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New Ultimate Ears Earphones Put Music Lovers in the Zone Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:00AM IRVINE, Calif.----So you can listen to music the way it’s meant to be heard, today Logitech announced additions to its MetroFi line of Ultimate Ears by Logitech® earphones. The new MetroFi 170 and MetroFi 220 noise-isolating earphones deliver customized comfort that’s perfect for listening to music on an iPod®.
iPhone relaxes App Store standards Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:15AM What is it? App Store growing pains.
Lottery sales up despite recession Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:07AMEven with the economy reeling, the New York Lottery continues to see growth in sales, state records show.
What Apple can teach Nintendo and Sony Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:49PMNintendo and Sony can learn a thing or two from how gaming has developed on the iPhone platform, PC World’s Darren Gladstone says.
New plant reportedly to open in Arkansas Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:52PMLITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A company that makes utility vehicles will set up shop in a former video production plant in North Little Rock, creating 500 jobs in central Arkansas, a television station reported Saturday.
Why home is the new gym Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:16PM The Lycra-clad Mr Motivator, returning to television screens today, may be an unlikely saviour for those feeling the pinch of waistband and wallet, as Britons swap health clubs for home fitness.
Mini PC in your palm Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:05PMTHE recently-released N-Series Nokia N79 is one cool mobile device. It is a combination of a music player, FM radio, mobile Internet and GPS device, digital camera, office-on-the-go, and a whole lot more.
Winning was in the cards for area man Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:08AMWhile many local households have been taken over by the interactive video game phenomenon, the Wii, this holiday season, one Farmington Hills man has taken gaming to a whole new level. Michael Jacob of Farmington Hills and his teammates, Paul Cheon of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Sam Black of Madison, Wis., won the World Team Championship during the recent Magic: The Gathering World Championships ...
Europa Casino offers 3 Kings Promotion Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:18AM EuropaCasino.com is running a Three Kings celebration promotion, giving players an easy way to earn £60. (PRWeb Jan 4, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1814204.htm
Looking ahead Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:11AMLike every other industry that relies on consumers with lots of free cash to toss around, the video-game business is heading into 2009 with a sense of caution, if not quite outright dread.
List of addictions growing to include video games? Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:58PMBy STEVE SCHULWITZ News Staff Writer The Internet and video game systems are huge sources of entertainment for millions of people worldwide. People spend hours a day at home, work and school engaged in, or thinking about, their hobby of choice. For many "users" the games can consume their everyday lives and often they neglect or choose to ignore their basic responsibilities and duties.
Your Fitness Resolutions: This Tech Can Help Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 8:47PMThis gear and these sites can help you get started exercising and keep you coming back for more.
A Year Ticks Over, and Zunes Get Hiccups Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:42PMA time-related bug affected a particular version of Microsoft?s media player Zune, causing all devices to freeze for several hours.
Accusations Follow NCsoft Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:31PM On Christmas Eve, NCsoft was accused of violating a somewhat significant patent that affects almost all of its games, including City of Heroes, City of Villains, Dungeon Runners, Exteel, Guild Wars, Lineage, Lineage II, and Tabula Rasa. Worlds.com allegedly is saying that the game publisher infringed upon a patent that handles the way users interact in a virtual space. Worlds.com is stating ...
08:59 (BST), 31/12/2008 Legacy of Ys: Books I & II Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS IRVINE, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER ... Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:30PMIRVINE, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 30, 2008 - Representatives from Atlus today stood silently before assembled members of the gaming press for an estimated 30 to 40 minutes, headphones in ears, listening to the Legacy of Ys: Books I & II soundtrack.
A few gifts buck recession Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:13PMSome products still flew off the shelves, like Wii, Kindle, Uggs
Updated 12/31: Calendar Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:54PM"West Side Story" will be shown at 1 p.m. Jan. 9 at La Grange Public Library, 10 W. Cossitt Ave. This film features Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris.
Not Too Big, Not Too Small. A Projector That Is Just the Right Size. Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:48PMThe $699 Epson EX70 projector has three internal LCDs and projects 2,000 lumens at a widescreen 1,280-by-800-pixel resolution.
The Day the Microsoft Zunes Stood Still Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:28PMSure, gadgets sometimes break. But they don’t usually break all at once, all over the world. That is apparently what happened to a particular model of the Zune, the portable media player that is Microsoft’s answer to the Apple iPod.
Two Arrested in Gaming House Bust Thanks to Tipsters Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:16PM
Ambrosia updates EV NOVA to Universal Binary Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:57PMAmbrosia Software has added universal binary support to its Escape Velocity Nova 1.1.0 update, along with several bug fixes and feature improvements. The space-based strategy shooter game also now supports MacBook and MacBook Air systems with Intel GMA X3100 video cards. The game is the third in the Escape Velocity series featuring warring galactic factions pitted against one another. The ...
Two women accused of managing illegal gambling house Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:57PMTwo women were arrested Monday after Columbia police seized nine video poker machines and more than $3,000 cash from house on Dart Street, a police news release said. Suprise M. Pickney, 54, and Miriam C. Canada, 52, are each charged with keeping a gaming house, police spokesman Brick Lewis said. Both worked as managers of the house, Lewis said. The investigation is ongoing, Lewis said. - Lee ...
