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PSP system software update version 3.90 announced

30 January 2008, 09:31

Sony has today announced the immediate availability of the latest system software update for PSP. Version 3.90 will enable all owners of the new PSP Slim & Lite to make ...

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Codemasters Online confirm twitch-based space-based MMO

30 January 2008, 09:27

Developed by the US-based experienced MMOG developer NetDevil, Jumpgate is a space-based MMO incorporating an all-new action style of gameplay.

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Nine new maps and all new co-op campaign for GRAW 2 on Xbox 360

30 January 2008, 09:08

Ubisoft has confirmed that the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection, is now available to download from the Xbox live marketplace.

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Win-lose-win with Thermaltake's DuOrb

29 January 2008, 17:23

To promote the launch of its newest, and possibly most ostentatious CPU cooler ever, Thermaltake is running a competition in which both the winners and losers have a chance of ...

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Lyrebird, the most remarkable animal!

29 January 2008, 15:25

A few weeks ago on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, guest star Sir David Attenborough revealed the Lyrebird to be one of his favourite animals. Able to imitate any sound ...

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Skyfire, could it be the mobile browser we've been waiting for?

29 January 2008, 14:48

Skyfire, a downloadable mobile browser from Skyfire Labs, brings desktop-like browsing to your Windows Mobile device. With built in Flash and Java support, this could be the one browser you ...

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Intel lists its 45 most influential technologists

29 January 2008, 13:36

You're probably guessing that a list of most influential people in technology will be topped by Bill Gates or Steve Jobs. If so, you'd be wrong as neither of them ...

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3870 X2 UK pricing refreshingly fair

29 January 2008, 12:48

AMD introduces tech vendors to a new thing called an Exchange Rate. Product availability is picking up too.

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Heavy snow in China threatens PCB supplies

29 January 2008, 12:17

Some Chinese printed circuit board manufacturers are halving their shipments - could have global effect.

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FIFA Street 3 Developer Diary – DS, Xbox 360, PS3

29 January 2008, 11:23

Justin Sheffield, Producer for FIFA Street 3, writes about the motion capture sessions in Barcelona.

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Compensation granted for US gamers offended by Hot Coffee mod

29 January 2008, 11:19

The final compensation figures for gamers who can provide proof that they purchased the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas First Edition have now been confirmed.

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Diamond Multimedia dishes out four new Radeon-based cards

29 January 2008, 11:15

Diamond Multimedia, manufacturer of PC graphics cards, sound cards, TV tuner cards and communications products has unveiled four new ATI Radeon-based graphics cards in the form of the HD 3870 ...

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NVIDIA's 8800M GTX goes SLI and promises ultimate gaming notebooks

29 January 2008, 10:33

NVIDIA's GeForce 8800M GTX is about as fast as it gets for notebook graphics, right? Wrong, now you can have two 8800M GTX cards in one notebook using SLI.

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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the greenest of them all?

29 January 2008, 10:12

The answer? Intel, who announced today plans to purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates.

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Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Screenshots - Xbox 360

29 January 2008, 10:04

Here’s a new bunch of screens from Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation showcasing the new stuff you can download... personally I’m liking the anime Su-47...

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Thecus introduces Stacked NAS and IP Cam functionality

29 January 2008, 09:47

Thecus, developer of innovative storage solutions, has announced new functionality for several of its existing NAS models.

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Funcom’s new PC and Xbox 360 MMO inspired by ‘The Ring’

29 January 2008, 09:46

Funcom, the creators of ‘Age of Conan’, ‘Anarchy Online’, ‘The Longest Journey’ and 'Dreamfall' have finally revealed some more details on their latest massively multiplayer online game, The Secret World.

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Tickets go on sale for Codemasters Connect 08

29 January 2008, 09:17

Codemasters has confirmed that tickets for their upcoming gaming event, Codemasters Connect 08, which will be held at Birmingham's Omega Sektor, have now gone on sale.

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Burnout Paradise screeches into top spot in videogames chart

29 January 2008, 09:05

Following the post Christmas slump, sales are beginning to pick up again following the release of this year's first AAA title.

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Radeon HD 3870 X2 launch causes a stir

28 January 2008, 19:42

Strong demand for top performing dual-GPU card but availability could be better.

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Woolworths chooses to go Blu, format war surely over?

28 January 2008, 17:27

There's been nothing but bad news for the HD-DVD camp recently and today it just gets worse, Woolworths is no longer going to sell HD-DVDs as its stores go Blu.

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CoolIT's liquid cooling for ATi's HD 3870 X2, make the fastest faster

28 January 2008, 17:01

There's a market out there that enjoys ripping off stock cooling, replacing it with a liquid-cooled variant and then making attempts at beating 3DMark records. CoolIT Systems lives for that ...

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Oh God…yet another ignorant journalist: 'Xbox is crack for kids'

28 January 2008, 14:50

Here we go again, yet another uniformed journalist who can't be bothered to investigate her subject matter properly, yet nonchalantly reports to the world on the evils of video games.

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Extreme Xbox modding? Nah, just the cash stash!

28 January 2008, 14:42

A raid undertaken to investigate a man operating an illegal business selling Sony PSP SD memory cards and chipping offences resulted in the discovery of over £12,000... stashed inside games ...

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Club 3D and Sapphire serve up their 3870 X2 graphics cards

28 January 2008, 13:21

Our review of ATI's HD 3870 X2 found it to be the fastest graphics-card in our line-up. Hot on the heels of our review, Club 3D and Sapphire announce their ...

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Vista virtualisation now more affordable

28 January 2008, 11:58

We'd put this one down as better late than never, as a year after the launch of Windows Vista, Microsoft has finally permitted the use of Vista Basic and Vista ...

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Mercenaries 2: World In Flames - Xbox 360

28 January 2008, 11:52

There hasn't been much information revealed on the next installment of Mercenaries, due for release later this year on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, but Electronic Arts has released seven ...

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Amazon's MP3 store going global in 2008

28 January 2008, 11:19

It comes as no real surprise, but Amazon has announced that it's Amazon MP3 digital music store will be going global in 2008. Watch out iTunes, the world isn't yours ...

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Apple fanboys: the movie

28 January 2008, 11:02

The unique Mac-fanatic phenomenon is exposed in a new documentary called MacHEADS.

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Useful HDD Stage Rack gets eSATA, now more useful

28 January 2008, 10:39

The USB HDD Stage Rack available from GeekStuff4U was handy enough as it was, but now with added eSATA connectivity, it's even better.

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And the biggest selling videogame of 2007 is…

28 January 2008, 10:29

The market research team, NPD has confirmed that the biggest selling multi-format videogame of 2007 is...

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Police use Mii characters to track down Wii owner

28 January 2008, 10:07

Gamerush.com is reporting that police in West Yorkshire are using the Mii characters from a stolen Wii console in an attempt to track down its owner.

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HTC TYTN II users offering bounty for video drivers

28 January 2008, 09:42

Ongoing problems and poor performance on the HTC TYTN II handset has encouraged users to take action as they raise over $5000 in rewards for anyone who can provide video ...

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