Halo 3 ODST: Review of the co-op mode

There is no denying that the Halo franchise is one of the best ever when it comes to gaming, there are those gamers who became hooked from day one, such as co-optimus. He explains that we are about to get a taste of the fifth Halo tile, Halo 3: ODST. This is the fourth shooter in the series. Read more

Opera Mini: Most downloaded mobile app

It has been reported that the Opera Mini browser for mobile phones has become the most downloaded app ever. This is even more interesting as Opera Mini does not appear on the Apple App store, but instead is available on one of their closest rivals - the GetJar store. Read more

Red Bull’s Formula One iPhone app

Red Bull UK has been working closely with both Red Bull Racing and Red Bull Media House to come up with something for fans who own an Apple iPhone. There is now a new app available called the Red Bull GP app, and is the first of its kind from Formula One. Read more

McLaren hybrid supercar to use Formula 1 KERS system

We are always seeing technology from Formula 1 making its way to our road cars and McLaren could about to be doing it again with rumors of a McLaren hybrid supercar, which could use the controversial KERS system. Read more

PS3 Home: EA release Sports Complex, trailer reveals all.

EA have launched their highly anticipated Sports Complex into the PlayStation 3’s virtual world, Home. There are mini-games to play, trailers to watch and a huge space to explore. EA say this is just the first portion of planned updates for the Sports Complex. Read more

AMD vs Intel: Opteron “Istanbul”, better performance per watt

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced yesterday that they are to launch an updated Opteron server chip road map, in which they hope will help to lure customers from Intel. The new processor named Istanbul is much the same as Intel’s current Xeon processors, as it uses a 45-nanometer manufacturing process, but will offer better value for money and will be ready by 2010. Read more

2009 Detroit Auto Show: Ferrari, Land Rover and Rolls-Royce Absent

It is no secret that 2009 will to be a tough year for the Detroit Auto Show, and the fact that six major carmakers have pulled out proves just that. Ferrari, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls-Royce and Nissan decided that they would not attend the show this year. Read more

Australian car industry crashes: worst sales in 30 years

The Australian car industry has crashed as business confidence is low; sales are now the worst they have been in 30 years. Fleet sales are falling sharply and 2009 is expected to get much worse, this is the same story across the globe. Read more

The end of Honda and Formula One

The credit crisis has been hitting auto manufactures hard, as their stocks tumble; this has now spread to F1. There are reports that Honda F1 has now pulled out of the sport, and are looking for a buyer. This is a huge blow to the sport, as Honda has been in the sport for many years, not only as a team but also an engine supplier. Read more

LG Electronics and F1’s Bernie Ecclestone unveil sponsorship deal

LG Electronics have signed a deal with F1’s Bernie Ecclestone, to become the official technology partner of Formula 1. The new five-year deal will see LG Electronics appear as the official time keeper, as well as provide data for broadcasts. Read more

World of Warcraft: Can anyone beat it?

World of Warcraft isn’t the only MMORPG out there on the market you know, there are a lot of others. But due to the global success of their latest game Wrath of the Lich King, people often forget there are other competitors out there. Read more

Vodafone’s £1bn cut back after falling sales

As the credit crunch takes hold of businesses, Vodafone is just the latest to announce falling sales, as a result they are to cut costs by £1bn. This news comes after Vodafone dropped their sales forecast for the second time in just four months. Read more

Blackberry Storm Pictures to Entice

The wait is almost over for those hanging on for the most anticipated BlackBerry, the Storm. The reason that this Smartphone has generated so much interest is the fact that the Storm is the first BlackBerry to have a touch screen. Read more

Lewis Hamilton’s Vodafone Blackberry Storm hands on video

There have now been a number of hands on video reviews of the new Blackberry Storm, but none as high profile as this. It seems as if F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been given a Storm for free from McLaren sponsors Vodafone. Read more

Ceramic Nanotechnology Applied to Metal Restoration to Create Fuel-Savings

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The value of ceramic as a thermal barrier and for protection against corrosion has been proven in thousands of applications over the last five decades in the electronics industry, and in other products. Ceramic coatings, achieved through a physiochemical process, can create a ceramic-metal structure that reduces friction in metal-to-metal environments Read more

China Recalls Infant contaminated Milk Formula

The Health Ministry in China has launched an inquiry into the safety of all milk formula for infants, investigators from six government agencies has looked into a milk powder factory that produces the formula because it has been linked to kidney problems in at least 50 more infants and has killed at least one baby.

