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QuickPwn released, Jailbreak your iTouch/Phone on 2.0.2 software running Windows

Posted by Chris on September 8, 2008

The Dev team have released QuickPwn, a jailbreaker for the Touch/iPhone running 2.0.2 firmware. Here is the attached file, for more information, check out our guides. (Coming in one day)

 

Visit here to download: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/46800837/my-little-pwnies-dressage

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Gamers fight back against lackluster Spore gameplay, bad DRM

Posted by Chris on September 8, 2008

Spore seems to be having a rocky launch: gamers are fighting back over what they perceive as unacceptable DRM, carpet-bombing Amazon with one-star reviews. The uninspiring game play isn’t making things better.

 

Thanks to Canuckrz for the tip!

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Report: MS Knew About 360 Defects Before Launch

Posted by Chris on September 8, 2008

Call us crazy, but we suspect most Xbox 360 owners are by now well familiar with the dreaded Red Ring of Death.

This certainley seems out of the ordinary, what ever happened to Test approval? (First 360, then 2.40…)

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Behind The Making of Spore

Posted by Chris on September 8, 2008

Many of the components of Will Wright’s highly anticipated evolution game started out as small concept projects that are now available to the public. “The earliest prototypes were making strange topology creatures and seeing if we could teach the computer to make them move plausibly, and later, show emotion and behavior,”

Check out the full article below!

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Microsoft releases the long-anticipated Windows XP SP3

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2008

Microsoft has officially announced the availability of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP. The languages are now available via the Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update.

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This is now world’s smallest Mac (OQO hacked to run Leopard)

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2008

While greeted with heaps of initial skepticism, forum jockeys over at OQO Talk now seem convinced that a junior member by the name of TRF has successfully hacked the OQO to run OS X Leopard. Adding a video filmed by Mr. Blurry Cam didn’t hurt the cause. TRF’s OQO is setup in a dual-boot Vista / OS X mode which boots Leopard in about 2 minutes.

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Rockstar Support Feels Terrible about GTA Lock-ups

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2008

A very friendly, and obviously unhappy, fellow answered the Rockstar Support phones who, after thanking me for not yelling at him and apologizing profusely for the problem, spilled quite a bit of beans on the issue.

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Man Stabbed While Waiting in Queue to Buy Grand Theft Auto 4

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2008

A man was stabbed last night while queueing to buy one of the first copies of controversial new video game Grand Theft Auto 4. Shocked fellow gamers – including young children – initially thought the stabbing was part of a stunt put on by shop bosses to whip up excitement about the title’s release.

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Grand Theft Auto IV: Who Benefits More – Sony or Microsoft?

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2008

Both console manufacturers are working hard to align their systems with the game in an attempt to push hardware sales – Microsoft playing up the downloadable content that will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 version this fall and Sony reinforcing that GTA IV is a strong PlayStation franchise. But which company and console will actually benefit more?

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GTAIV Becomes 5th Game in Gamespot’s History to Get a 10/10!

Posted by Chris on April 29, 2008

The four others were: Chrono Cross, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Soul Calibur, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (PlayStation 2).

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