Predicting the Top Gaming Stories of 2009 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:36PMIn this video feature, Wired editors predict the trends and stories that will shape the videogame business in 2009.
2009 New Years Eve events guide Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:31PMRinging in the new year can take many forms of frivolity.
NewBaby to Launch Wii Fit Mommies Section Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:21PMNewBaby.com, an upstart video-blogging Web site geared for new and expectant mothers, has announced a content partnership with a grassroots community of women who use Nintendo’s popular game Wii Fit as a weight-loss tool.
Canadian threat to Mersey video game jobs Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:34AMTHE long-term future of Merseyside’s highly skilled and thriving video games industry is under threat unless tax breaks are introduced to stop jobs going to Canada, it was warned last night.
Microsoft seeks to introduce pay-as-you go computing Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:09AMMicrosoft Corp. last week applied for a patent that spells out a "pay as you go" concept under which users would be charged for both the software they run and the computing horsepower they use.
Students Learn Engineering, Science, and Math Without Leaving the Fun of Video Games Behind Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:20AM Time Engineers video game teaches engineering, science, and math without leaving the fun of gaming behind. Students travel in a cool time machine to three different time periods and encounter typical engineering problems to be solved in order to build pyramids, irrigate farm land, command a WWII submarine, raise and lower medieval drawbridges, and more. (PRWeb Dec 31, 2008) Read the full ...
State reports lower growth rate from gambling tax collections Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:17AMState tax collections from video gambling machines rose by 6.8 percent in fiscal year 2007, but dropped to a 4.4 percent growth rate in fiscal year 2008, possibly reflecting the national economic downturn and higher fuel prices then, state gambling regulators said Monday.
Man sought in two robberies of separate gaming stores Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:27PMThe robber hit the stores in a span of about 30 minutes Satuday night on the Far West Side.
Cyber café users Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 12:53PMMr Diptarup Chakraborti, Principal Research Analyst, Gartner, said while Net penetration continued to rise in the country, the number of users accessing the Net from cyber cafes (in urban areas) tended to slip in the last couple of months.
Community Calendar Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 10:44AMThings to do in Greater Cincinnati
Frugal festivities Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:41AMNo need to spend a fortune on a swanky dinner, admission to an upscale club, a baby sitter or a big blowout bash this Dec. 31.
The Comics Are Feeling the Pain of Print Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:13AMMany wonder whether daily comics can make a jump to mass electronic distribution or whether they will be tossed aside like yesterdays news.
Heroes and villains of 2008 Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 4:17AMThe year brought us many heroes and provided plenty of villains. But no villain in 2008 was worse than the Lane Bryant killer.
More than just a game Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 3:37AMPlayful learning emphasises experimentation, exploration, trial and error, imagination, role-play and simulation of expertise. Every year, reviews of computer game sales for the festive season confirm their dominance in the entertainment market.
At This Casino, Only the Slots Can Light Up Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 7:07AMOpponents of smoking hope the Fernley Nugget, Nevada?s first casino built with a smoking ban in mind, succeeds.
At This Casino, Only the Slots Can Light Up Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 5:43AMOpponents of smoking hope the Fernley Nugget, Nevadas first casino built with a smoking ban in mind, succeeds.
Facebook Generation Learning Social, Technical Skills Online Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 4:19AMWorried about the amount of time today’s kids spend texting, chatting, blogging, gaming and Facebook-ing? Don’t.
Black Friday-type deals lure shoppers Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 3:06AMChuck Bye often comes to the mall on the day after Christmas, but this year, he noticed something different: Sales. Lots of them. Offering discounts steeper than in the past.
Economic woes hit holidays Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 2:03AMShoppers flooded Wal-Mart, Five Points Mall and other Grant County retail locations Friday to exchange gifts, spend gift cards and search for bargains that experts claimed might be the best in years.
Sequels keep video games buzzing in 08 Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 3:09PMDespite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note.
Canadians stampede stores for best deals Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 2:49PMBargain-hunters descended by the thousands on malls and stores around the country Friday -- some having camped out overnight in sub-zero temperatures -- all to take advantage of some of the best shopping deals of the year.
Study: Facebook generation learning skills Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 1:00PM TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Some parents worry children waste time online, texting or playing video games but a U.S. researcher found these activities provide social skills and learning.
New Stoney’s to open in Summerlin Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:56AMResidents in the northwest Las Vegas Valley soon will have a place close to home to don cowboy hats, kick up their boots to country music and maybe even ride a mechanical bull.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-25 12:15 Gameworld: Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:33AMBy John Gaudiosi
Library hosts events Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:33AMThe Norwood Young America Library will welcome the Raptor Center to the Roy Clay Community Center on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 10 a.m. All ages are welcome to see live falcons, hawks and a bald eagle in an entertaining and informative program. The Friends of the Library are sponsoring the event.
Gameworld: Sequels keep video games buzzing in 2008 Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:31AMRALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters Life!) - Despite the sluggish global economy, video game sales remained recession-proof in 2008 as game sequels were snapped up by fans and music games struck the right note.
Gaming provides best bang for entertainment buck Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 6:27AMIn hard economic times, Canadian are looking closely at the bottom line, especially when it comes to spending in the non-essentials, such as entertainment. So, where will you get the best bang for your entertainment buck? The answer might surprise you.