Modern Warfare 2: Official Strategy guide for hardcore fans

The moment has almost arrived for pretty much everyone, as we are closing in on the November 10th release date for Modern Warfare 2. We have some news of not one, but two official strategy guides that Brady Games will be releasing on November 9th. Read more

Bell’s New Palm Pre Ad and Insults

The Canadian carrier Bell have recently released their latest advert in which they are advertising the Palm Pre, the advert is quite clever as it has integrated the Palm Pre’s functionality within meetings between a spokesman called Bradley and some ‘active’ Canadians. Read more

Nintendo Wii and DS to get Spore

Electronic Arts have just announced the release dates for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS versions of PC and Mac favourite Spore. Titled Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena respectively, the games will get a release in the US and Europe during early October. Read more

Microsoft Office 2010: Fending off EU antitrust regulators

Microsoft are to offer a file format “ballot” to Office 2010, it is hoped that this will help to fend off and block huge fines from European Union (EU) antitrust regulators. Two weeks ago, Microsoft offered a number of promises related to Office 2010 to the European Commission, this is to help address a number of antitrust concerns that was first picked up by officials back in January 2008. Read more

Adobe Flash: 12 bugs patched

Adobe recently patched 12 vulnerabilities in its flash player, three of these bugs were due to faulty Microsoft development code. Ten of the vulnerabilities could have potentially have lead to hijacked systems executing their own malware on the targeted PC.

According to Adobes director of product security and privacy, Brad Arkin, Microsoft informed Adobe of its faulty development code “just over two weeks before Microsoft announced the flaws”, however Microsoft hinted that they have been investigating the security flaws since early 2008. Read more

Lich King Official Strategy Guide: Win It

If you have been standing about with your head in the sand, then you will not know that Blizzard launched a new World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King. This is the second major expansion for WoW, and it certainly has got gamers exited. Read more

Xbox 360 and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Powered by the electric blues-infused, “grab you by your throat” rock n’ roll made famous by the legendary Boston rockers, Guitar Hero®: Aerosmith® represents the franchise’s first band-specific offering. They could have hardly chosen better as Joe Perry’s explosive guitar work seems tailor-made for Guitar Hero glory Read more

Don King Presents Prizefighter for Xbox 360

Don King Presents Prizefighter™for Xbox 360® takes the sweet science in a new interactive direction with its rare documentary-style presentation. You play as “The Kid,” an upstart raw talent striving to break through the professional ranks and carve out your own legend among the boxing greats.

The Kid’s Journey - You begin Prizefighter by creating your own boxer with all the customization features you would expect as you tweak sliders for every facial feature Read more

Ashley Force’s Mustang Funny Car reaches semifinal at NHRA race

Ashley Force, driver of the Castrol GTX Mustang, made it to the third round of the NHRA race in Joliet, Ill., before losing to Tony Pedregon. She remains second in the standings, now just 57 points behind leader Tim Wilkerson. Read the press release below.

DEARBORN, Mich., June 8, 2008 – Ashley Force’s Mustang Funny Car may have been the best dragster going into Sunday’s NHRA race in Joliet, Ill., but a broken belt in the semifinal round ended her day early, highlighting a busy Ford Racing weekend.

Force qualified third and had defeated her teammate Robert Hight in the first round and Gary Scelzi in the second round on her way to the semifinal against Tony Pedregon. In the semifinal run, Force jumped out to an early lead before her car suffered a dropped cylinder and broken supercharger drive belt, causing her to lose enough power to end her day earlier than she hoped.

“This weekend I definitely felt like we were going to go a lot of rounds because my car was so good,” Force said. “The conditions were so difficult, but we still ran well. Getting our car down both lanes really gave us some confidence. We had a really good feeling going into this race. It’s tough on the team when you have to sit around in the rain. We were ready every round, and I am so proud of my guys. There were no mistakes. Bad luck just bit us, (but) we gave them a run for their money.”

Force remains second in the standings, now just 57 points behind leader Tim Wilkerson.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup series was at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., where Matt Kenseth finished as the top Ford driver in the race in the No. 17 Fusion. Kenseth crossed the finish line in seventh place and moved up one spot to 15th in the standings as he continues his charge toward championship contention.

