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Windows XP Installs Are Done On New PCs

Microsoft Bans Windows XP Preloads On New PC, Windows 7 Is Waiting In The Wings
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

Microsoft is taking further steps to try and kill off the (large) number of enterprise customers who keep using Windows XP, and (for whatever reason) aren’t upgrading their PCs to newer pastures. Has of October 22nd, Microsoft axed the ability for manufacturers to include Windows XP Home on netbooks, the [...]

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Kingdom Under Fire II Delayed on Xbox 360 Due to Xbox Live Policies

Strict Xbox Live Policies Cause Kingdom Under Fire II to be Delayed for 360 Until Holiday 2011
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

Fans have been waiting for a true Kingdom Under Fire game on the Xbox 360 for a while now (Circle of Doom doesn’t count), and it appears they may have to wait a bit longer. Originally slated for a release this year, Kingdom Under Fire II has now been delayed [...]

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Microsoft's Kinect Is Core Part of Xbox 360 Strategy, Like Xbox Live

Kinect Part Of Microsoft Core Xbox 360 Plan As Much As Xbox Live
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

We could literally just quote Phil Spencer  for this entire article. It’s his interview, so that should make sense, but there’s an ungodly amount of juicy quotes here even for the average game industry exec interview. We could dress it up, go the Michael Pachter route and say something like [...]

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White iPhone 4 Delayed to Spring 2011; Did Steve Jobs Lie?

Apple Announces White iPhone 4 Won’t be Available This Christmas, Maybe It’ll Come Next Year Unless Canceled for Good
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

Earlier today we saw that the white iPhone 4 made it into Apple’s next version of its Apple Store application and we all assumed the phone will indeed arrive in stores by Christmas, just as Apple’s own Steve Jobs said, in a previous email, earlier this year.

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Vodafone UK Now Offering Nokia N8, HTC Desire HD

English Mobile Carrier Now Offering Giant-Sized Android Phone And New Flagship Symbian Phone For Their Customers
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

If you live in the United Kingdom and are a customer of Vodafone (or are willing to switch to Vodafone), great news for you. The carrier is now carrying the Nokia N8 and HTC Desire HD smartphones. As many readers are surely aware, the Nokia N8 is the newest Symbian [...]

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Google Nexus Two Coming in Europe by Christmas

Despite Saying Otherwise Google Apparently Interested in Launching Own Next-Gen Smartphone, the Google Nexus Two
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

Well this is interesting, Google is apparently in the business of launching a new Google Nexus Android handset, the Google Nexus Two, despite saying that the Google Nexus One was a one time thing, Google is now going to come out with a new Android handset right in time for [...]

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New Jersey Schools To Incorporate Solar Power In Buildings

New Law Requires New Jersey Schools To Incorporate Solar Power In New Infrastructure
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

The state legislature of New Jersey is currently reviewing A1084, which will make installation of solar panels in new public school buildings mandatory in order for the schools to receive funding for construction of new facilities.

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HTC (Droid) Incredible HD (EVO 4G / Desire HD) Froyo Handset Coming to Verizon on November 23?

HTC & Verizon Now Rumored to Launch the Incredible HD Android Froyo Smartphone on November 23
Filed by on Wednesday, 27. October 2010

Verizon is rumored again, just like earlier this summer, to launch a new hot Android handset, the Incredible HD or Droid Incredible HD. Current reports say its name is the HTC Incredible HD, which could indicate the fact that we could be looking at the next, Bing-ed Android device.

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Super Mario 25th Anniversary Celebrated On Australian Tram

Melbourne Proves Its Awesome, Debuts Colorful Super Mario Anniversary Trams For All To Enjoy
Filed by on Tuesday, 26. October 2010

This year is the 25th Anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. Nintendo has been marking the occasional by selling limited edition Anniversary-branded Wiis and DSi’s in Japan, Europe and the United States. But, Australia may be getting the best gift of all. Some trams in the city of Melbourne are getting made up in [...]

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Barnes & Noble Nook Color / NOOKcolor Specs, Features, Pricing Details & Release Date Revealed

Barnes & Noble Announces the Nook Color / NOOKcolor eBook Reader; Should the Kindle Be Afraid, