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Why the Microsoft-HP Tablet Is a Big Disappointment

Apple must be patting themselves on the back, as the Hewlett-Packard (HP) tablet unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday night failed to wow those expecting a true competitor to the mythical Apple tablet . Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer demonstrating the HP tablet. Photo Credit: Mic... More...

Man Scales Building With DIY Spiderman Gloves

UK TV presenter and inventor Jem Stansfield has recently used his very own vacuum powered invention to scale a London building. The gloves were constructed using an everyday vacuum cleaner, and successfully saw the BBC host ascend the 120 feet height of London's White City building. The simple scie... More...

Find My IPhone Has Its First Real World Success Story

In what is almost certainly the first incident of many to come, iPhone owner Kevin Miller was able to  retrieve his lost and stolen iPhone from the hands of the thief using Apple's new Find My iPhone feature. Announced during the WWDC '09 keynote,  the feature allows MobileMe cust... More...

Acer Bargain Laptops Include Blu-ray

Late last week, Sony dropped news of its "affordable" entertainment notebooks ($880 isn't too shabby for a notebook sporting a Blu-Ray drive, but still . . .). Of course, it didn't take Acer long to fire back with bargain deal of its own. Acer's new line of budget-friendly Aspires promi... More...

Sega Reshuffling After President's Departure

Tsurumi overseeing global operations, former European boss now in charge of Sega of America too. By Kat Bailey , 06/18/2009 In the wake of Sega of America president Simon Jeffery's departure, the publisher has decided to do some reshuffling. Accordingly, they will be "aligning global te... More...

Saboteur Not Just A WWII Game, Pandemic Says

Just an excuse to fight "arguably the best real world bad guys of all time." By Kat Bailey , 06/17/2009 Fair or not, games set during World War II tend to get saddled with all of the genre's baggage, in the process becoming a "World War II game." Pandemic doesn... More...

Nintendo Patents Game Walkthrough Tech

Automated gameplay videos could help casual gamers overcome tough obstacles. By Steve Watts , 01/09/2009 Nintendo's efforts to attract casual players without totally isolating its core base may be seeing a new tool soon, thanks to a patent filed by Shigeru Miyamoto and reported by Kotaku. T... More...

Exclusive Look at Dead To Rights Retribution's Combat

See Retribution's fisticuffs in action in a new video clip, and check out 15 more screenshots. By Kat Bailey , 05/21/2009 Our Dead to Rights: Retribution preview says that protagonist Jack Slate is a "badass who knows a lot of ways to take down dudes with his bare hands.&qu... More...

Wii Rock Band DLC Adds Megadeth, Oasis, and The Police

Along with Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction, you'll also be able to pick up Megadeth's Peace Sells and more on Wii tomorrow. By Dustin Quillen , 04/27/2009 In addition to the previously announced Jane's Addiction album that's releasing tomorrow, owners of Rock Band 2 on the Wii will a... More...

Halo 3 Legendary Edition: A Helmet for Your Cat

Yeah, it actually comes with a giant helmet. By Luke Smith , 10/27/2006 Regular copy of Halo 3 : $59.99? (It's a first-party game, will it be $49.99?). Collector's Edition of Halo 3: $69.99? Maybe a two-disc set of the game along the lines of the Halo 2 collector's edition. Legendary Editio... More...

Borderlands Gets Cel-Shaded Makeover

Gearbox says that although the visuals have changed, the game remains the same. By Dustin Quillen , 04/09/2009 According to a post on Joystiq, anyone who picks up the latest PC Gamer magazine will bear witness to a pair of shocking revelations about Gearbox' hybrid FPS/RPG Borderlands . Fo... More...

Video Games Live, Halo 3: ODST Tunes Coming to Seattle

By Earnest Cavalli January 19, 2009 | 1:42:16 PM Categories: Culture    Video Games Live is coming to Seattle. Bungie is in Seattle. Is it any surprise that the Halo 3: ODST soundtrack would debut at the event? On January 24, Seattle's Paramount Theatre will h... More...

Make Your Own WarioWare Games

Made in Ore gives you the key to microgaming stardom. By Kevin Gifford , 04/08/2009 After six years and several hundred microgames, Nintendo is finally handing the reins over to you -- whether you want 'em or not. Made in Ore and Asobu Made in Ore were first announced at a Nintendo confe... More...

Samsung announces Instinct mobile phone

Samsung announces Instinct mobile phone 02 April 2009 Handset provides iPhone-lite facilities In addition to the recently leaked news regarding a selection of new touchscreen handsets , Samsung has released another new touchscreen mobile phone which, whilst not claiming to be an iPhone-killer,... More...

Lionhead Employee Sues Microsoft Over 'Homophobic Abuse'

By Earnest Cavalli March 25, 2009 | 2:10:19 PM Categories: Business Matters    Jamie Durrant, an employee at Fable creator Lionhead Studios, is suing parent company Microsoft for 拢45,000 over alleged homophobic discrimination he experienced while working for th... More...

Dell smartphones - back to the drawing board?

Dell smartphones - back to the drawing board? 23 March 2009 Mobile industry rejects new mobile phones Reports are circulating that Dell has presented a variety of new mobile phones, running both Android and Windows Mobile, to a range of carriers and all of them have been rejected, stopping Del... More...

Wii Fit Sales Officially Surpass Halo 3 in U.S.

NPD Group confirms Nintendo's exercise title has outsold Bungie's 360 shooter. By Kris Pigna , 03/22/2009 The February NPD numbers hit earlier this week, and they once again showed Wii Fit leading in software sales. But it was a particularly significant month for Wii Fit for another re... More...

HTC Maple Smartphone to Launch in U.S. in Early April

Taiwanese smartphone developer High Tech Computer (HTC) plans to launch the HTC Maple in the U.S. next month to coincide with the International CTIA Wireless 2009 exhibition slated to start on April 1. The handset is a refresh of the T-Mobile Dash, a person familiar with the situation said Frid... More...

3D TV Service Could Debut This Year

Consider this your warning: Ryan Seacrest could be jumping out of your television sooner than you think. Three-dimensional television service, typically discussed as a "sometime in the future" type of technology, is now being targeted for a 2009 rollout in the United Kingdom. A British co... More...

Rumors of Apple Netbook Re-emerge

You can take many Apple rumors with a grain of salt, but this one may have legs. According to a DigiTimes report , Taiwan-based Quanta Computer will build a new netbook computer for Apple. Quanta manufactures laptops for most of the top consumer electronics vendors, so its involvement in an Apple... More...
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