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DirectX 10 Far Cry shown off on video

19th Sep 2005 Far Cry v2 is up and running with DX10 and Shader Model 4.0. There's a video, and it's awesome.

Everyone in WoW has AIDS

19th Sep 2005 A disease from an in-game instance has escaped, and is now running riot over the World of Warcraft servers. Is this the first example of an in-game disease spreading out of control?

ATI R520 (X1800) benchmarks emerge

16th Sep 2005 Hardware Analysis has got the first benchmarks of ATI's next generation card.

In love with a pink iPod nano

16th Sep 2005 Go on, treat yourself - get a truly individual iPod. If you've been hankering after a nano but feel the need for some extra colour, we've got just the ticket.

Revolution controller is bonkers

16th Sep 2005 The controller for the Nintendo Revolution has finally be unveiled, and it looks like a TV remote. More information and pics inside.

Paris Hilton hacker gets time

16th Sep 2005 The teenager that hacked into Paris' T-Mobile account gets time in a juvenile jail. Possibly preferable to spending time with Paris Hilton.

All Hail Bloogle

15th Sep 2005 Along with everything else on the web, you can now search blogs with Google.

Xbox 360 lands in US on 22 Nov; UK on 2 Dec

15th Sep 2005 Release dates are announced ahead of the Tokyo Games Show. We have the skinny.

Tivo DRM gets an accidental workout

14th Sep 2005 Tivo has shown what it is capable of, as several shows get 'accidentally' broadcast with a no-recording flag.

Microsoft offers to settle with Google

14th Sep 2005 After the first preliminary ruling came in last night, Microsoft is looking to finish this off sooner, rather than later.

Intel 975 board supports SLI and CrossFire

14th Sep 2005 Intel's new boards will support the two rival graphics technologies on the same board. Could this be Intel's killer gaming app?

Clippy to go psychic in Office 12

14th Sep 2005 Office 12 has a new killer feature, according to Bill Gates - it's predictive intelligence.

Xbox Live UK pricing official

13th Sep 2005 Silver included with the console, Gold gives you extras. It's pretty cheap, and you don't need a credit card, either.

Slim PS2 mains adaptors recalled

13th Sep 2005 Sony issue a warning about a possible fire hazard with the adaptor for the slimline PS2. Xbox owners feel somewhat relieved.

360 designed to be secure, but will be hacked

13th Sep 2005 So says Chris Satchell, one of the Xbox 360 engineers in charge of security. Read up on his thoughts on security and hacking.

eBay stumps up gazillions for Skype

13th Sep 2005 The VOIP giant is snapped up by the auctioneer. What are the whys and wherefores? We find out.

ECS launches CrossFire

12th Sep 2005 The mainboard boys have a new CrossFire motherboard for Intel. We've got the specs inside.

Samsung announces 16GB flash chips

12th Sep 2005 16GB. On a single chip. Say hello to 60GB and upwards of solid state iPod, with Apple already signed on.

iPod nano gets killed

12th Sep 2005 Wondered what happens when you drop a brand new iPod nano out of a vehicle moving at 50mph? The crew at Ars are finding out.

SLI Shuttle launching by the end of the month

12th Sep 2005 The SN26P, the Shuttle that supports SLI, is due on sale within a couple of weeks - we have updated info on its specs.

4K take to the road to challenge gamers

12th Sep 2005 4Kings, the popular gaming clan sponsored by Intel, are taking a trip around PCWorld stores in the UK.

Day of Defeat: Source release date

10th Sep 2005 Day of Defeat: Source, the highly anticipated update to the classic online WWII mod, will be made available to gamers everywhere on Monday 26th September, Valve have announced. But what of Lost Coast?

Intel v AMD update and Analysis

9th Sep 2005 Dell agrees to compliance (mostly) and The Tech Report writes up some cool analysis of Intel's approach.

eBay to scoop up Skype?

8th Sep 2005 According to the Wall Street Journal, freebie VoIP specialists Skype face a possible multi-billion dollar take over from auction giant eBay.

Yahoo! lambasted over Chinese Journo stitch up

8th Sep 2005 A human-rights group is calling for action over claims Yahoo is 'cheerfully sacrificing human rights in return for a cut of the Chinese market'. That's not cool, man.

Catalyst 5.8 has shimmering problems too

8th Sep 2005 After the shimmering problems with NVIDIA's ForceWare 77.77 driver, we didn't expect to find the same problems in ATI's latest driver. The guys at top ATI fan site - Rage3D - confirmed our initial thoughts for us.

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