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Friday, 03 April 2009 09:07

Interview: Phillippe Boulle, Dawn of War II designer

Dawn of War II has been topping sales charts around the world, both fans of the original video game as well as Warhammer 40K table-top gamers lapping up the new challenge.  iTWire spoke to Phillippe Boulle, Senior Game Designer from Relic, Vancouver about the thinking that went into this blockbuster.

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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 14:11

3 turns mobiles into hotspots with new Wi-Fi application

3 Mobile has today launched a new WiFi application that turns its customers’ mobile phones into mobile wireless hotspots.
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Thursday, 12 March 2009 08:42

Conficker getting bigger and meaner but BitDefender's free disinfection tool is here to help!

BitDefender is offering a free tool for consumers that will disinfect all versions of Downadup – or  the Conficker worm as it’s commonly known – which the security firm says has swept across the globe infecting 15 million computers worldwide.
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Tuesday, 10 March 2009 06:12

Apple netbook to touch our lives?

Yet more rumours abound about an upcoming Apple netbook, this time spurred on by reports in the Chinese language press out of Taiwan. Is it possible that Apple has caved to market demand despite its stated opposition to releasing a cheap netbook product?

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Monday, 09 March 2009 09:09

The Linux killer 10 inch netbook

The release of the very nice Asus Eee PC 1000HE signals a turning point in the sub-notebook market and it's one that Linux desktop advocates will not like. It looks like the 10 inch netbook has hit the sweet spot for consumers and that sweet spot includes Windows but not Linux.

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Saturday, 07 March 2009 15:59

A Kevin37, an Asus 1000HE, rent or food?

These days $900 is not exactly a fortune but it does come in handy if you want to buy cheap technology or enough food to keep your family's bellies full. Here in Australia, many families are about to receive another Government handout of AUD$900. What can they buy that will benefit them most?

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Friday, 06 March 2009 05:54

Netbooks and recession drive collapse in PC average selling prices

There’s been a dramatic collapse in average selling prices (ASP) for PCs around the world with vendors under enormous pressure as they are hit by a rapid decline in revenues and the effects of the global economic tsunami.

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Wednesday, 04 March 2009 08:24

Empire: Total War hits the high seas

Empire: Total War pins much on its ability to recreate epic sea battles.  Today is the launching of its maiden voyage.
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Wednesday, 04 March 2009 06:31

Why consumers will still buy Macs during the recession

As numerous analysts have pointed out, desktop computers are on the way out, yet here we are in the middle of a - dare I say it - depression and Apple has just released a new range of premium priced desktop Macs. Some people might say Apple are mad to bring out new desktops at this time, but they would be mad if they didn't.

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Wednesday, 04 March 2009 02:19

Australians cut wires to PCs and go mobile

A new report has confirmed that PC users in Australia are ditching their desktops and fixed line Internet connections while turning to notebooks and wireless technology. The report shows that the percentage of homes owning notebooks is fast approaching that of desktops and that broadband usage has reached saturation point.

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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 08:52

Gartner predicts horror 2009 for PC industry, worst decline ever

IT analyst group Gartner has officially said what we've all known and feared since the last quarter of 2008 - the PC industry is going to suffer its worst decline on record this year. Not even the burgeoning netbooks market can save the market from a decline that will make the dot com and post Y2K busts seem like booms.

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Tuesday, 03 March 2009 03:12

Real Time Strategy on the console - can it be done?

So here I am playing through Halo Wars on the Xbox 360 and Dawn of War II on PC.  Games not dissimilar in theme, but different in how they play.  Many said a first person shooter could not be done without the accuracy of keyboard and mouse, but can real time strategy also find comfort on a console platform?

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Friday, 13 February 2009 05:27

Nintendo dominate the top ten sales chart

Like much of the world, the Nintendo band wagon is rolling strong in Australia, official sales charts for the week ending 8th of February show Nintendo branded platforms ruling the top ten roost.
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Thursday, 12 February 2009 06:09

PC processor market to continue free fall in 2009

The global PC microprocessor market was devastated in the last quarter of 2008 and looks set to continue its precipitous drop in 2009, according to a new report. What has been described as the worst decline on record could have been even worse if it had not been for the emergence of the netbooks.

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Thursday, 12 February 2009 03:39

Can The Creative Assembly give us a playable console RTS?

There is a storm on the horizon, and this one is controlled by The Creative Assembly, developers in good standing with fans of Real Time Strategy games.  The makers of the Total War series are set to launch a new game entitled Stormrise, for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.  To give console players a fighting chance, they are trying out a new control mechanism known as Whip Select.
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Sunday, 08 February 2009 06:09

Best video games of all time

Having played so many, over a long period of time, I got thinking about features that make the most memorable titles in interactive entertainment history.  Weekend ramblings and memory mining.
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Monday, 02 February 2009 05:47

Need For Speed franchise not slowing down

Since 1994 we have been feeding our need for speed with car racing games that give us a chance to ride in supercars and flaunt road rules.  Well the Need For Speed franchise shows no sign of slowing down, with EA announcing three new directions for the game including a new open online world of racing.

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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 06:12

Dawn of War II multiplayer beta Q&A

Warhammer 40K fans will be currently sitting in a pool of their own saliva as they await the imminent arrival of Dawn of War II.  But those that can get themselves out of the stupor will take part in the multiplayer beta of the game about to be launched.  Herein producer Mark Noseworthy from Relic, answers some questions about Dawn of War II beta and recent gold release announcement.

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Thursday, 15 January 2009 11:31

Fourth Quarter of 2008 saw PC sales grind to halt worldwide, US crashes

The economic crisis has hit the worldwide PC industry hard in the fourth quarter of 2008, causing it to suffer its worst growth rate since 2002. The normally high growth market of Asia has seen its worst result on record, while the US PC market nose dived in the final quarter of the year, according to a new report.

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Thursday, 15 January 2009 09:20

New Dawn of War II video lands in a drop pod

Relic and THQ have given us a further glimpse into the game-play of the upcoming Dawn of War II Real  Time Strategy game.  Click on in to witness Space Marines doing battle with Orks.
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