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Entries from December 2007

Nintendo Wii Wins 2007 Customers’ Choice Award, Despite Shortage In Lead Up To Christmas

December 28th, 2007 · No Comments

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The Nintendo Wii was judged the most popular of the big three consoles in 2007, despite extreme shortages of the console in the lead-up to Christmas, according to reviews from genuine purchasers collated by independent review publishers, Reevoo.
The Wii [...]

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Tags: Press Releases

Movie Trailer Bulletin - Forbidden Kingdom! (Jet Li/Jackie Chan)

December 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Check out the trailer for the upcoming Jet Li/Jackie Chan movie “The Forbidden Kingdom”. 
Plot Outline 
“The Forbidden Kingdom” is a loose adaptation of classic Chinese tale “The Monkey King,” which sees an American teenager transported back to ancient China, where he learns about honor, loyalty and friendship, and the true meaning of Kung Fu. 
The $70 million [...]

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Tags: Movies

Merry Xmas from Microsoft - XP SP3 RC1 is available for public download!

December 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Microsoft has given us an early Christmas present by making the release candidate of XP SP3 available on its download site. 
The software giants have been trialling an invitation-only beta since October, but the release candidate represents the first time the Service Pack had been made widely available to the public. Despite that, Microsoft was keen [...]

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Tags: Hardware & Software · Windows

Tekken Movie Starts Filming In Feb and Gets a Sypnosis!

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Production on the iron-fisted flick is slated to begin on 4 February. Crystal Sky Pictures is providing the cash to turn Alan McElroy’s
script into what Little describes as a “martial arts spectacular”. 
 

“The film plays out as a science fiction story set in the near future, about a rebel who rises up against the Tekken Corp. [...]

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Tags: Gaming · Movies

Teens face 48 years in prison after killing 7-year old girl by immitating Mortal Kombat moves!!

December 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Jamestown, Colorado - two teens have been charged with killing a 7-year-old girl by beating her with imitations of moves from the Mortal Kombat video games, prosecutors said Wednesday. 
Lamar Roberts, 17, and Heather Trujillo, 16, were charged as adults on one count each of felony child abuse causing death, according to court documents obtained be [...]

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Tags: Gaming · News

Movie Trailer Bulletin - Forgetting Sarah Marshall

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

The man behind some great comedies like “40 Year Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Superbad” and “Walk Hard” is set to bring up some more laughs with his latest movie, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” 
Plot Outline 
Jude Apatow’s new movie revolves around a heartbroken Peter (Jason Segel), who heads to Hawaii for a little vacation in order to forget [...]

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Tags: Movies

Dragons Den iTeddy Invention Seals a World Wide Deal!

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Bolton - the hometown of Vernon Kay, Peter Kay, Sara Cox, Amir Khan, and Imran Hakim. Never heard of the last one? Well, he’s the inventor of the iTeddy - first seen on Dragon’s Den and now set for world domination it seems. 
Imran Hakim’s iTeddy has gone a step further, securing a deal with leading [...]

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Tags: Gadgets · News

Terminator 4 spoilers are here!

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Initially, most “T” fans (including me) thought “T4″ aka “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins” was going to bomb big time at the box office. BUT then came a glimmer of hope - Christian Bale was casted as John Connor! 

Maintaining the positive buzz, a few more details have surfaced and most (including me) are looking [...]

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Tags: Movies

Nokia unveils a new gadget - Digital Pen!

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Instead of wowing us with a new mobile phone, Nokia hopes to catch out impress us with their new gizmo, the SU-27W Digital pen. 
 
It records written data and pictures from the digital Note Book and stores in the built-in 1.3MB memory, telephone directory via USB or Bluetooth transfer, and compatible with Nokia N73 (SoftBank [...]

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Tags: Gadgets

Game Trailer Bulletin - The Orange Box - PS3 Vs. X360!

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

The five-games-in-one Orange Box goes head to head with itself in this next-gen console comparison. 
To get that extra bit critical, watch this in HD here 

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Tags: Gaming

Game Trailer Bulletin - Duke Nukem is BACK!!

December 20th, 2007 · No Comments

It’s been over a decade, but the Duke is back and he’s back in Duke Nukem Forever: 
 
Be sure to check this out in crystal clear HD here

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Tags: Gaming

New Jackass Movie is Online and Can Be Viewed For FREE!!

December 20th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The new Jackass movie, Jackass 2.5, can now be viewed for free online! 
For the first time a studio feature film presently streams in its entirety on Blockbuster.JackassWorld.com. According to the site, you will need Microsoft Silverlight (Microsofts alternative to Adobe Flash Player) and after registration just press play! 
The release kicks off a new joint venture [...]

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Tags: Movies · Web

European employees can add Apple iPhone to their holiday wish-lists with a clear business purpose

December 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Avaya adds business functionality to Apple iPhone
[London, UK]  – In time for the start of the festive season, Avaya will find a place on holiday wish-lists by transforming the Apple iPhone into a fully-fledged business tool.  Avaya’s one-X™ Mobile client software, expected to be available in Europe in the first quarter of 2008, will enable [...]

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Tags: Press Releases

As Digital Photo Frame Sales Soar, Is This The Beginning Of The End For The Saucy Seaside Postcard?

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

- Sales of digital photo frames up a colossal 900% year on year
- Digital photo frames now selling at the rate of 10 a minute at PC World and volumes are doubling weekly
The traditional postcard, the favoured means of communicating with relatives and friends while away on holiday, may be at risk as a result [...]

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Sanyo announces new earphone microphone that kills noisy backgrounds!

December 19th, 2007 · No Comments

SANYO has announced their latest gizmo, the NS-ELEX: 
 
The industry first earphone microphone will likely be a big hit in the niche of the market it is targeting - people who need to communicate with each other in really loud surroundings. It could prove extremely useful to people on construction sites, law enforcement, reporters in crowded [...]

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Tags: Gadgets · Mobile