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1. Microsoft reckons Win7 beats Linux as the Best Buy

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 08 September 2009

   ... run under the Wine Windows emulator, but it wouldn't take a terribly-skilled lawyer to point out that the statement is factually correct - WoW can't run directly under Linux. At worst, Microsoft's claims ...

2. Top 10 Mobile Phone Screwups

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Friday, 26 September 2008

   ... by bringing the microphone closer to the mouth. It wasn't really necessary to tank the otherwise great handset that has excellent video recording capabilities juts for the sake of wow effect when you kick-slide ...

3. Computer geeks get reality television show on MTV

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 11 September 2008

   ... rather let people do things with the product,” Mr. Roman said. “That’s where the ‘wow factor’ comes from.” The spending by HP for the “Engine Room” has been estimated by David Roman as being in “the tens ...

4. World of Warcraft hits 10 million users

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 23 January 2008

   Over 10 million active subscribers are now part of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. Irvine (CA) - Over 10 million active subscribers are now part of the massively ...

5. Why Dell’s World of Warcraft PC and Best Buy strategy make sense

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

   Tuesday, 11 December 2007

   ... appreciate, but this WoW laptop actually could because of its connection to what is a very popular game. That connection coupled with the relatively rarity of the offering could create a future collector’s ...

6. World of Warcraft starts worldwide contest

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 16 February 2007

   Who is the best World of Warcraft player in the world? Blizzard wants to find out and is starting their inaugural worldwide arena tournament. Irvine (CA) - Players will first compete online in five man ...

7. World of Warcraft hits 8 million subscribers

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 12 January 2007

   ... along with 1.5 million in Europe and an incredible 3.5 million in China. At any one time several hundred thousand players are playing WoW and during peak times in the evenings the wait to enter the servers ...

8. Blizzard sets final release date for World of Warcraft Expansion

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 09 November 2006

   Blizzard is setting the final release date for the Burning Crusade expansion pack for World of Warcraft. Burning Crusade will be released on January 16th, 2007 for North America and Europe and Blizzard ...

9. Blizzard tests new World of Warcraft cross-realm battlegrounds

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 18 July 2006

   ... out, players will be able to fight on up to 10 different servers. WoW currently has more than six million active accounts spread all over the world. Those accounts are split into more than 100 different ...

10. Microsoft didn't really pioneer open source...did it?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 11 April 2006

    ... the same thing as "open source." One reader, whose screen handle is "cookie," responded to our article thus: I couldn't even read the rest of your article after such a gross misunderstanding. Wow. If MS ...

11. World of Warcraft population tops six million

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 01 March 2006

    ... truly massive. WoW now has topped six million players which is up 500,000 from just over a month ago when we reported on January 19 that the game has 5.5 million active players. Buried within another ...

12. World of Warcraft tops 5.5 million users

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 19 January 2006

    World of Warcraft (WoW) now counts more than 5.5 million users, Blizzard Entertainment announced today. The online role-playing game also gains traction in Europe where the game has surpassed one million ...

13. World of Warcraft surpasses five million players

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 19 December 2005

    Blizzard Entertainment announced that World of Warcraft (WoW) has surpassed five million customers worldwide. The online role-playing game, where people pay up to $15 a month, was launched last year and ...