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Gran Turismo 5 Prologue AU Review (diversions 28.03.08)
It's barn-stormingly beautiful and feels sublime, and even though the online racing seems like a bit of a dud, we're sure Polyphony can update and improve it. Honestly, GT die-hards (and there are millions of them) should lap this up.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Review (diversions 28.03.08)
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is by no means the next evolutionary step in first person shooting, but it does wrap up the Vegas storyline quite nicely and the gameplay has seen some genuine, however incremental, improvement.
Blizzard sues over 'WoW' bot (diversions 28.03.08)
'World of Warcraft' publisher Blizzard Entertainment is embroiled in a legal dispute with a man who it says makes a bot that automatically replicates many in-game actions
Sony Playstation Network Victim Of Security Breach (diversions 28.03.08)
Sony Playstation Network is doing some damage control after a security breach that may have exposed users' personal account information and passwords.
Safari 3.1 For Windows Vulnerable To Hackers (news 28.03.08)
Security firm Secunia says it has found two "highly critical" vulnerabilities in Apple's Safari 3.1 For Windows browser.
Silicon chips stretch into shape (news 28.03.08)
Normally fragile and brittle silicon chips have been made to bend and fold, paving the way for a new generation of flexible electronic devices.
AMD, ZT Systems Ship Triple-Core Phenom Chips (news 28.03.08)
Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced that it is partnering with system builder ZT Systems to premiere the first PC featuring AMD's Phenom X3 8000 series of triple-core x86 microprocessors.
Adobe opens shop on Web-based Photoshop Express (news 28.03.08)
Adobe Systems opened up Photoshop Express on Thursday, its long-anticipated Web-based image editor aimed at the millions of consumers that want a simple way to touch up, share, and store photos.
Unreal Tournament III - PS3 Review (diversions 29.02.08)
Another lukewarm PS3 port, or FPS perfection?
Use the game's world to tell stories, says Levine (diversions 29.02.08)
Levine, who gave a GDC session entitled "Storytelling in BioShock: Empowering Players to Care about Your Stupid Story," notes that there is a difference between story and narrative.
Wii outsells PlayStation 3 in Japan by 4-to-1 (diversions 29.02.08)
According to the latest stats from magazine publisher Enterbrain, Nintendo's Wii outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan by almost 4-to1
Studios try to save the DVD (diversions 29.02.08)
A winner has finally been declared in Hollywood's high-definition DVD war. So why isn't there more cheering?
$135m spent on online, mobile ads in NZ (news 29.02.08)
Advertisers spent more than $135 million on internet and mobile advertising in New Zealand last year, according to the country's Interactive Advertising Bureau.
Google Sites: What's all the fuss? (news 29.02.08)
The launch of Google Sites is like the opening of a movie or play. The critics feast on it, churning out copy and opinions as to whether Google Sites is a Microsoft SharePoint killer or merely the McDonald's of wikis, ...
Almost as Thin as Air—and Rugged (news 29.02.08)
If laptops were romantic partners, Apple's MacBook Air would be a hot date. The new ThinkPad X300 from Lenovo (LNVGY) would be the one you'd marry. The X300 is not as thin or as glamorous as the MacBook, but I think most mobile professionals will agree that it is better designed for the long haul.
Microsoft sees Windows gaining server market share (news 29.02.08)
Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system for powerful computer servers will continue to take market share from rivals Linux and Unix, the company's server and tools division head said on Wednesday.
Burnout Paradise 360 Review (diversions 18.01.08)
Burnout Paradise has its share of flaws, but it's also incredibly fun. The change to an open world brought its share of issues, like having to use the map as a crutch to get around for a while, but it also allows for freedom unseen in any recent racing game.
Sony responds to PS3 SingStar criticism (diversions 18.01.08)
Sony has responded to a petition complaining about network outages, a lack of updates, false advertising and a lack of community news related to the PlayStation 3 version of SingStar.
Bioshock receives 12 AIAS award nominations (diversions 18.01.08)
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for its 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with BioShock receiving a record 12 nominations including Overall Game of the Year.
'Wii warm-up' good for surgeons (diversions 18.01.08)
Playing computer games such as the Nintendo Wii can improve a surgeon's performance in the operating theatre, a US study shows.
Bionic eyes: Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision (news 18.01.08)
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes -- visual aids to help vision-impaired people, holographic driving control panels and even as a way to surf the Web on the go.
Dell laptops in electric shock shocker (news 18.01.08)
We've discovered a worrying new feature in some Dell laptops: if you touch them, you may get an electric shock. This discharge can vary in strength from a gentle tingle to a sudden jolt. Disturbingly, you could also be shocked when connecting printers, PDAs and other peripherals to the offending laptops.
Yahoo! seeks an end to multiple logins (news 18.01.08)
The curse of needing a separate login and password for different websites may soon be a thing of the past.
Yahoo!, the internet giant, has announced that it will put its weight behind a system that allows users to have a single sign-on for any website which requires registration.
MySQL: Sun's Billion-Dollar Baby (news 18.01.08)
Sun put its money where its mouth is Wednesday, with the announcement that it would buy open source database vendor MySQL for a whopping $1 billion.
Mass Effect Review (diversions 30.11.07)
Mass Effect is game that is greater than the sum of its parts. Technical issues abound, but the majority of Mass Effect is so expertly delivered that it can transcend its weaknesses.
Unreal Tournament 3 Review (diversions 30.11.07)
At its core, Unreal Tournament 3 offers exactly what its predecessors (specifically UT '99 and '04) did to make it so popular: preposterous action at blindingly fast speeds.
Blu-ray format dominating in Europe (diversions 30.11.07)
The Blu-ray format is outselling rival HD DVD in Europe, accounting for 73 per cent of all HD movies sold.
Blacksite dev admits to rushed product (diversions 30.11.07)
Midway's Harvey Smith has admitted that relatively low review scores for Blacksite: Area 51 are "no surprise", admitting to various problems during development.
Yahoo to put adverts in PDF files (news 30.11.07)
Yahoo has reached a deal to start running advertisements in Adobe's popular PDF document-reading format.
Hackers hijack web search results (news 30.11.07)
A huge campaign to poison web searches and trick people into visiting malicious websites has been thwarted.
'No point' to new subsea cable (news 30.11.07)
The cost of laying a government-subsidised submarine cable to Australia to break the Southern Cross Cable Network's near monopoly on international bandwidth to and from New Zealand may be as low as $100 million, industry experts say.
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