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Nvidia warns of high failure rates
7th Jul 2008 Graphics card manufacturer has filed a profits warning with the SEC due to "higher than normal" failure rates of certain previous-generation mobile products. [18]
bit-tech weekend poll: PC advice to others?
4th Jul 2008 This weekends poll - In the last 6 months how many people have you advised to purchasing a PC or Notebook? [72]
PSN will continue to be free
4th Jul 2008 Sony executives have confirmed that they still have no plans to make PSN a subscription service despite rising costs. [50]
64 percent of gamers gave up on Wii Fit
4th Jul 2008 According to a recent poll in Japan, a massive 64 percent of gamers who bought Wii Fit gave up on it almost immediately. [35]
GAME to publish games too?
4th Jul 2008 UK retailer, GAME, is now looking to expand business by publishing it's own titles selected from the indie circuit. [23]
LCDs cause greenhouse gas worries
4th Jul 2008 Scientists have released a paper detailing their concerns over the use of nitrogen trifluoride in LCD production - a greenhouse gas 17,000 times more potent than CO2. [46]
Firefox sets world record
4th Jul 2008 The Mozilla Foundation has officially announced the results of the Firefox Download Day - a Guinness World Record for most downloads of a software product in 24 hours. [14]
2.40 PS3 update withdrawn, may brick PS3s
3rd Jul 2008 Sony has had to withdraw the PlayStation 3s 2.40 firmware update after reports that the update can brick consoles. [30]
Xandros buys Linspire
3rd Jul 2008 Linux vendor Xandros - best known for creating the Eee PC operating system for Asus - has purchased rival vendor Linspire for an undisclosed sum. [9]
Eee Monitor is in the works
3rd Jul 2008 You've used the Eee PC notebook, you've seen the Eee PC desktop and now get ready for the monitor.. with an Eee PC inside! [27]
Sony site offers up malware
3rd Jul 2008 An SQL injection attack on a range of websites left Sony offering malware-laden downloads to PlayStation 3 fans according to anti-virus vendor Sophos. [14]
Asahi unveils robotic barman
3rd Jul 2008 Asahi has just unveiled it's brand new invention - a beer-serving robot that'll pour you a pint while you mod! [12]
Fallout 3 producer disappointed by Diablo 3
3rd Jul 2008 Ashley Cheng, producer for Bethesda's Fallout 3, has admitted that he is disappointed by the conservative design of Diablo 3. [25]
bit-tech Readers Survey Winners Announced!
2nd Jul 2008 Just under 3,000 people responded to our readers survey, and now we've selected 6 lucky winners of some great hardware prizes! [32]
Another Resident Evil film a possibility?
2nd Jul 2008 Paul W.S Anderson, the director of the previous Resident Evil films, has indicated he may be looking to team up with Milla Jovich one more time. [25]
bit-tech Newsletters are now available!
2nd Jul 2008 Get all your daily or weekly updates of bit-tech content, straight to your mail box! [23]
Blizzard has one more unannounced game
2nd Jul 2008 Blizzard may have just announced Diablo 3, but the word is that the developer still has at least one more trick up it's sleeve. [36]
OCZ launches sub-£250 128GB SSD
2nd Jul 2008 OCZ technologies has announced the general availability of series of solid state drives which includes a 128GB model for under £250. [26]
Intel: "code for thousands of cores"
2nd Jul 2008 Chip manufacturer Intel is advising developers to concentrate on coding for scalability, believing the future of computing lies in hundreds and thousands of processing cores. [23]
Bioware to develop for iPhone?
1st Jul 2008 Bioware, developers of Mass Effect and the Baldur's Gate games, is reportedly looking closely at the iPhone as a gaming platform. [6]
BBFC: New system won't cause delays, price hikes
1st Jul 2008 The BBFC has responded to claims that the new ratings systems suggested in the Byron report could cause delays and increased costs. [17]
Sony: No plans for PS2 downloads on PSN
1st Jul 2008 Sony has been quick to dismiss rumours that it is looking to bring downloadable PS2 games to the PlayStation 3 over PSN. [12]
ZDNet makes Mac overclock tool
1st Jul 2008 ZDNet Germany has released a software-based overclocker for Mac Pro and Xserve systems, allowing for free performance gains for MacOS users. [19]
Rhapsody goes DRM-free
1st Jul 2008 Music subscription service Rhapsody has launched a digital music shop, offering five million songs in standard MP3 format with no DRM whatsoever. [9]
MSI Wind: Most Affordable OSX Notebook Ever
30th Jun 2008 An enterprising hacker has already ported OSX 10.5.2 to MSI's new Wind sub-notebook making it the cheapest big cat PC you can buy. [17]
MS: New ratings might make games more costly
30th Jun 2008 Microsoft executives have indicated that the changes to UK ratings suggested by the Byron report may make games more expensive. [17]
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