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Blizzard Executive Explains WoW Paid Character Customization

Players will now be able to go back and reverse previous character customization decisions for a small fee. By Kat Bailey , 11/13/2008 Worried that Blizzard is out to monetize World of WarCraft character customization on top of current subscription fees? Don't be, Blizzard says. It's actua... More...

Mirror's Edge Includes Time-Attack Mode

By Jean Snow August 28, 2008 | 3:05:00 PM Categories: Console Games    DICE's much anticipated "first-person jumper" Mirror's Edge won't end once the story is over: Unlockable time-attack stages will extend the life of the game. These time ... More...

Vodafone unveils FlipFont

Vodafone unveils FlipFont 29 October 2008 Customise your mobile user interface with downloadable fonts to express your personality Vodafone has teamed up with Monotype Imaging Partners to launch a novel way of customising your handset. FlipFont allows users of Symbian OS or Nokia S60 supported... More...

Gadgets that will Make Your Cell Phone Jealous

There's no question that cell phones are the Mother of All Convergence Devices. In the past 10 years, bland, single-purpose cell phones have assimilated digital cameras, media players, PDAs, GPS devices, camcorders and much more. This is a welcome trend. Convergence means we get to carry these to... More...

Other announcements from Sigma

Photokina 2008: Sigma has also announced the introduction of a number of existing products in new mounts. These are the 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM medium telephoto lens for the Four Thirds System, the APO Tele converter 1.4x EX DG and APO Tele converter 2x EX DG for Sony cameras, and the 4.5mm F2.8 E... More...

Sharp Shows Carbon-neutral Big-screen TV

Sharp is presenting an environmentally friendly way to watch television at this year's IFA electronics show in Berlin. The company says solar-panel and LCD (liquid crystal display) television technology is at the stage where a single panel can provide enough energy to power the TV for four and a ha... More...

Embedded Chips Help Track Kidnap Victims

QUERETARO, Mexico (Reuters) - Wealthy Mexicans, terrified of soaring kidnapping rates, are spending thousands of dollars to implant tiny transmitters under their skin so satellites can help find them tied up in a safe house or stuffed in the trunk of a car. Kidnapping jumped almost 40 percent betw... More...

Apple iPhone mobile phone firmware update receives another Beta development

Apple iPhone mobile phone firmware update receives another Beta development 19 August 2008 Apple cancel 'push' technology within new update Apple has released a further ‘upgrade' to its proposed Firmware v2.1 upgrade to the iPhone resulting in a Beta 4 designation for the proposed ne... More...

Five years in jail for using a mobile phone while driving

Five years in jail for using a mobile phone while driving 19 August 2008 Law cracks down if you are 'avoidably distracted' Motorists who kill because they were using a mobile phone, termed as being ‘avoidably distracted', can now receive a jail term of up to five years. The term also... More...

Deal Of The Day - HTC Touch Diamond - Discount Line Rental

Deal Of The Day - HTC Touch Diamond - Discount Line Rental 28 July 2008 Today's deal offers the HTC Touch Diamond on an Orange contract from Dial-A-Phone The fully featured, iPod competing, Touch Diamond from HTC is the subject of this value deal from Dial-A-Phone. It provides you will all th... More...

Superman and Batman mobile game

Superman and Batman mobile game 25 July 2008 Superheroes combine to fight evil, though we'll have to wait until December Two of the world's most notorious superheroes are coming together on a mobile gaming platform. Simply titled SUPERMAN/BATMAN, the game has been announced by mobile gaming g... More...

Blockbuster Withdraws Offer for Circuit City

Blockbuster has pulled its offer to buy Circuit City after finally getting the chance to look at the retailer's books. Based on "market conditions" and after finishing its due diligence process, Blockbuster decided the acquisition wasn't in the company's best interest, said Jim Keyes,... More...

A Requiem for Windows XP

Today, we bid adieu to Windows XP . Despite an outpouring of demand -- including more than 210,000 people who signed InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition , Microsoft held firm and yesterday discontinued sales of XP in most cases. Sure, any copies of XP in use will continue to run, so the ve... More...
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