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New Stat Boosting Items for Lord of the Rings Online Are Designed to Help New Players

MMO developer Turbine has introduced a number of new items in its official store for The Lord of the Rings Online which allow those who buy them to get an actual boost to their character abilities, causing a stir among the player base, who is afraid that they can be misused by those who want to get an unfair advantag...

20 January 2012
04:58 GMT

Big Fish Games Says Apple Pulled App from Store

Big Fish Games, one of the biggest publishers of small casual titles, has said that Apple has pulled its iOS app from the official Store without giving an official reason for the move and despite a deal earlier in the month that would allow gamers to pay a monthly subscription in order to get access to a number of ti...

25 November 2011
03:40 GMT

Store and Manage Your Passwords

Managing a lot of passwords can prove to be quite a nuisance, since you tend to forget some of them. 8Passwords is a tool that helps you by storing your passwords in one place and allows you to access them from the menu bar. The application allows you to store an unlimited amount of passwords, and may prove to be us...

28 October 2011
08:31 GMT

Canonical Sells Ubuntu Dells in China

This Wednesday, October 26th, Canonical and Dell proudly announced their brand-new retail program designed to sell Dell laptops and desktops pre-loaded with Ubuntu.Canonical and Dell will sell Ubuntu powered computers on over 220 retail stores in China, in cities such Xu Zhou, Su Qian, Lian Yun Gang, Lianyungang or Y...

28 October 2011
06:40 GMT

myWallet - Simple but Efficient Password Manager

Setting up different original passwords for all your accounts will keep your information safe from prying eyes. myWallet is the password manager that allows you to keep them organized and secure, thanks to the AES 256-bit encryption algorithm.Memorizing passwords is never a good idea: it may work for frequently used ...

2 August 2011
13:11 GMT

Electronic Arts Predicts the Death of the Apple Store

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has been interested in developing experiences for smartphones lately, but it seems that the company is no longer too optimistic when it comes to selling its titles through the Apple-powered store for the iOS devices. Richard Hilleman, who is the chief creative director working ...

18 July 2011
14:51 GMT

Full PlayStation Network Services Return in Japan on July 6

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that only on July 6 the full features of the PlayStation Network will again be available on the Japanese market, meaning that players in that part of the world will be the last to regain access to the service after the late April security breach. The PSN outage was longer ...

5 July 2011
05:25 GMT

EA Officially Presents 'Origin' Digital Distribution Service

After an early leak before the weekend, Electronic Arts has officially presented the Origin digital distribution service, which is practically an evolution of the regular EA Online Store and aims at competing with similar services like Valve's Steam or GameFly's Direct2Drive.EA has been persistent in its di...

6 June 2011
11:01 GMT

THQ Was Marginally Impacted by PSN Outage

A leading executive from video game publisher THQ has stated that his company has seen only a limited effect on sales because of the downtime of the PlayStation Network and especially its Store component.THQ has recently launched MX vs. ATV Alive, a game which relies heavily on the digital distribution model, but it ...

2 June 2011
03:27 GMT

Apple Store Down - 09.02.2010 [Updated]

In usual Tuesday manner, Apple has unceremoniously taken its web store down, telling customers to sit tight as the company updates the online venue with goodies. It is generally believed that Apple’s Macintosh computers are on track for a number of hardware upgrades. Nothing else new is expected from Apple, thi...

9 February 2010
08:31 GMT

Apple Store Down - November 27 (Black Friday) [Updated]

In what is simple routine at Apple, the company’s web store has been taken down for maintenance to be updated with Black Friday sales. Although no price cuts have been confirmed by the Mac maker, Apple has historically offered discounts on its products between the 23rd and the 29th of November, when Black Frida...

27 November 2009
02:43 GMT

EA Opens Up EA Sports Active Stores

It seems like all those people that Electronic Arts fired along with the newly shut-down game developer, Pandemic Studios, were sacrificed for a greater good. Or not necessary something good, but obviously for something that EA thinks will be more profitable. Apparently, in its opinion, a game store dedicated to a si...

18 November 2009
14:01 GMT

Apple 'Updating' Retail Store Staff, Equipment Ahead of Holiday Season

A report over at ifoAppleStore reveals that Apple has decided to make a few adjustments with its retail establishments and the employees in charge with selling its products. Staffers will not be differentiated by the color of their T-shirt anymore, while the EasyPay portable computers they carry around with them will...

28 October 2009
05:47 GMT

Download Free Tommy Hilfiger App for iPhone, iPod touch

The Tommy Hilfiger Group has announced Tommy Hilfiger for iPhone, a downloadable, mobile shopping application available through the App Store. Developed in partnership with Art Technology Group, Inc., the app gives consumers the convenience of purchasing Tommy Hilfiger products on the go. “Our customers are al...

