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Valve To Hold DotA 2 Championship at Gamescom
Valve is no stranger to creative game marketing, and with DotA 2, the sequel to the mega-popular Defense of the Ancients, the company looks to take things to the next level. Alright, “unprecedented level” might be a better description. Not only is the company planning to show off the game for the first time at the upcoming Gamescom…
Are Internet Explorer Users Dumb?
Are Internet Explorer users less intelligent than everyone else? If a new study conducted by AptiQuant is to be believed, that’s just the case. To reach this conclusion, AptiQuant surveyed 100,000 people that were found through advertisements and search engine results, and in addition to recording the intelligence…
Dice Game Targeted By 20th Century Fox
I’m doubtful that anyone out there needs yet more proof that the biggest companies in the movie industry also happen to be the greediest and most sue-happy, but leave it to 20th Century Fox to give us another source anyway. This one is more interesting than most, though, as the company seems to believe it has control over wordage…
KDE 4.7 Released
Right on schedule, the KDE development team has launched the eighth major iteration of its Linux desktop environment, dubbed 4.7. With it comes a slew of updates to various KDE applications, increased Plasma Workspaces portability, improved multi-media and IM support, in addition to the closing of 12,000 bugs (since KDE…
Humble Bundle 3 Available – 5 Great Games, Your Price
While Valve’s Steam platform has become famous for offering regular sales of great games at sometimes ridiculous prices, the Humble Bundle, in the sort time it’s been around, has been giving both indie games some amazing exposure and gamers a right to choose the price they want to pay. It’s not often a deal like…
Operation AntiSec Arrests Appears To Be Ramping Up
If recent arrests prove to be the start of a continuous chain, then members of Operation AntiSec and their respective Anonymous and LulzSec groups, may have reason for concern. Earlier this week, FBI agents in Nevada arrested 20-year-old Mercedes Renee Haefer for her alleged participation in DDoS attacks against PayPal’s website…
Amazon, Google Remove In-App Buttons to Comply with Apple Rules
Imagine, for a moment, that with the Windows 8 launch, Microsoft decided to instate a rule that would allow it to take a 30% cut of any third-party software sale. It seems silly, and such a move would no doubt raise prices of software all-around – but this is how things are done in the mobile space. Because we’re used to such low app…
Why Is There So Much Hate On The Internet?
Although it’s never been a problem in our own community (thankfully), something that I’ve been putting a fair amount of thought into lately is the vitriol that exists in many comment sections and forums around the Web. When you go to the supermarket, most people wouldn’t feel like they are surrounded by pure hatred. In a…
Norway Terrorist ‘Trained’ with Modern Warfare 2
It almost seems inevitable that with a tragedy caused by a lone individual, video games become one of the first things sought out for blaming. In the case of Anders Behring Breivik, the man responsible for killing more than 70 people in an act of terrorism, it was he himself who gave the media something to work with. With his…
China Shuts Down Select Fake Apple Stores in Kunming
Late last week, we posted a story that talked about fake Apple stores being a real problem in Kunming, China, and with the mass popularity the originating blog post experienced, it should have been of little surprise thatsomething could have resulted from the exposure. Today, we learn that some of the stores have…
Linux Kernel 3.0 Released
With Linux set to celebrate its 20th anniversary next month, what better time than now to usher in a new major version number? That was Linus Torvalds’ thoughts on things, and as a result of the micro version number for the 2.6 kernel becoming rather high (and somewhat comical), we’re now pushing forward and entering the…
Fake Apple Stores that Look Like the Real Thing
In much of the world, piracy isn’t just something that exists, it’s a way of life. This is especially true in countries such as China (and Asia in general) where you never have to go far to find pirated software, movies, clothing, luxury goods, and even entire stores. It’s true. Due to the general lack of IP enforcement in China, people can…
GE Begins Sampling 500GB Optical Discs
Think optical media is dead? Given that we spend so much of our lives online, and are able to stream all sorts of content, from movies to games to music and beyond, it’s not hard to feel that way. While there are some straggler formats, such as Blu-ray, the general consensus seems to be that optical media is dead, or is at least…
Major Success on Steam vs. Lackluster Success on Xbox Live Indie Games
A couple of weeks ago, we talked a bit about the difficulties indie developers endure in trying to both get published to Microsoft’s Xbox Live Indie Games program and more importantly, earn sufficient revenue to both survive and build up a company. About a week after our news item was posted, one XBLIG developer took its two $3…
Cooler Master Launches CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Surround Sound Headset
Announced back in March on the official CM Storm forum, the latest product in Cooler Master’s gaming line will finally make its way to store shelves this summer. After launching very popular lines of cases, mice and surfaces, Cooler Master hopes to continue the trend with the CM Storm Sirus 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset.
