Gears of War as an Xbox 360 exclusive has helped us – Rod Fergusson

Gears of War as an Xbox 360 exclusive has helped us – Rod Fergusson

  By: Alan Ng | Posted: April 14, 2009 | 4 Comments
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Gears of War 2 producer Rod Fergusson has stated that keeping the series exclusive to the Xbox 360 has benefited the franchise as a whole. He made these latest comments at the recent GDC event.

Recession antidote: Uniden TRU9485-4W-R 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone

Recession antidote: Uniden TRU9485-4W-R 5.8 GHz Cordless Phone

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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There is one subject that is on most of our minds, and that is the recession, and the best antidote for this is to talk about it. There is a great deal to be had on the Uniden TRU9485-4W-R 5.8…

Palm Pre release could bring long-term fans out of woodwork

Palm Pre release could bring long-term fans out of woodwork

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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Palm is bringing two new products to the table, the Pre and webOS, its new mobile operating system. The news of this could bring a number of long-time Palm fans out of the woodwork, where they will express their desire…

Sony PSP: Patapon 2 will be a digital-only release in US

Sony PSP: Patapon 2 will be a digital-only release in US

  By: Alan Ng | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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Sony has confirmed that Patapon 2 on the PSP will be a digital-release only. There will be no UMD version at all, as Sony says those who buy the game from retail stores will just recieve the box with a…

Windows Conficker worm update: one in five computers lack patch

Windows Conficker worm update: one in five computers lack patch

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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The Conficker worm that has been affecting computers running on Windows XP and Vista, especially enterprise users have now started to decrease. They have now managed to fix this six-month-old virus, but almost one in five business computers still do…

New iPod Touch games apps: 2XL Supercross, Number Rumble

New iPod Touch games apps: 2XL Supercross, Number Rumble

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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More and more games are being made available for the iPod Touch and the iPhone original and 3G. Two of the latest games apps are 2XL Supercross by 2XL Games Releases and LeapFrog’s Number Rumble. Both are now available from…

Touch-enabled Zune HD almost confirmed: no release date

Touch-enabled Zune HD almost confirmed: no release date

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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We have known for a couple of weeks now that a fourth generation touch –enabled Zune HD will be coming this fall, and is all but officially confirmed by Microsoft. Details of the new device are hard to come by,…

Bethesda has ‘Learnt their Lesson’ over Fallout 3 DLC problems

Bethesda has ‘Learnt their Lesson’ over Fallout 3 DLC problems

  By: Alan Ng | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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Bethesda has said today that they have ‘Learnt their lesson’, following continuous problems regarding DLC for their game, Fallout 3. The most recent pack, ‘The Pitt’ was released exclusively on Xbox Live, but has been plagued with numerous bugs, glitches…

Palm Pre and webOS release, turn smartphone market on its ear

Palm Pre and webOS release, turn smartphone market on its ear

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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The news that Palm is to launch the Pre and its new operating system, WebOS has turned the smartphone market on its collective ear. We do not have an exact release date, but we do know that the new smartphone…

PS3 overtakes Wii to become ‘top selling home console’ in Japan

PS3 overtakes Wii to become ‘top selling home console’ in Japan

  By: Alan Ng | Posted: April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Latest figures from MediaCreate have shown the Playstation 3 overtake the Nintendo Wii to become the best selling home console over in Japan. The Nintendo DS/i remains on top of the overall charts, but the PS3′s dominance as the best…

SanDisk Sansa Clip vs. Apple iPod Shuffle

SanDisk Sansa Clip vs. Apple iPod Shuffle

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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The SanDisk Sansa Clip and the third generation Apple iPod Shuffle are two of the smallest MP3 players on the market. They are also two of the least expensive. Their cost and size helps both products sell very well, as…

Nikon D5000 dSLR review and specs

Nikon D5000 dSLR review and specs

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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Early last week there was a public ad photo shoot of the Nikon D5000 dSLR, and the flip-down and 360-degree twist articulating LCD certainly turned a few heads. This new model is a sort of replacement for the popular D80,…

U.S. government wants equity stake in General Motors (GM)

U.S. government wants equity stake in General Motors (GM)

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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There are reports that the U.S. government is looking for an equity stake in general Motors Corp. (GM). It is thought that the U.S government will use the $13.4 billion that it has lent GM in exchange for an equity…

Dell smartphone release date: end of 2009

Dell smartphone release date: end of 2009

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | No Comments
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We have been hearing the rumors for some time that Dell plan to enter the smartphone market, now it seems like the world’s No.2 PC brand have a rough release date. It seems as if Dell could be launching its…

General Motors (GM) recalls 1.5 million sedans: risk of fire

General Motors (GM) recalls 1.5 million sedans: risk of fire

  By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Almost 1.5 million General Motors (GM) sedans are to be recalled to fix a fault in the engine, the flaw in the engine if not fixed could result in an engine fire. The troubled automaker is working closely with the…