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Sony is determined to raise its profile as a company by using Valentine's Day to stage a variety of events in the various games that it publishes and maintains. First, Media Molecule announced a downloadable pack for LittleBigPlannet featuring a new, more lovable SackBoy. Second, Sony Online Entertainment detail... |
12 February 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Gears of War has become a true phenomenon as gamers across the world got sucked into the action-filled story of Marcus Fenix and his team mates as they battle the angry alien race called the Locust. While the first and second game told the story of how Marcus was released from jail and called to the battlefield to he... |
12 February 2009
16:41 GMT |
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While countless women wear high heels on a daily basis and have fine, toned legs, many others still have trouble when it comes to getting up on them and walking gracefully. For those in the latter category a new class of fitness has been recently introduced, and is already enjoying great success: the high-heel fitnes... |
12 February 2009
16:21 GMT |
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Petz: Horsez 2 is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft under its Petz franchise of Nintendo DS titles. Known as Horsez 2 in Europe, it is, as its title suggests, a sequel to the first Petz: Horsez, which was launched a few years ago. Released on November 28, 2006, the game was instantly met with critical a... |
12 February 2009
16:01 GMT |
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It has often been said that women wear their heart on their sleeve and, to some extent, it is true. A new study performed in the UK comes to show that, when it boils down to expressing emotions or even giving away certain defining traits of their character, females rank higher than men, in that their face is easier t... |
12 February 2009
15:41 GMT |
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LucasArts must be pleased with the Apprentice, the main character of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. After all, with his reverse lightsaber grip, Jedi mind tricks and Force based Dark and Light powers, he managed to attract more than 5.7 million gamers to the title. Most reviewers didn't praise the game, noting ... |
12 February 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Online services are one of the primary selling points of the current generation of consoles. While the Xbox 360 currently holds supremacy over its rivals with the extremely popular Xbox Live service, the other two companies, Sony and Nintendo aren't giving up without a fight. As such, Sony has released a few mo... |
12 February 2009
15:01 GMT |
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When it comes to Valentine’s Day, there is never too much that can be done to show the loved ones how they mean the world to us. Whereas some of us settle for just a regular Valentine card, or flowers and candy, others would travel across the globe for a romantic break with their lover. Of course, it would be o... |
12 February 2009
14:41 GMT |
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Some men simply find it difficult to hold on to the woman they love for a prolonged period of time. Most of them suffer from the “cold feet syndrome,” which miraculously develops when things start getting a bit serious, or when she begins to talk about such things as responsibility and dependability. Here... |
12 February 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Petz: Hamsterz Life 2 is a video game developed and published by Ubisoft under its Petz franchise of Nintendo DS titles. Known as Hamsterz 2 in Europe, it is, as its title suggests, a sequel to the first Petz: Hamsterz Life, which was launched a few years ago. Released on December 21, 2006, the game was instantly met... |
12 February 2009
14:01 GMT |
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As of last year, when models walked the catwalk sporting extremely thick, perfectly manicured and sharply defined eyebrows, the trend for the Frida Kahlo-type of brows has gained popular acceptance. Stylists say it’s only natural that this be so, especially in the context of the dire economical times we’r... |
12 February 2009
13:21 GMT |
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After the Game Developers Choice Awards nominations were dominated by LittleBigPlanet, which lead the field with seven nominations, with Brain being the closest competitor with five nominations, it is time for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to announce the nominations for its videogame-oriented award... |
12 February 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Music games are becoming more and more popular these days, largely due to Harmonix, the studio that first introduced full band play to a market where Guitar Hero dominated, despite offering the chance to play just one instrument. Now, the fact that you can rock out to your favorite tracks alongside your best friends ... |
12 February 2009
13:11 GMT |
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Muslim cleric leaders in Sudan have recently urged the youth of the nation not to follow the Western tradition of Valentine's Day, saying that the tradition is sinful, and that it will lead couples away from each other, by creating a headway for the appearance of doubt and dissatisfaction. They have also urged y... |
12 February 2009
13:01 GMT |
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With the latest release of PerfectDisk Raxco raised the bar for all competitors leaving them behind when it comes to quality of the job and further maintenance of the data on the disk. With each new edition PerfectDisk is on a spree of raking up applause from both home users and corporate environment alike.Available ... |
