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Article | 22/05/2008 MGS4 won't be the last Metal Gear after all
No need to worry, Metal Gear fans. The popular stealth series will in fact continue after Metal Gear Solid 4, said Konami on Monday. It's just that So...
Article | 22/05/2008 The most popular video game of all time is ...
Are you sitting down? Ok, then here it goes: The most popular game of all time is Windows Solitaire.
Article | 22/05/2008 Greenpeace: Consoles contain environmental toxins
Games consoles contain toxic chemicals that would not be allowed in young children's toys, even though the technology to eliminate them is available, ...
Article | 22/05/2008 E3 attendance drops to 38 companies
The Entertainment Software Association revealed the E3 2008 exhibitor list on Tuesday, underscoring how insignificant and small the once-great video g...
Article | 22/05/2008 Rare creates Xbox 360-Nintendo DS link with Viva Pinata
Did your spine tingle a little today? That's because developer Rare played god with Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and mated the Xbox 360 version wi...
Article | 22/05/2008 Gyllenhaal nabs leading role in Prince of Persia movie adaptation
American actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been cast in the leading role in the motion picture adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, writes The H...
Article | 22/05/2008 Microsoft backpedals on 'winning' the console war
A week after Microsoft suggested that Xbox 360 would "win" the console war, having just barely reached 10 million U.S. sales before either Wii or PS3,...
Article | 22/05/2008 Niko voice-over upset over lack of GTA IV royalties
The raging commercial success (nearing a half billion) of Grand Theft Auto IV is bittersweet, says the voice behind Niko Bellic, because behind the sc...
Article | 22/05/2008 Gates: Microsoft fights back from underdog status on search
After vague statements over the last weeks about internal investments that will allow it to compete in search without Yahoo, Microsoft on Wednesday la...
Article | 22/05/2008 MySpace hit by application spam
Like Facebook before it, MySpace is having to take corrective steps to curb spam from applications built by external developers using its new applicat...
Article | 22/05/2008 Mozilla targets Firefox 3.1 release for later this year
Although Mozilla hasn't even released the final version of Firefox 3.0, its developers are already hammering out plans for the next edition, which may...
Article | 22/05/2008 Microsoft to support ODF, PDF in Office next year
Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (OpenDocument Format for Office Applications) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its Office produ...
Article | 22/05/2008 Explore the final frontier from your PC
The final frontier is now within reach for students and space enthusiasts with a new Web application that incorporates images from the best ground and...
Article | 22/05/2008 Anti-malware group scolds Apple over Safari 'carpet bomb'
An anti-malware organization has called on Apple to beef up its Safari Web browser to protect users from exploits that could let attackers download ma...
Article | 21/05/2008 Microsoft demos Zune advertising service
Microsoft showed a future advertising service that will allow companies to hawk their wares on its Zune media player.
Article | 21/05/2008 Terria to nip Telstra heels
The Optus-led group of nine (G9) Consortium has today rebranded itself as Terria.
Article | 21/05/2008 Telstra offers $0 laptops with mobile broadband
Telstra has launched a $0 laptop Next G promotion for Telstra business customers. It will be available in conjunction with Harvey Norman, Techhead Int...
Article | 21/05/2008 Connected Aussies spend more time online than watching TV
Australians are spending more time accessing media on the Internet than they are watching television or movies, according to a study of more than 850 ...
Article | 21/05/2008 Facebook CEO wants to talk with Google on privacy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in Tokyo on Monday to launch the Japanese language version of its social networking Web site.
Article | 21/05/2008 Security system blocks employee tailgating
A new security system from Fujitsu aims to catch employee tailgating, where someone follows an authorized staff member into a secure area.

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