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First impressions: 'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'

September 30th, 2009

In two weeks, PlayStation 3 owners will witness the return of Nathan Drake in action game Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. So far, the early reviews of this game have been overwhelmingly positive. Game Hunters will have a review of Uncharted 2 closer to …

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Microsoft Patent Fights: One Down, One to Go

September 30th, 2009

Microsoft on Tuesday was able to upend a jury verdict that would have forced the software company to pay $388 million in damages. A Rhode Island federal judge overturned what would have been one of the largest awards ever handed out in a US civil …

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Windows 7 compatibility sticker, but not for Netbooks?

September 30th, 2009

Now here's an oddity: Microsoft's "Windows 7 compatible" sticker that will be affixed to nearly all Windows computers around Windows 7 launch doesn't seem to include current Atom Netbooks. The reasoning, according to Microsoft's page and …

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Five Reasons to Dive Into Google Wave

September 30th, 2009

Google is inviting another 100000 people to play in the Google Wave test pool. The developing duo of Jens and Lars Rasmussen envision Wave revolutionizing online communication and collaboration. I am not sure it will be revolutionary, …

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Champagne Bubbles Liberate Flavor Compounds

September 29th, 2009

ON THE NOSE: The action of rising and bursting bubbles turns liquid champagne into aerosol jets, but it appears that not all components of the wine are represented equally in those aerosols. Some of the compounds concentrated in the …

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Dell Laptop Fails to Excite With Wireless Charger

September 29th, 2009

The Dell Latitude Z's wireless charger may provide relief for a subset people who despise power bricks and cords, but for the rest of us, it's an empty "wow" gesture that most users won't use. Dell claims that the Latitude Z is the first laptop with …

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As exepected Warner Music, YouTube make up

September 29th, 2009

YouTube and Warner Music Group, the third largest recording company have patched up their differences and signed a licensing agreement that will bring Warner's songs back to the video site. Nine months ago Warner's music was pulled …

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AT&T Launching Location-Centric Garmin Nuvifone

September 29th, 2009

Garmin's smartphone includes the turn-by-turn navigation features found in its high-end GPS navigation devices. By Marin Perez AT&T said Tuesday it would release the Garmin Nuvifone G60 Sunday, and the touch-screen handset could be useful to road …

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Motor Groups Lobbying For Tougher Laws Against Driving While Texting

September 28th, 2009

Washington, DC (AHN) – Lobbyists are pushing for tougher laws against driving while texting. A strong proponent for stricter legislation is AAA the motorclub and Ford have both launched new campaigns to reduce distracted driving and improve safety on …

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China Telecom Confirms October iPhone Launch

September 28th, 2009

Apple's iPhone will arrive in China through China Unicom, which signed a three-year service deal with Apple in August and will start selling the iPhone in October. China Unicom confirmed Monday that the iPhone 3G will go …

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Music player noise limit planned

September 28th, 2009

Train and bus passengers keen not to share the beat of fellow travellers' portable music devices might be happier to hear about a new plan from the EU. A maximum noise default setting will be set on new portable music players, the European Commission …

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Apple App Store hits 2 billion downloads

September 28th, 2009

Apple announced Monday that over 2 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store since the e-commerce shop's launch in July 2008. The company also said that there are now more than 85000 apps available. …

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