Archive for October 12, 2007

Adobe says Acrobat, Reader vulnerable to hacks

Adobe Systems Inc, whose software is used by millions of people to read documents sent over the Internet, said on Wednesday some of its programs contain yet-to-be-fixed flaws that make computers vulnerable to…

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EA to Acquire BioWare/Pandemic for $860 Million

Video-game publisher Electronic Arts said it plans to buy two game development studios for $860 million in a bid to strengthen its position in one of the games industry biggest genres: online role-playing games.

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Sony PS3 Getting IPTV, Beats Microsoft to the Punch

After all of Microsoft’s big talk about IPTV at last year’s CES, it will be dark horse Sony PS3 that rolls out an IPTV service first. Because according to The Korea Times, Korea’s big telecom operator KT will provide its HD Mega TV service to PS3s starting this November.

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Fix or Redesign our inadequate Internet anyone?

If the Internet were visible as a road system it would look excellent in some places, but riddled with potholes in others; heavily congested at many times and locations; and in need of massive redesign.

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Bad day for gaming: EA buys Bioware!

To quote the comments in the story: Neverwinter Nights: STREET confirmed!

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Crysis Graphic Comparison - Low, Medium, High, Very High (DX9/DX10)

Crytek has released the four following screenshots of a Crysis island, running at various detail levels. Low looks… very bad.

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Suit Accuses Apple, AT&T of Monopoly

Complaints over Apple Inc.’s use restrictions and recent software update for the iPhone have erupted in two lawsuits alleging Apple and its carrier partner, AT&T Inc., engaged in illegal monopolistic behavior. Two separate lawsuits were filed Friday in San Jose - one in federal court and the other in state court and both seeking class-action status

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No$GBA Profile Manager (NPM R8) Working Download Link

This link works:

NPM_R8.zip

I haven’t tested how well my program works on later versions of No$GBA. If you want to help feel free to post a comment or send an email.

Sailing To A New Island With The Pirate Bay

Being in The Pirate Bay team means you have a very busy life. Running the world’s largest tracker and dealing with raids and court cases leaves little time for anything else. But as usual, the Pirate Bay guys still make the time to update their fans on their plans to buy an island.

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Call of Duty 4 PC Demo Now Available - Working Link

That’s right, it’s here. If you’ve been waiting for the Call of Duty 4 Demo to finally make its way to PC, your wait is now officially ended. The upcoming Infinity Ward foray into modern combat is now available on FileFront. Don’t wait for Yahoo to fix their servers when you can download the demo right now!

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Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Release Candidate

It’s out!

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Final Oblivion Download Coming October 15th, will be free for first week

Bethesda has announced the release of their final downloadable content pack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, entitled “Fighter’s Stronghold”. As an added gift to its fans, Bethesda will release the content on October 15th for free, and it will stay free for the first week of its release.

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