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[url=http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/xbox-360-retail-bully-134320.php]Gizmodo[/url] is reporting that Microsoft plans to limit the number of Xbox 360s available to retailers on launch day to ensure the consoles will sell out, creating a buzz around the console. Add comment
An update for the popular CD/DVD authoring software Nero 7 Premium has been made available for download. Add comment
[url=http://www.sgi.com/company_info/newsroom/press_releases/2005/november/nyse.html]SGI[/url] have a press release on their website announcing that they will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange. Add comment
There are rumors of a new 512MB (Ultra???) version of the GeForce 7800GTX over at The Inquirer..... Add comment
Wikipedia, the open-source online encyclopedia, may soon have a print version, in the form of printed Wikipedia entries available in developing nations. Add comment
[url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/28/anti-spyware_defs/]The Register[/url] reports that the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), an alliance of software companies, security firms and consumer groups, finalized its definitions of spyware on Thursday. Add comment
[url=http://news.com.com/Blue+GeneL+tops+its+own+supercomputer+record/2100-1006_3-5918025.html?part=rss&tag=5918025&subj=news]Cnet[/url] reports that IBM's Blue Gene/L has once again topped its own teraflop record. Add comment
Microsoft has threatened to remove its Windows operating system from the market in South Korea if the country's antitrust agency orders removal of the messaging software and Media Player from the mix. Add comment
AP reports that Mars will be unusually close to earth this weekend, a perfect time for planet-watching. Add comment
Hot on the heels of a spam campaign punting Tamiflu, the drug believed most effective at protecting humans from the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, comes a piece of malware designed to tap into topical concerns about the disease. Add comment
A new version of the popular IM client MSN Messenger has been made available for download. Add comment
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4382112.stm]BBC News[/url] is running a story about Microsoft's intention to beat Google in the search engine game. Add comment
Sid Meier's [url=http://www.civ4.com]Civilization IV[/url] is now available for PC. Add comment
[url=http://pcsintel.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1100]PCSintel[/url] has a story with details on Sprint's plan to roll out WiMax across America. Add comment
[url=http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEFpFlZApktdrRCUeP.php]Xbox-scene[/url] has some new details on the security measures that will be implemented in the upcoming Xbox 360 video game console. Add comment
[url=http://www.theregister.com/2005/10/26/419_cyber-cafe_rumpus/]The Register[/url] is reporting on a Nigerian cyber cafe owner who was recently arrested for attempting to ban a 419 scammer from operating on his premises. Add comment
[url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/intel_p4_vt_launch/]The Register[/url] reports that Intel will ship its new Pentium 4 CPU equipped with Virtualisation Technology on November 13th 2005. Add comment
The US State Department has decided upon standards for RFID passports, which will be mandatory by October 2006. Add comment
[url=http://ca.us.biz.yahoo.com/ccn/051026/200510260293452001.html?.v=2]Yahoo! Finance[/url] is reporting that a team of Finnish overclockers has successfully overclocked a Radeon X1800 XT to speeds upwards of 1 GHz. Add comment
A Hong Kong man has been convicted of movie internet piracy in what is believed to be the first case involving BitTorrent file-sharing software. Add comment
A Swedish court on Tuesday handed down the country's first Internet piracy conviction, fining a man 16,000 kronor ($2,000) for using a file-sharing network to distribute a movie online. Add comment
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