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AOL a less challenging buy than Yahoo for Microsoft
While it still would present some integration challenges, AOL might be easier for Microsoft to absorb than Yahoo from a cultural and political perspective now that Microsoft's battle for Yahoo has gotten so ugly. Though Yahoo's search business is the crown jewel Microsoft has been after, the quest to acquire it has degenerated into a string of taunts, threats, and mudslinging for which there ...read more
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Apple fastest growing computer manufacturer in US
Apple computers have enjoyed an excellent second quarter of 2008, with sales growing faster than any other manufacturer. Gartner is reporting that Apple’s sales grew 38 per cent over the period and the company now has 8.5 per cent of the US market. HP consolidated its position as market leader with over 11 per cent sales growth, giving it a market share of 31.9 per cent. Overall the ...read more
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Microsoft Preps to Unveil DirectX 11 Features
Unlike DirectX 9, the DirectX 10 will not have a more than four year lifespan as Microsoft Corp. plans to introduce features of DirectX 11 application programming interface at the forthcoming XNA gamefest conference that takes place next week in Seattle, Washington. Moreover, ATI, graphics product group of AMD, and Nvidia Corp. also plan to discuss certain Direct3D 11 features at upcoming ...read more
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Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming notebook review
For years Alienware has been producing machines that cater to gamers and enthusiasts desires, coupling some of the industry's most radical designs with top of the line PC hardware. So when Alienware introduced the Area-51 m15x we were obviously keen to check it out. Our review sample came configured with the new Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 "Penryn XE" mobile processor and a GeForce 8800M GTX ...read more
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An Update For Windows Update
An infrastructure update has been planned for Windows Update client. The gradual roll-out of this update will begin in late July. This update will occur automatically to any system configured to either receive updates “automatically” or “notify” customers that new updates are available for download. For enterprise customers who use Windows Server Update Services or ...read more
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Talisman Desktop 3.0 Beta 2
Talisman Desktop 3.0 Beta 2 is available. Talisman Desktop" (Talisman) is a desktop alternative and shell-replacement for Windows 9x/ME and NT/2000/XP/Vista, capable of transforming your desktop into an interface organized as you like. The program's basic purpose: Launch other applications and functions in a new interface, instead of the standard Windows desktop. But the opportunities ...read more
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Grand Theft Auto IV Breaks Guinness World Records™
The Popular Franchise Trumps All Other Entertainment Title Sales. London, UK, 13th of May - The famed Grand Theft Auto series has made headlines yet again! As newly-released sales figures show, Grand Theft Auto IV has crushed the competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million in its first day of release, earning Guinness World Records™ for the Highest Grossing Video ...read more
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GamesAid charity launched
A new videogames industry charity called GamesAid has been set up with the purpose of raising money predominantly to support children's charities in the UK. Founded by seven trustees, including Mastertronic's Andy Payne, Sports Interactive's Miles Jacobson and Relentless co-founder Andy Eades, the charity will operate around a special industry social network website with the principal aim of ...read more
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Top 5 Things I Learned From Videogames
Valuable skills picked up from gaming (that aren't just how to shoot guys). We've been told for ages what videogames are supposed to be teaching us. On one hand, they're murder simulators preparing us for shooting sprees (because locking, loading, and firing an M-16 is exactly like pushing the Control key). On the other hand, there's the backhanded admission that maybe they're helping us ...read more
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Valve Announces Steam Cloud
In a conference today at Valve headquarters in Seattle regarding Steam, Valve's online distribution platform, the company announced a new remote storage solution for data from games. This free service, known as Steam Cloud, will extend the Steam service to allow you to save progress from games, options, keyboard bindings and possibly much more from your games on Steam. There will be no ...read more
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