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iBUYPOWER launches "affordable" high-end systems based on AMD's Dragon platform

13 February 2009, 10:25

AMD's CPU, GPU and chipset combination appears to be gaining traction.

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Microsoft to open its own retail stores

13 February 2009, 10:21

Appointment of David Porter as corporate VP of retail stores marks a new direction for the software giant.

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Sony plan PS3 Blu-ray movie/game combos

12 February 2009, 12:40

Leftover PS3 Blu-ray disc space to be used to hold movies.

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ZOTAC readying a water-cooled GeForce GTX 295 Infinity Edition

12 February 2009, 11:13

Sneak peek at one of the world's first pre-water-cooled GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards.

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Left 4 Dead DLC Survival Pack will be free

12 February 2009, 11:04

A big thumbs up to Valve, who will be issuing its first Left 4 Dead DLC pack entirely for free.

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Pioneer to bring its flat-screen TV business to an end

12 February 2009, 10:36

In the wake of a massive annual loss, Pioneer has announced that it will cease producing flat-screen TVs.

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The Godfather II release date confirmed

12 February 2009, 10:24

An invitation to run the family business in the crime empire-building The Godfather sequel this Spring.

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Aliens versus Predator announced

12 February 2009, 09:36

Rebellion hopes to emulate the success of the 1999 Aliens versus Predator with a remake.

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NVIDIA secures Microsoft buy-in to ION

11 February 2009, 15:17

Graphics giant announces its netbook graphics platform has secured Windows Vista certification.

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AMD Phenom II AM3 pricing: does it make sense?

11 February 2009, 14:31

We take a look at pre-order pricing and determine whether it makes economic sense.

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Over 1 million videogames up for auction

11 February 2009, 14:03

Following the collapse of Woolworths, 1.1 million games are up for auction to the highest bidder.

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Battlefield Heroes improved beta re-opens to public

11 February 2009, 12:21

EA has re-opened the Battlefield Heroes servers following the closed beta phase. Among the improvements includes brand new maps.

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IBM details cloud computing strategy

11 February 2009, 12:00

Big Blue expands and rationalises its cloud computing offering under the banner of the Blue Cloud initiative.

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Rock Band or Rap Band? Snoop Dogg DLC on its way

11 February 2009, 11:47

American Rapper bringing his unique flavour to Rock Band 2. Whatever next?

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Mario & Sonic on the piste in 2010

11 February 2009, 10:46

Mario & Sonic will continue their collaboration in 2010, taking to the slopes for the Winter Olympics.

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World At War map pack lands shortly

11 February 2009, 10:19

The first map pack for COD: World At War arrives shortly and will include a new zombie co-op map.

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Intel shows off 32nm Westmere goodness on video

11 February 2009, 10:06

Want to see what Intel's first 32nm processor looks like? Here it is in the flesh.

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AMD delays Foundry Company vote

11 February 2009, 09:53

Not enough shareholders had voted by the 10th February deadline, so they’re trying again on the 18th.

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NVIDIA reports 60% drop in revenues

11 February 2009, 08:49

Revenue plunge leads to bigger than expected quarterly loss and a net loss for the year.

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O2 to bundle Samsung laptops with phone deals

10 February 2009, 17:54

Retail transformation programme continues with a Samsung laptop and netbook added to its offering.

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Dell stresses commitment to the channel after senior departure

10 February 2009, 16:31

Dell has confirmed that former UK channel director Andy Dow has left the company.

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Dell launches Latitude XT2 multi-touch tablet

10 February 2009, 15:40

Dell claims its Latitude TX2 to be the industry's first multi-touch tablet PC, and it's looking rather good.

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Amazon launches Kindle 2, but should we expect UK availability?

10 February 2009, 15:04

Amazon has unveiled its Kindle 2 wireless reading device amid plenty of fanfare, but will it ever reach UK users?

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Microsoft's latest "I'm a PC" ad confirms not all PC users are geeks

10 February 2009, 14:31

Microsoft's "I'm a PC" campaign has been a little timid thus far, but it's ramping up in preparation for 7.

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GTA IV multiplayer free for Xbox live silver members this month

10 February 2009, 14:23

To celebrate the release of the first GTA IV expansion, Rockstar is giving Xbox live silver members free access to the multiplayer.

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Intel spending additional $7 bn on US 32nm manufacturing

10 February 2009, 14:00

Chip giant building manufacturing facilities in the US to make the next generation of its processors.

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ZOTAC targets low-profile HTPCs with GeForce 9400 GT Synergy Edition

10 February 2009, 13:47

Hong Kong's ZOTAC International has another crack at the HTPC market with a streamlined GeForce 9400.

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New FIFA 09 game mode arrives in March for Xbox 360 and PS3

10 February 2009, 12:56

EA has announced a brand new game mode for FIFA 09. Card trading, anyone?

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Intel rings changes for Nehalem on 32nm: GPUs are in

10 February 2009, 11:28

The chip giant not executing as per roadmap.

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PowerColor adds premium HDMI cables to high-end cards: waste of money?

10 February 2009, 11:21

Doth HDMI make for a great bundle?

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Archos to launch Android smartphone

10 February 2009, 10:55

Looks to combine phone functionality with its existing Internet Media Tablets.

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Playstation Home support grows with third-party backing

10 February 2009, 10:27

Twenty four publishers have now obtained a license to produce content for Playstation Home.

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Mozilla offers to help EC in Microsoft investigation

10 February 2009, 10:13

Open source web browser offers its expertise to European Commission in Internet Explorer case.

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