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The brand new Windows 7 operating system (OS) is set to deliver “better battery life and quicker boot times,” according to Microsoft and Intel.
The statement was made during a press conference in San Fransisco, where engineers gave the new OS a stringent test.
Microsoft will be expecting Windows 7 to avoid the negative exposure generated through [...]

Everywhere you look right now you see green this, green that. It’s on the tip of everyone who loves a debate’s tongue, and is debated at al levels of society and industry. The one place that’s escaped the notion of green computing is something that pretty much every home has these days – games consoles.

A Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) is where players assume the role of a fictional character and take control over many of that character’s actions.

In the long running battle over video game classification, Paul Jackson, director general of the European Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), has slammed the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), claiming it is not fit for purpose when it comes to game classifications.

Nintendo’s revolutionary Wii console could face a US sales ban, after an American manufacturer has claimed that four of its patents for on-screen navigation and control technology have been infringed by the famous Japanese company.

Sony is to launch the new version of its handheld console, the PSP-3000, in October this year in Japan the company announced yesterday.

The new handheld features a new high contrast LCD screen, a built in microphone, boasts improved graphics and offers 4GB of memory - twice as much as previous models. The device will [...]

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Nintendo unveiled a load of new accessories for its Wii console at the E3 Media and Business Summit yesterday, including new a sensitivity add-on for the Wii-mote controller, a heap of new games and voice communication over the internet.
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“They really have pushed the technology differentiation forward relative to what their competitors are offering. At the [...]

Yesterday two major providers released their latest Graphic Processing Unit?s (GPUs); Nvidia?s GeForce GTX 200 line and AMD?s FireStream 9250.

Fun spoiler?s Greenpeace have taken umbrage with game console makers for using hazardous materials in their devices.

In a report released on Tuesday titled ?Playing Dirty?, the organisation indicated that Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony had moved away from or limited their use of toxic compounds in certain materials in the consoles.

However, the group believes that the [...]

According to findings from Jon Peddie Research, nearly 66 percent of PCs sold in 2007 include only the bare minimum of functionality which means these systems cannot provide a satisfactory gaming experience.
Chip designers Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have unveiled a new plan dubbed ?Game?, which will have an impact on the gaming industry. Jon Peddie [...]