12 February 2009
13:01 GMT |
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It’s been years that Michael Jackson has been wearing a mask whenever he goes out, so the sight of it should not make anyone cry “disease” anymore, it has been said. However, a photo of the actor snapped just recently has sparked again talk of a flesh-eating infection, with sources close to Michael ... |
12 February 2009
12:42 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics UK Ltd. announced its Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition mobile phone, which will become the company's flagship handset for 2009. The device is the first full touch phone in the world, while also including a slide-out 3×4 keypad. The new handset is expected to see the same popularity as the pr... |
12 February 2009
12:30 GMT |
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Personal Trainer: Cooking, or Cooking Guide: Can't decide what to eat?, as it is known in Europe, is a video game created by Nintendo's Entertainment, Analysis and Development branch and published by the company for its extremely popular Nintendo DS handheld console. Aiming at offering a variety of recipes ... |
12 February 2009
12:21 GMT |
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Come next week, Opera will unveil Opera Turbo, a browsing-on-steroids solution that will cover Opera Desktop, Opera Mobile and Opera Devices SDK. Opera Turbo, the browser maker argued, comes to respond to increasing mobility and on-the-go connectivity needs of end users, who are increasing relying on wireless and mob... |
12 February 2009
12:20 GMT |
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There's been much talk about Symbian handsets that sometimes lag because their RAM memory is full and users forgot to close some applications. Unfortunately, RAM memory isn't infinite, so you'll be stuck with what the manufacturer has included in the device. On the other hand, as a temporary storage ar... |
12 February 2009
12:01 GMT |
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Although customizing your computer has lately become an art, the point of this entire struggle is to achieve the perfect workflow, to set the balance straight between the requirements of your projects and personality, and what your system has to offer and is able to support. And if usually this is achieved by using s... |
12 February 2009
12:01 GMT |
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On Wednesday, British explorer Pen Hadow set off, alongside colleague Ann Daniels, on a new expedition to the North Pole, meant to determine the exact situation on-scene. Satellite information can be reliable, but at times it's best to make sure for yourself, scientists say, because the reality at the scene coul... |
12 February 2009
12:01 GMT |
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While two or three decades ago the idea of a war of robots may have seemed ludicrous and whimsical, now military analysts are not so sure about that. Latest developments in remote-controlled technologies and unmanned combat vehicles make the specter of a war between robots loom threatening over our heads. More than 4... |
12 February 2009
11:31 GMT |
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With the advent of Windows 7, users are bound to upgrade from Windows XP and even Windows Vista to the next iteration of the Windows client. For some, even XP's SP3 or Vista's SP1 and SP2 will not be sufficient an incentive to keep them away from Windows 7. However, in order to ensure a smooth transition, p... |
12 February 2009
11:29 GMT |
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Opera unveiled today its latest innovation meant to provide better web browsing, under the name of Opera Turbo. The company announced that it planned to showcase the new turbo-charged way to surf at the Mobile World Congress, which is held between February 16-18 in Barcelona Spain. The new Opera Turbo will be availa... |
12 February 2009
11:12 GMT |
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The gaming industry has seen a lot of trends come and go but there is one that has really caught on, downloadable arcade games. With titles being up for download at any hour of the day, via the Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, or the WiiWare services, people are really interested in them.Last year, Microsof... |
12 February 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Long gone are the days when Vanilla Ice would have girls swooning at his feet with his sleek ‘do and “Ice Ice Baby,” or when MC Hammer would set the house on fire with his “U Can’t Touch This.” Nevertheless, neither of the two performers has forgotten his fans from back then and, e... |
12 February 2009
10:53 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has just announced a new series of drivers, specifically designed to add support for users of portable computer systems equipped with one of the company's latest graphics processing units. In addition, the new pack will provide users with a new PhysX System Software driver, w... |
12 February 2009
10:51 GMT |
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NTFS-3G is a free, read-and-write NTFS file-system driver for your Mac. The tool allows Mac OS X users to write to memory sticks / flash drives larger than 4GB (formatted with NTFS). Available as a free download, the new version (2009.2.1) introduces 'recover' and 'norecover' mount options, and se... |
12 February 2009
10:49 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, Samsung Electronics has managed to develop an LTE (Long Term Evolution) modem chipset for mobile phones and data cards. Moreover, the Korean mobile phone maker is expected to showcase the chipset at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. The development o... |
