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20th November 2007 Archive

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  • Warner puts 'Glu-ray' disc on hold - again

    Blu-ray/HD DVD combo's time is past

    Warner Home Entertainment has once again admitted that its Total HD multi-format next-gen optical disc initiative is "on hold". Actually, the thing's positively moribund, we'd suggest, having been made irrelevant by the unwillingness of the rest of the content business to back it. Warner launched Total HD back in January, …

    HD 20 Nov 2007, 11:15

  • Sony posts PS3 update - two weeks after the last one

    Instability issues adjusted

    Hardly two weeks have passed since Sony released the PS3’s version 2.0 firmware update. However, the electronics giant has now released version 2.01, focusing this time on fixing instability issues. The update promises to improve stability issues associated with PS3 software, such as crashing or freezing during gameplay. It …

    Consoles 20 Nov 2007, 11:32

  • Arnie's back - in videogame format

    Hasta la Vista, politics

    He said he’d be back, and he meant it. The company that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise has confirmed that a Terminator video game is being developed. A representative from rights owner Halcyon Corporation (which sounds equally like a Skynet rival to us) has been quoted by several online sources as saying that it “ …

    Consoles 20 Nov 2007, 11:47

  • Show your faith in USB Flash drives

    We can't see Brando's wooden cross USB Flash drive appealing to death metallers - too acoustic, not electric enough - which leaves Christians as the only cross-wearing community likely to be keen on this simple item. Packs vobiscum It certainly has a certain cardy-wearing, guitar-strumming, Rowan Williams quality - but who …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 20 Nov 2007, 12:33

  • Nintendo takes shine to golden DS Lite

    Metallic pink version too

    Nintendo has unveiled a pair of DS Lite bundle packs, just in time for the Christmas rush. No doubt Nintendo’s aiming each bundle pack at some specific gamer groups, given the choice of either a golden handheld or a more feminine metallic pink version. The pink one? The gold-coloured console comes with a copy of The Legend …

    Consoles 20 Nov 2007, 12:45

  • Sony Ericsson ‘invents’ drag-and-drop for handhelds

    'Point and flick' file transfer

    Sony Ericsson has applied for a patent that, if granted, would give it ownership of a data-transfer method for portable devices which allows users to send files from one device to another with the flick of a finger. Lisa selects a file on-screen and flicks it to Simon Recently released documents describe how data, such as …

    Phones 20 Nov 2007, 14:26

  • Nokia 6110 Navigator GPS phone

    Review Gets you from A to B without going via L, O, S or T

    Nokia has decided satellite navigation is where it’s at. The Finnish phone giant released its first GPS-enabled mobiles this year, and is promising a whole heap more for 2008. And its multi-billion dollar purchase of map supplier Navteq leaves no doubt how seriously Nokia is taking sat nav. The pertinently-monikered 6110 …

    Phones 20 Nov 2007, 14:28

  • US FCC gets to play with PS3's DualShock 3 controller

    Ready to rumble

    Sony has received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to release what is almost certainly the updated, rumble-added PS3 controller, the DualShock 3. Sony's DualShock 3 label ...and where it could appear Unfortunately, most of the document’s details are cloaked by a confidentiality clause. However, …

    Consoles 20 Nov 2007, 15:31

  • Wii-like motion-control games to come to the PS2

    Next-gen gamplay, old console

    A UK-based video games company is taking advantage of Nintendo’s ongoing Wii shortage, and launching its own range of PS2 motion-controlled video games. RealPlay's swinging golf title Developed by In2Games, the RealPlay range includes several Wii-esque titles, such as pool and golf. Each game copy ships with the required …

    Consoles 20 Nov 2007, 15:45

  • Atari may hit reset button again

    'Substantial doubt' about ability to remain afloat

    Atari is in financial trouble again — or more accurately, the company that spun the Atari brand from the company that bought Atari from the company that merged with the owner of Atari who bought Atari from a split of the original Atari is hurting. Approximately 23 years of steadfast brand necromancy has kept the Atari name …

    Consoles 20 Nov 2007, 20:28