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Turok
2007-12-03 02:32:00 Earlier this week, during a meeting with Touchstone and Propaganda Games, we had an opportunity to spend a couple of hours with a work-in-progress Xbox 360 version of Turok . Specifically, we were checking out a sampling of the game?s multiplayer content alongside 15 other players. We didn?t get to see anything of Turok?s four-player ... More About: Gaming
Motorola?s dual-mode Z6c for Verizon
2007-12-03 02:31:00 So when Motorola gets around to launching the dual-mode GSM / CDMA Z6c slider, these are pretty much the high-style shots you?re going to see in publications. A little swankier and more refined than the harsh light offered by the FCC?s labs, eh? On behalf of world travelers everywhere, we await thee! More About: Verizon , Mode , Dual
Verizon?s branded XV5800
2007-12-03 02:30:00 We?ve been patiently waiting for a national US carrier to launch a version of HTC?s Libra for nearly a year, and by golly, it looks like it might finally happen (and not in the hideous green Verizon was showing back in the day, either). The UTStarcom-sourced XV5800 lies somewhere between the Vox and the S730; ...
Third-generation iPod nano
2007-12-03 02:29:00 Got a third-generation iPod nano? Looking for a new set of earbuds, preferably with noise-canceling abilities? If so, look no further than Radius? new set, which plug right into the dock in order to extract all the juice they need to block out extraneous clamor. The radStrap canalphones are expected to ship in black, green ... More About: Music , Ipod , Ipod nano , Nano , Generation
blyk - demo
2007-11-29 16:49:00 Demo showing how blyk, the free, UK ad-supported mobile network works. Nice follow up to the blyk animations that have been pervading the interweb the last three weeks. The deal is you get sent 6 MMS ads a day and in return they give you 217 texts and 43 free call minutes every month. There’s an invite code ... More About: Demo , Adverts
RIM brings its BlackBerry phones to Russia in Q1 2008
2007-11-28 14:54:00 We?re going to refrain from the ?In Soviet Russia ?? jokes and get straight to the point: RIM is bringing its BlackBerry phones to Russia in Q1 2008 . Apparently the hang up was with Russian security agencies, but now that the two main carriers, MTS and Vimpelcom, have gotten approval from the FSB, the phones are ... More About: Phones , Blackberry
SageTV announced STX-HD100 HD Media Extender
2007-11-28 14:53:00 Details are still a bit thin, but it looks like SageTV ? developer of alternative media center software ? is poised to release an HD media extender for in-home placeshifting. The company, which already makes a standard definition wireless extender, revealed pics of the so-called STX-HD100 today, along with a few shots of the retail ... More About: Media , Technology , Extender , Anno , Tender
Nokia N95 sees major new firmware release
2007-11-28 14:53:00 US N95 users need not apply ? yet, anyway ? but owners of the original should high-tail it over to Nokia ?s software update site and get crackin? on this here download. Firmware version 20.0.015 brings a wealth of new features to a phone that still rests near the top of Nokia?s lineup, including significantly improved ... More About: Release , Major , Nokia N95
BlackSite: Area 51
2007-11-28 14:52:00 The name ?Area 51? immediately evokes a number of things relating to the US government, ranging from secret aircraft test programs to more colorful conspiracies, such as aliens and space ships. In the world of gaming, Midway has used Area 51 in a series of pretty hokey alien-filled games, ranging from light gun shooters that ... More About: Gaming
Geometry Wars: Galaxies
2007-11-28 14:51:00 Geometry Wars just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Originally released as a hidden minigame in developer Bizarre Creations? Xbox racer Project Gotham Racing 2, the brightly-colored dual-stick shooter eventually evolved into its own entity as a $5 download on the Xbox Live Arcade. Now the game has come to the DS and Wii in ... More About: Gaming , Geometry , Geometry Wars , Galaxies
Audi plans to unveil in Detroit this January
2007-11-28 14:51:00 The quad-ring obsessives over at Fourtitude have the inside scoop on what Audi plans to unveil in Detroit this January , and enthusiasts stand to benefit from a duo of performance products in the form of an R8 concept and what?s likely to be the production version of the TT-S. Audi?s midship masterpiece has only been on ... More About: Plans
Mitsubishi to unleash Concept-RA
2007-11-28 14:50:00 Performance enthusiasts have witnessed the devolution of the Mitsubishi Eclipse from the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive thrill ride it once was to the V6-powered, front-wheel-drive highway cruiser it is today. Perhaps the Concept -RA that Mitsubishi will unveil at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January heralds a return to that original Eclipse. The concept certainly has the ...
