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Microsoft Targeting Pirates With Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard Update
The Spring Dashboard update that started rolling out for Xbox 360 users across the world, holds something that software pirates may not have been expecting. The update is rumored to flash disc drives that have been modified to play burnt discs and render them unusable. The new firmware which is rumored to play a large role in the welcoming of the XDG3 format, is installed during the Spring ...read more
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Modern Warfare 3 Official Website Goes Live
Activision has opened the official Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 website. There’s not much there at the moment aside from the trailers that have already been revealed to world, and some chatter going on across the globe from various social networking sites. There’s an interactive map on the homepage that allows you to see the locations of the points of interest on a global map. There ...read more
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Pirate Bay access being blocked but by whom?
One of the biggest sites on the Internet devoted to pirated software cannot be accessed by a number of Internet users at the moment. Engadget reports that some Comcast users are reporting that they have been unable to access the Pirate Bay BitTorrent-based file sharing web site. However, the current situation is looking like it may not actually be Comcast's fault. The report adds that customers ...read more
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Microsoft buys Skype, plans to add support to Kinect and Xbox Live
Next time Microsoft purchases a company, we know how it'll contact its new acquisition to begin negotiations. Microsoft just entered into an agreement to purchase Skype for "$8.5 billion in cash." There's good news involved, even if you're not a Skype investor: "Skype will support Microsoft devices like Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone and a wide array of Windows devices," Microsoft announced, "and ...read more
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Workers in Apple iPad factories forced to sign anti-suicide contracts
Do you think you have a difficult job? Try working for Foxconn in an Apple iPad/iPhone factory in China. As reported by The Daily Mail, in addition to working nearly 100 hours of overtime in a month, standing on their feet for 12 hours at a time, and not being allowed to say a word while working, employees are now also forced to sign “anti-suicide” contracts. This was in response to a large ...read more
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Lack of Internet tips off officials to Bin Laden's whereabouts
In an ironic turn of events, it seems that Osama Bin Laden’s lack of connection to any location-aware devices or services is what tipped off authorities to his whereabouts. In a Pakistani town where many professionals live normal lives, drive cars, and are connected to at least a phone line, the expensive walled compound on the outskirts of town with no phone and no Internet drew obvious ...read more
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Notch reveals plan for Minecraft mods
The blocky world of Minecraft already seems custom-crafted for modders, but creator Notch recently revealed plans to make the game even more tinker-friendly. Here's the skinny: Mod teams will be able to get a free license and access to the game's source code. They can't sell their mods, but they might have the option to license them (for a fee) to Notch & Co. if they're especially solid. Such ...read more
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Maps are coming to Minecraft in Beta Update 1.6
You guys, you've got to see our latest Minecraft masterpiece! Using only the bricks included in the core game and two months of intensive, virtual labor, we've managed to completely recreate all of Red Dwarf! You can come check it out right by that mountain. Or, wait. No, sorry, it's that mountain. With the trees on it. Right? You're saying it's not there either? Oh, no. No, not again. It seems ...read more
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Microsoft..Dun..Goof'd? Banned Xbox 360's Now unbanned
Pull all those banned consoles out from under your bed or from in your closet, because Microsoft just made one of the biggest mistakes they have ever done! Earlier this morning, on April 26th, Microsoft unbanned every single console that has ever been banned from Xbox Live. It is un certain if Microsoft has a backup of all the banned consoles but as for now, there are no signs of the consoles ...read more
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Minecraft hits the motherlode, reaches two million purchases
Slowly but surely, Mojang's indie blockbuster Minecraft is working its way into the collective consciousness of every human being on the planet. According to the game's official site, over two million people have purchased the game -- that's about 28 percent of Minecraft's seven million-odd registered users. The title first hit one million paid downloads back in January, meaning to complete ...read more
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