth and silky no matter how many times it has been refrozen.... |
8 July 2008
11:23 GMT |
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After the news of BlackBerry Bold 9000 being released in Canada on July 25, via Rogers, we now have an even earlier release date for RIM's flagship smartphone: July 21. Unfortunately for all the BlackBerry fans in North America, the Bold will be available starting this date only in Europe, offered by T-Mobile Ge... |
5 July 2008
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If you remember well, we brought you a while ago the news regarding the release of a new PlayStation 2 model in Japan (a really nice red one, too) - and it was not at all a big surprise to find out that Sony does something "Japan only". It seems that we were wrong this time, though, since the company has just release... |
4 July 2008
12:06 GMT |
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LG Electronics, currently the fourth largest handset manufacturer in the world, after Nokia, Samsung and Motorola, has opened a new European Design Centre in London. More exactly, the Centre is located in the Covent Garden district and it was formally opened yesterday by The Duke of York, His Royal Highness Prince An... |
25 June 2008
06:46 GMT |
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a very aggressive and painful condition that affects a large number of people worldwide and is among the leading causes of disability in developed countries. This form of arthritis is the second largest cause of work disability after heart disease in the US and the first such cause in the UK, ... |
16 June 2008
06:47 GMT |
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Apple's new and much-talked-about iPhone 3G was announced on June 9 with the now famous line "Twice as fast, half the price". Steve Jobs, Apple's big boss, first said that the new iPhone would cost as low as $199, revealing no further details about exactly how and where that was going to happen. Despite th... |
12 June 2008
07:50 GMT |
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Smart cards are electronic devices with a striking resemblance to credit cards, although with a broader range of applications and higher security levels. Typical credit cards are basically all plastic. On credit cards information is stored on a magnetic strip similar to that of the magnetic tape inside audio cassette... |
30 May 2008
08:41 GMT |
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The tons of Pokemon fans in Europe were probably very envious on their American or Japanese friends, since they already have Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Time and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers Of Darkness, enjoying all the fun of actually being a Pokemon. But things are about to change, since Nintendo h... |
29 May 2008
03:07 GMT |
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Nokia announced today that it had produced the 1 millionth mobile phone at its new factory from Cluj, Romania. This comes after only three months since the factory started the production, as the plant opened its doors at the beginning of the year, in February. For the moment, the Cluj factory makes Nokia cell phones ... |
28 May 2008
05:07 GMT |
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The newest addition to Nokia's Nseries family of high-end mobile phones, namely the N78, is available now in Finland and Nokia will probably announce its launch for the rest of Europe in the next few days/weeks. The Finnish online retailer Verkkokauppa has started selling the N78 as of yesterday (May 23), fo... |
24 May 2008
06:56 GMT |
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Samsung announced today the upcoming European release of its latest high-end touchscreen handset, the F480 TouchWiz. The phone will be available starting June, in most European countries, coming with a major advertising campaign. The F480 was first presented in February, during MWC 2008, together with many othe... |
22 May 2008
05:45 GMT |
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One of the nicest things about the Nintendo DS handheld is the fact that it is something like an XBLA for smaller game developers - meaning that, at least in theory, everything is possible and can be released on the platform at pretty low costs. And that is a great advantage, probably one of the most important if we ... |
22 May 2008
04:18 GMT |
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Since it was first rumored that Google may want to expand its Street View technology into Europe, the EU officials came out and explained that in case the Mountain View company really considered such an expansion, it had to comply with the local laws that may or may not allow it to display photos showing residents�... |
15 May 2008
09:37 GMT |
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The Wiiware service from Nintendo has launched in America with an interesting array of games, ranging from Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (another contender for the title of longest video game name), which is essentially a kingdom building spin-off of the franchise, to Lost Winds, which is alrea... |
14 May 2008
18:16 GMT |
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LG just announced one of its newest handsets to feature mobile TV capabilities, the LG HB620T, a device that will be released soon in several countries across Europe. The new HB620T comes in a clamshell form factor and it features DVB-T compatibility. Unlike DVB-H, another mobile TV standard, DVB-T is available al... |
14 May 2008
05:21 GMT |
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The Leaf Village is, once again (and definitely not for the last time) in danger and you will have to save the day while enjoying a great game. Atari has just announced the release of Namco Bandai's latest Naruto title, which is coming as a PS3 exclusive in Europe this November. The ninja experience in Naruto ha... |
7 May 2008
02:46 GMT |
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Samsung announced today that its P960 TV mobile phone was ready to hit the European market and that it would be commercially available in the next days / weeks / months, depending on each country. First unveiled at the beginning of the year, during MWC 2008, Samsung P960 is among the few handsets to come to Europe... |
30 April 2008
16:41 GMT |
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The upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Xbox 360 consoles, set for the 6th of June this year will be available to less people than expected, since the BBFC has decided to rate the game 18. This means that, unlike the previous titles, this is the title that can only be sold to adults. However, the BBFC has dec... |
30 April 2008
13:16 GMT |
