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Death of home consoles predicted by Final Fantasy developer

26 November 2009, 13:46

No PS4 and Xbox 720? Maybe not, if Yoichi Wada's predictions are right.

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PS4 to be powered by IBM Power7?

26 November 2009, 13:11

Following the demise of IBM's PowerXCell-8i processor for the PS3, rumours suggest that its successor has already been chosen.

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STEAM 5 day sale - Great games at lower prices for limited period

26 November 2009, 12:06

For 5 days only there's going to be some great offers on PC games over at STEAM!

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Just Cause 2 set to ship this Spring

26 November 2009, 11:53

Massive open world adventure that boasts bigger stunts, more vehicles and weapons, plus a brand new envirnoment, finally gets a release date

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DSGi cautiously optimistic after Windows 7 boost

26 November 2009, 11:49

The UK retailing giant says the launch of Windows 7 has had a positive effect on sales.

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Two Worlds sequel set for Xbox 360 release

26 November 2009, 10:40

Fantasy RPG sequel coming to Xbox 360. Check out the first trailer...

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Almost half of US consumer desktop spend goes to Apple

26 November 2009, 10:30

New research shows a big jump in revenue share for Apple in October, but how big a factor was Windows 7?

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Pandemic Studios announces 'Mercs Inc.'

26 November 2009, 09:53

Sabotuer developer announces that a third game iin the explosive Mercenaries series is in the works.

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Scivelation confirmed as Xbox 360 exclusive

26 November 2009, 09:37

Post-apocalyptic, third person shooter gets the console treatment.

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Blackberry goes Black Friday with eBay app

26 November 2009, 09:10

RIM has teamed up with online auctioneer, eBay, to offer punters a free shopping app for the holiday season.

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Firefox GPU acceleration snaps at Microsoft's heels

26 November 2009, 09:09

The Mozilla foundation's Firefox team have released some benchmarks showing some of their own hardware-accelerated browser tech.

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Report claims police arrest people to get their DNA samples

26 November 2009, 09:05

A new report coming out today in the UK claims British bobbies are arresting people simply to get their DNA on file.

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Oracle to argue its Sun case in front of EC next week

26 November 2009, 08:58

The firm will get a private hearing in which to offer its arguments as to why taking over Sun Microsystems won't be a threat to European competition.

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AMD boasts of Hollywood ties

26 November 2009, 08:56

The firm has been crowing about its close relationship with Robert Rodriguez and how its platforms are being used by the director's studio.

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Tivo to develop next gen Virgin TV platform

25 November 2009, 12:18

Next year will see a new, improved set-top box from Virgin Media thanks to its new partnership.

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Tesco to stock Apple iPhone on PAYG tariff

25 November 2009, 11:28

The supermarket giant’s telco ambitions know no bounds as it bids to become the third UK iPhone supplier.

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Music sales in Sweden jumped after Pirate Bay ruling

25 November 2009, 10:52

The tide may be turning as a music industry association reports a marked increase in sales since April.

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The Muppets' Bohemian Rhapsody might be the best music video you see this year

25 November 2009, 09:24

Turns out Animal can do the fandango.

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Canada and Australia clear Yahoo-Microsoft ad deal

25 November 2009, 08:47

Both countries have said the proposed ad deal doesn't represent an antitrust threat in their opinion and have given the go ahead to the deal.

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HTC Droid Eris offered at just $30 in Walmart

25 November 2009, 08:44

A slightly redesigned and repackaged version of the HTC Hero has popped up at US retail outfit, Walmart, for $30. It's not the only smartphone to get a price snip ...

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EC drops Qualcomm anti-trust investigation

25 November 2009, 08:29

The European Commission has decided there is no need for investing any further time or resources investigating claims that Qualcomm abused its market dominance.

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US accuses Chinese government of Cyber espionage

24 November 2009, 09:24

A US congressional committee has denounced China for hacking sensitive government and military information.

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The big NZXT giveaway

24 November 2009, 09:13

A pair of particularly pleasant prizes up for... grabs! NZXT and HEXUS team up to find two lucky winners.

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HP announces profit despite falling sales

24 November 2009, 09:12

The PC maker has managed to pull-off what rival Dell apparently couldn't, pulling a profit out of its hat despite a still-suffering PC market.

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eBay downtime at the worst time

24 November 2009, 09:04

The e-tailer suffered some serious downtown this weekend, just as Americans get ready to kick off the holiday season with Thanksgiving and shop-till-you-drop Black Friday.

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Google snaps up yet another ad firm

24 November 2009, 08:35

Revealing its future intentions for online advertising, Google has bought yet another ad startup.

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Apple denies smokers' warranties

24 November 2009, 08:27

Apple has come out as an anti-smoking advocate, huffing and puffing over honouring warranties from punters who smoke.

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O2 stocking HTC HD2 from today

23 November 2009, 11:44

HTC’s top-end smartphone, with a 4.3 inch screen and Snapdragon SoC, comes to the UK.

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Search engines to pay for content?

23 November 2009, 10:35

The FT reports Microsoft is in talks with News Corp to list its news content exclusively on Bing.

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Legislation seeks to nix Internet censorship

23 November 2009, 09:25

A Republican-led bill is seeking to prevent Internet search giants like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft from complying with restrictive regulations in authoritarian regimes like China.

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RAM prices to get seasonal, fall for Christmas

23 November 2009, 09:21

After a recent price hike which has given hope to DRAM makers and left holes in punters' wallets, the prices of RAM will apparently be adjusting themselves for Christmas.

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