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1. Snow Leopard glitch means Windows 7 runs faster - on Macs

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... But one user thought his 27" iMac was having major performance issues and not just with Flash. iPhoto slideshow transitions are choppy, Pandora streaming music skips and cracks up, game performance is ...

2. Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... Cold War espionage drama. "The cat-and-mouse game between the two companies reminds me of some of my favorite classic John Le Carré Cold War espionage dramas—you know, if Cold War espionage dramas had ...

3. Microsoft defends infamous red ring of death

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... their first day, and continue to, day in and day out." The controversial survey was conducted by Game Informer and polled approximately 5,000 readers to obtain the above-mentioned data. The study also ...

4. Amazon limits pre-order sales of 120GB PS3

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... off of controllers, cables, games and other peripherals. In any case, there is no reason a single households needs more than one or two PS3's. Anyone interested in buying more than that likely has ulterior ...

5. Microsoft Fable promises tyranny, poverty and injustice

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Microsoft has announced Fable III at gamescom in Germany. The new game will be available on the Xbox 360 in time for Christmas. Cologne, Germany - Microsoft has announced Fable III at gamescom in Germany. ...

6. Updated: Sony hopes $300 PS3 will boost sluggish sales

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Sony has unveiled a slimmed down Playstation 3 at the Gamescom conference in Germany. The upgraded console will feature a 120GB HD and is expected to retail at $300 on September 1. San Francisco (CA) ...

7. Claim: Xbox 360 plagued by a 54 percent failure rate

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   A recent survey conducted by Game Informer indicates that Xbox 360 units suffer from a 54.2 percent failure rate. The publication also reported a 10.6 and 6.8 percent failure rate for the Playstation 3 ...

8. Carmack: id Software to develop new rendering engine

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   John Carmack has confirmed that id Software will be developing a new rendering engine for the next generation of game consoles. According to Carmack, the updated platform would 'co-exist' with the current ...

9. Carmack: Rage framerate 'lags' on Playstation 3

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   John Carmack has confirmed that the PS3 version of Rage runs at 'just 20-30 FPS' compared to 60 FPS on the PC. Carmack - the founder of id software - explained that the rasteriser was just a 'little ...

10. Apple’s iPad: Like Apple TV or like iPod?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... web browsing, media viewing, eBook reading, game playing, wonder device that replaces a bunch of struggling eBook readers, game players, micro TVs, and the remaining few PDAs that haven’t yet died in market. ...

11. Craigslist reportedly still being naughty

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... source of prostitution. “They seem to insist on being cute and playing games (and) it’s getting old,” he was quoted by AP. In fact, a quick look on Craigslist reveals that very little has changed over ...

12. Apple's iPhone sweeps the board in smartphone sales

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... July last year and it's estimated that over a million have sold in Japan since then. The appeal is not only the iPhone's ability to download music, games software and other applications, but also a plan ...

13. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... a rugged layer of silicone, while also providing gripability so that he can play games, text and surf the Web. (Both products go to a single winner) TuneBase Direct with Hands-Free   ...

14. Review: LG enV Touch

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ...  Personalization of the phone is endless you can change your wallpaper settings and display themes and even choose your own ringtones and ringback tones, add games and add applications. Aesthetics and ...

15. Hyperkin breathes new life into old games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... crew who were showcasing the FC Mobile II, Firebox Diamond and the Digital Pocket Handheld System. These shiny plastic devices may not look or feel as slick as a PS3, but they do allow veteran gamers to ...

16. Iron Will Technologies debuts sensory glove for gamers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... and CH Products. D-BOX D-BOX previewed its newly designed GPH-120 hybrid motion platform for dedicated gamers. A D-BOX E3 rep told us that the $3,500 system utilizes Motion Code Technology to simulate ...

17. Fusion-io and Fatal1ty launch ioXtreme for 64 bit systems

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... that seamlessly handle massive amounts of data," spun Fatal1ty. "Imagine playing the most intense game, working on complex 3-D graphics, manipulating massive files, ripping multiple DVDs and installing ...