Carl Edwards led late in the race for a few laps before heading into pit road. On his way out, Edwards’ car had a flat left-rear tire and he needed to pit yet again, dropping him to 33rd. Edwards would fight back the rest of the race and still ended with a top-10 finish, taking ninth place. He remains fourth in the standings.

“It was not too bad,” said Edwards of his finish considering his flat tire. “We have just got to a better job on pit road. But, we went from 34th to ninth. I’m not real good at math, but that’s a lot of cars. This was fun. I mean, I had a good time on that last run. I just wish (I had) 10 more laps or something to work on people, you know?”

David Ragan led all Ford drivers across the finish line in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Nashville, Tenn., finishing fifth in the No. 6 Fusion. Ragan has landed a top-10 finish eight times through 15 Nationwide Series races this season.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers competed in Fort Worth, Texas, this weekend. Bobby East, who was behind the wheel No. 09 F-150 for the second time this season, spent the entire day running in the top 10 before eventually finishing eighth. The finish marked East’s first top-10 result in a NASCAR event. East has run in a total of 37 NASCAR events; 26 Truck Series races and 11 Nationwide Series races.

“The Zaxby’s Ford F-150 was great,” said East. “We unloaded good, and Chad Norris and the crew did a great job. Our performance was because of him, Mike Beam and Matt Puccia. I want to thank everybody. I want to thank Jack Roush for this opportunity.”

East will also be driving the No. 09 F-F150 again next weekend at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.

Four Fords finished in the top 10 spots of the Grand-Am Rolex Series race at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Team Owner Michael Shank’s No. 60 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype, driven by Oswaldo Negri Jr. and Mark Patterson, took fourth place, while his No. 6 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype, driven by Ian James and John Pew, were sixth.

“All of our drivers really pulled their weight for all six hours out there,” said Shank. “Oz [Negri Jr.] and Ian did over three hours each and didn’t put a wheel wrong. It was a very good weekend all around for us. We were in the fight all day, and Mark put in I think his absolute best stint ever, bringing the car into the pits in second place deep into the race. Just fantastic.”

Memo Gidley and Brad Jaeger finished fifth in the No. 77 Ford-Dallara Daytona Prototype and Brian Frisselle and Mark Wilkins took seventh in the No. 61 Ford-Riley Daytona Prototype.

Next weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will compete at Michigan International Speedway, while the NASCAR Nationwide Series will be in Sparta, Ky. Also competing will be the Grand-Am KONI Challenge and the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont.

Guitar Video Tutorials Climbs on iTunes Podcast Charts: Is this thanks to Guitar Hero?

We all know that Guitar Hero is a gateway drug, well that is what some people have said and modern guitarists have many new options when it comes to learning more about their musical instrument, music lessons and chord books, but for the visual learner one of the best options in learning is not only Guitar Hero but more likely video tutorials. There are many ways online to learn but it seems that “iVideosongs” is one of the best.

Many people feel this way and of the top 20 podcasts which are offered by iTunes six of them are in fact iVideosongs tutorials and apparently the second most popular on iTunes is iVideosongs Beginning Guitar 101. The interest in guitar tutorials is definitely because of the popular games Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

If you are a guitarist who wants to become the best then try out iVideosongs lessons which you can purchase individually for $5 or $10, obviously dependant on if the song is being taught by the music artist who wrote it or not, there are certain titles that are available for free download within iTunes, you would like to know that all purchases are in HD quality and can be transferred onto iPods and iPhones for portable tutelage. The songs are broken down in segments - intro, verse, chorus, bridge and so forth.

IVideosongs have just recently updated these - Tom Petty’s “Refugee”, Peter Frampton’s “Baby, I Love Your Way”, Everclear’s “Wonderful”, Jimmy Buffett’s “Pencil Thin Mustache”, Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places” and Brad Paisley’s “Alcohol”.

