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- School is In. Webroot Gives Tips for Students to Protect Their Personal Data and Identity Online Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 10:32AMMore than 18 million college students will head back to school this fall and nearly every one of them owns a personal computer. Unfortunately, many of these students will learn a number of hard lessons: Data loss and hackers, like midterms, are inescapable. Human error, software corruption, malware infections or theft, will be just a few of the reasons that many students will lose valuable data ...
- School is In. Webroot Gives Tips for Students to Protect Their Personal Data and Identity Online Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 10:00AM BOULDER, Colo.----More than 18 million college students will head back to school this fall and nearly every one of them owns a personal computer. Unfortunately, many of these students will learn a number of hard lessons: Data loss and hackers, like midterms, are inescapable.
- 14:00 (BST), 07/08/2008 Damnation Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Showcasing the captivating story and acrobatic ... Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 9:51AMShowcasing the captivating story and acrobatic combat of the blockbuster that’s taking the shooter vertical, Codemasters® today released the first trailer of Damnation.
- 14:13 (BST), 07/08/2008 World War One Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS 7th August 2008 Ascaron Entertainment and ... Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 9:51AMAscaron Entertainment and AGEOD have announced that the historically accurate turn based strategy game, World War One, will be released in November 2008. The new game will allow players to take command of one of six Great nations including Britain, Germany and Russia, as they try to ensure victory and restore peace in Europe.
- ASUS launches Eee Storage, takes your Eee PC to the cloud... kind of Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 9:48AM Filed under: Laptops , Storage Apparently Jerry Shen and the homegirls / boys at ASUS want to get a slice of that sweet cloud pie. According to a report, the computer-maker has launched a service called Eee Storage, which provides 20GB of online storage for Eee PC users, as well as access to downloads of around 3,000 pieces of free software and games. The company hopes to expand the ...
- Area briefs Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 3:22AMLibrary offers Web, computer classes STAMFORD - The Ferguson Library will offer regular computer and Internet training classes in the computer lab on the third floor of the main library at One Public Library Plaza.
- Splash Damage Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 3:05AMQ: How is everything going with Bethesda? Paul Wedgwood : Really good.
- Space Siege Multiplayer Hands-On [PC] Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 8:53PMWe attach our cybernetic eyeballs and do away with the Kerak menace, this time with friends.
- Strong Bad strong-arms PCs, Wii August 11 Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 8:03PMHomestar Runner antihero making his belated debut next week, with episodes running $8.95 apiece.
- GTA IV Coming to PC Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 4:22PMThe long awaited Grand Theft Auto IV will soon hit the PC market. The PC version will have enhanced graphics and control, as well as bonus content.
- PlayFirst Offers Cooking Dash Game Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:06PMPlayFirst on Wednesday announced the release of Cooking Dash, a new spin-off of the enormously popular Diner Dash series of...
- Gameloft Brings Pinball to IPod Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 3:06PMGameloft has released Mystery Mansion Pinball for the iPod. It costs $4.99 and is available for download from the iTunes...
- Google pushing software to low-cost Linux PCs Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 10:12AMWith an eye for larger adoption of Linux, Google is actively working with open-source developers to integrate its applications in the OS, a Linux developer said on Tuesday.
- Related Games Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 9:01AMAlso on the site... Pre-order now and receive on day of release! Midway has decided GTA rival This is Vegas is better off in 2009, according to its latest financial statement.
- Google pushing software to low-cost Linux PCs Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 7:27AM With an eye for larger adoption of Linux, Google is actively working with open-source developers to integrate its applications in the OS, a Linux developer said on Tuesday. By working with developers, Google may be trying to push more of its applications in netbooks, low-cost laptops designed to run basic applications for Web surfing and e-mail, said David Liu, Good OS Founder and ...
- Reset Generation now available on N-Gage Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 1:33AMReset Generation is developed by Finland-based RedLynx of Pathway to Glory fame.
- Apple iPhone 3G Wednesday, August 6, 2008 @ 12:03AMWhat you should know about the latest “it” phone everybody is talking about. And why you should annoy your telco to no end, if they don’t get this product on our shores soon.
