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2007 November

Flash Media And Applying For University!

Its coming to that time was I have started to apply for university. I’m hoping to get in for a Multimedia degree or creative computer games design course. But I’ve come to realise that I have nothing to show for my years spent at the PC so I have decided to take up Flash [...]

$1000 for 4GB of RAM

Any Mac owners want to fill me in on why it is so expensive to buy RAM for a MacBook? $1000 seems a bit steep just for the memory, I wouldn’t expect to pay that much for the processor. I know it can be expensive for a PC but that’s only when you [...]

MMOs: are they worth it?

I was browsing through my clan’s forums today and I came across a rather interesting thread about MMOs with his question being:
Any MMORPGs worth playing and putting time into? Know any? Just drop the name and site here. :]

I then replied saying:
If you really want to get into a MMO then choose Eve. 1. Because [...]

Sony has slashed its development kit

Sony has cut the price of its development kit to $10,250 with further price cuts expected when more game companies adopt the technology.
As well as cutting the price of the kit, Sony has also included extra tools developed by SN Systems, which include ProDG, SN Distributed Build System, SN Linker and SN Compiler.
Perhaps [...]

How Do You Like Yours: Medium, Rare, Or Well Done?

The food company Podravka have released their annual report in a rather special way. The company Bruketa & Zini? have designed a book that has to be baked before it can be read!
It is called “Well Done” and after it has been baked at 100oC for 25min the text inside becomes readable. If [...]

Virtual Theft Leads to One Boy Getting Arrested

A boy aged 17 has been arrested for stealing virtual furniture costing around £2,840 from the online flash based isometric pixel game, Habbo Hotel. 5 Other teenagers have also been questioned about the stolen items
They created fake websites which would lure people into giving their login details once they have acquired these they would [...]

Sony Reaping The Rewards From The Wii Shortage

Sony is making the most of the current Wii shortage by cutting the price of the PS3. In one week it has managed to sell over 100,000 units.
Mr Stringer said the increase in sales of the console was “the breakthrough we have been anticipating.” He added: “Obviously, we’ve taken so much heat over [...]

Jing: Free, High Quality Screen Recorder

Jing is a project set up by the TechSmith Corporation that allows you to record high quality footage from your desktop
I’ve had a little go with this and it seems very nice, the quality is excellent and you have the ability to commentate in real-time as you are recording which is a nice feature. [...]

Where Art Thou, Wii?

British retailers are worried that there might not be enough Wiis for everyone this Christmas. In the past few months there has been such a high demand for the console that retailers are struggling to keep up with the orders. A website has been set up so you can check and see if [...]

X-Ray Vision for British Pilots?

There is a new helmet for British pilot which is currently in testing which allows the pilot to see through their plane.  It works by a series of camera which are positions around the outside of the plane and that information is re-laid back to the helmet which from the pilots view will look like [...]

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