Ninja Gaiden II
2007-11-28 14:49:00 Now that the dust is settling from the fall releases and the masses are working their way through the plethora of stellar content for the Xbox 360, thoughts are already turning to the next big thing on Microsoft?s console. While we?re sure there are a few heavy-hitters not yet announced for the platform, we expect ... More About: Gaming , Ninja
Motorola Q9c, i335 / Blackberry Pearl 8130 on sale
2007-11-27 14:59:00 It?s not like you didn?t know this day was coming, but Sprint users eagerly awaiting the actual release of Motorola ?s Q9c / i335 or the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 can quit sitting on their hands. That right folks, as of now, all three of the aforementioned handsets are available on Sprint, and while we?re sure you?re ... More About: Blackberry , Sale
Rock Xtreme 770 notebook laptop with GeForce 8800M GTX
2007-11-27 14:58:00 NVIDIA?s recently rolled out GeForce 8800M GTX has already made its way into a laptop, specifically Rock ?s Xtreme 770, specially updated to integrate the new chip. The 770 features a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, a 7200RPM 200GB HDD, 2GB of RAM, a 17-inch 1920×1200 display, and that all important GeForce 8800M GTX graphics card. The ... More About: Computers , Laptop , Notebook
T-Mobile?s a shiny new Sidekick LX free of charge
2007-11-24 19:31:00 While we can?t help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside whenever a manufacturer owns up to defects that originated on its end, it?s even better when affected customers are looked after for their troubles. According to GigaOM, users dealing with a malfunctioning Sidekick Slide can swap their unit for a shiny new Sidekick LX ... More About: Mobile , T-Mobile , Free , Charge
Uncharted: Drake?s Fortune
2007-11-24 19:29:00 Uncharted: Drake ?s Fortune is not a game about new ideas. The gameplay can and has been summed up as ?Tomb Raider meets Gears of War,? and the story plays almost like an unfilmed National Treasure script, which is another way of saying that the Indiana Jones influence on the story is palpable. Keep in mind ... More About: Gaming
Buffalo intros 320GB portable hard drive
2007-11-24 19:28:00 You can never be too good looking or have too many gigabytes on your person, which is why Buffalo has just announced what it?s touting as the ?world?s largest? portable external hard drive, a 320GB dynamo called the MiniStation Turbo USB HD-PS320U2. This 5,400rpm platter features 256-bit AES encryption courtesy of Buffalo?s Secure Lock Ware ... More About: Technology , Computers , Portable , Drive , Hard
Microsoft?soft-ignored Vista component, SideShow
2007-11-24 19:27:00 Word on the street (er, internet) is that Microsoft ?s oft-ignored Vista component, SideShow, could be making its official way to your favorite Windows Mobile-flavored device before long. If you?ll recall, SideShow acts as a kind of mini-OS which is distributed to devices separate from a PC, such as remotes or external displays on laptops, and ... More About: Soft , Sideshow , Component
Unreal Tournament 3
2007-11-24 19:26:00 Unreal Tournament 3 probably shouldn?t feel as fresh and as exciting as it does. When you get down to it, UT3 doesn?t change a lot of the things that you liked about Unreal Tournament 2004. It?s still the same fast-moving and action-oriented first-person shooter. Yet the game?s new maps, the requisite graphical overhaul, and easy-to-understand ... More About: Gaming , Unreal Tournament , Unreal Tournament 3 , Unreal
Golden Anniversary of Daytona 500
2007-11-24 19:24:00 The Corvette is no stranger to being used for pace car duty, having led racers around tracks like Indy countless times over the years. Come February, NASCAR will be staging its flagship Daytona 500 race for the fiftieth time, and the two-seater from Bowling Green will be making regular trips out the track to create ... More About: Anniversary , Golden