12 February 2009
10:34 GMT |
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With a long time in the making, Eminem’s comeback on the music scene is now perfectly outlined, much to the joy of fans. “Crack a Bottle,” the rapper’s first official single in many years, has just set a new record for the number of downloads in its first week of release, Billboard reports, el... |
12 February 2009
10:34 GMT |
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Silverlight can now truly live up to Microsoft's vision of delivering a cross-browser, cross-platform solution designed to power rich applications and high-quality, interactive videos, with the arrival of Moonlight 1.0. Moonlight is an open-source implementation of Silverlight for the Linux operating system, whi... |
12 February 2009
10:19 GMT |
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The Taiwanese Justice Ministry announced on Thursday that four of its officials had been arrested under accusations of being spies for mainland China. A spokesperson for the Ministry said in a press conference that the four had been filmed by Chinese authorities while entertaining themselves in several hostess lounge... |
12 February 2009
10:13 GMT |
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Zotac, one of NVIDIA's leading add-in board partners, is expected to unveil a new GeForce graphics cards based on the latter's highest-performance single-GPU solution, the GTX 285. However, unlike the graphics cards released by other NVIDIA partners, the new GeForce GTX 285 designed by Zotac will not employ... |
12 February 2009
10:03 GMT |
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Awarded ‘Best of Show’ at Macworld 2009 by iProng Magazine, Freeverse's Days of Thunder is a game about "Explosions, twisted metal and enemy rivals who are out to put your car into a wall!" Freeverse is a company that strives to develop and publish seamless software, with a particular concentration o... |
12 February 2009
09:58 GMT |
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When it rains, it pours, and this couldn’t be more true for Disney favorite Miley Cyrus right now. Despite having already apologized for what was described as a racially offensive photo of hers that got leaked on the Internet, the singer is now again in the middle of a controversy as a class action suit has bee... |
12 February 2009
09:57 GMT |
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As already reported, Acer plans to release some new mobile phones this year, and two of the yet announced handsets to come from the computer maker, namely the DX650 and X960, have been spotted in the wild. According to the news, both these mobile phones are running under Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system. The new ... |
12 February 2009
09:56 GMT |
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With the February release of security patches Microsoft is attempting to kill what it is referring to as one of the largest botnets currently active worldwide, zombie machines infected with Win32/Srizbi. According to Vincent Tiu, SDE II at Microsoft, the Srizbi family of malicious code contains not only trojan droppe... |
12 February 2009
09:55 GMT |
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The human history is full of coincidences and fortunate events, which in the end have had the result of differentiating us from the rest of the species roaming the Earth with our ancestors some 4 million years ago, when a weird kind of primates descended from the trees and started behaving strange for that time. This... |
12 February 2009
09:52 GMT |
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At the end of last month, it was revealed that “Ugly Betty,” one of the most long-running and appreciated shows on ABC was perhaps in danger of being canceled, after it was put on hiatus for an undetermined period. Sources are now telling the media that things are really bad on the set of the show as well... |
12 February 2009
09:40 GMT |
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Following the introduction of ASUS' latest portable computer system, which was featured with a new NVIDIA GeForce GT100-series graphics processor, LG has just announced a new notebook, dubbed XNote P510. The new 15.4-inch portable computer system has also been featured with one of NVIDIA's latest graphics p... |
12 February 2009
09:21 GMT |
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In addition to releasing patches via Windows Update, Microsoft Update and WSUS, Microsoft is also making available a package with its monthly security updates for the various supported releases of the Windows operating system through the Download Center. The February 2009 Security Release ISO Image contains all the s... |
12 February 2009
09:18 GMT |
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3D Realms have confirmed what some dare not even dream of: Prey is being ported to the iPhone. The accelerometer-focused port is being developed by MachineWorks Northwest and is slated for a very soon release, according to the makers of Duke Nukem 3D and the Doom series.“If you're an iPhone user, there... |
12 February 2009
09:15 GMT |
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Finding extraterrestrial intelligence has been one of humankind's most long-standing dreams, dating apparently several thousands of years back, when various figures resembling modern astronauts were drawn on pyramid and temple walls by priests or artists. In modern times, telescopes have been believed to be the ... |
12 February 2009
09:13 GMT |
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The latest news on the Web unveiled two new great-looking Nokia touchscreen phones that have leaked into the wild. The two devices have been spotted in a video on the Nokia N97 design concept, and although they make only a brief appearance in the video, some rumors regarding them already started to float around. Co... |
