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Microsoft settles with Real

Microsoft settles with Real

12th Oct 2005 Microsoft pays up $761m to settle an ongoing lawsuit with Real. But do they really care?

J Allard talks Xbox 360 launch

J Allard talks Xbox 360 launch

11th Oct 2005 The logistics of launch, big titles, allocation problems, the PS3, Xbox Live - Allard spells it out.

Philly goes WiFi

Philly goes WiFi

11th Oct 2005 State Government plans to work with Earthlink to WiFi the entire city. Is this an effective use of public money, or will it turn internet provision into a State monopoly?

Macrovision's New Licences Transferable

Macrovision's New Licences Transferable

11th Oct 2005 Macrovision, the company behind the FlexNet software suite, have released the latest incarnation of FlexNet Publisher. It's different from previous instalments, as it features a transferable licence. Could this be a big shift in the software industry, including ISVs using digital distribution methods?

Sony Ericsson launches P990 smartphone

Sony Ericsson launches P990 smartphone

11th Oct 2005 Sony Ericsson has announced the feature-rich successor to the P900, dubbed the P990. It has everything you could want in a phone, and more. Click for details.

Weta goes bananas for blades

Weta goes bananas for blades

10th Oct 2005 Weta Digital have boosted their render farm capacity by 50% with 250 new dual-Xeon IBM blade servers in order to complete post-production work on Peter Jackson's new US$150 million epic, King Kong.

Stanford SUV wins DARPA desert race

Stanford SUV wins DARPA desert race

10th Oct 2005 Intel-sponsored Stanford University complete the 132-mile course in 7.5 hours with their unmanned Volkswagon vehicle. We have the details.

HD DVD won't have region codes

HD DVD won't have region codes

10th Oct 2005 A Toshiba spokesman has suggested that HD DVD won't include region coding, making discs open for all the world to play. What impact is this going to have?

Newegg has X1800 XLs

Newegg has X1800 XLs

10th Oct 2005 After scant availability on launch day, it seems that the US is starting to see X1800 availability, with Newegg seemingly getting the jump on the rest.

Tony Hawk's soundtrack revealed

Tony Hawk's soundtrack revealed

10th Oct 2005 The new American Wasteland title has 60 songs from top punk, metal, electronic and hip-hop artists. We've picked out some of our favourites, along with some throwbacks!

Quake 4 website goes live

Quake 4 website goes live

10th Oct 2005 Downloads, wallpapers, bizarre backstory - you can now grab it from the official Quake 4 website, which is officially open for business.

Forums roundup - cool threads!

Forums roundup - cool threads!

9th Oct 2005 Looking for a few cool things to while away your Sunday afternoon? We've got a roundup of some of the cool stuff going on in the bit-tech forums.

Google and Sun join forces

Google and Sun join forces

7th Oct 2005 The two companies will engage in some wishy washy handshakes, but the good stuff is what they plan to do in the future. Web 2.0 fans, get excited.

City of Villains prices announced

City of Villains prices announced

7th Oct 2005 Extra, extra, read all about it! Games publisher not ripping off MMO players, shocker! More inside!

PS2 mod chips legal

PS2 mod chips legal

6th Oct 2005 Six Australian High Court judges have unanimously ruled that it is not illegal to install a mod chip in a console for the purposes of playing imported games. Pirated versions still naughty though.

Canon expands into TV market

Canon expands into TV market

6th Oct 2005 Digital camera specialists, Canon, will diversify into making digital TVs based on SED technology, in a joint venture announecd with Toshiba. Canon's 40-50" flatscreens are intended to take on existing plasma and LCD rivals in 2006.

iPod Video next week?

iPod Video next week?

6th Oct 2005 Wednesday 12th October could be the day Apple unveil their latest must-have, rumoured to be called the iPod Video. Is it all smoke & mirrors by Apple CEO, Steve Jobs?

X1800 launches, but availability is lacking

X1800 launches, but availability is lacking

5th Oct 2005 The X1800 XL, X1800 XT, X1600 XT and X1300 all launch today. Reviews are mixed, and availability is poor.

Peter Jackson to Executive Produce Halo movie

Peter Jackson to Executive Produce Halo movie

5th Oct 2005 Duur, dur dur dur DUR DUR DUR, dur....la la LAAAAAA, ooo ooo-eee-ooo...

Dell 7800 notebook is GO

Dell 7800 notebook is GO

5th Oct 2005 Dell have announced their GeForce G0 7800 GTX notebook, the XPS M170, packing an obscene amount of power into a sub-4KG package. Is this the end of the gaming PC?

X05 gets underway with games galore

X05 gets underway with games galore

5th Oct 2005 Microsoft has been talking about the games that are due for release in December, out at its showcase event in Amsterdam.

Halo character to appear in DoA4 on X360

Halo character to appear in DoA4 on X360

4th Oct 2005 The new version of Dead or Alive, on the Xbox 360, will sport a secret character.

CrossFire still hasn't hit shops

CrossFire still hasn't hit shops

4th Oct 2005 A week after launch, CrossFire is nowhere to be found, according to reports.

Quake 4 goes gold

Quake 4 goes gold

4th Oct 2005 Production on Quake 4 is complete, and it will hit the shops in 2 weeks. Will Raven produce a masterpiece, or was id Software's decision to outsource the game a mistake?

Doom rocket set for lift-off

Doom rocket set for lift-off

4th Oct 2005 John Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace is to launch a vehicle in the annual X-Prize. Gates to Hell on stand-by.

RC Church incensed by PlayStation ad

RC Church incensed by PlayStation ad

4th Oct 2005 Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Certainly not Sony, although they have cheesed off a lot of Spanish Catholics.

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