 Apple Upgrades iMac G5
Apple Computer introduced an updated version of its iMac G5 computer Tuesday to include faster 64-bit processors and graphics capabilities. The machine is set to take advantage of the new "Tiger" operating system, which will be bundled with the new computers, along with a built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.
"Reviewers have called the iMac G5 'the most elegant desktop computer in the world,' and now it's getting even better," Peter Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing at Apple Computer Inc., said in a statement. The new iMac G5 now can be purchased with a 17- or 20-inch widescreen display, with 1440x900 and 1680x1050 pixel resolution, respectively, which will be powered by an ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB of memory.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:17 pm
News Source : eWeek
 Changes to Functionality in Windows XP Professional x64
Microsoft have today, released a document at their Download Center, that describes the changes in functionality for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition over Windows XP Professional SP2.
Overview
The document provides information regarding features that differ in functionality from Windows XP SP2. It is important to note that the document uses the Windows XP SP2 feature set as the baseline for comparison with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Features not documented here are at parity with Windows XP SP2 and function the same way.
A Genuine Microsoft Software check is required, in order to download the document.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:16 pm
News Source : Neowin
 Sober worm variant makes the rounds
A new variant of the mass-mailing Sober worm has been discovered and is spreading among consumer PC users.
Sober.P, which operates in a similar fashion to other Sober worms, uses a subject header in an e-mail to try to entice people into opening an attachment. The virus then harvests e-mail addresses from the victim and directs a barrage of spam to those addresses.
"The social engineering has been very effective," said Craig Schmugar, virus research manager for McAfee Avert. "They will use German messages for German Windows users. They tell them they've won tickets to the World Cup, and that has been an effective (ploy) for that region."
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: May 4, 2005, 6:15 pm
News Source : News.com
Windows XP SP3 to arrive before Longhorn
A BLOG filing hidden away in the cobwebbed corners of the web suggests that Windows XP SP3 will hit before Longhorn does.
The blog is written by the guys at F-Secure. The information was handed out by Steve Ballmer, and the event was Surfa Lugnt, also known as Swedish National Data Security Day.
Ballmer allegedly also said that IE7 would have anti-phishing technology built in.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:14 pm
News Source : The ~Inquirer
 MPEG4 Fix Released for Windows Media Player 9 & 10
Microsoft have issued a fix for Windows Media Player 9 & 10 that fixes color smearing or a bleeding effect when you play MPEG4 videos.
According to the knowledge base article at Microsoft, this is caused by the MPEG4 codec, sometimes using invalid motion vectors.
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 or 10, you may experience a color smearing or bleeding effect when you play some MPEG4 videos. This behavior often occurs when the video contains fast-moving scenes of varying colors.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of an issue with the way that the MPEG4 codec handles motion vectors. Sometimes, the decoder mistakenly uses invalid motion vectors.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:12 pm
Download : Hotfix
 Silver slimline PStwo to launch in the UK on May 13
Sony has confirmed that a silver version of its slimline PStwo will be in the shops next month - with the new version of the hardware set to launch on May 13th, the day Microsoft's Xbox 360 MTV special will be shown in Europe. The new design will launch with an RRP of ?114.99, ten pounds more expensive than the normal black version of the slimline PS2.
Sony has denied that the launch date has been deliberately planned to spoil the Xbox 360 launch; when asked by our sister site Eurogamer whether the date clash was more than just a coincidence, a Sony representative stated: "Absolutely not."
Rumours of a silver PStwo first emerged back in January, when Argos began displaying a product page complete with picture, but the listing was quickly taken down once the link began to circulate amongst gaming sites.
The launch can be seen as further proof that Sony intends to extend the life cycle of its current console for as long as possible, as it did with the PSone. Its next-generation machine will go on show for the first time at next month's E3, and isn't expected to launch until 2006.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:11 pm
News Source : gamesindustry.biz
Valve and VU end legal dispute, publishing agreement
Parties settle longstanding beef out of court--as of August, VUG will no longer distribute any Valve titles, and cyber cafe rights revert to the developer.
In August of 2002, Valve took dispute with then Sierra Online over cyber cafe distribution rights to Federal District Court in Washington State. Today, in a joint statement, the two warring factions said they had settled their differences out of court. In a court order signed by presiding Federal Judge Thomas Zilly on April 12, 2005, Valve's Motion for Order to Dismiss with Prejudice was granted. Judge Zilly's signed order made the lengthy legal dispute moot.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:09 pm
News Source : GameSpot
Tomb Raider: Legend Video
The first movie trailer for Tomb Raider: Legend has been released, revealing more of the third-person action adventure sequel being developed at Crystal Dynamics. This clip outlines the game's heritage and new premise in a minute of action-packed cinematic and gameplay footage.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:08 pm
News Source : 3D Gamers
Download : Video
Black & White II Video
The first movie trailer for Black & White II is now online, revealing more of the 3D god-playing strategy sequel being created at Lionhead Studios. This clip highlights a few of the game's features in a minute and a half of in-game footage.
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: May 4, 2005, 6:07 pm
News Source : 3D Gamers
Download : Video
Nintendo DS sales topped five million in March
Worldwide sales of the Nintendo DS handheld shot through the five million mark in mid-March, putting the company well within its five to six million unit target for the full year to March 31st according to the latest figures from Nintendo of America. The clarification of the global sales figures came after Nintendo UK caused some confusion yesterday with a press release which celebrated 200,000 sales of the console in the UK, but incorrectly stated the global sales figure as "over 3 million units".
