Archive for: May 13, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
We weren’t too thrilled with the Touch Diamond’s resistive touchscreen when we got a chance to play with HTC’s new hotness, but whether you’re envious of that updated soft keyboard, you’re in luck: the Diamond’s ROMs have already been pulled apart and the .cab files are just …

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Software developers interested in exploring the iPhone and OS X Leopard platforms should better keep tabs on the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where Apple will showcase both the OS X iPhone and OS X Leopard.This year’s WWDC 2008 will supply hands-on sessions as well as in-depth di…

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Filed under: GamingSounds like that rumor about a new, smaller Xbox 360 coming next year might have a shorter life than a red-ringing console. A Microsoft representative let us know nowadays that “While we don’t normally comment on rumors like that, we can tell you that we have no plans to release a…

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Those who took a liking to the downloadable PSP game Beats by SCEE London may want to try Beats Off, a homebrewed spin-off by JBrown where you can load custom compiled BJS files. One of the good things about that piece of homebrew is that it’s good for several  platforms aside from the PSP - Wi…

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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
The OS updates are coming fast and furious these days, and the latest off the block is Fedora 9 Sulphur. Improvements include better KDE Desktop 4.0.3, betterBluetooth support, a revised Anaconda system installer, support for persistent habitable USB key installations,…

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Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs the Windows INF files The INF files inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality such as AGP USB Core PCI and ISAPNP services

This driver supports all Realtek High Definition audio chipsets It is used as onboard sound on many motherboards Chips covered include ALC260 ALC262 ALC268 ALC662 ALC861 ALC861 VD GR ALC880 ALC882 ALC883 ALC885 ALC888 ALC888S ALC880T

Canon’s been known to leak an upcoming model or five in website descriptions, UPC codes, certification lists, and driver downloads, so pardon us whether we’re not too shocked that references to a “Rebel XS / 1000D” have popped up in the latest version of the company’s RAW conversion utility. Of …

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Digital Cameras, Gadgets

Tom Coates, creator of Yahoo’s Fire Eagle input location broker, took the stage at Where 2.0 to talk up some of the cool new apps that use the platform. “Fire Eagle is nothing,” Coates said, without the apps. Nearly all the apps he mentioned are listed on the Fire Eagle’s Gallery page (log-in re…

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Get a bunch of data in a small space with IntelliScreen–a delightfully simple, yet supreme iPhone app. (Credit: CNET Networks)

Despite the iPhone app store being weeks absent from launch, developer Intelliborn has just released a stellar application for users with jailbroken iPhones. Switchers fro…

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I got drunk, drove under the influence, visited a strip club, got lucky, and heard every one of George Carlin's seven words you can never say on television at least twice--and that was only during the first 90 minutes of playing the game. There's been a lot of hype around this game over the past months, and I have to say that Rockstar continues to impress me with the latest installment in the GTA series. GTA4 offers a seemingly infinite sandbox of things to do, from following the storyline and completing missions to roaming the city and wreaking havoc.

In GTA4's compelling storyline, Rockstar introduces protagonist Niko Bellic, an Eastern European immigrant with a dark and shady past. Persuaded by his cousin Roman, Niko moves to Liberty City (which closely resembles NYC) to escape his past and pursue the American dream.

In this installment of the series, Rockstar adds more realistic detail and varies the game play. For instance, the people of the city are more aggressive and will actually run you over if you're standing in the street--much like in real-life NYC. And if you crash your own vehicle hard enough, you'll be thrown violently through the windshield.

The familiar wanted-level star system is back, with some improvements. In previous games you had to pull into an auto body shop to get your car painted, or evade the fuzz long enough to run over star power-ups; the new system is more logical and enjoyable. It revolves around line of sight and your last known location: If the police spot you, the search area will be refocused around your new location. ...

After winning the 2008 Golden Dot prize for Best Mobile/Text Messaging Campaign, Presidential candidate Barack Obama and his HOPE-Obama Mobile campaign score once again, this time taking home the 2008 Mobile Messaging Award in the Messaging Application: Public Sector or Not for Profit category. Propelling his Democratic bid for the White House with hi-tech appeal and the still unmatched fund-raising machine are Distributive Networks and SinglePoint - two media interactivity experts that power Obama's digital content initiative.

The award -- solely dedicated to mobile messaging -- was jointly presented last week by Informa Telecoms & Media and mobile industry group 160 Characters at the at the 8th Annual Global Messaging Congress in Cannes, France. "To date, no other political campaign or non-profit has offered so comprehensive or so effective a mobile messaging program, and one so well customized for the true nature of the mobile medium," red the award announcement.

The mobile application is simplicity itself and requires nothing more than texting the word HOPE to OBAMA (62262), or registering online at www.BarackObama.com/mobile. Illinois Senator supporters can then receive news, updates on events, download campaign images and ringtones, and even provide feedback or questions directly to the campaign via text messaging.