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Acer announces a new range of Windows 10 devices at IFA 2017

Gurkaran Singh — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:18:01 +0000

The company announced new gaming desktops, all-in-ones, and convertibles with Windows 10 at IFA 2017. The devices include Predator Orion 9000 desktop, Predator X35, and Switch7 Black Edition. Read more...

Samsung officially unveils the Samsung Galaxy A7

Usama Jawad — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:48:01 +0000

Samsung has officially announced its Samsung Galaxy A7 which incorporates some features of its recently-launched Galaxy A3 and A5, resulting in a phone with some pretty decent specifications. Read more...

Samsung unveils Chromebook 2; Exynos 5 Octa processor and release date for next month

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:31:02 +0000

Samsung has officially announced their new Chromebook 2, with an Exynos 5 Octa processor and a release date slated for next month. Read more...

Google announces Chromebook Pixel, a premium Chrome OS laptop shipping next week from $1,299

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:10:45 +0000

Google has unveiled the first premium Chromebook: the Pixel. It includes an Intel i5 CPU, Intel HD 4000 GPU and 4GB of RAM, as well as a 13-inch high-res display starting at $1,299. Read more...

NVIDIA branded version of Impulse announced

Tom Warren — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:00:23 +0000

NVIDIA and Stardock have announced a special Impulse 'NVIDIA Edition' which will be specially branded for NVIDIA users. Gamers will be able to be informed of video card driver updates and install them via... Read more...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy Micro-Expansion Announced

Spencer Scott — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:34:41 +0000

Ironclad and Stardock are teaming up once again on the second micro-expansion pack for Sins of a Solar Empire. Dubbed, Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy, the new micro-expansion pack will vastly increase the... Read more...

Win 7 Anytime Upgrade prices announced, EU & UK ripped off

Tom Warren — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:18:57 +0000

Microsoft today unveiled pricing for Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) and the Windows 7 Family Pack. Windows Anytime Uprade WAU allows users who purchase machines with Home Premium or Starter to move up to... Read more...

Microsoft and Yahoo deal to be announced within 24 hours

Tom Warren — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:03:11 +0000

BoomTown reporter Kara Swisher is confident from company insiders that the Microsoft and Yahoo deal will be announced within 24 hours. Swisher cites multiple sources close to the situation, confirming some type of deal has... Read more...

Apple announces revamped Xserve server range

Sam Symons — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:47:40 +0000

Well folks, the Apple Store has been down for a while, but has just come up in the last couple of minutes. So, what is new in the world of Apple today? Well, this time... Read more...

Dell's Adamo made official, Adamo 9 already rumored

Sam Symons — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:15:59 +0000

After Google gave away the release date for the upcoming Adamo, Dell has come out and made it official; the world has a new player in the game of thin notebooks. The notebook itself features... Read more...

Updated: Windows 7 final editions announced

Sean Bradford — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:09:52 +0000

We recently revealed that Microsoft still hadn't announced how many flavors Windows 7 would ship in. In a recent briefing with Paul Thurrott, Microsoft Senior Vice President Bill Veghte revealed the SKUs that Windows 7... Read more...

Expiration dates for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 blocks announced

Sean Bradford — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:02:15 +0000

If you're an IT professional and currently using Microsoft's Service Pack Blocker, the software giant recently announced that the current blocks for Vista SP1 and XP SP3 are going to expire in a few months.... Read more...

Winners of GUI Champs 2008 announced

Spencer Scott — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:26:42 +0000

Several months have gone by already in the 2008 GUI Championships, and today we get the honor of announcing the final winners in this competition. This years contest featured three categories - WindowBlinds (Visual... Read more...

Next Doom Game Announced

Marcel Klum — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:24:43 +0000

Kicking off the festivities at QuakeCon, id CEO Todd Hollenshead took the stage during the keynote presentation and promised he would be showing off either Rage or the previously unannounced Doom 4. So which did... Read more...

HTC Touch Pro Announced

Tom Warren — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:39:53 +0000

HTC today unveiled its next generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro. The HTC Touch Pro (HTC Rafael) was rumoured to be announced in last months unveiling of the HTC Touch Diamond but HTC have... Read more...

Webware 100 Award Winners For 2008 Announced

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:47:35 +0000

The 100 top Web apps for 2008 have been announced ! These are the 100 best Web 2.0 applications, chosen by Webware readers and Internet users across the globe. Over 1.9 million votes were cast... Read more...

The Political Machine 2008 Announced

Spencer Scott — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:20:20 +0000

Do you have what it takes to be the president? Today Stardock Entertainment announced The Political Machine 2008, a new PC game that puts players in control of the 2008 presidential campaign. Play as the... Read more...

Tomb Raider Underworld - Announced

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:41:51 +0000

Eidos Interactive and Crystal Dynamics have announced Underworld, the sequel to Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend. The game is scheduled for release in 2008 for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. Tomb Raider Underworld is... Read more...

Zune Holiday Offers Announced

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:01:17 +0000

Microsoft’s Zune is about to experience the holidays, retail style. Starting tomorrow, major retailers will begin offering various deals, price cuts and giveaways related to the Zune 4, Zune 8 and Zune 80. Maybe we’ll... Read more...

Norton AntiVirus 11 for Leopard Announced

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:28:12 +0000

Symantec has introduced Norton AntiVirus 11 for Mac, featuring support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The software furnishes vulnerability protection technology, which watches the web application layer. Norton AntiVirus automatically detects and removes viruses,... Read more...