2 October 2009
06:43 GMT

Apple Closes Down Three More Stores for Renovations

Although Apple is said to be merely replacing tables in three of its stores recently closed down for renovations, such changes imply other cosmetic alterations, forcing the company to pull the curtain over the stores’ entrances for a short period of time. “Visitors to the Pacific Centre (Vancouver, BC), ...

28 September 2009
09:05 GMT

Apple Closes Store for Renovation as Microsoft Opens One Next-Door

While Microsoft is planning to open one of its first retail stores inside the Mission Viejo development (California), Apple has closed down its own store on that location for renovation. Reports say the move appears to be a “preemptive strike,” although it may also be just a coincidence, going by other so...

24 September 2009
03:32 GMT

iPod Prices Slashed, New Products Almost Confirmed

In its usual manner, the Cupertino-based Mac maker has quietly slashed prices across its entire iPod line, making 8GB nanos available for as low as $129 and the 8GB iPod touch for just $189. Classic iPods are also cheaper ahead of Apple’s music-focused event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francis...

9 September 2009
08:15 GMT

Alienware Launches Its First Store, Enter the 'Alienware Experience'

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell continues to expand its support for gaming and computer enthusiasts through the help of its well-known subsidiary, Alienware. Trying to provide users with access to the latest Alienware products and innovations, the company has just announced the launch of its new store-within-a-store exp...

23 July 2009
04:05 GMT

Microsoft Opening Retail Stores Next-Door to Apple's

A Microsoft executive has confirmed that the Windows maker is gearing up for a retail store campaign targeting Apple's own retail chain. The company plans on opening retail stores in the vicinity of Apple's brick and mortar establishments, some of which will be situated wall-to-wall with the Mac maker'...

16 July 2009
06:01 GMT

Apple Hits German Store with Cease and Desist Letter

An online store based out of Germany was caught misusing Apple iPhone imagery, reports Macblogz. Upon spotting the irregularity, Apple sent 3Gstore.de a Cease and Desist letter. Attached to the letter was a bill for $2,271, the report reveals.3Gstore sells (what else?) iPhone 3Gs. The company imports these from surro...

4 February 2009
02:57 GMT

Apple's Store Is Back up with Goodies

Just before Apple's Town Hall event yesterday, the company's online store was taken down. Apple wouldn't have had reasons to do this unless it was adding new items. And it was. Following the event, Apple's store was back up, listing all the new products announced earlier that day, and then some. H...

15 October 2008
08:39 GMT

New Optus Business Direct Center Unveiled in Australia

Optus, subsidiary of SingTel and Australia’s second largest mobile carrier, has just unveiled its new Business Direct center in Sydney's suburb of St Peters, established via Optus Small and Medium Business (Optus SMB). You might be aware of the fact that Optus already has a Business Direct center ther...

2 October 2008
08:55 GMT

Apple Launches 'Begin at Home' Purchase Program for iPhone 3G

In what is a thoughtful move on behalf of Apple, the Cupertino-based computer maker has set up means for its customers to start a purchase on the Apple website and finish it at the Apple Retail Store. iPhone fans can grab the new 3G model in a few easy steps, by entering their billing info, reviewing their eligi...

24 September 2008
03:12 GMT

Sony Ericsson to Unveil New "Fun" Line-up of Handsets

Sony Ericsson will soon come with a brand new F-series of handsets that will focus on the "fun" side of mobile life. This fact was unveiled during the presentation of the first SE flagship store from Taiwan, which will be open for the public starting tomorrow, the 10th of May. Besides Sony Ericsson phones, acce...

9 May 2008
04:40 GMT

Louisiana Mall Apple Store Grand Opening

The last time we heard of the Mall of Louisiana (Baton Rouge) retail store, construction was progressing quickly, with a virtually finished interior and installing of the exterior stainless steel already underway. As it was on track for its March grand opening, Apple has recently announced that the Louisiana Store wi...

4 March 2008
10:11 GMT

The MacBook Air Is Hard to Find

Although the Air was met with praising as well as criticism upon its arrival, forecasts of low sales have recently been proven wrong. Sources inform that demand is apparently still high for the world's thinnest notebook, with frequent sellouts at Apple stores across the globe and long wait times for shipping at ...

4 March 2008
04:16 GMT

Apple Offers Refurbished iMacs Starting at $999!

In typical Apple fashion, the company's online store is offering refurbished Macs all of the sudden, as part of a Limited Time Special Price offer. iMac (current generation) prices range between $999 and $1,899 depending on processor speed, hard drive capacity and RAM, so for those of you who haven't had th...

23 February 2008
06:47 GMT

Palm Closes Its Retail Stores For Good

Palm Inc. has officially confirmed that it is closing all its retails stores and all its 26 Airport Wireless stores across the US, in order to cut costs and concentrate on its future handset line-up and its future Linux-based OS. Only the store from the company's headquarters, in Sunnyvale, California, will rema...

