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[ 12 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 69 views ]

We’ve all read about bonehead criminals getting caught because of social networks, or people’s online lives coming back to haunt them in divorce proceedings—but can Facebook actually help you in court? The answer is yes, at least for one New York teen, who is free after he provided probably th... read more

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[ 12 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 39 views ]

Intel Corp. is paying $1.25 billion to Advanced Micro Devices Inc., its largest rival in the market for computer processors, to settle all antitrust and patent suits, the companies said Thursday.

Intel said it has agreed to abide by a set of “business practice provisions.” In retu... read more

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[ 12 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 36 views ]

Sources say Project Natal, the innovative controller-free 360 camera, will be released worldwide in November 2010.

This and other details have emerged following a behind-closed-doors Microsoft tour of UK publishers and studios – the format-holder has been demoing the tech and detailing its ... read more

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[ 12 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 78 views ]

As many as 600,000 Xbox 360s were banned from the Xbox Live service this week in the latest in a series of crackdowns by Microsoft on illegally modified consoles.

The banned machines — a “small percentage” of the millions of Xbox 360s around the world — are alleged to ... read more

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[ 11 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments | 51 views ]

Activision Blizzard Inc’s hugely anticipated “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ video game went on sale on Tuesday, welcomed by eager fans who lined up hours in advance of the release.

The first-person shooter game is set to be one of the biggest and fastest-selling titles in ... read more

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[ 10 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 72 views ]

Google’s Caffeine initiative to perk up search results is leaving the sandbox.

First revealed as a “secret project” in early August, Caffeine is intended to speed up search results and improve their accuracy. Google’s Webmaster Central blog at the time described Caffei... read more

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[ 9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 61 views ]
Google Inc (GOOG.O) is acquiring mobile advertising company AdMob for $750 million, furthering the company’s push into the fast-growing market of Web-enabled cell phones.The all-stock deal gives Google, whose Android software is increasingly used to power smartphones such as the Motorola Inc... read more

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[ 9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 64 views ]

Electronic Arts Inc. agreed to acquire social-network games maker Playfish for at least $275 million as the videogame publisher looks to strengthen its position in the growing Internet and wireless gaming segment.

Playfish says it has more than 60 million active player accounts across its 10 ... read more

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[ 9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 58 views ]

A 21-year-old Australian man has admitted creating what is thought to be the first virus to infect Apple iPhones.

The virus, which can spread from phone to phone, changes the iPhone’s wallpaper to a photograph of 1980s singer Rick Astley – best known for his hit Never Gonna Give Y... read more

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[ 5 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 80 views ]

At last, a hi-tech way to keep track of No. 2: the Poo Log iPhone app.

Recording such critical factors as delivery (”smooth like butter, baby”), size/shape (pebble or liquid), and number of particles, the a... read more