The famed PlayStation controller
2007-11-24 19:23:00 For the ladies out there, we?ve no doubt that rocking a set of Wiimote earrings would totally increase your chances of lookin? good stupendous in a Nintendo interview room, but for the folks hoping to get a leg up on the competition for that open spot at Sony, here?s your ticket. These sterling silver cuff ... More About: Gaming , Playstation , Controller , Roller
Concept phone lets you bejewel by grid
2007-11-24 19:22:00 Picture this doomsday scenario: you?ve gone and covered the screen of your phone with stylish hearts and esses, only to discover that the design just doesn?t fit your mood anymore. With classic methods of bejeweling, that puts you in a bit of a pickle, seeing how your phone?s now covered with a nice, thick layer ... More About: Phone , Grid , Concept
NCAA March Madness 08
2007-11-24 19:20:00 Way down low in the post is where the business happens. It?s the most physical part of the basketball court, where shoulders bump, arms are slapped, elbows are registered weapons, and baskets are scored or rejected?hard. It?s no place for lightweights; only the brave and the big have any hope of getting things done here, ... More About: Gaming , March Madness , March , Madness
Set Your Buddy Free with Windows Mobile
2007-11-23 17:41:00 This is a teaser for an interactive game at www.freeyourbuddy.com. Click on the video to get to the game site. Buddy is trapped inside a desktop computer and he needs your help to find a way out. Buddy está atrapado en un ordenador y necesita desesperadamente tu ayuda para escapar. Buddy sitzt in einem Computer fest und braucht ... More About: Windows , Mobile , Windows Mobile , Free
Good Luck Chuck: Gotta go
2007-11-09 13:08:00 Clip from Good Luck Chuck , starring Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. UK release on 9th November. More About: Good Luck Chuck , Adverts
LG KS20 HSDPA Touch Screen Phone Launched
2007-11-09 00:14:00 LG Electronics today announced the KS20, a new smartphone featuring high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) and a full touchscreen for usability. The LG KS20 received a favorable response from the press and the parties by winning ‘Choice Product’ for ‘Product Highlight’ at IFA 2007 held in Berlin, Germany from last Aug. 31 ... More About: Screen , Phone , Touch , Launched , Touch Screen
Sanyo creates the first underfloor robot
2007-11-09 00:12:00 This certainly won?t go down as the first underfloor robot we?ve heard about, but apparently, Sanyo ?s aiming to use all these fantastic ideas to actually bring a product to market. The fairly attractive bot is designed to cruise underneath apartment buildings, offices and essentially any other place of residence to check ... More About: Technology , Robot
An F1-inspired mower
2007-11-09 00:11:00 I absolutely hate mowing the lawn, so anything that can help accomplish this task quicker than my hand-me-down Toro is worth considering. An F1-inspired mower just might do the trick. Complete with an F1-style front wing, full race suspension, rear view mirrors, vintage John Player Special-style livery and a steering wheel sporting ... More About: Inspired
SimCity Societies
More articles from this author:2007-11-09 00:11:00 Scheduled for release later this month, SimCity Societies is a city-building game that promises to offer a much more hands-on approach to urban planning than previous games in the series. For example, previous SimCity games let you place zones designated for residential, commercial, or industrial use, but Societies will task you ... More About: Gaming , Simcity 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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