12 February 2009
09:09 GMT |
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Nadya Suleman, the Octo-Mom, and her story of being a single 33-year-old parent raising no less than 14 children under the age of 8 has made the international headlines, especially since she went on the Today show to defend herself. With so much going against her and her obvious inability to provide for her kids, Sul... |
12 February 2009
09:06 GMT |
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The Columbus module was the first outpost the Europeans ever sent to orbit, and it also constituted the most important contribution they made to the International Space Station (ISS)'s scientific program. Launched on February 7th aboard the Atlantis shuttle, the expensive and crucial payload finished the final d... |
12 February 2009
08:51 GMT |
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Growing up in a disorganized family is no easy task, as most kids coming from such environments could tell you. But being raised in a home where one or both parents are addicted to cocaine is infinitely worse, scientists say, who have just recently concluded a study on the long-term effects of exposure to such experi... |
12 February 2009
08:49 GMT |
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Sun Microsystems announced that its JavaFX Mobile platform has been released. The new JavaFX Mobile is built around the previous Java ME platform and is meant to offer developers a means of creating immersive mobile content while also allowing them to enhance their existing investment in Java. The new platform deliv... |
12 February 2009
08:42 GMT |
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VIA, a leading manufacturer of low-power computer processors, has recently announced a new storage product, designed to take advantage of its C7-series processor lineup. The new NSR7800 expands the company's family of storage and server solutions, providing users with a more energy-efficient rackmount server sol... |
12 February 2009
08:39 GMT |
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On Sunday, Chris Brown was arrested, booked and released on a $50,000 bail on charges of making criminal threats and domestic abuse. The victim was his girlfriend, “Umbrella” singer Rihanna, who reportedly came out of the altercation with serious injuries, as it was later revealed. Now, the police report ... |
12 February 2009
08:38 GMT |
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The gaming industry indeed started with arcade games, like Frogger or Mario, but one of the most iconic series of titles developed for the big old arcade cabinets was Pac Man. The circular-shaped character that ran through a series of mazes in order to eat up all of the points and run away at the same time from ghost... |
12 February 2009
08:36 GMT |
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Developer Gogogic makes iPhone games. The folks at Gogogic love their work so much that they decided to share with everyone how they make their apps. As an example, they chose a game that turned out to be called Symbol6 (Hexago was a working title), which is currently featured in the App Store.Titled “Symbol6 :... |
12 February 2009
08:32 GMT |
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Nokia announced that it planned to continue its move to increase cost-efficiency and adapt to the market situation, and that it would close its mobile devices R&D; site in Jyvaskyla, Finland, and concentrate on its sites in Tampere, Oulu, Salo and the Helsinki metropolitan area. At the same time, the company further a... |
12 February 2009
08:22 GMT |
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Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a videogame developed by Capcom Production Studios 1 and published by Capcom Ltd. The game was designed exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, as was the first title in the series. It was released in February 2005 and can be classed as an action title played fr... |
12 February 2009
08:11 GMT |
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When it was launching Windows Vista, one of the strong focuses for Microsoft was to get across the financial advantages of the operating system. The Redmond company is doing it again, this time with Windows 7, and the context could not be more adequate. Fact is that the global economic crisis provides fertile soil fo... |
12 February 2009
08:10 GMT |
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Nintendogs is a real time pet simulation video game series developed and published, as the title suggests, by Nintendo, exclusively for its DS handheld console. The franchise has won over a lot of fans due to its fun gameplay and relatively realistic experience. The first installment was released in Japan, and then i... |
12 February 2009
08:03 GMT |
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Digimon Rumble Arena 2 is a videogame developed by Black Ship Games and published by Namco Bandai Ltd. The game was created for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft and the GameCube. It was published in July, 2004 and it is classed as an action title played from a third person perspec... |
12 February 2009
07:51 GMT |
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Microsoft has come out gunning for Adobe, after Mark Garrett, Adobe EVP and CFO claimed that the adoption of the Redmond company's Flash killer was disappointing. Tim Sneath, director of the Windows and Silverlight technical evangelism team, denied such a scenario and indicated that Adobe was simply attempting t... |
12 February 2009
07:38 GMT |