Ig Nobel Award Winners Announced

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:09:09 +0000

Every year, we salute a select and elite group of scientists, artists, writers, and peace activists who, through extraordinary accomplishment, have bettered humanity. These...are not those people. Instead, the Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of... Read more...

Micro-USB Mobile Phone Charging Standard Announced

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 23:19:08 +0000

If all goes well, the next time your phone dies at a friend's house you'll no longer be left cursing the gods regarding the lack of standards for USB phone cables. Last week, at the... Read more...

Shadowgrounds Survivor announced for PC

Todd Tanner — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:24:34 +0000

Finnish game developer Frozenbyte is proud to reveal Shadowgrounds Survivor, a spin-off/sequel to the highly-acclaimed underground hit Shadowgrounds PC action game. "Shadowgrounds Survivor combines explosive action and addictive gameplay and adds a touch of... Read more...

America's Army: True Soldiers announced for Xbox 360

Todd Tanner — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:59:27 +0000

Thanks for the heads up DirtyLarry, our resident mod of PC and 360 (and PS3) goodness. Master Chief has some competition in the form of true blue U.S. soldiers. Red Storm, the team behind Ghost... Read more...

GTA IV Special Edition Announced

Joe Cashman — Tue, 22 May 2007 10:36:34 +0000

Grand Theft Auto IV will be available in a special edition come its release in October, Rockstar has revealed. The edition will appear alongside regular copies of the game on 16 October in North America,... Read more...

Condemned 2: Bloodshot announced - PS3 & Xbox 360 only?

Todd Tanner — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:01:10 +0000

I'm not one to bash a company for not annoucing a PC version of a game in the first press release, but come on Sega? Either way, here is the Sega press release annoucing the... Read more...

BlackBerry Curve 8300 Announced

Tom Warren — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:28:34 +0000

Research In Motion today introduced the BlackBerry Curve (8300) smartphone. The device comes with 2 megapixel camera, enhanced media player and high-performance browser. Size: 4.2'' x 2.4'' x 0.6'' weight approximately 3.9 oz. Display:... Read more...

Call of Duty 4 to be announced soon?!

Todd Tanner — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 23:23:05 +0000

As per this story on Voodoo Extreme, one can guess that Infinity Ward aka Call of Duty guys will announce next Saturday a new Call of Duty tidbit. Whether or not that means Call of... Read more...

New Call of Duty 3 map pack announced

Todd Tanner — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:23:00 +0000

Activision continues to support the virtual troops with the Bravo Map Pack, set to hit Xbox Live Marketplace toward the end of May. Like the previous Valor pack released in January, Bravo will also feature... Read more...

Rise of the Argonauts announced

Todd Tanner — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:23:59 +0000

Yet another awesome sounding game from Codemasters! Codemasters added a further property to its 2008 portfolio today with the announcement that Rise of the Argonauts™ , an epic scale action-RPG, is now in development at... Read more...

New Brothers in Arms Titles Announced

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:36:10 +0000

Ubisoft today announced two new titles from the Brothers in Arms series, scheduled to ship this year. Brothers In Arms Double Time (fall) is a game developed for the Nintendo Wii, while Brothers In Arms... Read more...

Xbox 360 Elite Finally Announced

Joe Cashman — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:49:54 +0000

Possibly the worst kept secret in gaming history, but finally the Xbox Elite has been announced. On Channel 10 last night Albert Penello showed off the black matte console, featuring HDMI output and a 120GB... Read more...

Vanishing Point Game Winner Announced

Tom Warren — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:17:05 +0000

William Temple of Sacramento, Calif., will be traveling to space as one of the winners of "Vanishing Point," a unique interactive puzzle game from Microsoft Corp. and AMD to celebrate the recent consumer release of... Read more...

More AMD price cuts announced, Athlon 64 X2 targeted

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:35:19 +0000

AMD has publish yet another set of price cuts this time for its mid- to high-end dual-core desktop CPUs, the Athlon 64 X2. A recently as January 22, AMD announced similar cuts for its lower-end... Read more...

AIAS 2007 Awards Announced - Gears of War wins GOTY

Todd Tanner — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:37:25 +0000

Last night, the winners of the Tenth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (AIAS) were revealed at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Gears of War turned out to be the big winner of... Read more...

Battlefield 2142 Northern Strike Announced - With Trailer!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:14:10 +0000

As I reported previously, someone at EA made an oopsie and had the information page up for the first booster pack for Battlefield 2142 - Northern Strike. It was since taken down, but now the... Read more...

Windows Anytime Upgrade & Family Discount Announced

Steven Parker — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:59:57 +0000

Nick White, Product Manager at Microsoft working on the Windows Vista launch team and Featured Communities leader has posted up the pricing for the Anytime Upgrade option available from within Windows when you buy a... Read more...

Battlefield 2142 Booster Pack Announced - By Mistake

Todd Tanner — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:44:30 +0000

Looks like someone at EA has an itchy trigger finger. A page on the Battlefield 2142 website, had information relating to the first booster pack for Battlefield 2142 - Northern Strike. The page is now... Read more...

The Sims Life Stories Announced - We Are Doomed!

Todd Tanner — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:52:17 +0000

As one of EA's most successful franchises, it's not surprising when news of a new The Sims game emerges. Today EA has revealed a slightly different offering, abandoning the usual expansion releases ... Read more...

BitTorrent Optimized Microprocessor Announced

Razvan Serea — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:06:40 +0000

BitTorrent continues to expand beyond the computer. Today, the Taiwanese company IAdea announced that BitTorrent optimized microprocessors will become available soon. This makes it relatively easy to add BitTorrent support to other consumer electronics devices.... Read more...