OCZ Unveils Indilinx Everest SSD Controller & Platform
OCZ Technology has announced its Indilinx Everest solid-state drive platform. Enthusiasts may recall it was only a few months back that OCZ, in a surprise move, acquired Indilinx as part of OCZ’s strategic transition away from the memory market to SSDs. The Everest controller is the direct successor to Indilinx’s well-regarded…
Western Digital Releases 9.5mm 1TB Scorpio Blue Notebook HDD
For those looking to upgrade their notebook PC with some massive storage, it’s never been easier, or more affordable. While 1TB drives have existed for a little while, the selection has remained minimal, and that’s evenmore so the case when dealing with small height offerings – those able to fit in the smallest of netbooks or notebooks.
No Need for ‘Snooty’ Gamers, Says Carmack
Of all the outspoken game developers out there, John Carmack tends to be one I agree with more often than not. After all, he does have experience, and he’s the kind of person that others feed off of to make their own business better, not vice versa. Given his experience, he has some solid backing to his opinions, and his latest…
Intel Unveils Sandy Bridge E Processors
Progress marches on and it’s marching in a big way. Clarkdale processors have been replaced by Sandy Bridge and the same fate awaits the Gulftown series thanks to the upcoming release of the Sandy Bridge E that will use the new uber high-end LGA2011 socket expected to launched in the first quarter of 2012 assuming the world doesn’t end.
Firefox is Going 64-bit – What Should We Expect?
With a lot of the software we use on a daily basis going 64-bit, isn’t it about time that our Web browsers catch up? While it’s not of utmost importance from a performance perspective to go 64-bit (it’s just a Web browser, after all), there’s little reason not to go in that direction – especially when plugins, such as Flash and video decoders…
Is Facebook Wrong in the Facebook vs. Google+ Battle?
We’ve all heard of the ‘Streisand Effect‘, named after American singer Barbra Streisand, where trying to keep something quiet or stopping a piece of information from getting out can only lead to even greater publicity, making the situation much worse. This wouldn’t have been too common prior to the Internet, but today, things…
Microsoft Employee is Leading Linux Kernel 3.0 Contributor
As strange as that title might look, don’t worry, it’s much too late in the year for April Fools’. K. Y. Srinivasan, a Microsoft employee, have landed themselves at the top of the Linux 3.0 kernel developer contribution list with a total of 343 changes. The information was first unveiled at Linux development-tracking site LWN…
Parents Deemed Wholly Responsible for Kids Playing Violent Video Games
A recent ruling in California struck down the proposal that would bar violent video games from being purchased or rented by anyone under the age of 18, which reaffirms that idea that the sole persons responsible for the games that children play are the parents. While the aforementioned proposal would have done well to keep violent…
Disabling NVIDIA’s HDMI Audio Under Linux
For those who don’t use Linux, or do use Linux but aren’t aware, the audio system found within the OS is horrible. Not in quality, features or performance, but rather in configuration and execution. Since I began using Linux in 1999, and moved to it full-time in 2004, the bulk of my most frustrating troubles have had to do with audio…
Super Talent Launches Second SF-2281-powered SSD Series, TeraDrive CT3
More choices for consumers is always a good thing, and Super Talent seems to agree with that philosophy. The company has just launched its the TeraDrive CT3 SSD. Sharp readers may remember it was just a month ago that Super Talent launched the TeraDrive PT3 SSD. Both are powered by the latest-greatest SF-2281…