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Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the new rage as far as quiting the habit of smoking goes. They are purely electronic devices, but they can actually make you feel like you are smoking an authentic cigarette. The producers went to some lengths to create the perfect substitute, and apparently some of them did i... |
12 February 2009
07:13 GMT |
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Microsoft Thrive is a campaign addressing IT professionals, which Microsoft debuted earlier this week. Designed to lend a helping hand to IT pros, especially in the context of the global economic downturn, Microsoft Thrive offers three pillars focused on career care, technical competence and Business & IT alignment. ... |
12 February 2009
07:08 GMT |
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Users of MobileMe have been receiving a new e-mail that looks like it comes from Apple, warning that attempts to renew the MobileMe subscription have failed because of a problem with charging the credit card. The message prompts users to log in and update (provide) their credit card information on a site that looks l... |
12 February 2009
07:07 GMT |
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You don't necessarily have to be a constructor or interior designer/decorator to instantly see that the Huang Qiaokun's Red Point Measure device is the very definition of affordable precision. For those who are making all sorts of measurements inside people's homes or in their own residences, the Red P... |
12 February 2009
07:04 GMT |
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Since “Desperate Housewives” premiered on ABC in October 2004, introducing the world to the group of women on Wisteria Lane, there have been nothing but kind words said about the dramedy and its impressive cast. Fans will have, however, to get accustomed to seeing one character less, as ABC has just offic... |
12 February 2009
07:02 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based NVIDIA has been demonstrating the performance capabilities of its recently announced Ion platform using a beta version of Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system. Drew Henry, general manager of NVIDIA's MCP Business Unit, has demoed the Windows 7 multitasking support de... |
12 February 2009
06:59 GMT |
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A new online study shows that 31 percent of all marriages in the United States take place between people who meet at the workplace, in the office. As far as dating is concerned, more than 40 percent of employed Americans have dated a co-worker over the last years. Many of the people responding to the survey said that... |
12 February 2009
06:55 GMT |
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued a press release announcing a serious data theft incident on one of its servers. The agency is in the process of notifying some 45,000 employees, whose personal details have been electronically stolen. The Federal Aviation Administration is part of the U.S. Departme... |
12 February 2009
06:54 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard, the biggest third-party videogame publisher in the world, has really had a full day. The company presented its financial results, showing conflicting data to investors by posting an increase in revenue coupled with a loss of 72 million dollars, and it also detailed plans related to the release of... |
12 February 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Garmin-Asus, the co-branded alliance between Garmin Ltd. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc., announced the release of the nuvifone M20, a device that includes mobile web-browser and premium navigation system besides phone functionalities, running under a Windows Mobile operating system. The new handset will be showcased at th... |
12 February 2009
06:45 GMT |
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Devil May Cry 2 is a videogame developed by Capcom Production Studios 1 and published by Capcom Ltd. It was launched exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony, as was the first game in the series. The title was released in January 2003. It can be classed as an action title played from a third person perspec... |
12 February 2009
06:41 GMT |
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As technology develops, portable computer systems, such as notebooks, face an increasingly challenging role, which is to provide its users with a faster access to the system's functionalities, with a focus on Internet access and email. This is one of the reasons why some PC vendors, Dell included, have thought o... |
12 February 2009
06:40 GMT |
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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, which makes and markets Yaz, the most popular birth control pill in the United States, has just agreed to start marketing it differently. The move comes after the Food and Drug Administration summoned the company to cease intentionally misleading consumers by deceptive advertising. ... |
12 February 2009
06:37 GMT |
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New Super Mario Bros. is a classic side scrolling platformer, developed and published by Nintendo for its own DS handheld console. It was released in North America and Japan in May 2006, with Australia and Europe getting it in June the same year and, last but not least, with Korea receving the title in March 2007. Th... |
12 February 2009
06:36 GMT |
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Finding the correct areas in which endangered animal species can live is no easy task, just as delimiting those regions and turning them into reservations can sometimes prove to be very difficult. This all happens on account of poor mapping techniques, as most geologists still rely on old-fashioned methods to compile... |
