Category: Top stories
Why the Nintendo Wii should be a child-free console
Nintendo may have moved on from the days when its consoles were prim child-friendly devices with nary a bloodthirsty shooter or adult theme in sight, but not everyone realises that. Wii has numerous gritty games on the way, including Manhunt 2 and possibly even the Grand Theft Auto series.
Denmark now top tech superpower worldwide
The World Economic Forum released its ranking of the top tech superpowers, and Denmark is now the worldwide high tech leader. Rounding out the top ten are Sweden, Singapore, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the US, Iceland, the UK and…
Why your MySpace profile could lose you that dream job
Picture the scene. You’ve made it to the final round of interviews for an amazing job, offering a huge salary, a wealth of benefits, and more minions than you’d know what to do with. You’re sailing through the questions with aplomb, and the job’s in the bag.
Wii may be a "fad", but it's got Mario and Sonic in the same game
Much debate this week around the future for Nintendo’s Wii, which is still riding on a wave of positive publicity, despite rumblings about the continued lack of consoles actually available to buy.
Top 10 future jobs for Honda's Asimo robot
Honda’s Asimo robot is living the high life right now. Not only is he wowing the crowds at consumer technology shows, but he’s also the star of several Honda TV adverts. But what if it all goes wrong? What if Honda dumps Asimo the way Sony ditched its QRIO humanoid robot when it decided to shift its R&D budget elsewhere?
Human-Sheep Hybrid about to hit the market
Scientists have created the first ever human-sheep chimera, a sheep with 15% human cells. The purpose is to create organs for transplant into human beings, by injecting the sheep with stem cells isolated from the patient's bone marrow, and…
Wii music overload with Orb MyCasting and Wii Loop Machine
You’ll have heard plenty of hype about Nintendo Wii’s capabilities as a games machine, but a music device? Yet a couple of applications released in the last few days have focused on Wii’s musical potential.
PS3 online gaming: it's a mixed bag
You might still be able to walk into a high-street shop and buy a PS3, but nevertheless hundreds of thousands of people spent the weekend playing on Sony’s new console. Many of those will have gotten online too, whether exploring the PlayStation Store or playing against each other over the network.
NBC Universal and News Corporation team up for YouTube killer
It can’t be much fun being in charge of YouTube at the moment. Not only is the site being sued by Viacom for $1bn for copyright infringement by its users, but it’s about to come up against a hefty rival.
Everything you need to know about the PS3 launch
Not long now. It’s just under six hours until PlayStation 3 goes on sale in the UK (well, if you’re camped out at Virgin Megastore anyway). Europe is the last place to get Sony’s new console, so we’ll finally be able to see how it shapes up against Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii.
