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Redmond: Vista Virus? What Vista Virus?

Redmond: Vista Virus? What Vista Virus?

8th Aug 2005 Researchers: It's behind you! Redmond: Oh no it isn't! Researchers: Oh yes it is! Repeat as neccesary...

Modfest 2005 at i25

Modfest 2005 at i25

8th Aug 2005 CustomPC magazine is holding its Modfest 2005 competition at the Multiplay i25 LAN at the end of August. Get your modded case down there and win some kit!

Lost Coast to feature commentary

Lost Coast to feature commentary

8th Aug 2005 Valve have revealed the "secret" content planned for Half Life 2: Lost Coast - a DVD-style Audio Commentary, revealing insights from the developers on various aspects of the game.

New Vista opens up for Hackers

New Vista opens up for Hackers

5th Aug 2005 Beta 1's out in the wild, and already the Hackers have been beavering away in the oily bits...

Playstation 3 to support OSX?

Playstation 3 to support OSX?

5th Aug 2005 According to a posting on the Sony UK website, the Playstation 3 will support Apple's OSX.

Segway gets a practical use

Segway gets a practical use

5th Aug 2005 A US company has discovered that tourists and Segways make a pretty good combination. Why not cruise with some wheels?

MSI launches motherboard with DTS audio

MSI launches motherboard with DTS audio

5th Aug 2005 MSI's new dual-core enabled motherboard claims to be able to do all sorts of shenanigans with DTS. We're interested.

Is The Fox selling out?

Is The Fox selling out?

4th Aug 2005 Firefox goes pro, with a for-profit corporation announced to back up the goals of the existing foundation. Great progress, or a sell out?

Fox announces Blu-ray titles

Fox announces Blu-ray titles

4th Aug 2005 Twentieth Century Fox have announced they will support the Blu-ray high definition format. Films will include Alien, Die Hard and X-Men series, and TV shows like 24, The Simpsons and Family Guy will appear.

iTunes in the Land of the Rising Sun

iTunes in the Land of the Rising Sun

4th Aug 2005 iTunes is turning Japanese, I think iTunes is turning Japanese, I really think so...

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory gets SM2.0

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory gets SM2.0

4th Aug 2005 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory finally gets support for Shader Model 2.0 - ATI fans can now rejoice with image quality that is likely to be more comparable with what is possible on NVIDIA hardware in this title.

Are you ready for the F.E.A.R.?

Are you ready for the F.E.A.R.?

3rd Aug 2005 F.E.A.R - are you ready for it? VU Games announce the beta and also the system requirements

Mod: Dell laptop reborn

Mod: Dell laptop reborn

3rd Aug 2005 Gifted with a free, yet ancient, Dell notebook, regular reader Megaglowz went to town on it, upgrading the internals and experimenting with a bling paint job.

Intel to leave entry-level chipset arena

Intel to leave entry-level chipset arena

3rd Aug 2005 Sources inside Taiwan motherboard manufacturers have revealed that Intel are to phase out i865 and i915 chipsets and leave the entry-level chipset arena.

Xbox 360 price leaked

Xbox 360 price leaked

3rd Aug 2005 Trigger happy Walmart employees have hinted that Xbox 360 will launch at US$299.99, as widely expected. But what of UK pricing? And will Xbox 360 games cost more than Xbox titles?

Melting iMac Mod

Melting iMac Mod

3rd Aug 2005 Is your G5 iMac too hot to handle? One user was overheating after 40 minutes with CPU temps exceeding 76C / 170F. His solution ain't pretty, but worked a treat.

Bram Cohen woos Hollywood with Bit Torrent

Bram Cohen woos Hollywood with Bit Torrent

2nd Aug 2005 The Bit Torrent creator is in San Francisco for talks with major players in the media industry about turning the client into a legitimate enterprise.

Apple introduces Mighty Mouse

Apple introduces Mighty Mouse

2nd Aug 2005 Finally ditching the one-button madness, Apple have a new mouse with four buttons and a multi-directional scroll wheel.

Sin Episodes to cost less than 10 quid

Sin Episodes to cost less than 10 quid

2nd Aug 2005 Ritual have started talking about the pricing for the Sin episodes, to be downloadable via Steam. It's good news, folks...

Wi-Fi connectivity record smashed!

Wi-Fi connectivity record smashed!

2nd Aug 2005 A group of hackers has blitzed their own world record by sending a wifi signal 125 miles!

NVIDIA will continue to dominate the high-end

NVIDIA will continue to dominate the high-end

2nd Aug 2005 NVIDIA's GeForce 7800 GTX has been a success so far, while ATI have been in a spot of bother with several products in free fall. How long will it be before we see a competitor for NVIDIA's current flagship part?

Cisco attempt to contain router leak

Cisco attempt to contain router leak

1st Aug 2005 The gagging order hasn't worked, and details of the Cisco router flaw spreads.

Leaked: Xbox 360 keyboard?

Leaked: Xbox 360 keyboard?

1st Aug 2005 A spy shot leaked over the weekend has revealed a tiny keyboard accessory for the Xbox 360 controller; the Eye Toy rival webcam is also unmasked.

Vaja release funky PSP cases

Vaja release funky PSP cases

1st Aug 2005 Vaja have got a new range of full-leather PSP cases. Like everything else Vaja, they're absolutely gorgeous. Paris Hilton alert?

Vista coming for Holiday 2006

Vista coming for Holiday 2006

1st Aug 2005 A Microsoft exec has let slip that Longhorn is hitting in next year's holiday season, departing from the party line.

Cheap PS2 to spoil 360 launch

Cheap PS2 to spoil 360 launch

1st Aug 2005 Sony are hatching plans to foil Microsoft's launch of Xbox 360 this November by slashing the price of the slim, second generation PlayStation 2 to as little as £60 / $100.

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