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Canon 1D series and 5D II get WFT firmware updates

Canon has issued firmware updates for its EOS-1D Mark III, 1Ds Mark III and 5D Mark II cameras to provide compatibility with the wireless file transfer units. The 1D series cameras gain compatibility with the WFT-E2 II unit while the 5D Mark II gains WFT-E4 II support and lower noise when shooting B... More...

Bibble Labs releases Bibble 5 Preview

Bibble labs has released a preview version 3 of its Bibble 5 RAW workflow software. This latest version extends support to 50 new cameras and offers faster RAW file conversion, selective non-destructive editing tools and better photo organization options than its previous versions. It is available f... More...

Rhapsody User Base Drops, Despite iPhone App Success

If you measure Rhaspody for iPhone鈥檚 success by the downloads it has accumulated 鈥?over a half million 鈥?it would be a hit. But looking at Real鈥檚 quarterly results , which reported subscriber numbers for the service, a different story is told. Rhapsody is still steadily losing subscribers, defi... More...

Microsoft launches OneApp service

Microsoft launches OneApp service 26 August 2009 One-stop shop app includes cloud service Microsoft, after its recent Nokia-related announcement, has now announced OneApp, a software application that gives your mobile the ability to run various mobile apps such as Facebook , Window... More...

Samsung Reclaim: Sprint鈥檚 Lean, Green Smartphone

Sprint dove into the green cell phone market Thursday with the introduction of the Samsung Reclaim, an eco-friendly smartphone built in part from corn-based bio-plastics. The unit will be available Aug. 16 for $49.99 (after rebate with a two-year service agreement) from Sprint, Best Buy and Radio ... More...

Sequel to The Darkness in the Works

Comic con panel from Top Cow confirms a follow-up is on the way. By Steve Watts , 07/27/2009 The News: Joystiq reports that a Comic Con's Top Cow Productions panel confirmed the development of a sequel to 2007's The Darkness . The follow-up had previously been hinted at during a 2008 panel... More...

Konami Announces Horror Game "Calling" for Wii

Players to solve puzzles and explore spooky environments in early 2010. By Steve Watts , 07/10/2009 Konami announced a new Wii horror game from Hudson Soft today, named Calling . It's set to release in early 2010, and its title gives insight to its ghostly mood. The Wii Remote serves as the... More...

Three New Arcade Hits Now on Xbox Live Arcade

Plus, Pinball FX owners can now pick up a new table featuring Street Fighter. By Chris Pereira , 11/12/2008 With all of the big releases lately, Microsoft apparently felt you don't deserve a new Xbox Live Arcade game this week -- unless you've preordered Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts , ... More...

Wii Sells 20 Million Units in U.S.

Nintendo's massively popular console hits a major milestone in May. By Kris Pigna , 06/13/2009 As the new NPD numbers just showed , the Wii sold about 289,500 units in May. It's not exactly gangbusters compared to the ridiculous numbers the Wii has sold in past months, but it was enough to pus... More...

Acer Aspire One 531 hands-on review

General Review First looks 10.1-inch screen Acer Intel Atom Netbook Super-TFT Under 1.5kg Philip Barker - 5 June 2009 - 4:24pm While Acer has led the way at the budget end of the netbook market, there鈥檚 little to distinguish the company鈥檚 more expensive offerings. Th... More...

New Evidence of Perfect Dark for XBLA

Photo from anonymous tipster shows Perfect Dark listed with other XBLA games. By Kris Pigna , 05/03/2009 In yet another story of dubious origins in what's turned out to be a very rumor filled weekend, Destructoid ( via Kotaku) received an image from an anonymous source that seems to... More...

New Microsoft Job Posting Hints at 360 Motion Controls

Listing states a new studio is being built that'll "revolutionize both WHAT you play and HOW you play." By Kris Pigna , 05/30/2009 One of the biggest rumors swirling about the Internet in advance of E3 is whether Microsoft will announce some form of motion control device for the Xbo... More...

Bethesda Preparing "Big" Wii Announcement This Year

Bethesda Europe's managing director teases plans for the Nintendo console. By Steve Watts , 05/18/2009 Bethesda is best known for designing games for PCs and high-end consoles, but a new interview from GamesIndustry.biz reveals they have plans for Nintendo's Wii as well. Asked about explor... More...

360 Disc Space May Limit FFXIII Language Options

Higher capacity of Blu-ray would allow English and Japanese voice tracks. By Steve Watts , 05/12/2009 Final Fantasy XIII may feature only English voices on at least one of its platforms, according to comments from producer Yoshinori Kitase. In a Q&A with IGN, readers asked about incl... More...

E3 "Progressing as Planned" Despite Swine Flu Concerns

Southern California close to reported cases, but ESA taking "appropriate steps." By Steve Watts , 04/29/2009 The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) isn't going to let a little thing like disease stop their big show. Joystiq reports that despite E3's Los Angeles location being ... More...

Last week of Mobile Phone Deathmatch!

Last week of Mobile Phone Deathmatch! 23 April 2009 Play the game, pick your phone and win We're in the last week of our first Mobile Phone Deathmatch , where you guys are voting for the best phone known to man.   In the running we've got Sony Ericsson's eight-megapixel monster, th... More...

Sony Registers New Trademark "Starhawk"

Looks like Warhawk is headed into space, courtesy of LightBox Interactive. By Kat Bailey , 04/14/2009 Warhawk in space? Hey, why not, everything is better in space. And that would appear to be exactly what newly-formed studio LightBox Interactive is working on. Last month brought word that... More...

Palm Touchstone charger to be first in a new range

Palm Touchstone charger to be first in a new range 14 April 2009 More products expected under the Touchstone brand. A marketing manager working for Palm has let slip that the forthcoming Touchstone charger, created for use with the new Pre mobile phone, will form just one of a an ent... More...

BloodBowl Now Recruiting Beta Testers

By Earnest Cavalli April 10, 2009 | 8:50:45 AM Categories: PC Gaming    Amidst news that the official BloodBowl website is now up and running, we've received word that the PC version of the upcoming Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC high-fantasy, ultra-violent f... More...

Phone Love: LG shifts over 2 million Cookies

Phone Love: LG shifts over 2 million Cookies 09 April 2009 The budget touch-screen is A-OK by millions LG's affordable touch-screen smartphone Cookie has sold over two million units, says LG. The phone was launched last October, when it was tagged as the first phone to bring touch-screen tec... More...
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