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Codemasters has released a multiplayer demo for ToCA Race Driver 3, renewing the chance to take their imminent multi-disciplined modern racing simulation for a spin. This demo contains three tracks that can be played online using a GameSpy account. note: if you still have the previous single-...
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Valve Software has confirmed with CVG that Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is already being whipped into shape, as the Half-Life fan base waits with bated breath for the release of Half-Life 2: Episode 1 (previously called Aftermath). [quote]Valve's Robin Walker, designer/engineer on Episode 1, informed us ...
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Global demand for Linux servers reached record levels in the last quarter of 2005 to account for $1.6bn in quarterly revenue, the 14th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, IDC reported today. The analyst firm's latest Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker noted that the stellar market perform...
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Epson has filed litigation against 24 firms in the ink cartridge business, alleging the firms violated Epson patents because of their involvement in the aftermarket ink cartridge market. Seiko Epson Corp. said a complaint against the 24 firms -- none were named in Epson's announcement of the lit...
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A group of Hollywood studios is suing Samsung over a DVD player which the company no longer manufactures. A report in the Korea Times stated that Samsung is being taken to court to force a recall on its DVD-HD841 player, on which production ceased in 2004. The lawsuit alleges that the DVD-HD8...
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Swiss and Belgian police have shut down a major component of the eDonkey file-sharing network, used mainly to trade copies of copyrighted movies and music, the Motion Picture Association said on Wednesday. Razorback 2 was the biggest server on the eDonkey peer-to-peer (P2P) network, which transfe...
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NBC broke new ground this week with its legal drama "Conviction," becoming the first network to premiere a prime time series in the iTunes Music Store for free and before its televised broadcast. As part of a multiplatform launch, iTunes users can download the hour-long pilot in its entirety at ...
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In keeping with its new policy of providing frequent interim updates of its forthcoming Windows Vista to developers and customers, Microsoft today released Build 5308 of the operating system. Most of the latest prerelease version's new features are aimed at enterprise customers looking to minimiz...
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Dutch police said they had arrested 12 Nigerians in connection with an Internet scam in which emails were sent to Americans tricking them into investing in non-existent schemes. The Nigerians were detained on suspicion of commiting fraud or involvement in fraud in the scheme, which earnt them a...
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Omega has released a new modified ATI Catalyst 6.2 based driver suite. What's New in Omega Drivers? v3.8.221 - Based on the Catalyst 6.2 Official drivers. - Added support for x1900 Series. - Fixed installation support for Radeon Express 200 cards. - Added a new wide-screen resolution, 1440x9...
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China is cracking down on junk e-mail and "illegal" mobile phone text messages, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. A new regulation will ban sending e-mail for advertising purposes to people without their permission, and all advertising e-mail must be titled "advertisement" or "AD," t...
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Apple Computer Inc. may have intensified its legal efforts against a hacker working on technology to enable the Mac OS X for Intel to run on computers other than Apple's. On Tuesday, the site of a hacker known among tech circles as Maxxuss was offline, sparking speculation that its Internet serv...
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Google Inc.'s image search service violates the copyrights of adult magazine and Web publisher Perfect 10 Inc. by displaying thumbnail-sized photographs, a federal judge has ruled. However, Google is likely not responsible for displaying the underlying images from Perfect 10's Web site, a judge...
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Activision and id Software have released a new beta patch for Quake IV, bringing the first-person shooter sequel developed by Raven Software to v1.1. The update fixes issues and adds gameplay elements throughout both single and multiplayer, including voice chat in multiplayer, a forecemodel opti...
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Sir Elton John has placed one of his most famous pianos up for auction on eBay to raise funds for the Aids charity which he founded. The iconic Yamaha DC6A Pro digital acoustic 6ft 11in grand piano, played by the star at a variety of special events surrounding his hit shows in Las Vegas, will be ...
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Firefox's memory appetite has some users up in arms, but according to one of the open-source browser's developers, that's part of the plan. Complaints about Firefox's memory use, particularly charges that it "leaks" memory -- that it doesn't release memory once it's done using it -- had been cir...
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The Grand Theft Auto franchise is getting attacked from all angles. Joining the ranks of politicians, policemen and attorneys in their crusade to see the game lifted from shelves are the nation's sex workers. On its Web site, the [url=http://www.swop-usa.org/]Sex Workers Outreach Project USA...
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Microsoft on Wednesday offered further details on the next version of Office, announcing plans for a new home version as well as new server-based products and a new high-end enterprise edition of the desktop suite. The software maker also offered pricing details for some, though not all, of the ...
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The new head of Microsoft's Xbox division in Japan acknowledges that sales of the game console have not fully met expectations, but says there will not be a major shift in strategy following a slow start. "Sales have not necessarily lived up to everyone's expectations since launch," Takashi Se...
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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has reversed its position on CD ripping and now wants the practice outlawed. In a filing to the US government concerning digital rights management the RIAA and other copyright industry associations said the fact that CD ripping is widespread do...
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Microsoft has launched a new software piracy crackdown in the UK which will target computer shops, resellers and online auctions selling counterfeit copies of its products. The company claims software piracy costs the company 250m pounds per year and has set a target of reducing the UK piracy lev...
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OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, Open...
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A malicious computer worm has been found that targets Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X operating system, believed to be the first such virus aimed specifically at the Mac platform. The worm is called OSX/Leap-A, according to a posting on the Web site of antivirus software company Sophos, which sai...
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Nvidia is expected to launch its 90nm GeForce 7900 graphics processor unit (GPU), in GT and GTX versions, on March 9, according to sources at Taiwan graphics-card makers. In addition to the GeForce 7900 series, Nvidia plans to add the GeForce 7600 (codenamed G73) by the end of next month, the source...
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The "Goldilocks burglar" who broke into homes in rural Wisconsin got his name from an ancient fairy tale, but it was modern high technology that tripped him up. Washington County law enforcement authorities reported Thursday that the burglar, wanted for five burglaries, has been arrested. On...
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You can use iTunes to create your own personal digital music library and easily organize and listen to your collection of digital music files. You can also create your own custom audio CDs and transfer your music to an Apple iPod portable digital music player. [img]images/news/icons/view.gif[/im...
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CloneDVD 2 copies movies in unparalleled picture quality. If it's only the main movie or a complete DVD â CloneDVD compresses even long footage in brilliant quality and at high speed: A special transcoding technology compresses your choice of DVD titles according to your audio and language selecti...
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Vivendi Universal Games has issued the third patch for F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault and Recon), bringing the game developed by Monolith to v1.03. This patch features PunkBuster anti-cheat software, a vote kick option that allows players to be removed from multiplayer games for unsporting be...
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Online retailer Amazon.com is in advanced talks with four top music companies on starting a digital music service as early as this summer, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Amazon is seeking to create a viable rival to Apple Computer's fast-selling iPod music player and iTunes music s...
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LucasArts has issued the first retail patch for Star Wars Empire at War, advancing the futuristic 3D real-time strategy game by Petroglyph Games to version 1.01. This upgrade addresses a number of gameplay issues, performance problems, graphics glitches, and lots of multiplayer and balance issue...
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