Archive for November 22, 2007

iChat Screen Names For Over 30 Apple Stores

When you walk into an Apple Store, every Mac is setup to boast all of its available options including iChat. Accommodated with each Mac is an iChat screen name that can be contacted using any client that supports AIM. Here is a list of iChat screen names for 36 Apple Stores.

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Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Announced

Ubisoft Montreal announced today that it is developing Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, a sequel to the Sin City-based tactical shooter released in 2006.

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Bookmark improvements new to Firefox 3

A new version of the Firefox browser, now available for testing mainly by developers, offers improvements on finding frequently visited Web sites and tools for running Web applications without a live Internet connection.

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DirectX 9.0c on Linux with Wine

A howto about installing DirectX 9.0c into Wine, the diagnostics program (dxdiag.exe) passes each of the test that is included in the standard DirectX install.. after the install only five dlls need to be set as builtin Wine dlls and the rest can be run as native Windows dlls. While this is not 100% DirectX on Linux, it is 95+%

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PS3 First Year Sales Match Xbox 360’s

Looks like the PS3 is on par with the Xbox 360

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The first Wii Lightsaber Controller has arrived!

Online retailer play.com are now stocking an add-on for the wiimote that effectively turns it into a Lightsaber. Now, for only $30, you too can record an embarrassing video of yourself looking like a damn fool fighting imaginary Stormtroopers with your special moves.

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T-Mobile Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany

To be in compliance with a court ruling, Deutsche Telekom announced today that they will immediately start selling an unlocked iPhone without contract for 999 euro (US $1,477). The iPhone will still be sold, as before, with 2 year contract for 399 euro ($US $590).

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MacBook, MacBook Pro owners suffer keyboard freezing with Leopard

Some users of Apple’s Intel-based portables are reporting that their keyboards are periodically seizing up during use, especially after upgrading to Mac OS X Leopard.

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