The producer of the suspect formula, the Sanlu Group has recalled 700-tons of the milk formula because it has been said to have been contaminated with melamine, which is a chemical according to a China Daily newspaper.
The government in China has vowed that serious punishment “Those responsible will face serious punishment,” said Health Ministry spokesman Mao Qunan, quoted by Xinhua.

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Philips to brighten first ever Formula One night race

Philips today announced that its lighting projectors have been selected by Valerio Maioli S.p.A., the Italian consultant company appointed by Singapore GP Pte Ltd., to light up the first ever Formula One™ night race on 28 September 2008 in Singapore.

The go-ahead was given to Singapore to stage the first night race after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) agreed that Valerio Maioli’s design satisfied strict criteria concerning safety Read more

Rock Band 2 at E3 2008 and Xbox 360

If the original Rock Band™ secured the foundation for Harmonix’s group-centric music spectacular, Rock Band 2 is set to perfect the formula, to give the fans every fix and feature they’ve clamored for, and a few they didn’t even know they wanted. While our Rock Band 2 exposure was limited to just an hour at E3 2008, we were able to pick up on the following welcome new additions Read more

New V-Rod Muscle in 2009 Harley Davidson Line-Up

It looks as though there is a new line-up in the Harley Davidson family, the new 2009 V-Rod Muscle; this is part of the V-Rod family. The look of this bike is a new one; this is a result of the angular bodywork and exhaust pipes which exit from both sides of the Hog.

The engine used is the Revolution; this is an excellent powerplant, and Harley Davidson hope that this will be enough to attract more buyers, as The Motor Company has been having a hard time of late.

Harley Davidson hope that the new 2009 V-Rod Muscle will be able to ride their way onto the Power Cruiser scene, the huge rear tire spinning under a clean, clipped fender, sweeping side-pipe exhaust and gapping air scoops might well be a winning formula this time.

The 1250cc Revolution V-Twin engine is liquid-cooled and has Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection, four-valve heads and dual overhead cams. The engine is mounted to a five-speed transmission. The engine produces 125hp and will rev up to 8250 rpm

Could Harley Davidson finally have hit gold with the new 2009 V-Rod Muscle, only time will tell?

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Feature packed ASUS Rampage Formula X48 Motherboard

Asus really know how to develop a ROG board, and they have done a blinding job on their new ASUS Rampage Formula X48 Motherboard, the board is based on their new X48 Express chipset. The motherboard is packed with so many great features, more than you could imagine, the guys over at Tweaktown have been putting the board through its paces to see how well it performs.

Find out just what they think with their final thoughts about the ASUS Rampage Formula X48 Motherboard “With every Republic Of Gamers motherboard that ASUS brings to the market, things get better and better. So far ASUS has managed to produce quite a few good offerings, with the newest generation getting some nifty extra features compared to its older generation. This includes the LCD poster, solid state components and latest chipset support. The Rampage series is the latest to come from ASUS, and knowing them it certainly won’t be the last.

One thing ASUS needs to start integrating into its ROG based boards is EPU6, ASUS’ latest energy saving technology. While hardcore overclockers won’t really want it, the users who simply want the best will find this feature being a big selling point, as is the case with GIGABYTEs latest DQ6 boards which have now got DES integrated.

The Rampage Formula was extremely impressive; its overclocking was brilliant and the feature rich BIOS allows for maximum tweaking and overclocking. While we managed to only hit 525MHz, it’s possible with some more tweaking of the voltages and the GTL reference dividers that you’re likely to get some more speed out of the board. And with the latest 45nm CPU, overclocking becomes even easier.”

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