12 February 2009
06:35 GMT |
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Upgraded protection with KasperskyGood security is almost always high-priced and Kaspersky makes no exception in this sense if you go with the workstation solution. But home use is what we had in mind so the price drops drastically to $47.54 per year. It is considered among the elite of anti-virus protection software... |
12 February 2009
06:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is moving onward not only with the evolution of its Windows client operating systems, Windows 7 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2, but also with its cloud platform introduced in the fall of 2008. At the same time, keeping up the pace with the development of Windows Azure, the Redmond company is aiming to ens... |
12 February 2009
06:25 GMT |
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Microsoft has entered an interesting partnership with the Girl Scouts of the USA, no, not to manage new records in cookie sales, but to educate both girls and parents on the topic of Internet safety. The online safety campaign launched by the Redmond company in collaboration with the all-girls organization is designe... |
12 February 2009
06:23 GMT |
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NVIDIA's Ion platform, designed to combine an Atom processor with the graphics capabilities of a GeForce 9400M graphics chip solution, has certainly drawn the attention of many, when it was first released back in December 2008. It also made some heads turn, when it was showcased at this year's Consumer Elec... |
12 February 2009
06:23 GMT |
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The leading outdoor GPS navigation software for mobile phones, ViewRanger, has now become available for the Nokia 5800 and other Symbian S60 touchscreen devices. The application is able to benefit from the touch screen to deliver detailed topographic maps while also offering a simplified navigation and outdoor explor... |
12 February 2009
06:20 GMT |
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Learning to play the piano is no easy task, as most of the world's musicians will tell you. It requires an extensive amount of time for would-be musicians to learn how to correctly position their fingers on the instrument, and even more time until their muscles adapt to the rigors of playing the heavy keyboards.... |
12 February 2009
06:16 GMT |
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It seems that we won't see a Samsung handset to run under Google's Android platform in the first two quarters of this year. The Korean mobile phone maker is reported to have delayed the launch of the device until the second half of 2009, although it was expected to make the announcement regarding the Androi... |
12 February 2009
06:15 GMT |
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While yesterday it was revealed that dieting returned better results when money was also part of the equation, as a component of an ongoing trend of weight loss betting, today it turns out that smokers too can kick the habit easy – if they’re paid to do it. A study published in the latest issue of the New... |
12 February 2009
06:11 GMT |
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VMware Inc. has just announced that VMware Fusion 2.0.2, a maintenance release of VMware Fusion 2, is now available as a free upgrade for all VMware Fusion 1 and VMware Fusion 2 customers.VMware Fusion allows Intel Macs to run x86 operating systems, like Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in a virtual machine, at t... |
12 February 2009
06:05 GMT |
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For people who always say they are in control of their own lives, this new scientific study may come as an unpleasant surprise, as it states that the choices we make, regardless of how strong we feel about them at the time, can easily be overridden by peer pressure, or by others in our social network. This again goes... |
12 February 2009
05:56 GMT |
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Email, e-mail or eMail, however you may prefer to call it, has been around since the beginning of the Internet era and is now, understandably, even taken for granted. The protocol for sending emails, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), became an Internet Standard 10 since 1982. Early emails were composed using the ... |
12 February 2009
05:51 GMT |
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Agile Web Solutions has updated its password manager and form filler for Mac OS X, 1Password. 1Password is designed to remember all the online passwords that you insert on any web page or form, anytime, by using one single (master) password.According to the changelog, Agile Web Solutions has added a 1Password menu it... |
12 February 2009
05:50 GMT |
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One month ago Nvidia released their 180.22 video drivers for Linux OSes, which brought initial support for Linux kernel 2.6.28. Last night (February 11th) Nvidia proudly presented yet another improved version of their proprietary video driver for the Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris open source operating systems. The new v... |
12 February 2009
05:47 GMT |
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According to a recent market report released by research firm IDC, the PC processor market has fallen considerably in the fourth quarter of 2008, a market trend that is expected to continue thorough the ongoing first quarter of this year. As a consequence of the poor market results in the PC processor segment, IDC po... |
12 February 2009
05:46 GMT |
