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Ballmer: Vista’s OK because you can downgrade to Windows XP

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

steveballmer I don’t know about you, but I think Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s elevator pitch for Windows Vista reveals his lack of confidence about his company’s major software product.

Video Games surpass movies & music in a fraction of the time, is GTA IV commentary true?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Video Games surpass movies & music in a fraction of the time, is GTA IV commentary true? Playing GTA IV on the XBox 360 the other day, I happened to overhear the radio saying video games are bad for you, and that pretty much anything that threatens the movie industry and Hollywood is bad for you.

Will Wii Fit and the exercise craze help starve the world?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Will Wii Fit and the exercise craze help starve the world?With food shortages abound throughout the world, do millions of gamers worldwide really need to be exercising more, that is, burning more calories, or should they really just be eating less? While exercise can increase muscle development, it can also increase appetite, possibly resulting in increased food consumption.

Two times more 2008-09 RPG’s on XBox 360 than PS3

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Two times more 2008-09 RPG's on XBox 360 than PS3The perception used to be that Playstation would always have a plethora of good role playing games to choose from, and the XBox 360 was only for shooters, not so any more. Utilizing IGN’s review lists and U. S. release date calendars (subject to change) along with GamerStats average review scores, it is evident that the 360 currently rules this category in not only total RPG’s but also quality RPG’s (GSS 8.0 or above).

The 2009 Playstation 3 advantage and the promises to come

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

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While Sony’s PS3 exclusives this year are outnumbered by the Microsoft XBox 360 in quality games in almost all genres, 2009 looks to be the year that the Playstation brand will finally make a comeback in. Why? Several reasons, some of which could put the 360 at a distinct disadvantage.

Symantec says business community still prefers Windows XP over Vista

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

symantec-says-business-community-still-prefers-windows-xp-over-vista.jpgMicrosoft Vista has received even more negative publicity. This time it’s from Symantec CEO Enrique Salem who said that most of his company’s large enterprise customers still prefer to run their enterprise PCs on Windows XP.

PS3 software upgrade adds Blu-ray Disc profile 2.0 capabilities

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

PS3 software upgrade adds Blu-ray Disc profile 2.0 capabilities Sony has announced that it will be releasing its latest firmware upgrade for the PS3 with Blu-ray Profile 2.0 capabilities. To be released later this month, the new PS3 firmware will make the Sony’s console the world’s first Blu-ray player that supports format enhancements.

iJailbreak 0.6 now supports 1.1.4 iPod Touch and iPhones

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

iJailbreak 0.6 now supports 1.1.4 iPod Touch and iPhones iJailbreak 0.6, the open source jailbreaking and unlocking OS X utility, has been released, now supporting all iPod Touch and iPhones with firmware version 1.1.4. iJailbreak, which was developed by two 13 year old programmers/code hackers, is a universal application that runs on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.

Jobs to Adobe, "iPhone is too good for Flash"

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Jobs to Adobe iPhone is too good for Flash Looks like Adobe Flash fans won’t be seeing any Flash applications in their iPhones, in the near future. Apple chief Steve Jobs made the statement during Apple’s annual shareholders’ meeting. He said that "Flash is too slow to be useful for the iPhone." Jobs also said that even Flash Lite which is a scaled down version of Adobe Flash would be of any use for the capabilities of the iPhone.

Apple to restrict third party applications for iPod/iPhone

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

apple-to-restrict-third-party-applications-for-ipod-iphone.jpgWhile the anticipation for the iPod and iPhone software development kit plans build up, rumour has it that Apple may be implementing some restrictions to the SDK.

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