Archive for April, 2008
Alienware’s revamped 17-inch mega-gaming rig finally takes flight
(Credit: Alienware)Way back in November of 2007, Alienware told us about its rebooted gaming laptop series — the 15-inch Area-51 m15x and the 17-inch Area-51 m17x. We first got our hands on the 15-inch version a month later in December, and it officially went on sale in…
AT&T to sell 3G iPhone for $199?
It seems that AT&T might be looking to form the new iPhone a little bit more affordable than the current iteration. Word on the streets is that AT&T could subsidize the new iPhone, and take up to $200 off the price of the unit. Many flocked to AT&T for the iPhone the first moment, subsidized or not. Fast forward to now, with new iPhone,…
AT&T Reported Ready To Offer 3G iPhone, Starting at $199
Fortune reports that AT&T expects to launch Apple’s new 3G iPhone either on, or very near to, the June 27 anniversary of the original handset’s 2007 launch. Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, the magazine said AT&T intends to heavily subsidize the new smartphone, giving anyone who signs up for a two-year contract a $200 redu…
AT&T Reported Ready Offer 3G iPhone, Starting at $199
Fortune reports that AT&T expects to launch Apple’s new 3G iPhone either on, or very near to, the June 27 anniversary of the original handset’s 2007 launch. Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, the magazine said AT&T intends to heavily subsidize the new smartphone, giving anyone who signs up for a two-year contract a $200 redu…
Delay in XP SP3 Will Let Microsoft Put Up Dynamics Filter
Fans of the Windows XP operating system will have to wait for the latest — and possibly last — service pack update. Microsoft said Tuesday that further release of Service Pack 3, which had been made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center the same day, was being delayed considering of a recently revealed problem.
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GTA IV Players Frustrated by Gaming Console Freezes
When you release a game that celebrates beatings, shootings, carjackings and other forms of social mayhem, it had better work properly. whether the official forums for Grand Theft Auto IV are any indication, the programmers at Take-Two and Rockstar North should avoid lingering in dark alleys for the foreseeable future.
Dozens of disappointed GTA I…
States Faulted for Privacy Breaches, Bungled documents Security
Tax forms were sent out to thousands of public in Wisconsin with their Social defense numbers on the mailing labels. A vendor hired by the state of Georgia lost a computer disk with the names and Social protection numbers of 2.9 million public. A disk with similar info disappeared in Rhode Island.
While some of the biggest and most spectacular pri…