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Local media in Germany is reporting (translate) that hackers have defaced the website of the German Interior Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble. On the first page, the website was promoting a link to a site protesting against the new biometric passports and telecommunications data retention legislation. The new data r... |
12 February 2009
05:43 GMT |
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Micron Technology, Inc. has announced today that it started the sampling of industry’s highest-density all-in-one NAND-based multi-chip package (MCP). The new solution includes 16GB of multi-level cell (MLC) NAND and is targeted at mobile phones. The MCP is able to enhance the company's 32 gigabit (Gb) 34-... |
12 February 2009
05:42 GMT |
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The sweet stuff has been an attraction at fun fairs and various social gatherings for more than 100 years now, but during all this time no one thought that the innocent-looking cotton candy could actually prove one day to be the solution of one of medicine's greatest problems – how to create small and intr... |
12 February 2009
05:28 GMT |
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Microsoft is ready to pay top dollar for nothing short of a top game built with Silverlight 2. Via the Server Quest Developer Contest 2009, the Redmond company is offering Silverlight developers a chance to win no less than $5,000 cash, and to have their content featured in ServerQuest II, for a game put together usi... |
12 February 2009
05:16 GMT |
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A very interesting DcExaminer report has caught our eye recently. It concerns the Washington DC store that still hasn't been approved because of discrepancies in vision between Apple and the Old Georgetown Board. The columnist apparently has confirmation from well placed sources that Neil Albert, deputy mayor fo... |
12 February 2009
05:09 GMT |
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The new invention, devised by music professor Jason Freeman, is said to be one of the most innovative products in a long time to hit the market. Basically, it offers users the possibility to participate in the creation of music scores, and not just by giving hints to professional musicians, but by actually moving the... |
12 February 2009
05:09 GMT |
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was rolled out on Wednesday from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a trip scheduled to last two days. After it was completed, the spacecraft was tested for more than two months in a thermal va... |
12 February 2009
04:53 GMT |
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Devil May Cry is a videogame developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and debuted in August 2001. It can be classed as an action title played from a third person perspective, incorporating some fighting, horror and s... |
12 February 2009
04:41 GMT |
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When Valve announced that it planned to release downloadable content for Left 4 Dead, one thing missing from the press release was the price. The new content is set to arrive on both the PC and the Xbox 360 and the track record from Valve shows that while PC gamers get updates and DLC for free, as they have become ac... |
12 February 2009
04:29 GMT |
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On Wednesday, authorities in Bellefontaine, Ohio, announced that a fourth-grade teacher had been retained for soliciting clients, as part of her second “job.” The 35 year-old woman reportedly used the school's computer to log on to the Craiglist website, and hook up with “clients.” She wa... |
12 February 2009
04:28 GMT |
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NVIDIA, the world's leading manufacturer of graphics solutions, has just announced that its recently introduced NVIDIA Ion has now been certified for Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista. With the announcement, NVIDIA's small form factor, low-power computer system will now be ready to pro... |
12 February 2009
04:08 GMT |
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After previously compromising websites belonging or related to Kaspersky and Bitdefender, the Romanian hackers from the HackersBlog crew launched a new successful SQL injection attack against the website of an antivirus vendor. This time around, it was F-Secure, however, the security breach did not have the potential... |
12 February 2009
04:07 GMT |
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Canadian luxury phone maker Mobiado announced the introduction of its second device added to the Mechanical Watch Mobile Phone Series, the 105GMT WHITE, which gets the pure, contemporary approach of the brand to new heights. The new device has been developed as the combination between an exquisite mechanical watch ... |
12 February 2009
04:06 GMT |
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As its name implies, the Kali Anti-Piracy service is aimed at iPhone developers looking to protect their applications from being pirated. Kali Anti-Piracy subscribers have access to a developer login and an SDK. Devs need to submit their app to Ripdev's encryption server, which sends it back wrapped with the pro... |
12 February 2009
04:00 GMT |
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Forget Windows XP (SP3 or no SP3), not to mention Windows 2000 – don't wait for Windows 7 – deploy Windows Vista Service Pack 1 now – or Vista SP2 at the latest before mid-2009 – this is the Microsoft migration scenario in the context of the platform's evolution, with an emphasis on ... |
12 February 2009
03:59 GMT |
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Powerful file managing with EF CommanderAnother one off pay application is EF Commander. The application is not as popular as Total Commander but in terms of options packed it definitely blows your mind. It can do everything as its competitor and then some. The price is 6 bucks higher but it addresses advanced comput... |
