Duke Nukem Forever goes gold

Duke Nukem Forever

What was deemed vaporized finally became solidified: the action game Duke Nukem Forever goes gold and becomes internationally available on retail June 10. Gearbox Software, the dev company that brought us the popular games Half-Life, Brothers in Arms, and Borderlands, [...]

Google, Mozilla test hidden URL bar for Chrome, Firefox

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When you own a large display for your computer, surely you would not think of how packed in the contents are on screen. But for owners of netbooks and tablets, the value of additional viewing space is ever high. Google [...]

Inevitable iPad Shortages after Foxconn Plant Explosion

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Not all is well in Apple town. It takes no analyst to foresee shortages in iPad production after an explosion in Foxconn, one of Cupertino’s assembly plants in China, which killed two people and injured another 16 on May 20. [...]

Windows Phone Lands on Verizon

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Microsoft hopefully increases consumer awareness for its Windows Phone brand by landing the iPhone and Android contender on the largest wireless carrier in the United States. In five days, or May 26, Verizon Wireless subscribers can avail the new Windows [...]

Possible Sub-$200 Netbook from Asus Being Planned

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The rising popularity of tablet computer has made it hard for netbooks and notebooks to stay appealing to consumers. Perhaps to delay the inevitable decline of these traditional platforms, some companies are selling these devices at very competitive prices. For [...]

Google Reveals First Chromebooks from Samsung, Acer

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Google announced the first two laptops from hardware partners Acer and Samsung. Dubbed the Chromebook, these devices running Chrome OS will be commercially available in the United States and six other countries beginning June 15. So what features do you [...]

It’s Official: Microsoft Buys Skype

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The people behind Skype now answer to Microsoft, as the latter has bought the voice call and chat program for an enormous $8.5 billion. The deal becomes the most expensive purchase by Microsoft thus far. Without any doubt, the money [...]

Fight Erupts at iPad 2 Beijing Launch

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One of the most desirable objects of late, the iPad 2 really is able to cause havoc by its shortage at launch. A fight broke out May 7 between an irate customer and an Apple Store employee when Apple’s latest [...]

Samsung Chrome OS Netbook’s Debut Possibly Next Week

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An invitation sent by Samsung hints the long-awaited arrival of the first commercial netbook running Chrome OS due next week. Come Wednesday night, an event will be held in San Francisco to be hosted by the electronics giant. Coincidentally, the [...]

iPhone Update Arrives, Patches Location Tracking Issues

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Privacy advocates and security experts won a big one last Thursday when Apple updated its iPhone’s operating system, iOS, to version 4.3.3. The new version takes on the issues raised concerning the automated database generation of the user’s location. By [...]