- Google Pushing Software to Low-cost Linux PCs Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 11:34PMGoogle is collaborating with Linux developers to load its software on Linux distributions for low-cost PCs.
- Capcom PC Q&A Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 8:12PMCorporate officer elaborates on disappointing DMC4 PC sales, console-to-PC ports and more.
- Twin Skies Announced by Meteor Games Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7:38PM Neopets creators Adam Powell and Donna Williams have announced their new MMO called Twin Skies. The game targets all ages of users with innovative and, by their report, world changing player impact. Check out some screens and the official release.
- Game Critics Announce 2008 Best of E3 Winners Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7:25PMFallout 3 grabs Best of Show, Spore receives record eighth award.
- Hyperic HQ Wins InfoWorld Bossie Award For Best Application Monitoring Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7:23PMHyperic Inc., a leading open source web infrastructure management software provider, announced today that Hyperic HQ won the InfoWorld Bossie Award for best application monitoring. Hyperic HQ was one of ten winners featured in the best open source enterprise applications category of the Bossies.
- Beijing 08-08-08 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7:10PMLenovo is working overtime to capitalize on its investment in becoming a Worldwide Partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The PC vendor is providing more than 30,000
- Hyperic HQ Wins InfoWorld Bossie Award For Best Application Monitoring Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7:08PMHyperic Inc., a leading open source web infrastructure management software provider, announced today
- Hyperic HQ Wins InfoWorld Bossie Award For Best Application Monitoring Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 7:00PM SAN FRANCISCO----Hyperic Inc., a leading open source web infrastructure management software provider, announced today that Hyperic HQ won the InfoWorld Bossie Award for best application monitoring.
- Companies Question Value of Olympic Sponsorships Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 3:16PMSome companies have decided the payoff for Olympic sponsorships is not worth the investment. High-profile Beijing Olympics sponsors Kodak and Lenovo already have pulled the plug on future Games.
- Mobile Content Bits: Treemo On T-Mobile; go2 Adds Traffic; Millennial Video Ads; Glu, N-Gage Games Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 3:01PM -- Treemo added to T-Mobile deck: Treemo, a Seattle-based mobile social network, announced today that it has been added to the T-Mobile deck, in addition to AT&T and Cricket Mobile.
- Virgin Mobile Festival Creates Wonderland To Go With Amazing Line-Up -- All Day Extra-Sensory Experiences as Important ... Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 10:44AM With more than 40 top musical acts slated to perform over two packed days, the Virgin Mobile Festival is certain to again serve up an unforgettable weekend.
- Drop Blocks, Fire Cannons, Rescue Princess With Reset Generation - on PC and Mobile Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 10:00AM The original cross-platform video game about video games, Reset Generation by Nokia Games Publishing, is now available on N-Gage. The objective is simple - rescue the princess. Players begin by choosing a hero from ten designs by celebrity artists, representing the pantheon of video game history and each with its own unique superpower.
- TeknoCreations Where to Buy Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 10:00AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Aug. 5, 2008 -- AccessKey IP, Inc. , the developer, designer and producer of advanced entertainment and communication devices, announced today that its consumer electronics subsidiary, TeknoCreations, has updated their "Where to Buy" on their website to show where the InCharge inductive chargers are available for sale both at distribution and retail.
- Spore makes gods of gamers Tuesday, August 5, 2008 @ 10:00AMSPORE, a new game from the creator of SimCity and The Sims, allows players to create a universe, beginning from a simple amoeba.
- Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 30th Nov 2006 22:52 UTC Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 10:22PM"DirectX 10 is probably the most important revolution in games development , at least since the introduction of the programmable shader in DirectX 8.0. Because of the way that Microsoft has designed the new driver model, DirectX 10 will only be available for Windows Vista users and there will not be a version released for Windows XP. Along with DirectX 10, Windows Vista will come with DirectX ...
