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Xbox 360 vs PS3 :: The battle for Europe 2008

20 December 2007, 10:58

Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3 go head to head in the battle of Europe in bid to grab a chunk of a business that is now globally worth ...

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Adobe issues patches to fix critical Flash vulnerabilities

20 December 2007, 10:37

Warning of vulnerabilities in its Flash player "that could lead to the potential execution of arbitrary code", Adobe has issued a critical patch to fix at least nine vulnerabilities and ...

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Microsoft readies IE8 for the first half of 2008

20 December 2007, 09:56

The next version of Microsoft's widely used web browser, Internet Explorer, is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2008. In the meantime, the IE team's developers claim to ...

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Microsoft strike deal with Viacom for exclusive Xbox 360 content

20 December 2007, 09:22

Microsoft has signed a 'strategic partnership' with American media conglomerate, Viacom which gives them access to the company's catalogue of movies, videos, and games and allows them to distribute the ...

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UK videogame sales at all time high in 2007

20 December 2007, 08:59

It's the best year ever for UK retailers who are celebrating a record year of videogame sales. Last week games generated sales of £87.9 million!

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A Christmas gift for the cold woman in your life

19 December 2007, 14:49

There's some strange Christmas presents out there but few more so than this electric pyjama warmer that promises jammies that'll be "be warm and cozy in less than 15 minutes".

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Dell continues its support for Linux

19 December 2007, 13:29

Dell announced today the availability of products with Ubuntu 7.10 and Built-In DVD playback, emphasising its support for the Linux operating system.

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New ad campaign from the BBC comes under fire

19 December 2007, 13:07

Advertisements from the BBC that suggest Christmas shoppers buy digital radios as opposed to traditional Christmas gifts have come under fire from high street retailer The Perfume Shop.

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Lewis Hamilton caught speeding

19 December 2007, 12:21

Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton is caught speeding in France and given a one month driving ban.

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Dubai building a real Jurassic Park

19 December 2007, 11:23

A $1.1 billion theme park is being built in Dubai and promises to take visitors into a prehistoric world. Named "Restless Planet", the park will feature over 100 animatronic dinosaurs ...

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SWOS (Xbox 360) not working online

19 December 2007, 10:22

We've waited so long for this game, looking forward to reliving those glory days with friends online, but there's one slight problem: You can't get online!

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Windows XP SP3 release candidate now available

19 December 2007, 10:12

Following its release six years ago, Microsoft's Windows XP is still going strong. Users of the ever popular operating system are now able to download a release candidate of Service ...

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PS3 Folding@Home features added

19 December 2007, 09:50

In yesterday's Playstation 3 system software update, Sony also updated their Folding@Home client, which includes the addition of a new feature that allows background music to be played.

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Ninja Gaiden 2 - Xbox 360

19 December 2007, 09:23

Microsoft has released some tantalising new screenshots from their upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive fighter, Ninja Gaiden 2.

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HEXUS.gaming :: Gamerbase opens to offer '1st Class Gaming' in HMV, Piccadilly

19 December 2007, 09:11

Positioned as the world's most advanced gaming centre, Gamerbase is a project backed by Intel, Microsoft and Dell - that sits inside HMV at Piccadilly. Now open to the public, ...

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Female Games! That's a bit sexist isn't it?

19 December 2007, 09:09

A new range of games, entitled 'Female Games' are in development for PC, but our women happy to buy a game just because it has a pink cover?

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Samsung camcorder clearance at BigPockets.co.uk

18 December 2007, 17:13

Online retailer BigPockets.co.uk are offering bargain deals on refurbished Samsung camcorders. More importantly, there's still time to get orders placed and delivered in time for Christmas.

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Official PS3 system software update announcement

18 December 2007, 14:37

Sony has confirmed that the PS3 system software update version 2.10 for the Playstation 3 is now available, which amongst other thing, supports a number of new video format supports.

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Mario and Sonic winning the race for Christmas number one

18 December 2007, 12:45

I had my money on a Need For Speed: Pro Street Christmas number one, but it's Nintendo and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games which has held back EA's ...

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Apple deploys security update for Mac OS X

18 December 2007, 12:43

Apple, like Microsoft, end the year with a massive security update for its flagship operating system. The update fixes over 40 vulnerabilities, several of which are rated as critical.

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Wall-E trailer hits, world falls in love

18 December 2007, 10:46

Pixar sure know how to make adorable characters and having seen this new trailer, 2008's Wall-E looks as though he could be the most adorable to date.

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The future of travelling by sea lies with the wind

18 December 2007, 10:23

Two German companies have collaborated to design a state of the art kite system to pull enormous ships across the oceans. Reduced CO2 emissions and increased earnings? What's not to ...

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Massive Call of Duty 4 patch this Xmas

18 December 2007, 10:00

Over at the Xbox.com forums a representative of Infinity Ward has issued details of the new Call of Duty 4 patch, which will add a number of new features and ...

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Gemma Arterton to be the new Bond girl

18 December 2007, 09:56

Gemma who? Yeah that's what I thought too. Having only starred in one previous movie, Gemma Arterton looks set for stardom after being revealed as the new Bond girl.

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Nintendo DS sales strong, more records broken

18 December 2007, 09:43

It isn't just Wii stock that Nintendo are struggling with this Christmas, the DS is also flying off their shelves. In the UK alone over 200,000 units were sold last ...

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Linkin Park and more in new Guitar Hero III content

18 December 2007, 09:06

Activision has confirmed a new track pack and single song downloads for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on Xbox 360 and PS3, which include - in their words - ...

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Get Sensible on Xbox Live Wednesday

18 December 2007, 08:55

Finally, the day has almost arrived! Xbox live subscribers can get their hands on the Sensible World of Soccer via the Xbox live marketplace this Wednesday, 19th December at 9:00 ...

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Virgin Media hit by national broadband outage

18 December 2007, 08:40

Customers of Virgin Media experienced a loss of broadband service nationwide last night, with the problem continuing through into this morning for some, according to reports.

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NVIDIA's nForce 780i SLI, the ultimate gaming platform?

17 December 2007, 16:16

NVIDIA announced today its NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI media and communications processor and claims it to be the foundation for the world's ultimate gaming PC.

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Apple iPhone tops 2007's Google Zeitgeist

17 December 2007, 13:16

Google has published its annual year-end Zeitgeist, a list of the most searched for items over the past 12 months.

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Help spread the Christmas cheer with SCAN and the NSPCC

17 December 2007, 12:10

SCAN is donating 20p to the NSPCC for every person that submits a festive message on its website. SCAN hopes to have donated £1000 by Christmas Eve, but can only ...

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School children rewarded with Wii and XBox 360

17 December 2007, 11:41

A Birmingham school is rewarding pupils for their good behavior by allowing them to spend time in a game's room where they can play Xbox 360 and Wii. If that ...

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Compro announce new goodies for your Media Centre

17 December 2007, 11:22

Compro reveal two new products for our Media Centre needs: a hybrid digital TV and analog TV tuner card as well as a USB 2.0 interface hybrid DVB-T and universal ...

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