Archive for August 27th, 2007
Monday, August 27th, 2007
AP - The makers of "Manhunt 2" — a violent video game that had been threatened with a sales-destroying adults-only rating — will release a toned-down version in October.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Reuters - Sprawling virtual worlds in which
electronic avatars do battle with mythical beasts may offer
game publishers a unique chance to combat piracy, especially in
Asia, where the format is wildly popular.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
AP - A Beijing-based software company has filed a lawsuit against the creator of the "World of Warcraft" and the game's local operator for allegedly using its Chinese character fonts illegally.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
TechWeb - Some users reported connection problems with the gaming receiver, others said they couldn't get the receiver to work at all, and still others reported conflicts with third-party peripherals.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Reuters - "Manhunt 2," a brutally violent
video game that was effectively banned in the United States,
has risen from the grave in a modified form and will go on sale
for Halloween, its publisher said.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
PC World - Via Technologies Inc. has developed a processor that consumes a maximum of 1 watt of power and is intended for use in mobile devices and embedded applications.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Reuters - Juggling rather than
throwing his mobile phone, a teenaged circus performer won the
freestyle gold medal at the world championships on Saturday.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
AFP - US Internet titan Yahoo on Monday is introducing an upgraded free e-mail service with enhancements that include letting people send text messages from computers to mobile telephones.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Reuters - Yahoo Inc said on Sunday it was
giving its e-mail users more ways to reach friends and online
contacts by allowing them to trade messages with mobile phone
users.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp , which recently
said it would spend up to $5 billion on a mobile high-speed
wireless standard by 2010, said it had awarded the New York
WiMax market to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS).Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Reuters - The Nigerian telecoms regulator is
working on plans to allow mobile phone subscribers to keep the
same number when they change networks in a bid to force
providers to improve services, its top executive said on
Monday.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
AP - Yahoo Inc. will introduce new features Monday for its popular Web-based e-mail program, including software that allows computer users to type text messages on a keyboard and send them directly to someone's cell phone.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
USATODAY.com - Yahoo Mail is making it easier to go back and forth between e-mail, instant messaging and text messaging - including letting people send text messages to cellphones directly from their e-mail.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
NewsFactor - On Monday, Yahoo officially released a new version of its free e-mail service, including two features connecting it to mobile phones and instant messaging. Many of the features in this release were previously shown in a long-term public beta.Source: [Link]
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
AP - Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will work with Sprint Nextel Corp. to bring fourth-generation high speed wireless Internet to New York City.Source: [Link]
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