Microsoft’s Software Lineup for 2006
“Watching Microsoft Like a Hawk,” that’s the motto for Steven Bink’s site - Bink.nu.
In keeping with this motto, Bink has compiled a very thorough list of software products that we can expect to see from Microsoft in 2006. He explains that the list is based on “facts, assumptions and wild guesses” - but last year’s [...]
Review: JVC HD-70FH96 D-ILA HDTV
I haven’t seen a lot of information about this television, but a 70″ TV with reportedly excellent 1080p picture for under $5000 is something that needs to be looked at. MSRP is $6999, but I see plenty of ads for under $5000 from reputable sellers.
Going forward, I wouldn’t consider anything less than 1080p, regardless of [...]
The Funniest Website Ever
Kevin Federline - aka Mr. Britney Spears has managed to launch his own website kevinfederline.com.
The intro for the site features Federline’s “Keep messin’ with my family and you’re through,” (a track off his debut rap album “The Truth”) playing over tabloid articles and other cheezy imagery.
The song fades to reveal that “I’m coming…2006.” He [...]
Celeron M Overclocked to 4.16GHz
An extremely talented overclocker named Crotale has pushed a Celeron M 1.4GHz processor to the absolute limit - reaching 4.16GHz. That’s a 197% overclock for those of you who are counting - and it looks like he may try for 200%.
Keep in mind that Intel’s top of the line Extreme Edition 955 clocks in at [...]
Pioneer’s Blu- Ray Player Due in Early 2006
Yesterday Pioneer Electronics announced in a press release that it will launch one of the industry’s first Blue-Ray disc drives in Q1 of 2006.
According to the article, “the new Pioneer BDR-101A will utilize shorter wavelength blue lasers in order to store up to 25 gigabytes of information on a single layer Blu-ray Disc.”
The [...]
Grand Theft Auto: London?
According to Joystiq, an “alleged” employee of Rockstar North in Glasgow Scotland revealed that the next installment of the GTA series will take place in London - circa 1997.
The anonymous tipster also claims that the game is 60% complete and that it will make it’s debut on the PS3 in Q4 of 2006.
The [...]
America’s Army Sequel
As most of you know, the original America’s Army was a free online game released by the U.S. military as a recruting tool - it was also extremely popular. Therefore, it is not surprising that a sequel will begin development in early 2006.
Here is what we know:
The game will be entitled “America’s Army: Real [...]
Wordpress 2.0 Released
For those of you running a wordpress blog, or interested in starting one up - you’ll be happy to know that the much anticipated release of Wordpress 2.0 has just gone online.
You can pick up the download here.
You may also be interested in this Problogger post entitled “10 Things you should know about [...]
Nintendo Revolution Has Gone Gold?
A number of sites today (in a number of different languages) are reporting that the Nintendo Revolution’s configuration is now complete - making it ready for mass production. That would give it at least 5 months - if the release date is in May 2006 as some have speculated, to produce enough consoles for launch. [...]
Review: Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero, a game that took nearly six years to develop and was touted as Microsoft’s “killer app” for the XBox 360 launch is finally on store shelves. But does it live up to the hype?
Reviews:
Gamespot: “Taken as a whole, Perfect Dark Zero is decidedly one of the best, fully featured Xbox 360 [...]
