Archive for August 24, 2007

Watercooling 101

There are few things in the enthusiast computing world that are as misunderstood and feared as water cooling. When done right, it can be a beautiful addition to a case while keeping temperatures down and noise low.

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Halo 3 Lets You Create Your Own Power-ups and More

At the Leipzig Game’s Convention in Germany, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard revealed a whole lot of tasty information about the company’s up-and-coming Halo 3. Check out the bullet list below for all the details

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Sony announces high-definition DVR for the PlayStation 3 in Europe

Sony announces its newest attack on your living room: PlayTV, a high definition DVR that allows control and playback using a PSP. The catch? It is only going to be available in Europe.

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15 Web Addresses for Wasting Time … View At Your Own Risk!

There’s a lot of articles around about how to make your time more productive. But some days I really don
’t want to be productive, and while I should get off my chair and go outside instead I find myself killing time online.

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BitComet Pollutes BitTorrent with Junk Data

Due to a new feature recently introduced into Bitcomet’s torrent maker, people who do not use BitComet (the majority) are sometimes forced to download so called “padding files” which is — for them — a waste of time and bandwidth.

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Sony wants The Agency to be free to play

At this week’s Leipzig Games Convention, the president of SOE indicated that Sony was looking at making their upcoming MMO a free play title, meaning there would be no subscription fee. Instead, SOE would fund the title via micro-transactions and a ‘velvet-rope policy’ where certain area are only available if people pay for access.

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BioShock/SecuROM customer support at its finest… [pic]

Got a problem with your new copy BioShock? Just drop an email.

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Backlash against DRM in Bioshock mounting

[Direct Link] The DRM utilized in Bioshock requires users to activate their game, limiting to two installations unless uninstalled. Complaints about activation issues and lost activations are now rolling in on the Bioshock forums with Securom telling users to contact 2kgames to resolve the issue.

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Microsoft Retrofitting 360 Wheels: Some Overheat, “Release Smoke”

Microsoft have announced free “retrofits” for all 360 wheels after complaints from some users that the wheel, when connected to mains power, may overheat and “release smoke”.

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a website screenshot tool

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IGN UK Gives Heavenly Sword a 7.0

Title says it all.

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September Apple Event To User In Mac OS X Based iPods

Apple Inc. will use a media event next month to unveil a new breed of iPod digital music players that have been injected with the company’s most vital asset — the Mac OS.

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