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To the outrage of civil liberties groups and the government opposition, the UK Home Office has begun permitting police and MI5 officers to hack ("remote search") people's computers without their knowledge and without a court warrant. Information gleaned can then be shared with other European forces, in line with a shift in EU policy. The goal, as with all such moves, is to track down terrorists, ...read more
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By the end of 2009 anyone with a Nintendo Wii and an Internet connection will be able to see the new Wii television channel which will be called "Wiinoma". The channel will feature a whole range of programmes for all ages and all walks of life including cartoons, training programs and even the occasional lifestyle program. Best of all they will be solely produced for Nintendo so you won't have ...read more
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The Internet domain game has been going strong for over 20 years. Have you ever thought back and wondered what some of the first domain registrations were? Surprisingly the first domain name ever registered was symbolics.com. Below you will find the list of the first 100 domain names registered. If only you were able to predict at that time how vast the internet would expand you could have ...read more
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To this date, the iPhone has only been offered by mobile service giant AT&T (In the U.S.). That has been the biggest down-side to many people interested in purchasing the device. In most rural areas, AT&T simply doesn't offer 3G speeds which defeats the main emphasis of the iPhone. Whilst we were all out spending the last few moments of 2008 with our friends and family, a hacker group calling ...read more
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Fudzilla is reporting that Microsoft is preparing to lay off 17% of its staff by 15th January. Microsoft currently employs just over 90,000 people across the world and according to an internal source that spoke to Fudzilla, 15,000 of those are expected to be giving marching orders come January 15th. If you do the math that's almost 17 percent of Microsoft's total work force, a pretty big ...read more
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The ringleaders of what Microsoft have described as "the world's largest software counterfeiting syndicate" have been jailed by the Futian People's Court in Shenzhen, China. Sentences of up to six and a half years were handed to the 11 software pirates, some of the longest sentences ever given in China for a crime of this nature. It is estimated that $2 billion worth of fake Microsoft software ...read more
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I got to play the demo of Ninja Blade today yes i know its not up on the market place but i know a way to get demos befor we get them. If you like Devil May Cry or Ninja Gaiden you will love this game its a bit epic and has quite a few quick time events but the combo systems is great, weapons are good game also looks quite good aswell. I think you should all give it a go. I also have the ...read more
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Over at our Xbox 360's calendar of events, a new Download and Win event has been posted and features none other than the demo for Skate 2. According to the posting you'll have to download the demo between January 8 and January 15 in order to enter the contest, meaning that the demo will arrive on or before January 8. That's not too far away. Dont no if im the only one but i cant wait for this ...read more
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So it's the end of another brilliant gaming years we have seen some truley memorable games but whats instore for 09....heres a list of my picks for the best games of next year... Skate. 2: 23/01/09 Battlestations: Pacific: 30/01/09 Destroy All Humans: Path of the Furon: 06/02/09 Shellshock 2: Bloodtrails: 06/02/09 RacePro: 13/02/09 The Godfather II: 13/02/09 F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin: ...read more
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Methods of paying for games have been diversifying for years now. The success of massively multiplayer games has led to subscription models and micro-payments for materials, while the prevalence of broadband has led to both legal and illegal digital distribution. More publishers are beginning to experiment with new ways of selling their games, both as a way of combating piracy and a way to reach ...read more
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