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UK Headmasters threaten parents with legal action over violent video games

Usama Jawad — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:13:16 +0000

A letter has been approved by head teachers in the UK threatening parents that they will be reported to the authorities if they let their children play adult games such as GTA and Call of Duty. Read more...

Office 14 heads into external alpha testing

Tom Warren — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:51:56 +0000

Microsoft has begun providing external companies with early access to alpha versions of its Office 14 server components. According to Mary Jo Foley some external testers say they've now got access to documentation outlining what's... Read more...

Endeavour heads home early as NASA eyes hurricane

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:00:36 +0000

Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the international space station a day early Sunday, as NASA kept a wary eye on Hurricane Dean. Space agency managers worried that the storm would move toward Houston and force... Read more...

China heads toward 500 million cell phone subscribers

Tue, 29 May 2007 19:46:12 +0000

China had 487.4 million mobile phone subscribers at the end of April, an increase of 6.7 million over March, China's Ministry of Information Industry said on its Web site. The country added 6.8 million new... Read more...

Wikipedia heads offline

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:57:05 +0000

WIKIPEDIA volunteers have begun working on an offline version of the online encyclopaedia that can be distributed on CD. A preliminary version of the CD was released earlier this month. The goal is to extend... Read more...

Heads up on Future Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Update

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:25:48 +0000

Those with Xbox 360 HD DVD players who bought the recently released Nine Inch Nails: Beside You In Time concert disc were let down with the poor performance of the audio caused by a bug... Read more...

Microsoft Overcomes Final Vista Hurdles, Heads to RTM

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:29:18 +0000

Microsoft recently hit a severe bump on the road towards RTM (release to manufacturing) for Windows Vista. As of today, the bump has been ironed out. The software giant, however, will no longer arrive at... Read more...

Red Hat heads security initiative

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:58:58 +0000

Red Hat is leading an initiative allowing software companies to brief users of a US government-backed security database on how far vulnerabilities affect their products. The Linux vendor has asked that companies can now comment... Read more...

Microsoftie Heads Off To Space

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:42:24 +0000

One of the key developers of Microsoft Word, Charles Simonyi, is said to be planning a trip to space next year. Reuters reports that if Simonyi goes ahead with the plans, he... Read more...

Half-Life 2 heads to Xbox

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:03:24 +0000

Congratulations Xbox holders! November 16, 2004 was the initial release of Half-Life 2, and 1 year later Half-Life 2 is being released in Xbox format. Valve and its new distribution partner, Electronic Arts, have begun... Read more...

Crazy Frog Heads to Your Playstation

Joe Cashman — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 20:37:11 +0000

Widely regarded as the most annoying ring tone in the U.K, the crazy frog is renowned for its success in the U.K charts reaching No.1 in the singles charts. Now the frog is hoping to... Read more...

Novell vs. SCO Heads into Extra Innings

Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:27:01 +0000

Novell Inc.'s attempt to dismiss The SCO Group Inc.'s claims that Novell maliciously and falsely claimed Unix's copyrights has been denied, so the case will now move into the discovery phase—in which all the documentation... Read more...

Oddworld bails out of gaming, heads to film and TV

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:36:00 +0000

Californian developer Oddworld Inhabitants is to move away from the videogames market, according to studio president Lorne Lanning, who says that the firm will now focus on the film and television sectors. Speaking in an... Read more...

Stripped-down XP Heads for South America

Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:46:55 +0000

Brazil is to be the next country where Microsoft launches its Windows XP Starter Edition software. The software giant has confirmed that the programme will be extended tomorrow to the South American country - which... Read more...

Microsoft Heads for Anti-Virus Market

Fri, 07 Jan 2005 13:03:32 +0000

First it was spyware - now Microsoft is heading for the lucrative anti-virus market. CNN reports the software giant is to release "a free security program" which will tackle the most dangerous of infections. The... Read more...

PlayStation Experience heads to Alton Towers

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:40:57 +0000

Sony is planning to transplant its consumer Playstation Experience showcase event to Alton Towers theme park in September after a couple of successful turns at Earls Court alongside ECTS. The platform holder also plans to... Read more...

The Getaway heads to the silver screen

Fri, 21 May 2004 14:32:55 +0000

Sony Pictures has confirmed that a film based on The Getaway is in development. The company made the announcement at the Cannes Film Festival, where Sony Computer Entertainment representatives were on hand to demonstrate The... Read more...

Microsoft Heads to Trial in Minnesota

Mon, 08 Mar 2004 23:45:47 +0000

Microsoft is preparing to go to court in Minnesota this week to fight allegations that it abused its Windows monopoly to overcharge customers in the state for its software. As part of its defense, Microsoft... Read more...

Microsoft-Lindows spat heads north

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:31:28 +0000

Microsoft has expanded its legal battle against Linux seller Lindows, suing the software maker for trademark infringement in Canada. A Microsoft representative confirmed that the suit was filed late Wednesday in the... Read more...

Xbox heads for a million gamers

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 17:53:52 +0000

More than a million gamers are expected to be playing online on the Xbox by the middle of the year, says Microsoft. Microsoft is set to hit its target of a million... Read more...

GTA heads to San Andreas?

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 06 Jan 2003 18:47:21 +0000

Does the registration of domain names hold the clue to the next title in Rockstar North's record breaking series? While Grand Theft Auto: Vice City continues to sit pretty atop the charts,... Read more...

Project Eden heads to stores

Sat, 13 Oct 2001 16:07:37 +0000

The PC version of Eidos Interactive's latest sci-fi action-adventure game will soon be available. New trailer inside. Eidos Interactive has announced that the PC version of its latest action-adventure game, Project Eden, is... Read more...

Patrician II heads to stores

Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:58:41 +0000

Strategy First's latest economic strategy game will soon be available in stores. Strategy First has announced that its latest real-time strategy game, Patrician II, is on its way to stores. The game lets... Read more...