29 January 2008
09:24 GMT

BitDefender Antivirus 2008 Hits US

BitDefender Internet Security 2008 and BitDefender Antivirus 2008, two popular security technologies, are now available to the residents of the United States through OfficeMax and its 860 retail stores across the country. BitDefender is one of the top solutions when it comes to computer security as it offers numerous...

26 November 2007
09:36 GMT

Nokia N95 US Edition with 3G Available in Stores

The 3G enabled version of Nokia N95 has just been released on the US market and can now be purchased from different stores. The black edition of the phone should also arrive soon, with 8GB of internal memory, but, until then, the 3G one is here to make the wait somewhat easier to bear.The true competition between the...

27 September 2007
03:38 GMT

Amazon and the Story Of The Magic 89 Cents

Amazon.com officially released Amazon MP3, a new web-based service which sells music content to the Internet users for prices starting at 89 cents. According to the parent company, the digital store currently has no less than 2 million songs created by approximately 180,000 artists so the collection might also includ...

25 September 2007
17:06 GMT

Mozilla Cooks Update for the Company's Fans

The famous Firefox producer Mozilla signed a deal with Nobox in order to redesign the official page of Mozilla Store, a special page that allows fans to buy all kinds of stuff branded with the company's name. Nobox is the same company which redesigned the main page of Mozilla in October 2006 and that contributed...

6 September 2007
10:21 GMT

LimeWire Finally Changes Sides, Becomes Legal

LimeWire is currently one of the most famous software solutions on the Internet and especially among the users who are interested in file-sharing applications. If you didn't know, LimeWire is built in Java and is especially meant to represent a peer-to-peer file sharing program that would allow the users to sear...

16 August 2007
03:30 GMT

USB Modem, First in "Top Ten Mobile Phone Sales" at Telia Stores

The top ten best sold mobile phones this month in Telia stores places a USB modem as the best sold such device. The product has been in top three for the last three months and now has worked its way up to the first place.The USB modem comes packed with 3G and PC connectivity performances. Wireless broadband continues...

2 August 2007
05:29 GMT

Yahoo Makes the Internet a Little Bit More Purple

Yahoo has just rolled out Company Store, a brand new online store that allows you to buy all sorts of things branded with the Yahoo logo. The new page provides almost any product you're looking for divided in 4 categories: For Fun, To Go, In Style and At Work that enable you to buy sports stuff, bags, T-shirts, ...

25 July 2007
08:56 GMT

Peter Dille on PSP Store - Finally Something for the PSP's Huge Screen

Yes PSP owners and fans of the black handheld gaming system from Sony, the PSP Store is happening and it's going to host a lot of great content including games, video and audio files for you to download and enjoy. More than that, Sony's starting to admit that they should have done it a long time ago.When as...

21 May 2007
18:06 GMT

PlayStation Store for PSP Owners

It was about time Sony had plans to deliver a downloadable service for the PSP, enabling users to access video and audio files, much like Apple's iTunes service. Tretton isn't afraid that the market has been tapped on this segment already and is confident on a downloadable services' success, as NextGen...

17 May 2007
11:13 GMT

Student Design Ecological, Portable Bug Trap

Conventional insect traps may present health risks, besides the fact that they make noise or smell bad. Old bug catchers usually blow bugs into thousands of tiny pieces potentially containing colonies of bacteria that could spread inside the room and possibly infect human residents. They also can blow up particles c...

10 May 2007
11:54 GMT

Apple's iTunes to Distribute Live Concerts

Apple is now preparing to distribute even more content through the iTunes application after the company made a new partnership with the Palms Casino from Las Vegas. Apple intends to bring live concerts of the most famous bands in the entire world straight into their iTunes Store, an important multimedia shop for all ...

16 March 2007
04:41 GMT

Apple's Prices for Refurbished Macs

Apple announced today the new prices for the refurbished Macs, sustaining all the products are reconditioned and available at special prices. All the new products are available on the Apple store and can be acquired by the users from every corner of the world. The company sells Inter-based Mac minis at $649 and Power...

15 March 2007
04:22 GMT

Classic Got Cheaper

A short piece of news at the end of this hour, directly related to music and especially dedicated to all classical music lovers. Amazon proudly announces the launch of its latest online store, the Classical Music Blowout Store offering more than 2,000 titles comprising almost the entire area classical music could mea...

14 March 2007
08:30 GMT

Why Apple Stores Are No Ordinary Stores

The Cupertino based company once known as Apple Computer - now just Apple - is, without a doubt, a symbol of quality. Few companies worldwide have the same customer-orientation as Apple does. Product quality is only part of the experience of being an Apple customer. Apple promotes excellence in every step of their jo...

9 March 2007
06:25 GMT

Apple Might Open a New Retail Store Near You!

Once every couple of days, news of an Apple retail store planning/opening/renovating hits the web. And Apple stores are no McDonald's restaurant, they are unique, architectural reference points, symbols of what Apple, as a high-end company, stands for. There are currently 173 retail stores worldwide, most of whi...

7 March 2007
04:48 GMT


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