No need for ’an original game’, no need to keep a CD close or search the internet for a downloadable version! To play this game all you need is a PC running Windows XP or Vista, a browser (Firefox or Internet Explorer) and a good internet connection. Quake Live is a first person shooter that allows you to frag your way through multiple game types of online action.The detailsIn August 2007, id Software announced the development of a web-based online first person shooter: Quake Zero. In less than seven ...
[read more >>] Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, code-named Tube, is the latest Nokia addition to the XpressMusic series portfolio, but the first to feature a touch interface. The company's Symbian operating system has been updated to the 5th version, which is compatible with touchscreen, and I think it's pretty obvious why Nokia chose an XpressMusic device to implement its first touch compatible OS – touch control for music phones is one the most successful recipes nowadays. Moreover, the large touchscreen with a weird r...
[read more >>] Recently, the Need For Speed franchise owned by Electronic Arts has been subject to a lot of rumors and speculations about whether it will be terminated, as profits have been slowly decreasing ever since the ProStreet title appeared, combined with the recent financial troubles the company has been experiencing. But now it seems that things will be completely different from what any other rumor that has surfaced recently stated, as Eurogamer has just reported that Electronic Arts will not only keep the NFS franchi...
[read more >>] AMD has just announced a new and improved version of its ATI Catalyst Linux display driver, available for both x86 and x86_64 architectures. ATI Catalyst 9.1 introduces final and stable support for the Ubuntu 8.10 Linux operating system, full OpenGL 3.0 support, Hybrid CrossFire support and Multiview support.While the support for Ubuntu 8.10 is now in a mature stage, the newly introduced support for Hybrid Graphics delivers to its AMD 780G/780D and ATI Radeon HD 2400/3400 owners a substantial 3D performance boost...
[read more >>] Nosy folks over at MacRumors have found evidence that Apple is working on / preparing to roll out a new iPhone model. Proof of the alleged new device has been spotted in (what else?) hidden strings in Apple's latest iPhone firmware (pictured on the left). Earlier this week, Apple rolled out iPhone software update 2.2.1, addressing a couple of issues on the phone side, and a trio on the touch side. Not long into the release, these guys began skimming through the lines of code comprising the new software, dis...
[read more >>] It appears that the very first photo of the next-generation OLPC XO 2.0 low-cost laptop has finally emerged on the Internet, showing us some of the things we should be expecting. In addition to that, it looks like Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of the One Laptop Per Child project, has confirmed that the next-generation XO laptop is going for a different design and marketing strategy. To be more specific, the upcoming laptop, which could be released sooner rather than later, will be meant to provide users with a...
[read more >>] You can count on Japanese publishers to toy with fans of their games long before release dates. Last week, Square Enix pulled the old trick of putting up a countdown on its site, pointing to something big that was set to happen this Wednesday. It was Final Fantasy XIII related, so all the fans of the series were up in arms guessing what it would be. The more sober minds noticed that with the game still far away, Square Enix could only be posting a new video. Which indeed happened last night, with quite a bit of n...
[read more >>] Apple has released the new version of iPhone firmware, V. 2.2.1, a maintenance and stability update. The release improves performance with the iPhone's web browser, Safari, and addresses issues with photos saved from the OS's Mail application.By connecting their devices to iTunes, iPhone users will learn that the 246.4MB update “improves the general stability of Safari” and “fixes an issue where some images saved from Mail do not display correctly in the Camera Roll.” For iPod to...
[read more >>] The KDE community announced a few minutes ago, in a press release, the immediate availability of the final version of KDE (K Desktop Environment) 4.2 a.k.a. "The Answer." The KDE 4 desktop environment ships with many packages, including web development applications, educational tools, administrative programs and more, all of which are available in over 50 languages. Everyone currently using KDE 4.1.4 is advised to update to the new version (see below for installation details). For those of you who can't wait...
[read more >>] Western Digital, a leading vendor of hard disk drives, has just introduced the world's first 2TB hard drive, in the form of a new environmentally-friendly WD Caviar Green hard drive. Designed as a 3.5-inch product, the world's highest-capacity hard drive takes advantage of the company's industry-leading 500GB/platter technology, offering 400GB/in2 areal density. Along with the announcement Western Digital said that the drive was already available for purchase, enabling both consumer and professiona...
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