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Microsoft: It Pays to Use Internet Explorer 8
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This is how things are in the browser world: Opera never recovered from its commercial days, Safari is… okay I guess, Firefox is customizable, Chrome is speedy, and Internet Explorer is owned by a powerful company with lots of money. Case in point: the big M is giving away $10,000… |
June 25th, 2009
New Windows 7 Build on Torrent Sites! There’S a New Wallpaper Zomg!
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Okay so maybe I shouldn’t be so sarcastic; the new build sports significant changes as well. Or should I say “builds”. But I’m getting ahead of myself: Build 7232 of Windows 7 was leaked yesterday, bringing with it improved driver support and application compatibility. Oh and a new wallpaper. Because… |
June 19th, 2009
Project Natal for Xbox 360 Could Put Microsoft Ahead of Wii With Controller-Free Gaming
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Microsoft today took the wraps off of their new input device for the Xbox 360, known as Project Natal. The new technology does away with traditional controllers and lets player use their full body to interact with video games and the Xbox 360 interface. Unlike Nintendo’s Wii-mote, the Project Natal… |
June 1st, 2009
Space Ark: Everything Cool About Old Arcade Games [Xbla]
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What’s both retro and thoroughly modern? Space Ark, a forthcoming XBLA title designed as a tribute to some of the colorful, crazy games that once dominated arcades. Take a little Breakout, a little Rainbow Islands… for style, give it a coat of gloss, and voila! Perfect for the |
May 22nd, 2009
Somniloquy: the Future Will be Filled With Environment-Friendly Pirates
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People leave their computers on for a long time for various valid reasons: when backing up, scanning malware, reformatting and restoring because the malware couldn’t be removed, installing SP3 for the third time, downloading a large file via torrent, and being infected again. And that’s the digital circle of life.… |
April 29th, 2009
Get Your Xbox Live Arcade Fix Direct From Amazon
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Amazon’s gaming section has been going through some serious expansion lately. The online retailer recently added game trade-ins to their services, and now? Customers can buy Xbox Live Arcade titles directly through Amazon. No points, no problems; buy and get a code that allows the download to your Xbox Live… |
April 9th, 2009
No Sweat: Hello Kitty Netbook Runs Windows 7 Aero and Photoshop Cs3
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Now I’m seriously considering going back to Windows: Microsoft’s beta release of Windows 7 pays off yet again, and the Redmond giant receives more free publicity with Akihabara News‘ real world test of Windows 7 beta on an Sotec (Onkyo) C101K3W Hello Kitty Edition. The netbook was able to provide… |
April 1st, 2009
Microsoft Laptop Hunters Ad Asks: Are You Cool Enough to be a Mac Person? and by Cool They Mean Rich.
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Microsoft launched a new series of advertisements a couple of days ago called Laptop Hunters. Here’s how it works, as explained by Brandon LeBlanc on the Windows team blog: “These new ads trace real people as they go on a hunt for a new laptop…The Laptop Hunters are not told… |
March 29th, 2009
Max’Dbox: Xbox 360 Pepsi Max Limited Edition for Sale on Ebay
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Seller lim-handek is one of the lucky winners of a Pepsi-Cola contest, scoring an Xbox 360 Elite with the Pepsi Max logo and blue flames, and now she’s/he’s auctioning it off on eBay. Only 60 of these 360s were made, and out of that 60 this is the only one… |
March 28th, 2009
New Video Game Controller Soaps Feature Added Realism and Improved Graphics
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Remember Digitalsoaps and her Playstation bath bars? Washington’s very own gadget glycerinator is back, along with more detailed video game controller soaps, like the Xbox 360 soap: Weighing in at 7 oz., the Xbox 360 controller soap is made of shea butter and is lovingly scented with “Mountain Dew fragrance… |
March 25th, 2009
