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Play this: 'Drop' by Minecraft creator Notch

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:21:32 +0100

Markus 'Notch' Persson, the man behind Minecraft and the upcoming 0x10c, has released a new, minimalistic game called 'Drop'. Players must quickly type words from jumbled letter to pass. Read more...

Google Nexus 4 drop test, fun or frightening?

Andrew Stevenson — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:57:29 +0000

Love it or hate it, there are kind hearted reviewers out there that will break devices for the greater good. With that said, do you want to see the Nexus 4 from LG/Google get dropped from six feet? Read more...

Microsoft makes 360 price drop official, announces 60GB SKU

Steven Parker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:58:19 +0100

Microsoft Corp. is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360 console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.)... Read more...

External SATA Devices To Drop Power Cables

EL1TE — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:32:07 +0000

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The Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO) has announced that it is working on a new specification that will provide power to external SATA (eSATA) devices without the need for a separate power connection. Called "Power... Read more...

Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM

Sagittarius — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:11:49 +0000

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In a move that would mark the end of a digital music era, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is finalizing plans to sell songs without the copyright protection software that has long restricted the use of... Read more...

Asus, MSI and Gigabyte see motherboard shipments drop in Nov

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:35:19 +0000

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Due to the trend of notebooks replacing desktop PCs, first-tier motherboard makers except Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) saw their November motherboard shipments drop on month, according to sources at the makers. Asustek Computer announced November... Read more...

Lenovo to drop IBM brand

Slimy — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:05:35 +0000

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Lenovo, the world's fourth largest PC maker, plans to phase out the IBM brand to which it acquired rights when it purchased IBM's PC division three years ago. Lenovo sales rose 20% to $4.4bn in... Read more...

HD DVD vendors drop prices

Slimy — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:30:22 +0100

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It would appear that the HD DVD camp is leading a price war against its Blu-ray counterpart, which so far, appears to be winning the HD format war. At the IFA international consumer electronics show,... Read more...

Was Paramount Paid to Drop Blu-ray?

Sagittarius — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:00:02 +0100

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When Paramount decided to go HD-DVD exclusive, many denizens of the internet were confused at the choice, wondering why they would choose to forego an extra possible source of revenue. Naturally the topic of monetary... Read more...

PS3 in Canada to Drop to $549, Same Price as Xbox 360 Elite

Slimy — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:46:40 +0100

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Canadian retailers have also been instructed by Sony to reduce the price of the 60GB PlayStation 3 to the price previously occupied by the 20GB version: $549 CAD. The $110 price drop means Canada will... Read more...

CD Sales Drop, Digital Music Jumps In 1st Half '07

Slimy — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 06:13:46 +0100

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According to data from Nielsen SoundScan, U.S. sales of digital music albums grew by 60% to 23.5 million units in the first six months of 2007 but failed to offset the rapid sales decline of... Read more...

Microsoft: Console Sweet Spot is $199, but No 360 Price Drop

Slimy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:34:42 +0100

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In order to rule this console generation, Microsoft believes that it needs to start emulating some of Nintendo's tactics. "If we don't make that move, make it early and expand our demographic, we will wind... Read more...

Sony Announces 68 Per Cent Drop in Profits

Joe Cashman — Wed, 16 May 2007 18:04:37 +0100

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Sony has announced that the launch of the PlayStation 3 has contributed to a 68 per cent drop in operating profits to JPY 71.8 billion (EUR 438.3 million) for the year ended March 31, compared... Read more...

Xbox 360 price drop on the way soon?

Slimy — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:41:18 +0000

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If you are to believe The Inquirer's scanned copy of a printed catalogue from UK retailer Makro, which shows the cost of an Xbox 360 Premium Console (20GB & wireless controller) at Â£199, the same... Read more...

PS3 Sales Drop Sharply

MonkeyClaw — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:34:47 +0000

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Sales of the PlayStation 3 console during its first full week of availability in Japan were sharply lower than those during the two days immediately following its launch, according to estimates published this week. ... Read more...

Virus infections drop, spam on the up

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 11:33:20 +0100

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The number of viruses hitting Irish inboxes has fallen but spam continues to rise, according to figures from IE Internet. The Irish email monitoring firm found that the rate of virus infection in the mails... Read more...

Xbox 360 Price Drop in UK

Joe Cashman — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:56:19 +0100

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Microsoft officially announced today that they would be dropping the retail price of their 360 Core pack. UK gamers will save Â£10 (18USD) on each console, which is now priced at Â£199. The price drop... Read more...

AMD May Drop ATI Brand

Christopher Vendemio — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 23:22:15 +0100

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While it is purely speculative, at the moment, word has been spreading that AMD may decide to drop the ATI brand name and label all products under the singular AMD label. Want to know what's... Read more...

Blame Your IP, RIAA Will Drop the Case

lardiop — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:10:01 +0100

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Interesting bit of news posted by pyehac in our Back Page News. Looks as though the RIAA has quietly dropped several lawsuit cases rather quickly because the defense started to 'cry IP': For years, the... Read more...

Apple May Drop iSight, Airport Base Station and eMac in UK

MonkeyClaw — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:06:27 +0100

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Apple will stop selling Airport Base Stations, eMacs and iSight cameras in Europe after June 30, reports claim. According to reports, the company contacted channel partners this morning to confirm plans to withdraw these... Read more...