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The mini-game collection originally released for the PSOne back in 2000 entertained a lot of people who were up for some fast, crazy fun together with their friends. Having this in mind and knowing that the request for the game is still high, Konami has decided to release the game in Europe, making it their first tit... |
30 April 2008
03:19 GMT |
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The super-violent and bloody follow-up to Ninja Gaiden will be released in Europe for the Xbox 360 consoles on the 6th of June 2008, for an estimated retail price of £44.99. Ninja Gaiden II, in development by Team Ninja, will follow the European release of Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword for the Nintendo DS. It seems that... |
24 April 2008
13:06 GMT |
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Numerous reports claim that Apple is set remove some of the restrictions surrounding its iPhone, particularly the one tying it to one carrier per country. In what seems like an attempt to boost Wall Street's confidence in Apple's meeting its goal of selling 10 million iPhone units, Belgium, Italy and other ... |
24 April 2008
06:31 GMT |
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Atari has announced the release of their tennis simulation game in Europe, for the Xbox 360 console. Smash Court Tennis 3 will hit the stands this June and it will bring to all the fans the excitement of playing a tennis match in the company of superstars like Roger Federer or Maria Sharapova. Developed by Namco Band... |
23 April 2008
15:06 GMT |
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The highly anticipated horror action adventure game that is going to be released this June in Europe will also get a Limited Edition packed with goodies, according to Atari. The company plans to release both editions of the game simultaneously for Xbox 360, Wii and PC systems.If you decide to purchase the Limited Edi... |
23 April 2008
02:59 GMT |
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It seems like Google's Street View function is one of the hottest technologies inside Googleplex since the Mountain View-based company continuously improves the feature. Following the integration of Street View in Google Earth, it looks like Google wants more than that as the famous Street View car was spotted i... |
18 April 2008
09:30 GMT |
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Microsoft reports that sales of their Xbox 360 console have "more than doubled" in Europe since the price cut that happened about one month ago, solidifying its leadership position as the number one console. Since the data comes straight from Microsoft and we know that giant companies have a tendency to misinterpret ... |
17 April 2008
17:06 GMT |
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The developer Rising Star has announced that Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon will be brought to Europe this September on the Nintendo DS. The game debuted in Japan in August 2006 and also saw a 2007 release date in North America.Rune Factory is a more violent take on the whole Fantasy Harvest series. The main ga... |
15 April 2008
18:11 GMT |
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Rising Star Games is going to bring Europeans a great dungeon crawling role playing experience this summer on the 27th of June, for Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2 consoles, with Baroque, a hit RPG highly appreciated by Japanese gamers. And judging by the graphics, there are some reasons to appreciate it.In Baroque, y... |
14 April 2008
04:32 GMT |
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When Rock Band at last hits European stores later in May, the price tag you'll have to pay for the whole game and instruments package may seem high. Harmonix has recently said that the recommended price to retailers is of 240 Euros for the package, that contains the game, microphone, drums and guitar. The price ... |
10 April 2008
03:47 GMT |
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The thing many people were expecting and, at the same time, wondering why it hadn't already happened, was finally and officially confirmed: Rock Band, the super hit game from Harmonix, would be released in the United Kingdom this year, on the 23rd of May, when the Xbox 360 version is launched. "Additional platfo... |
8 April 2008
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Lineage II is set to get a new and extremely well endowed Collector's Edition especially for the European market. NCsoft was quick to present details and also set a date for the release of the special offering. So, on April 25 prepare to experience the best that Lineage has to offer for around 80 Euro (which see... |
4 April 2008
06:15 GMT |
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A rather strange decision of the World Trade Commission was awarded last December to Antigua, should its negotiations with the United States fail. The problem in question is that of the US rules, more or less blocking foreign gambling sites. Even Europe is going at the regulations, as many sites based there (bwin amo... |
20 March 2008
14:26 GMT |
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For now only the North Americans living in their land of honey and milk are fortunate enough to play Rock Band, drumming on plastic drums and riffing on fake guitars. The music loving nations of Europe (we have Mozart and Chopin, Americans!) have to do with playing Guitar Hero for the third time and collecting block... |
18 March 2008
09:40 GMT |
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If Mario didn't start to bother you to death, make you cry and feel like the moment of quitting has come (but a much more detailed feature about this will be posted tomorrow, so stay tuned!), then you'll probably be really excited to hear that the release dates for Mario Kart Wii, both for the US and Europe... |
13 March 2008
03:35 GMT |
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It rarely happens that a game is released in the US and Europe at the same time and these kinds of delays are most likely to create some controversy - we will most likely debate this topic sometime, in our new Weekend Reading category, but until then we must face the facts. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, that racing game t... |
12 March 2008
03:25 GMT |
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It's no longer a big surprise for anybody, as solid rumors started to be heard for quite a while, but here it is, official from Microsoft: the Xbox 360 prices have been cut in Europe. However, this does make the recent rumors regarding the release of a 60GB Xbox 360 a little bit hard to believe, but you can neve... |
11 March 2008
03:16 GMT |
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