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Nokia IM reaches Beta 2.0

Nokia IM reaches Beta 2.0 11 September 2009 New version to support E71, E63 and Google Talk Nokia has announced that its ongoing work on its own instant messaging utility has reached version 2.0 within the beta testing format.   The utility was initially launched for the Nokia E75 ... More...

HTC Mega - more images and details

HTC Mega - more images and details 25 August 2009 Windows Mobile 6.5 confirmed OS The HTC Mega has appeared in a new photo along with confirmation that it will be based upon Microsoft's new Mobile 6.5 operating system.   The new image appears to be the first that shows the handset i... More...

Adobe offers ACR and DNG v5.5 Release Candidates

Adobe has announced release candidates of Photoshop Camera Raw 5.5 and DNG Converter 5.5 for immediate download from its Adobe Labs site. The latest versions extends RAW support to the Nikon D300s, Nikon D3000, Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic DMC-FZ35. In addition, the ACR update also includes a corre... More...

Turn-10 Shows Catalunya, Euro Compacts in Forza 3

Circuit de Catalunya raceway and 12 new compact cars make first appearances in the Forza series. By Kris Pigna , 07/28/2009 Hot on the heels of announcing that Forza 3 will (gasp) release this year , Turn-10 has revealed today that the famed Circuit de Catalunya raceway will be included i... More...

Madden NFL 10 Demo Coming to 360 on July 23

Xbox Live Gold members can get some NFL action beginning this Thursday. By Chris Pereira , 07/20/2009 First GameStop announced that it had an exclusive demo of Madden NFL 10 , and now Microsoft has made it known that the previously announced demo featuring the New York Giants and Dallas C... More...

Palm Pre App Catalog Hits 1 Million Downloads

The Palm Pre , the world's first webOS device, went on sale in the United States on June 6. With it Palm launched a correspo nding mobile software channel, the Pre App Catalog, which already boasts a number of gre a t applications . Earlier this week, Medialets, a mobile advertising and ana... More...

ZeniMax Acquires id Software

The house of Oblivion and Fallout acquires Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein. By Steve Watts , 06/24/2009 ZeniMax Media, better known as the parent company of Bethesda, announced today that it has acquired id Software. id is best known for its various shooter franchises like Quake and the upcom... More...

Final Fantasy VII Sells More Than 100,000 Copies On PSN

Re-release is the fastest selling PS1 title on the PSN so far. By Kat Bailey , 06/23/2009 Could there have been any doubt? Final Fantasy VII on the PlayStation Network is a hit, garnering more than 100,000 downloads in the past two weeks. According to Joystiq , that makes it the fastest-s... More...

No More Godfather Games in Development at EA

EA Games president declares the series over and done with. By Chris Pereira , 06/10/2009 Any chance of a redemption of the title "The Godfather 3" won't be coming from EA, revealed EA Games president Frank Gibeau last week. Speaking with the LA Times (via GameSpot ), he revealed... More...

Kojima Countdown Flashes Big Boss

Finally, something of substance... or is it?! By Ray Barnholt , 05/26/2009 The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enou... More...

Kindle for IPhone 1.1 Released

Amazon updated its free Kindle app for the iPhone , adding three features in version 1.1 that many people--including some right here at Macworld --have been waiting for. The update also adds the ability to pinch to zoom in on images in Kindle books. Kindle's initial release only let you read book... More...

Tomb Raider Film Reboot To Be An Origin Story

Producer Dan Lin says it will be more "character-oriented" than before. By Kat Bailey , 05/19/2009 Don't expect Angelina Jolie in the next Tomb Raider film -- this one will feature a younger Lara Croft. Young enough, in fact, that it's being called an origin story. "Yeah, we... More...

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Won't Be Playable at E3

It may be shown at the Ubisoft press conference, but don't count on it. By Steve Watts , 05/14/2009 The News: Ubisoft is playing their cards close to the chest when it comes to Beyond Good and Evil 2 . UGO reports when they asked about an appointment to play the game, an Ubisoft representa... More...

Jabra pumps out new wireless headphones

Jabra pumps out new wireless headphones 07 May 2009 The Halo is a Bluetooth enabled piece of style Wireless headsets are finally hitting that critical point when they're, well, not crap anymore. The Bluetooth-enabled Jabra Halo is the latest one to enter the market and it's compatible with mob... More...

Three JRPG Makers Combine for One PS3 JRPG Explosion

Trinity Universe features characters from all manner of RPGs. By Kevin Gifford , 05/07/2009 Idea Factory, a Japanese publisher that obviously knows what its audience wants, announced plans in this week's issue of Famitsu magazine to create Trinity Universe , an RPG that features character... More...

Has the 360's Rumored Motion Control Tech Already Been Demoed?

3DV technology shown at CES last year seems to fit every rumored feature of Microsoft's new 360 controls. By Kris Pigna , 05/05/2009 Rumors that Microsoft is planning some form of Xbox 360 motion controls reemerged late last week, when Engadget reported -- according to a source "who p... More...

News from the east: New Motorola in China

News from the east: New Motorola in China 28 April 2009 The W7 is a sporty 3G slider Motorola sure loves its fitness phones . The ever so slightly beleaguered phone manufacturer is launching a sporty new mid-range slider for Chinese markets, on China Unicom's upcoming 3G network.   ... More...

Blame Kutaragi For PS3 "Spider-Man" Logo

By Chris Kohler March 29, 2007 | 5:53:46 PM Who gets the blame for the PlayStation 3's font being in the same typeface that Sony designed for the Spider-Man movie? Do you have to guess? It's Ken Kutaragi, says PS3 creative designer Teiyu Goto: It was also the wish of Preside... More...

Hands-On: Demigod Builds Upon the Classics

By Earnest Cavalli September 02, 2008 | 5:46:36 PM Categories: PAX 2008    SEATTLE -- Lifting the best ideas from Diablo II and Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients , it would be easy to shrug Gas Powered Games' Demigod off as a simple clone job, but... More...

Capcom Details Street Fighter IV's 'Championship Mode' DLC

By Earnest Cavalli April 17, 2009 | 1:33:51 PM Categories: Downloadable Content    Come April 24, Capcom will release the latest downloadable add-on for Street Fighter IV . Unlike past offerings however, the "Championship Mode" DLC will be fr... More...
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