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: May 4, 2005, 6:06 pm
News Source : Neowin
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory European retail patch v1.01
A new patch for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is now available to upgrade the European, French Canadian, and Australian editions of the stealthy third-person shooter sequel by Ubi Soft Montreal to version 1.01, in sync with the recent US update. As before, this release addresses several game crashes, corrects various networking issues, fixes a couple of profile bugs, and implements other improvements.
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: April 3, 2005, 1:44 pm
News Source : Neowin
Download : Patch
Taxi 3: eXtreme Rush Demo
Team6 game studios sends along a playable demo for Taxi 3: eXtreme Rush, allowing you to take their urban arcade racing sequel for a spin. This demo contains a brief street race track and a very short drag race level, drivable in a choice of two cars, as well as multiplayer options.
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: April 3, 2005, 1:43 pm
News Source : Neowin
Download : Demo
America's Army: Special Forces Mac full install & patch v2.3
Following last months Win32 & Linux releases, Icculus has now issued the Mac OSX version v2.3.0 of America's Army: Special Forces, once again allowing Mac gamers to join the team-based tactical shooter by the US Army after they skipped the previous 2.2.0 version. As before, this Firefight release includes two new multiplayer missions (Urban Assault and Woodland Outpost), a new Tournament Mode, a new Server Manager, security enhancements, the content from the Vanguard release and more. As usual, there is a patch from the previous v2.2.0 or a massive full install.
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: April 3, 2005, 1:42 pm
News Source : Neowin
Download : Full & Patch
New Unreal Tournament details
Details of the new Unreal Tournament title have been revealed in the latest issue of US magazine Computer Gaming World. The game, which will be powered by the Unreal Engine 3, is being designed with the aim of putting gameplay ahead of graphics in the development process, with art being added in only once map layouts are finalised.
No specific details of vehicles have been released, but images suggest there will be a next generation Goliath tank and scorpion buggy. A total of 11 weapons will reportedly be available. The game will feature voice-controlled AI and game modes including Onslaught, Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. There will also be a global ratings system in place so clans around the world can compare scores. But most interesting is of all is the new Conquest mode. It features eight teams, each with unique armour, who can battle it out on maps up to three times the size of Onslaught equivalents.
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: April 3, 2005, 1:40 pm
News Source : Euro Gamer
Forums Status Update
The news is not good. After two days of trying to resurrect the HDD it still refuses to give up the goods. So I have decided to go with the stuff that I managed to salvage.
As it turns out the backup I have is a lot older than at first appeared (looks like it is from around September 2004) I will be putting in place a sql backup from around December. Any posts made since then have gone, for good. Also you may find many of the with images attached will have the images missing.
All I can say is that I am very sorry, and we will be using a more robust method of backup from now on.
DoDgE
News Posted by : Dodge On
: March 30, 2005, 5:09 pm
DLC Website(s) Update
Okay we have found a backup of the databse for the forums dated Feb 2005. I will be attempting to get the forums back up today and tomorrow.
However, we have also sent the 'dead' hard drive off to a data recovery company who may be able to retrieve the latest databse prior to the hdd failure. So in the meantime, once I have the forums up and running I will then close them again, until we have had confirmation that all is lost.
:0(
News Posted by : Dodge On
: March 29, 2005, 5:14 pm
Website Outages
You will probably have noticed by now that our sites have been down since around midnight last night (26/03/05) This has been caused by major hardware failure on one of main servers. This site is currenlty being hosted on a secondary server, and will continue to be so for the next wee or so or until we are able to retrieve the information from our primary server.
Please bear with us until we are able to return things to normal.
The worst case scenario will be that all forum posts made after 9/12/04 will be lost unless we are able to recover a more recent backup.
The forums will return once we have verified we have al the data necessary.
I will posting news on our progress as and when here.
Thanks
DoDgEtHiS
News Posted by : Dodge On
: March 27, 2005, 8:08 pm
Nero Burning Rom 6.6.0.3
Whether you?re an Expert or Standard user, Nero 6 Reloaded makes your digital media projects a breeze to complete. Enhance your creative and technical skills with multiple tools to take you beyond the ordinary rip & burn.
News Posted by : Dodge On
: December 6, 2004, 12:38 pm
News Source : Warp2Search
Download : Nero 6.6.0.3
SunBeamTech Theme Screws
So you've got your computer case all set with a window, cold cathode lights, led fans connected to a Fanbus, and everything that could be used to customize your case. Have you ever thought you could do something with the thumb screws? Well SunBeamTech has you covered with their custom Theme Screws.
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: December 6, 2004, 12:37 pm
News Source : Warp2Search
Intel's latest LAN event - Bloodline
As part of the Intel Extreme Edition Challenge series this LAN takes place on December 3rd - 5th in Acton, London.
The event is sponsored by Intel, Corsair and Zboard and is host to:
- A 400 player BYOC section complete with ?7,500 in prizes across CoD, UT2004, Q3 and Counter-Strike tournaments
- A 16 team Counter-Strike UK Qualifier for the Winter CPL Event, featuring some of the top Counter-Strike players from around Europe and live TsN coverage.
- An 8 player showcase Painkiller tournament, sponsored by Intel & 4Kings gaming clan
- Sponsors stands
- 120 player big-screen action with ProjectorGames
The event costs ?39.95 for participants or ?5 for spectators. Monitor and PC rental may be possible at an addition cost to be confirmed.
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: November 23, 2004, 12:17 am
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