This comes just a week after the company announced it would close 155 stores. By Chris Pereira , 11/10/2008 Struggling electronics retailer Circuit City today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (yes, Chapter 11, like 1UP parent company Ziff Davis Media filed for earlier this year ),...
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A classic is born through a kid dressed in baggy pajamas. By Jonathan Fincher , 10/28/2008 Prince of Persia '1985 Animation Reference' Take a look at the footage above. If you played the original Prince of Persia -- before the titular main character donned a strapping blue turban, elf ...
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Battles with the supernatural coming to a popular online distribution platform near you. By Kat Bailey , 10/27/2008 Scratch up another one for digital distribution. F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin is just the latest game to end up on the online beat. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has an...
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Will WiMax compete with 3G? 25 September 2008 Competing data transfer method currently in field trials WiMax is currently undergoing field trials for a release onto the market in early 2009. Positioned as an alternative method of transferring data between mobile devices and a direct competitor ...
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Just posted! Our new lens review featuring Nikon's stalwart standard lens, the AF-Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4D. In the third instalment of our latest series in which we've also recently examined the equivalent fast primes from Sigma and Canon, we see how this ageing optical design stands up under the scrutin...
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Sony Ericsson抯 YouTube phone 09 September 2008 Sony Ericsson G705 is first of many to have YouTube integrated into the device After being leaked on the web, Sony Ericsson has officially launched the G705, a slider handset with the internet at its very core. As well as HSDPA, the G705 also boas...
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Jabra抯 affordable headset 26 August 2008 Jabra BT2050 available for £19.99 from O2 stores Bluetooth specialists Jabra's latest offering is a stylish, discreet and simple to use headset all for under £20. The Jabra BT2050 weighs in at just 8 grams and measures around 4cm in ...
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Nikon has announced four new Coolpix S-series ultra compact cameras. The S560, S610, S610c and S710 offer a variety of zoom ranges and megapixel counts. The S710 offers a 14.5 megapixel sensor and an optically stabilized 3.5x zoom starting at 28 mm equivalent. The S610 offers 10 megapixes and 4x sta...
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Upgrading your iPod's headphones is the easiest way to improve your on-the-go music listening. But when it comes to the iPhone , upgrading isn't as simple a task, because the iPhone's stock earbuds are more than just headphones. They include an inline microphone for talking on the phone, and an inl...
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25% of Europeans use a mobile phone only, says report 07 July 2008 Are European users about to ditch their landlines for mobile phones? A recent report has declared that a quarter of Europeans only use a mobile phone. The European Commission recently completed their survey which cove...
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Google has quietly begun limited testing of several new social features created for its iGoogle personalized start page. The updates include chat, activity streaming and a new interface for the gadgets offered on the start page. Google plans to expand the rollout of the updated start page next mo...
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Just posted: our in-depth review of the Pentax K20D. The K20D is a fully-featured semi-pro DSLR available for the cost of some of the latest, upper-entry-level digital cameras. It adds a handful of features and tweaks to the highly-respected K10D and attempts to address some of its shortcomings whi...
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