Go on get learning over at http://www.ivideosongs.com/

The World of Warcraft (WoW) Gold Making Package

Today we hear that a new package is being released for World of Warcraft and this information is aimed at helping you achieve top gold making possibilities, the package has been named “Warcraft Millionaire: The Blueprint to One Million Gold”. If you want some WoW Gold then this information can help you save a lot of time and get results faster. The product is the first from WarcraftMillionaire.com and Brad Johnson’s product includes tools, grinding guides, auction house and complete 1-70 gold making guides.

World of Warcraft is by far the worlds most popular MMORPG and we have never seen another product that has as much information, this is the best WoW gold guide to date. Why should you believe this product? Simple, World of Warcraft’s first millionaire, Brad Johnson, made it. That was a massive achievement for Brad and he has dedicated a lot of his time and with feedback from his website, to create this product. It does not matter if you’re a beginner or advanced user, the WoW gold guide can help you, and there is a thorough beginner’s guide with a basic introduction to the in-game economy. If you have been around the block, then you still can learn with other gold making possibilities in the game.

This is the first product to include a unique and ground breaking look at the economy within the biggest Massively multiplayer online role-playing game of all time. Let us know what you think of this package, you can find more information on WarcraftMillionaire.com or view the video below.

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Nokia’s New Tool Set: Platform SDK’s for Java, Adobe Illustrator, Ikivo Animator and Sun’s NetBeans

Nokia and Ikivo bring designers and developers together to improve the productivity and creativity of mobile Java development, Today Nokia introduces complete development environment with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to reduce costs, time to market for graphic UI design in mobile application projects. See the release below for more information.

Nokia and Ikivo, a leading supplier of rich media application enabling solutions based on open standards, today announced the joint creation of a complete tool chain that simplifies and allows efficient collaboration between graphic designers and software engineers in the development of Java applications for mobile devices.

The new tool set integrates Nokia’s Platform SDKs for Java, Adobe Illustrator, Ikivo Animator and Sun’s NetBeans to enable user interface designers to add their GUI designs directly to an application project and avoid the time-consuming process of “translating” those designs into Java code. Utilizing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) to capture visual designs for optimized integration into software development projects, the new solution dramatically improves the productivity of mobile Java development, and reinforces the attractiveness of Java as an environment for creating compelling mobile applications with rich graphics and interactivity.

The new tool set’s utilization of SVG, an open standard for describing 2D static and animated vector graphics developed through the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), makes it possible to define a clear division of labor between engineers and graphic designers working on software development projects.

Using the new SVG-enabled tool chain developed by Nokia and Ikivo, graphic designers are free to concentrate on creating useful and exciting user experiences, incorporating designs in the final product without the need to help engineers translate those designs into code. Software engineers can concentrate their skills on the application logic and other non-graphic components of a project, where they can be the most productive.

“Nokia is pleased to be working with Ikivo and Sun to enable coders and creative professionals to work together toward creation of best-of-breed mobile applications with advanced user interfaces,” said David Rivas, VP, Technology Management, Nokia. “This collaborative effort shows how focused initiatives can empower mobile application developers with different fields of knowledge and expertise to work more closely together in bringing the next-generation mobile experience to the global marketplace.”

“Ikivo has been very pleased to work with Nokia and we’re happy to be taking this initiative to the next level, sharing our knowledge with the broad developer audience through Forum Nokia, the largest mobile developer community in the world,” said Brad Sipes, Chief Technology Officer, Ikivo. “This initiative further validates the power of the SVG technology integration with Java and we’re confident that the easy-to-use workflow will attract more developers to improve the graphics and user experience of their applications.”

SVG offers a scalable, efficient textual representation of graphic and animation objects, allowing for complex designs to be specified with a small in-memory footprint. Nokia supports SVG for Java development through its implementation of JSR 226, which is supported in new S60 3rd Edition and Series 40 5th Edition based devices. Nokia and Sun Microsystems support for JSR226 will be discussed at JavaOne 2008 during a technical session titled, “Developing Flashy Mobile Applications, Using SVG and JSR 226 .”

“The SVG-T technology and JSR 226 are important user interface enhancements for Java ME with current MSA and JSR 248 standardization,” said Arseniy Kuznetsov, Director, NetBeans Engineering, Sun Microsystems. “Developers can use rich content created by designer tools such as Ikivo Animator along with the NetBeans Mobility to create and deploy compelling applications with complex interactions to Nokia’s portfolio of globally distributed devices.”

