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iPhone SDK and 3G iPhone – is the SDK only in beta and the 3G iPhone ready to ship?

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [2]

There are some rumors running around out there that the nature of the RoadMap invitation is because Apple doesn’t actually have the SDK ready. People are saying that the SDK will only be released in beta form and the full SDK may not be released until the WWDC sometime this summer. Read The Full Story

Samsung Launched 3D-Ready Plasma in Korea with million-to-one Contrast Ratio

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Samsung has launched its 3D Ready Plasma TV Cannes 450 in Korean Market. Like TI DLP-3D Dualview technology, the Samsung PAVV Cannes 450 is just another 3D Ready display that requires particular glasses, software or hardware to support 3D content. But for Samsung, the Cannes 450 is industry first Plasma TV with 3D capability and has a whooping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio rating. Read The Full Story

Mario Kart Wii to support 8-person Battle Mode

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

I still remember the original Mario Kart coming out for the Super Nintendo. My brother and I spent many days racing around the various tracks, however, what dominated the majority of our time was Battle Mode. Naturally we're looking forward to rekindling the competitions in the latest iteration of the franchise. The biggest difference between the other games in the series is that we'll be able to battle with up to six other people. Read The Full Story

Harmonix releases minor patch for Rock Band

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you've been rocking out to various downloaded tracks in Rock Band, you may have noticed a small glitch when sorting the songs by genre. Apparently there are a few songs that don't show up in the listing. I generally don't sort my tracks by genre, so I hadn't actually noticed. However, Harmonix has been hard at work on a patch, and today they have released it. Hit the jump for a list of corrected tracks. Read The Full Story

Best Buy begins taking console trade-ins

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you have an old game console lying around that you're looking to unload somewhere, Best Buy has just joined the list of places that are more than willing to take them. Granted, this new initiative won't allow you to just drop off your old hardware at the store, you'll have to ship it off to them. Read The Full Story

Mass Effect for PC confirmed for May 6th release

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Earlier in the month we brought you news that Mass Effect would be heading to the PC sometime in May. EA has officially confirmed the release date to be May 6th. The game will largely remain the same, with only a few new features. A full breakdown of these is listed after the jump. Unfortunately the system requirements for the game have not yet been revealed. Read The Full Story

Free game from Chrysler teaches teens to drive

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

When I was younger, I always despised being forced into playing educational video games at school. They always seemed to focus more on the education, and less on the fact that they were supposed to be games. One of the worst was Mario Teaches Typing, which after 15 minutes of typing, would allow you to spend roughly 30 seconds playing something that almost resembled the original Super Mario Bros. only much easier. There's been no shortage of educational titles over the years, but this new one from Chrysler has to be one of the first to broach the subject of driving. Read The Full Story

Mindware V5 provides a shocking game experience

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

It seems as though companies are trying to fill the gap between video games and reality a lot this year. While console makers and game developers do their best to make the graphics and gameplay as real as possible, other companies are trying to deliver a different type of realism to the games by providing some sort of physical feedback. Read The Full Story

No voice chat for Mario Kart Wii

, Feb 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

You'll find that I'm stubborn about the strangest things, one of which is voice chat. I try to avoid lengthy phone conversations when I can, and only use Vent when running instances (in WoW) with guild members. I've found that voice chat with random people is easily one of the most obnoxious things in the world. Which is why I'm not upset in the least to hear that it won't be included in Mario Kart Wii. Read The Full Story

Buffalo External Drive features Quad-Interface

, Feb 27th 2008 Discuss [2]

Have you noticed the popularity of FireWire is slowly declining in PC industry? Take 1394B or FW 800 for example, you don’t see them anymore. I have a 5-year old Abit mobo with four FireWires built-in, pair of 800 and 400 each, but you barely get one with FW400 these days. Pity, I like the speed of FireWire better than USB 2.0 when it comes to external drive or card reader. But there’s one better than both, the Esata. Read The Full Story

Axiotron ModBook Review Part 2 – I’m sad to see it go…

, Feb 27th 2008 Discuss [8]

This is the final half of my review of the Axiotron ModBook, sadly I am shipping it out, back to them, tomorrow. I must first say that I have surely fallen in love with the MacBook and OS X as a result of this review as I’d never used either prior to this review.

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The World’s Fastest Vehicle tops at 340mph but costs $3 million

, Feb 27th 2008 Discuss [1]

The two-wheeled Acabion GTBO reminds me of Burt Munro with his World’s Fastest Indian motorcycle. Burt made it to 183.58 mph, a record setting for streamlined motorcycles under 1,000cc but the GTBO, designed by the former Porsche engineer Peter Maskus, is a complete different animal. Read The Full Story
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