Rumor Control: Microsoft didn’t admit anything
Yesterday, an Australian business site reported on Microsoft’s warranty extension story and conference call (about 4 days after it happened; see our report here). Okay, so they were a bit late. What is a site to do when they report on a story so late? Make something up! As you know, the story is [...]
Rumor Control: 60GB PS3 is going nowhere - at the moment
Yesterday there was a report that someone at Sony (with the fancy title of PRESIDENT no less) said that the 60GB PS3 was no longer being produced, and as soon as the current stock sold out, they would go back to selling a single SKU (presumably, the crippled 80GB version). He said that they [...]
Dell’s entry level Vista and Linux Desktops price comparison
In the past year Dell has responded to a large amount of consumers interested in a Linux desktop. Much of the nerd world has been dreaming of the “Year of the Linux Desktop” when Linux takes over and the evil giant Microsoft falls.
The Inspiron 530 is Dell’s current entry level desktop. I configured [...]
Games for Windows LIVE - confirmed for Windows XP
Most people put 2-and-2 together when they heard that Gears of War will definitely run on Windows XP, and figured that Games for Windows LIVE for XP would be forthcoming as well.
For the doubters, VE3D has the word direct from Microsoft that XP support is indeed coming.
Games for Windows - LIVE is the Windows [...]
Last Chance to Sign Up for Lansomnia 3
Just a reminder, today is the last day to pre-reg for Lansomnia 3, our 3rd Awesome lanparty thats happening this weekend in Saint John, NB.
After Midnight on Wednesday July 11th, everyone who has not pre-paid, either online or in person will be marked to Pay at the Door and Event Registration will be taken [...]
Unreal 3 PS3 Exclusive - for a while; New PSP kinda sucks
I passed out before Sony held their press conference (since it was 3am for me) but looking at the conference now, it looks like I missed one of the better ones of the Big Three.
First, they showed off the new PSP. The verdict? It looks pretty much exactly the same as the old one. [...]
Wii news: Mario Kart, Mario Galaxy street dates - WII FIT ANNOUNCED
It’s about 1am here in Hong Kong, and I am dead tired after a long, hot day. But watching these E3 press conferences streamed online sure beats flying all the way to LA to do it!
Nintendo’s press conference is taking place right now, and the first 20 minutes going over the same sales stats [...]
