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PlayStation 3 demo next week

PlayStation 3 demo next week

10th Feb 2006 Word is that Sony might be showing PlayStation 3 at the Taipei Games Show next week. They're dedicating 20% of their booth to PS3, apparently. [0]

Build a light ring for your camera

Build a light ring for your camera

10th Feb 2006 Need a helping hand when it comes to photographing your mods? If you build this simple light ring mod, you might find your photos work out a little better. [0]

VIA's new board sports S3 integrated VGA

VIA's new board sports S3 integrated VGA

10th Feb 2006 The latest chipset from the fabless wonder sports integrated Unichrome graphics and support for the latest Intel processors. [0]

Halo 2 comes to Windows Vista

Halo 2 comes to Windows Vista

9th Feb 2006 Microsoft has confirmed - it's coming to the PC, finally. However, unless you upgrade to Windows Vista, you won't be getting to give the Master Chief a whirl around the galaxy. [0]

10-way Skype only on Intel dual-core

10-way Skype only on Intel dual-core

9th Feb 2006 You can now host your own 10-way Party Line using Skype, but Intel have an exclusive deal: it will only work on Pentium D or Core Duo processors. AMD Athlon 64 users are limited to five callers.  [0]

Battlefield 2 for X360 looks sweet

Battlefield 2 for X360 looks sweet

9th Feb 2006 EA teases us with some new images from the upcoming Xbox 360 conversion of the popular PC shooter. [0]

Blu-Ray to cost $30 a time for films

Blu-Ray to cost $30 a time for films

9th Feb 2006 Sony has come out to talk about the pricing structure for its next-gen optical format. Films are going to cost rather more than they do today - although you may be able to move them around. [0]

Day of Defeat: Source Free This Weekend

Day of Defeat: Source Free This Weekend

8th Feb 2006 Have you thought about whether Day of Defeat: Source is worth buying? Why not try it for free and make that decision for yourself? All you need is a Steam account and plenty of spare time this weekend. [0]

Dell pre-loads Google toolbar

Dell pre-loads Google toolbar

8th Feb 2006 According to reports, Microsoft has lost another deal in the ongoing battle for PC real estate with search giants Google and Yahoo!. [0]

Windows Vista is December 1

Windows Vista is December 1

8th Feb 2006 A new viral game has led to a fairly concrete idea of the availability of the next operating system from Microsoft. It's not coming out in the summer, as we suspected. [0]

Another critical IE flaw for WMF

Another critical IE flaw for WMF

8th Feb 2006 The ugly file exploit raises its head again, as Microsoft patches Internet Explorer versions in Windows Millenium and 2000. Noobs running ME rejoice. [0]

Apple launches 1GB iPod Nano

Apple launches 1GB iPod Nano

7th Feb 2006 The music player just got smaller - well, in capacity, anyway. The new 1GB Nano offers all the same functionality, just with less capacity and a smaller price tag. Will you be tempted? [0]

Cameron to make MMO game

Cameron to make MMO game

7th Feb 2006 Academy award-winning director James Cameron and fellow Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau have joined the advisory board at Multiverse with the intention of creating a MMO game based on Cameron's upcoming film, Project 880. [0]

What's ahead for Windows OneCare?

What's ahead for Windows OneCare?

7th Feb 2006 The new anti-virus service from Microsoft is getting close to launch. We ask, should Microsoft be charging to protect its own insecure operating system? [0]

Sensible Soccer out in the summer

Sensible Soccer out in the summer

7th Feb 2006 Longing for some nostalgia? Fed up of the normal-mapped realism of the FIFA series? Sensi is back to bring the fun into footie. [0]

Yahoo and AOL to charge for some email

Yahoo and AOL to charge for some email

6th Feb 2006 Sick of junk mailers, scammers and phishers clogging up your inbox with rubbish? A new scheme from two net giants aims to allow legitimate mail through and confine the rubbish to where it should be - for a cost. [0]

Single Malt Mod: Whisky PC

Single Malt Mod: Whisky PC

6th Feb 2006 Ever woken up after a hard night's drinking wondering what to mod? Why not build a PC into that empty 1.5L whisky bottle from last night, eh? [0]

Google delists bmw.de

Google delists bmw.de

6th Feb 2006 BMW's German webteam have been caught trying to boost their Google ranking through underhanded Search Engine Optimisations. As a result, Google have delisted bmw.de, and ricoh.de are also in hot water for the same offence. [0]

Airbrushed notebook heaven

Airbrushed notebook heaven

3rd Feb 2006 Airbrushing can be used to create incredible visual mods from stock hardware. Smooth Creations have some of the most desirable notebooks ever seen. [0]

Next Tomb Raider game to come in April

Next Tomb Raider game to come in April

2nd Feb 2006 Eidos has announced that Lara Croft's latest crusade is scheduled for launch in April. [0]

PS3 developer fired for talking

PS3 developer fired for talking

2nd Feb 2006 Former Sony 3D artist Josh Robinson speaks out for the first time after being fired by Sony bosses for posting his thoughts on Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 console. [0]

GeForce 7800 GS AGP launches

GeForce 7800 GS AGP launches

2nd Feb 2006 Is your AGP gaming rig struggling under the strain of recent games like F.E.A.R. and Quake 4? NVIDIA have today launched the fastest GPU available for AGP: the GeForce 7800 GS AGP. [0]

The gestation of Geometry Wars

The gestation of Geometry Wars

2nd Feb 2006 A great interview has hit the net this morning, chronicling the creation of one of the best games on the Xbox 360.  [0]

Vista requires 64-bit drivers to be signed

Vista requires 64-bit drivers to be signed

2nd Feb 2006 The top-end version of the new Microsoft operating system requires drivers to be signed with a digital signature of the author. Will this increase security, or is it a 'nothing' measure? [0]

Warner will offer movies for download

Warner will offer movies for download

1st Feb 2006 A new service, launching initially in Europe, aims to put a stop to torrenting by making a legitimate alternative available. Can it succeed? [0]

Optimus mini three keyboard

Optimus mini three keyboard

1st Feb 2006 The Russians from Art Lebedev Studio are back, with a new three-button younger brother to their much anticipated Optimus OLED keyboard. Use this one to control iTunes or shortcut Photoshop tools. [0]





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