18. Intel gets its thin kicks trailing the lonely Pine

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... networking so you can add your Twitter or your Facebook from within the notebook. It can also integrate Android apps and games and will connect to WiMAX where that's available. Pine Trail is the next ...

19. Nokia N97 to ship this month

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... N97 has a tilting 3.5" touch display, QWERTY keyboard and a customizable home screen, and offers instant access to company's Ovi services. "Fuelled by a multitude of music, maps, games, media and applications ...

20. Intel vs. AMD 6-core CPUs: Speed vs. power?

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... directly to Intel’s 7400 series, runs for at least $2149 (8431, 2.4 GHz), which is just below Intel’s 2.4 GHz (90 watts) E7450.         It’s good to see AMD back in the game, especially ...

21. E3 attempts to resurrect the glory days of gaming

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... While 40,000 is a respectable number, it is certainly a far cry from the 70,000 starry-eyed gamers who attended the show in 2005. Of course, the industry is still reeling from the restricted attendance ...

22. California Attorney General demands Supreme Court resurrect violent video game ban

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    California Attorney General Jerry Brown has demanded that the US Supreme Court resurrect a law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. California Attorney General Jerry Brown ...

23. AMD readies notebook offensive

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... about a 45 nanometre quad core notbook chip, the Champlain, and a graphics chip codenamed Manhattan. AMD has consistently lagged behind Intel in the popular notebook sector, and needs to up its game ...

24. Microsoft takes on Wii with 3D camera for Xbox

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Microsoft is believed to be developing a 3D camera for the Xbox 360 games console that will allow players to control games through the movement of their bodies. REDMOND, WASHINGTON - Microsoft is believed ...

25. The netbook-killing HP DV2

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... notebook computers make a similar noise though so this is hardly unique.     If you like to play games like World of Warcraft work fine, this is a mobile discrete graphics system so you'll ...

26. Skype's mobile assault: iPhone client due tomorrow, Blackberry in May

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... and Moblin-based Linux OS is now available for download. ABI Research expects 86 million Linux-powered MIDs to ship by 2013, Conclusion The arrival of an official mobile Skype client is deemed a game-changer ...

27. Apple's App Store analysis: This Titanic is actually unsinkable

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... portion are games, one fifth (20.47%), with half of the top 10 paid apps being gaming titles. According to the February ComScore survey, iPhone users are nine times more likely to download games than ...

28. Apple refreshes iMacs, adds a new top-of-the-line model to the family

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... $1,499 price as did the previous 20-inch iMac model. The price drop enables users to get a 30 percent larger screen for the same fee previously paid just to get into the iMac game. "Our flagship 24-inch ...

29. California appeals court ruling: Okay for minors to buy violent video games

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... research establishes or suggests a causal link between minors playing violent video games and actual psychological or neurological harm, and inferences to that effect would not be reasonable." Even ...

30. UPDATED: Apple rejects South Park app for iPhone over "offensive" content

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... is that Apple prohibited the South Park game, and yet the company's iTunes Store carries seasons 11 and 12 of the comedy TV show, "South Park: Uncensored," albeit flagged with TV-MA rating (intended for ...

31. The Microsoft Store: Software boxes on a shelf just won’t do

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... products. It doesn’t sell hardware beyond basic peripherals and the Xbox 360, a game machine widely panned as unreliable. Its flagship operating systems and productivity software come installed on machines ...

32. Cell phone battles in Barcelona

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    ... Google (HTC). Microsoft has yet to bring their "A" game to this segment, and other partners (Motorola) are hedging with Google as a result. RIM: They have loyalty that rivals Apple, and are the most ...

33. DICE preps more Battlefield gaming fun

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... platforms. The developer said of the game play that "'B' company fights their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages. With a heavy arsenal of deadly weapons and a slew of vehicles ...

34. Windows 7 beta UAC completely vulnerable to malware

    (Security/Security Features)

    ... doing (processing a spreadsheet, drawing some graphics in a game, whatever it is), and then retrieves the keystroke - sending it to the appropriate software algorithm (an internal keyboard handler). Such ...

