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Troubled Motorola splits in two. Say Hello Mo-.
Motorola has announced that it will be splitting its business in half following a review of its mobile phone business…
Byron Review proposes film-style age ratings system for all video games
The Byron Review – the government’s high-profile investigation into the effects of video games and the internet, led by child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron – has recommended a mandatory film-style age rating system using a single recognisable set of symbols for use in all video games…
Microsoft sniffs around iPhone SDK, finds double-edged sword
For the past week or so, Microsoft bods have been poking around in the recently launched iPhone Software Development Kit to see what they can find. They have two compelling reasons to do so: iPhone is an obvious competitor to Microsoft’s Windows Mobile technologies, and Microsoft also shares software interests with Apple – Mac Office being one example…
Mozilla CEO lashes out at Apple's sly Safari tactics
On Friday, word came in that Apple was slipping a little Safari install into its latest automatic Apple Software Update. Needless to say, the weekend witnessed an explosion of discussion, complaint, defence and lament – pretty much like when Apple does anything else. Ever.
But the most interesting of all the fiery backlashes comes from Mozilla CEO, John Lilly. On his personal blog, he broadly criticises Apple’s move…
Rock Band heading to American Wiis in June… aren't we forgetting something?
Hey! Harmonix? Harmooooonix!! Hey, over here! Over here a second! Come on man, it’s us…. the rest of the world. You remember us, right? All those crazy accents, the weird food, the better cars? Yeah those ones. Well, we’d mightily appreciate a copy of that there game you’re selling… That’s it, Rock Band. Pretty please?
But apparently Harmonix ain’t selling. While Rock Band’s debut outside North America is no longer expected until around September time, the developer is merrily gearing up for the Wii version’s release on June 22nd…
Goodmans launches Wi-Fi enabled, internet radio playing, iPod docking, media streaming ÜBER alarm clock
Goodmans has just launched a clock radio alarm to end all clock radio alarms – the GWF101IP…
BD-Live announced for PS3 this month
Let’s be honest, the Blu-ray Profile 1.1 didn’t exactly revolutionise the Blu-ray playing experience. Some might have argued that all it did was pull the technology in line with HD DVD, but they can all see where that got them and shut the hell up. Err, anyway, Blu-ray 1.1 is nothing, Blu-ray Profile 2.0, or BD-Live as it has been christened, is a fair bit more exciting and it’s due to arrive in the next PS3 firmware update, due some time later this month….
Motorola's prepares to shed half of its Birmingham staff as financial woes continue
Motorola is preparing to take more dramatic steps to rescue its troubled Mobile Devices Division. On Tuesday, all 121 members of staff at its Birmingham facility were told that they were “at risk of redundancy”. Motorola now plans to make half of that number redundant and has said that it is considering closing the site…
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, renowned Sci-Fi author and futurist, dies aged 90
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of almost 100 books including 2001: A Space Odyssey, passed away at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday. He was 90.
“He had been taken to hospital in what we had hoped was one of the slings and arrows of being 90, but in this case it was his final visit,” Scott Chase, the secretary of the nonprofit Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, revealed in a statement on his official website…
Europe to get exclusive Rock Band tracks?
At the recent Play.com event at Wembley Stadium, EA was out in full force gearing up for its better-late-than-never release of Rock Band on this side of the pond. And it seems that we’re going to earn something for all our patience: an exclusive list of playable tracks.
