Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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Does Gran Turismo 6 need an overhaul?

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With Gran Turismo 5 failing to wow reviewers in several departments, is it time for the series to undergo a reboot in time for the next installment? Although it’s still a great game, there are several things wrong [...] Related posts: Gran Turismo 5 ‘disappointing’ shocker! Gran Turismo 5 delayed indefinitely Gran Turismo 5 has [...]

Will GT5 help Sony sell the PS3?

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It has long been assumed that Gran Turismo 5 would be the one game which ruled them all, or at least gave the PS3 its first bona fide system seller. But now the game is finally out, is [...] Related posts: Gran Turismo 5 – PS3 system seller but where the hell is it? Sony [...]

UK Chart: Gran Turismo 5 knocks Black Ops from the top spot

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Its only been two weeks since Call [...] Related posts: Assassin’s Creed Ascendance and PS3 exclusive DLC detailed No Wii ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’? Call of Duty: Black Ops revealed

Microsoft sells 2.5 million Kinect units

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Microsoft just revealed its worldwide sales for the Kinect and its looking pretty good. The company moved approximately 2.5 million units [...] Related posts: Analysts: 25 million Kinect units by 2014 Major Nelson: Xbox 360 actually sold 42 million units PS3 Move sells nearly 2 million despite a ‘soft launch’

‘See who viewed your profile’ is latest Facebook scam

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Seriously folks, there is no way of seeing who has viewed your profile on Facebook, so stop falling for this obvious scam. There are many scams on Facebook, and they come in all different forms. From rogue [...] Related posts: Facebook ‘Dislike’ button is viral scam How a simple profile change on Facebook led to [...]

iPhones aside, smartphone users aren’t loyal

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There’s something of a cliche that iPhone users are devoted brand followers who eat up everything Apple has to offer. And that cliche is true. A survey by market research firm GfK finds that Apple is the only brand where the majority of [...]

Windows Phone 7 taking a beating

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We’ve already had estimates that Windows Phone 7 handsets got off to a slow start in the United States. Now one British retailer is reporting more embarrassing sales figures for the system. According to Mobilesplease.co.uk, a cellphone price comparison site, just three percent [...] Related posts: 40,000 Windows Phone 7 sales: party or panic? Asus [...]

Who will bring us 3D on the Web?

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Competing standards seems to plague the world of technology, and it won’t be any different with 3D on the Web, apparently. There is an intense battle between Flash and WebGL to see who powers Web 3D. It is [...] Related posts: Adobe building mobile Flash, competing with Microsoft & Sun “Third way” solution could bring [...]

Apple App Store blocks Android magazine app

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Although all has been quiet on the App Store bans front recently, it seems that the most recent victim has just become a magazine that specializes in all things Android being left outside the walled garden. Ever since Apple [...] Related Posts: What’s up with iPhone vs. Android? The cautionary tale that is Google’s Android [...]

Is Apple abandoning hard drives for SSD?

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There are a number of interesting Mac rumors around lately, including Apple going all SSD in MacBooks, the exclusive use of Light Peak for data transfers, and leaving optical drives out of their laptops. If current rumor has it [...] Related Posts: Apple MacBook laptops contain flawed hard drives Apple slashes MacBook Air price; Save [...]

Homeland Security seizes domains of “piracy” sites

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If law enforcement officials can persuade a court that you are producing counterfeit goods, they can seize control of your factory. And now they are doing the same with website addresses. The Department of Homeland has used court orders [...] Related posts: Hacker added to Homeland Security Advisory Council Homeland Security can seize electronics indefinitely [...]

Review: Norton Internet Security 2011 is up to speed

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When I was offered a copy of Norton Internet Security 2011 [...] Related posts: Review: Norton Internet Security 2009 – no, it didn’t slow down my computer! Review: Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 keeps your computer safe. Does Symantec’s Norton 360 Cost Too Much?