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Rumour: Google woos iTMS?

Rumour: Google woos iTMS?

16th Aug 2005 The Apple share price hit an all time high last Friday off the back of rumours of a Google / iTMS alliance.

Porn TLD on Hold

Porn TLD on Hold

16th Aug 2005 The smutty top level domain approved by ICANN back in June has been put on hold, after concerns from Bush officials. (That's politicians, folks, not connoisseurs)

Carmack at QuakeCon dissected

Carmack at QuakeCon dissected

16th Aug 2005 John Carmack gave his first QuakeCon keynote for three years on Saturday. Check out his thoughts on the future of PC gaming, and how easy the X360 is to programme for.

ATI's plans for new cards revealed

ATI's plans for new cards revealed

16th Aug 2005 The roadmaps are uncovered, and ATI's R5xx plans sure as heck look interesting...

VIA girls in QuakeCon clean sweep

VIA girls in QuakeCon clean sweep

15th Aug 2005 In the first ever official Ms Quakecon tournament, held as part of the 3-day marathon fragfest that is QuakeCon over the weekend, the VIA-sponsored Girlz 0f Destruction clan took out the first three placings to win a combined US$30,000 between them.

OSx86 spreading like wildfire

OSx86 spreading like wildfire

15th Aug 2005 The genie is well and truly out of the bottle, as the x86 developer build of OSX spreads through torrent and other P2P sites

New Powerbooks might use Freescale

New Powerbooks might use Freescale

15th Aug 2005 Reports are starting to trickle in on what might be the last revision of the Powerbook before it goes Intel.

We're partying!

We're partying!

12th Aug 2005 We're a little slow on the news today - we're all enjoying the summer sun!

Pakuma launches funky new bags

Pakuma launches funky new bags

12th Aug 2005 Got a notebook? Want something a little different to carry it around in? Pakuma have a new range of bags that are designed for the more stylish laptop user!

Orac³ for the win

Orac³ for the win

11th Aug 2005 Aussie enthusiast mag, Atomic, are holding a Hotbox of the Year competition to see which case mod is voted the best from the past 12 months. Our very own G-gnome made the finals - Orac³ for the win!

NVIDIA launch 7800 GT

NVIDIA launch 7800 GT

11th Aug 2005 As widely expected, today NVIDIA have unveiled the next card in the GeForce 7 series, the GeForce 7800 GT. Clocked at 400MHz / 1000MHz, is it capable of SLI, and has proved to be pretty quick.

Microsoft makes add-on makers pay up

Microsoft makes add-on makers pay up

11th Aug 2005 Peripheral makers for the Xbox 360 will have to pay a levy to Microsoft to allow console compatibility. How will this affect gamers?

Linux servers go teeny

Linux servers go teeny

11th Aug 2005 Want a Linux server? Don't want another box making noise in your room? How about a biometric USB stick with a PowerPC chip built in?

Alienware launches new case

Alienware launches new case

10th Aug 2005 No longer do you have to buy an Alienware system in their full tower chassis or... their full tower chassis. The boys in black have come up with a stylish new mid-tower.

NES gamepad mouse mod

NES gamepad mouse mod

10th Aug 2005 Ryan McFarland has a habit of turning junkyard trash into useful stuff. His latest creation is the NES gamepad optical mouse mod.

Cause of death: StarCraft

Cause of death: StarCraft

10th Aug 2005 A dedicated (too dedicated!) Korean gamer has dropped dead after a marathon session of StarCraft.

Rockstar under fire over bullying game

Rockstar under fire over bullying game

10th Aug 2005 Rockstar are being criticised once more - but not (for once) over hot beverages in GTA: SA. Their new game, "Bully" is causing a playground scrap...

Nvidia launches SLI x16, Dell snaps up

Nvidia launches SLI x16, Dell snaps up

10th Aug 2005 Nvidia has launched a new SLI platform that has dual x16 graphics support. Dell is the first vendor to ship it in its new XPS system.

SWAT 4 patch contains Adware

SWAT 4 patch contains Adware

10th Aug 2005 The latest patch for the tactical FPS game, SWAT 4, downloads advertising textures inserted into the game. Added realism or unwanted intrusion? You Decide.

GeForce 6600 LE available

GeForce 6600 LE available

10th Aug 2005 There seemed to be a bit of a delay from announcement to availability with the GeForce 6600 LE - finally you can buy it in the shops for a little over £60. Cheap SLI, but is it a gimmick?

US watches UK RFID Numberplate Trial

US watches UK RFID Numberplate Trial

9th Aug 2005 The Government is trialling 'Active' RFID enabled numberplates. The US is looking on with interest...

Tom's goes XXX with nudity guide

Tom's goes XXX with nudity guide

9th Aug 2005 Tom's Hardware has gone all Not Safe For Work with an expose, as it were, of nudity in games. [16]

Gabe Newell talks dual core

Gabe Newell talks dual core

9th Aug 2005 The creator of Half Life 2 has been talking about how difficult it is to write software that uses multi-core technology, as seen in next-gen processors.

Sony sue PSP exporter

Sony sue PSP exporter

9th Aug 2005 In a move dumbfounding many, Sony are suing Hong Kong specialist exporter Lik-Sang.com for selling PSP handhelds to countries like the UK, where the official launch has been delayed by six months.

Club 3D launch RageXtreme video cards

Club 3D launch RageXtreme video cards

8th Aug 2005 Following on from today's Radeon X800 GT announcement, Club 3D announce their X800 RX video card - a slightly more upmarket Radeon X800 GT.

WGA successfully infiltrated by Penguinista!

WGA successfully infiltrated by Penguinista!

8th Aug 2005 From the Forums: bit-tech Linux man finds that Wine is A-OK by WGA

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