12 February 2009
03:51 GMT |
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Activision Blizzard presented a very mixed earning report to share holders and the press. On the one hand, the publisher created revenue of 2.3 billion dollars in the period between October and December, which is better than analysts expected. On the other hand, the company posted a loss, for the same period, of... |
12 February 2009
03:51 GMT |
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Samsung Electronics, a world leading manufacturer of high-performance memory products, has just announced that it has begun mass producing GDDR5 graphics memory, featuring 50nm manufacturing technology. With the announcement, Samsung will now be capable of delivering a faster memory solution for all of the upcoming g... |
12 February 2009
03:32 GMT |
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Electronic Arts has seen a pretty big change in strategy in the last few years, as it has moved on from exploiting franchises on a yearly basis, like Need For Speed or the sports ones, Madden or FIFA, and has spread its reach to almost all genres of games. One such category is the free-to-play one, which is rapidly ... |
12 February 2009
03:30 GMT |
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The Israel-based manufacturer modu, developer of the lightest mobile phone in the world, announced today the first modu jacket portfolio for the modu phone. The new jackets are meant to complement the handset and are the first of an entire series to be launched in 2009. The company stated that these products would be... |
12 February 2009
03:26 GMT |
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AppleInsider is again the source of new Snow Leopard tidbits, this time revealing that Apple's latest build has QuickTime Pro features open for use right from the get go.Of course, Apple could have just unlocked the Pro side of QuickTime for testing. The features could, nevertheless, make their way into OS X 10.... |
12 February 2009
03:18 GMT |
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The Nielsen Company has announced that gaming companies have spent more than 823 million dollars in order to promote videogames in the United States. The data was obtained with the help of the Monitor-Plus service, which is used to see what advertisements are being targeted at consumers in the U.S. The sum worldwide ... |
12 February 2009
03:03 GMT |
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World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) out there, with over 11,5 million monthly subscribers. It took Blizzard from the status of pretty successful company to hugely successful corporation, prompting big gaming name Activision to merge with it. Despite having be... |
12 February 2009
03:03 GMT |
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Santa Clara, California-based graphics maker NVIDIA has just announced that Intel's X58-based Smackover motherboard will now be providing users with support for its multi-GPU SLI technology. According to the company, users of Intel's DX58SO motherboard, which has been specifically designed to deliver suppor... |
12 February 2009
03:02 GMT |
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Music is slowly but surely making its way into the gaming industry, especially if you take a look at the last few years. While the more predominant genres were rock and metal, thanks to titles such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band it seems that things will change soon and owners of the Harmonix-developed Rock Band titles ... |
12 February 2009
02:41 GMT |
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It seems that Sunnyvale phone maker Palm will not continue to use its PalmOS platform for upcoming handsets, but instead it plans on focusing on the development of the newly announced WebOS (which will come with the company's next-gen Pre device) as well as on phones powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile op... |
12 February 2009
02:40 GMT |
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On Tuesday, two satellites collided in orbit over Siberia, at an altitude of approximately 490 miles (790 kilometers), spilling debris all around the impact site. The Russian spacecraft involved in the crash was out of commission for a long time, while the American satellite was still operational. However, Iridium Sa... |
12 February 2009
02:36 GMT |
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The movie and gaming industries are becoming more and more related to each other as we're seeing quite a lot of either game-based movies, like the recent Max Payne, or movie-based games, like the future Bourne project, which will be made by Electronic Arts as part of a new partnership with the writer of the acti... |
12 February 2009
02:24 GMT |
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Sony is really pushing hard to get some more successful stories for the PlayStation Portable. The handheld is selling well, just behind the Nintendo DS in Japan and currently has two games in the top two positions in the Japanese videogame chart, but in the West, the Nintendo DS is dominant and the PSP is seeing less... |
12 February 2009
02:16 GMT |
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Destroy All Humans! 2 is a videogame created by Pandemic Studio LLC and published by THQ. The title was designed for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and for the original Xbox from Microsoft. It was released in October 2006 and it is classed as an action adventure title with some puzzle solving and sci-fi elements... |
12 February 2009
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