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At Blizzcon 2008, Blizzard revealed that rather than a single real-time strategy game, Starcraft II will now be released as a trilogy. ANAHEIM, California–For many, this morning’s keynote address from Blizzard president Mike Morhaime at Blizzcon 2008 was a bit anticlimactic. After revealing Starcraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath…
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Orange has stopped selling RIM’s first HSDPA handset while it works with the manufacturer on a software fix for unspecified 3G-related concerns. Orange has temporarily stopped selling the BlackBerry Bold while it tries to figure out a solution to unspecified 3G-related problems on the handset. …
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What ought to be Apple’s next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and…
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Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable digital music player will have to answer when it hits U.S. stores this month. NEW YORK–Is it an iPod? Is it an old-fashioned transistor radio? These are the questions the Slacker portable…
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The PC maker’s Eee PC 901 will be released with HSDPA connectivity, as well as built-in Wi-Fi, beginning in October. Computer maker Asus has announced its Eee PC mini laptop is to get embedded 3G for the first time. The…
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Japanese news site Nikkei Net is reporting that the time has finally come for Nintendo to roll out another new DS video game system, complete with a camera and music playback. Earlier this year, Nintendo projected hardware sales of its DS handheld system to total 28 million…
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MySpace, the world’s largest social networking site, unveiled a long-expected joint venture with all four major music companies in a bid to compete with Apple’s market-leading iTunes store. NEW YORK–News Corp’s MySpace, the world’s largest social networking site, on Wednesday unveiled a long-expected joint venture with all four major…
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video game WASHINGTON–The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video…
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In order to communicate effectively with customers, you may need to demonstrate your mastery of master mobile messaging, says SoundBite Communications’ Alan Berrey. And here’s how. Two years ago my daughter, Anna, sent me her first text message. She borrowed her older brother?s mobile phone and composed…
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The Alpha 5 version of Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex” is available for download, in advance of the planned full release in October. Canonical’s Ubuntu project has made available an advance testing version of its popular Linux distribution, with the full 8.10, “Intrepid Ibex” release scheduled to be released in…
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Electronic Arts’s creature-building game “Spore” offers players a chance to develop new worlds–and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina–Electronic Arts’s creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds–and maybe even new lines of business for the video game…
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Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE–Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console…
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Certain features of increasingly widespread enterprise smartphones may aid criminals in hiding incriminating evidence, says the UK’s Serious Fraud Office. Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital-forensics expert has warned. The head of the UK’s Serious…
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Japan’s trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect. TOKYO–Japan’s trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be…
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Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube. BEIJING–Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube, owned by Google, under an agreement with the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said in a…
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A teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the controversial game. BANGKOK–A Thai video game distributor halted sales of Grand Theft Auto on Monday after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a…
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The music player which Dell has been testing features a small navigation screen and basic button controls to scroll through music play lists, according to reports. BANGALORE–In recent months, personal computer maker Dell, has been testing a digital music player that could go on sale as early as September,…
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Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that…
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Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s…
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New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New…
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