35. Vudu's sleek and sexy set-top box: five years later

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... remote with a scroll-wheel for navigating menus, making a selection and fast-forwarding and rewinding a movie. The gadget can also play YouTube videos, Flickr/Picasa photo albums and run casual games. ...

36. Top 10 people in technology

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... in the video game console war with Microsoft and Sony. Sony dominated, Microsoft tried to figure out its direction and Nintendo ended up as the company no one saw coming. Reggie Fils-Aime is the charismatic ...

37. Barack Obama’s Top 5 technology promises

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... to call nearby friends. His team even allocated ads in games like Burnout Paradise and Madden NFL 09 to connect with a younger audience. So what can we expect from this tech-savvy President-elect? Here ...

38. Side by side: Windows 7 vs. OS X Snow Leopard

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... next page: Multi-touch, Libraries, Networking, Windows Live, Code improvements   Multi-touch Windows 7 is in the lead once again. Microsoft tries to beat Apple in its own game and is likely to ...

39. Blizzcon’s goodie bag and the insane prices it fetches

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... best loot in the bag was the Polar Bear mount card.  The card has a scratch off code for an in-game World of Warcraft polar bear mount and Murloc (waving a Blizzcon flag) rider.  Just this card ...

40. Why Acer can't be Apple

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... clearly in this game to play, and has done very well over the last few years now ranking between third and first in most markets. But if they really want to be a leader, they will need to close the marketing/customer ...

41. Microsoft updates Zune players ahead of Apple event

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... interesting options, some of them unique to the Zune. Microsoft hopes these benefits might convince iPod users to switch, while serving as a reminder to others that Zune is still in the game. Redmond ...

42. Craigslist blotter – robberies, prostitution, oh my!

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... this week in Clearwater, two teenagers were arrested after they robbed 18-year-old Johnathan Bronson for his Xbox.  Bronson placed an ad on Craigslist selling his game console and agreed to meet ...

43. Toshiba announces HD upscaling tech with new LCD TVs

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... level of picture quality” that will make “SD content feel like full HD”. SRT, which has been available in some of the company’s notebooks for some time, upconverts 480i and 720p (standard TV, video games, ...

44. Google releases Chrome browser as a mini OS

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... according to Google, and will be posted when they are ready for public testing. The company played a bit of hide and seek game with users today, briefly publishing the Chrome download page only to remove ...

45. 10 ways to modify your Xbox 360

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... online gaming: You can play your Xbox online without using Xbox Live for free. Xlink Kai allows players to join multiplayer LAN games online for free. Microsoft has placed a 30 ms ping limit on your Xbox ...

46. Load faster, kill faster, win more – Intel touts SSDs for extreme gaming

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... gamers could get in the first kills while their spinning platter hard drive using opponents were still on the loading screen. San Francisco (CA) – A solid state drive, more specifically an Intel SSD, ...

47. Microsoft to unveil Windows 7 features next month

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... time frame, since Microsoft does not want to miss the Christmas season again). If the company will be out by Christmas 2009, it will beat Apple in its own game, being the first to bring multi-touch user ...

48. 270 watts for the performance crown: AMD’s Radeon HD 4870 X2

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... new X2 card will scale with an efficiency of about 60-90% compared to the single GPU card in typical benchmarks and current games and deliver more than twice the speed than Nvidia’s GTX 280 in some games ...

49. Nvidia readies driver ‘Big Bang’ September, brings OpenGL 3.0 and SLI multi-monitor support

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 2004.   Owners of SLI systems should now celebrate, since R180 finally brings end to second monitor going dark after a 3D game was loaded. Given the fact that we work in multi-monitor environment, ...

50. OCZ to challenge gamers’ brains, promises rich awards

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      OCZ is promoting its innovative OCZ NIA gaming controllers in unique way:  gamers using the headset in nearly 45 LAN parties in Europe and North America will have a chance to win thousands of ...