By Tim Hage on Dec 21st, 2009 at 12:01AM
After Spike’s VGAs, we decided it was time to have a sit-down and begin the mental battle to find our top PC games of 2009. So, without further introduction, join us after the break for our Game of the Year countdown as well as some other awards and a cool giveaway!
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 20th, 2009 at 8:51PM
The biggest story of the week had to be the numerous rumors about the Google Phone. Nothing is official yet, but it seems like it’ll happen one way or the other. Do we think it’s an iPhone killer? Not at all.
We also had a variety of different feature articles this week, including a mini review, an editorial, and also a hints and tips piece. Catch up on all the action after the break.
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 20th, 2009 at 10:22AM
So we all know by now that the iPhone has been having a little trouble lately thanks to AT&T’s network. Not surprisingly, it made its way onto SNL’s Weekend Update with a short bit. Watch it after the break.
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 18th, 2009 at 11:43PM
We now have a new world record holder for the world’s largest photograph topping out at 26.03 gigapixels taken in Dresden, Germany. It was captured using a Canon 5D Mk II with a 400mm lens. Here’s where it gets interesting. The photo comprises of 1,665 images at 21.4 megapixels each. It took 3 hours and 52 minutes to take all of the photos using a robot. Another 94 hours were spent stitching together the 102 GB of data using a computer with 48 GB of RAM and 16 CPUs. Wow!
Although that is quite impressive, we would’ve given style points if it were at a more interesting location. We can’t say the scenery is all that fantastic. Hit up the link below to view the image in its entirety.
By Tim Hage on Dec 18th, 2009 at 3:57PM
For those of you that live and breathe with your Xbox Live Avatar, then some good news has arrived for you. Microsoft has announced a new free clothing accessory for your Live Avatar. The 2010 glasses shall be placed upon your Avatar’s face in honor of the great holiday. So, what are you waiting for? Go claim a set of glasses for yourself Avatar.
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 18th, 2009 at 2:09PM
Heading to the market anytime now are new additions to the Eee PC 1005 line. The 1005P and 1005PE will sport an Atom N450 CPU and a battery life that boasts 12 hours, which will probably be more like 8-10 hours in real life. These are the only noticeable differences in performance from the 1005HA, which is one of Asus’ best netbooks currently on the market. No price or availability details have been surfaced yet, but we should expect the additions anytime.
If it were us though, we’d wait until a month or two before purchasing a netbook, since a lot more newer-gen hardware will be announced next month at CES. More details on the 1005P/PE can be read at the link below.
via [NetbookNews.de]
By Andrew Kershaw on Dec 18th, 2009 at 12:18AM
It was a viscous and unforgiving war, but war it was and that meant there could be only one victor. With a total 6,406,065 dead Demomen and 6,372,979 dead Soldiers, it was a close battle but the Soldiers came out on top in the end winning themselves a damn fine pair of boots; The Gunboats. As a result of the end of the war, Team Fortress 2 is having a free weekend until 1PM (PST) on Sunday, December 20th and the game will be half priced until Monday.
via [TF2 Official Blog]
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 17th, 2009 at 8:17PM
Mozilla has just released their fifth beta for Firefox 3.6. Hopefully this is the last beta and we’ll start seeing a release candidate and the final version soon. This beta includes over 100 fixes to make it less crashy, faster, more responsive, and include more HTML5 technologies.
By Craig Lloyd on Dec 17th, 2009 at 6:02PM
What do ya know, the netbook that wasn’t supposed to hit the market until mid-January has shown up on Newegg. Not to our surprise, it’s already sold out. We’re not sure exactly if it’s only a pre-order listing or if they’re actually shipping the thing, but we already know it’s going to be a hot item.
[Newegg]
By Andrew Kershaw on Dec 17th, 2009 at 4:28PM
Even though the game isn’t due to be finished for quite some time, it looks like NASA wants a mini demo for their MMO to come out in January. Titled Moonbase Alpha, the demo will be released on Steam in and around January 2010. There aren’t many more details at the moment, but you can check out a quick demo video after the break and stay tuned for updates. Continue Reading »
