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Apple vs. Microsoft - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

If you are a computer user, you must have been caught, at least once, in a battle of opinions between two different sides: Apple fans vs. Microsoft fans. The fact that the latter’s user base is much larger than the former’s means that it has a huge army of potential fans to fight for it in this battle.But...

11 August 2009
02:40 GMT

Some Religious Groups Don't See Nanotechnology as Morally Acceptable

The potential that nanotechnology has on our daily lives is largely unnoticed by people in the United States and in some European countries, such as Austria, Italy and Ireland, where religion plays a larger role in society. The benefits of such a revolutionary way of looking at things are shadowed by millennia of rel...

8 December 2008
06:20 GMT

Weekend Reading: The Death of a Genre

I must admit that, ever since I got my hands on Space Quest (the first adventure game I have played) I knew I was going to love this genre forever. Tons of other wonderful titles followed, with LucasArts and Sierra battling for the number one spot in my heart.You probably remember those times, too: the era of Maniac ...

25 July 2008
20:16 GMT

Another Wii Shortage Is Expected This Winter

Christmas might still look far away for some people, but game developers, publishers and console manufacturers are already making plans for the holiday season, since it is by far the most profitable time of the year. Such high sales are recorded that supply usually doesn't manage to meet demand - that's a k...

23 July 2008
13:06 GMT

Half of the Console Market Will Be Owned by Wiis

Ever since he is no longer vice president at Microsoft, Peter Moore appears to have something against the Xbox 360 console and, even more, he just seems to love talking more than actually doing something (OK, I admit, this is just my personal opinion). Either way, one thing is clear: Peter Moore is one of those guys ...

22 July 2008
12:06 GMT

Weekend Reading: We Love Wii

I am not exactly a fan of Nintendo's console. Actually I tend, just like many other hardcore gamers I know, to consider the Wii a console for kids - unworthy of getting my attention, time or passion for games. However, Nintendo's system couldn't care less and sells better than ever, keeping its comfy s...

12 July 2008
03:31 GMT

No Hope for Mid-budget Developing

Christopher Kline, 2K Boston technical director and BioShock parent is one of those guys who, we all agree, knows a lot of stuff about games. However, as strange as it might sound, he doesn't believe that in today's games world there is any chance left for mid-budget developing and that the industry is turn...

7 July 2008
17:06 GMT

Weekend Reading: Could Spore Fail?

Spore is that kind of game which makes you want it so bad that it starts hurting when you realize September is still a few months away. Also, with the recently released Creature Creator, Maxis and Electronic Arts have managed to prove once again that we do have all the reasons in the world to count down the days left...

21 June 2008
03:46 GMT

Weekend Reading: A Trip to the Future of Gaming

Dudes like to predict and analyze stuff (when they're not playing video games, of course). There are people who look into their crystal ball and see when the PlayStation 3 finally beats the Xbox 360, others know exactly when the next-nex-gen consoles are released, when Microsoft introduces Blu-ray support and wh...

24 May 2008
03:06 GMT

Weekend Reading: Seven Movies that Should Be Games

The game industry keeps growing, making us, the real gamers, some of the happiest people in the world. Analysts predict that this growing process will never stop, that soon the game industry will be bigger than music or movies - the biggest form of entertainment, actually. Still, there might be a long way before our ...

17 May 2008
03:41 GMT

How Can Your Boss Be Such a Jerk?

Is your boss a butt-head? In this case, don't try to change this, at least as long as he/she feels powerful, as revealed by a new research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. "Powerful people have confidence in what they are thinking. Whether their thoughts are positive or negative tow...

15 February 2008
06:11 GMT


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