- RACE Pro Xbox 360 Screenshots Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 10:08PM5 Xbox 360 Screenshots posted, from Atari Games
- Pack Up All Up All Your Cares and Woes By J. Allen Leinberger Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 7:44PMRemember the original “Rollerball” movie? The one with James Caan? There was a scene in there where a computer scientist announced that he had “lost” the 13th century. All of the accumulated knowledge of those hundred years was contained in one computer and it had crashed.
- Call of Duty: World at War - dev interview Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 6:20PMWith Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Infinity Ward took its signature franchise into the 21st century. But we haven’t played our last WWII CoD game yet.
- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz adds to Atlanta office Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 3:56PMBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC attorney Mark A. B. Carlson has joined the Tennessee firm’s Atlanta office to boost its business practice.
- Best-Selling PC Games for the Week Ending July 26 Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 3:45PMThe latest NPD figures show Nancy Drew on top of the mountain again: 1. Nancy Drew: The Phantom...
- Wii Review: Space Chimps Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 3:02PMThis action platform title has plenty of movie based basic monkey business plus some new characters and 13 new enemies. This action platform title has plenty of basic monkey business based on the movie of the same name plus some new characters and 13 new enemies. Players travel to the planet Malgor where they must battle king Zartog. The battle begins immediately as the heroic trio, including ...
- Firefox Wraps Tail Around Ogg Video Format Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 2:58PMMozilla is making a move toward open Web standards with its upcoming Firefox 3.1 release. The software -- now available in test builds -- will support the Ogg Theora video codec, the company revealed at its summit in British Columbia last week. The inclusion of the Ogg Theora codec means users will no longer have to download plug-ins or use JavaScript to play Theora video content.
- Blogging athletes permitted at Olympics Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 11:56AMThe Beijing Olympics not only stand for internet restrictions -- there is also a new freedom on the internet as Olympic athletes can talk about the restrictions and other issues on their own blog on the world wide web.
- 15:57 (BST), 04/08/2008 Dark Horizon Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS NEW YORK - August 4, 2008 Paradox ... Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 11:50AMParadox Interactive today confirmed the release date for their upcoming space action combat simulator for the PC, Dark Horizon. Dark Horizon will be released in North America on September 23rd and in Europe on September 26, 2008.
- 16:03 (BST), 04/08/2008 Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Empire Interactive, an ... Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 11:50AM– Empire Interactive, an international publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software and a subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NasdaqCM:SSTR), has today announced that Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams, will be exclusively available for Nintendo DS™ and is scheduled for an autumn 2008 release.
- Chinese businesses look to Olympic boost Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 11:49AMBEIJING - The advertising campaign is getting red hot, as Beijing enters the final four days of sprint toward the Olympic Games opening.
- Three Ways To Keep Your Computer Running Well Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 4:02PMThree Ways To Keep Your Computer Running Well
- Capcom struggles with piracy, DRM, and low PC sales of DMCIV Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 3:20PM A Capcom executive speaks candidly about digital distribution, DRM, and action games on the PC when dealing with low sales of its PC Devil May Cry IV port. Read More...
- Cyberzone at SM: One-stop IT shop Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 11:31AMSM City Cebu opened Cyberzone to provide a one-stop shop of all information technology (IT) related products and services. With an area appoximately 4,127 square meters, it houses IT shops and making it the biggest SM Cyberzone in the Visayas and Mindanao.
- Boks cut Pienaar and Steyn Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 9:20AMFrancois Steyn, Ruan Pienaar, Odwa Ndungane and Gurthro Steenkamp have been cut from the Springbok squad and will be allowed to play for their provinces.
- Rising diseases challenge to treat Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 12:16AMAmong three diseases that are on the rise in children — autism, obesity and asthma — the causes, as well as treatments, range from unknown to frustrating.
- Update: Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 9:00PMRed Hat announced a new client product, Red Hat Global Desktop , at its annual Red Hat Summit tradeshow in San Diego.
- PAX Teams with Reed for PAX East Coast 2010 Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 2:10PM Penny Arcade, the organizers of the Penny Arcade Expo (otherwise known as "PAX") announced Saturday a partnership with exhibition giant Reed Exhibition to stage a "PAX East Coast" in 2010.