“Progress in this Java ME tool-chain is significant for developers and designers, because it speeds up entire development process by making it more efficient and convenient,” said Michael Samarin, Project Manager and Technology Specialist at Futurice Ltd, a provider of mobile and Internet software services that has worked with the Ikivo Animator tool for the last four months and has wide experience with Java development tools. “Our GUI experts can now create the actual user interface, not just design drafts. What is also very important, these tools help to attract new developers by being more intuitive, robust and lowering the entry barrier.”

Ikivo’s role in the collaborative effort with Nokia has been essential to the rapid deployment of the new SVG-enabled tool set for developers and designers. Ikivo’s depth of experience with SVG enabled Nokia to react quickly to the issues that developers and designers have been reporting with creating compelling applications with rich graphics and interactivity for the Java mobile environment.

More information on the tool set can be found at forum.nokia.com and in order to download Ikivo Animator tool go to ikivo.com.

Britney Spears Donates $25,000 To American Idol Gives Back

It has been reported that Britney Spears was so moved by American Idol’s Idol Gives Back telethon on Wednesday night that she decided to donated $25,000 to the cause.

All the moving films and appeals that were made by Annie Lennox, Alicia Keys and Brad Pitt, among others, compelled her to dig deep for children’s charities, aid groups and poverty relief.

A source said that “She watched the show and cried for, like, two hours over the children in Africa with malaria. She didn’t know much about the disease, so she Googled it. She was horrified to realise kids were dying from mosquito bites. So she went online and donated after getting (her father) Jamie’s permission“.

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Siemens intros the Gigaset SE68 their first WiMAX ExpressCard

Siemens have taken a big step in America, the thing is the company has never had a WiMAX ExpressCard and now we hear that they have released the Gigaset SE68 WiMAX. However the guys at Siemens know what they are doing and the card should be a winner for the company.

The Gigaset SE68 WiMAX complies with Wave 2 specifications, and is based on the IEEE 802.16-2005 standard. The WiMAX ExpressCard has support for beamforming, and the card actually works well in Singapore.

Users can expect bradband speeds up to 20Mbps. The card will be available some time in the summer, as of yet there is no pricing.

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Last 30 News & Products: 04-08-2008

Brad Pitt Stuns Idol Gives Back Crowd

On Sunday Brad Pitt stunned the crowd at Idol Gives Back by just showing up.

The Kodak Theatre audience in Hollywood was treated to performances by Miley Cyrus and Carrie Underwood, and Brad was among those to appear as part of a video message so when he walked out onstage, the place went wild. It’s said that Brad was stunned by the response he got for just turning up at the event.

Organisers of the event hope to raise $100 million for different charities.

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George Clooney Is Godfather to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s twins

It has been reported that George Clooney is to be godfather to Brad and Angelina’s twins once they have been born.

This news came out when a paparazzi photographer asked George if Brad had asked him to be the Twins Godfather. George said “Yes, I am“.

A source close to Brad and Angelina said that “Her feet are so swollen that her shoes have gone up a half size at least”.

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Did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Get Married On 29th March?

This is the question on everyone’s mind; did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie get married on 29th March 2008?

There is a lot of confusion around at the moment in weather Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie married on Saturday 29th March in New Orleans, Louisiana.

It has been said that they reportedly headed into a New Orleans church to immortalise their relationship in marriage. But Brad’s publicist admitted that she had no idea if the reports were true. Now surly she would have been invited?

If the reports are true then congratulations to them both.

What do you think did they get married in secret?

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Brad Pitt is related to US presidential hopeful Barack Obama

It has been reported that Brad Pitt is related to US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama.

According to the New England Historic Genealogical Society Brad is a distant cousin of Barrack and they are actually ninth cousins linked by a man called Edwin Hickman who died in 1769.

Genealogist Christopher Child said that “It shows that lots of different people can be related, people you wouldn’t necessarily expect.”

The study found that Barrack is also related to British World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US Vice President Dick Cheney.

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Last 30 News & Products: 03-26-2008

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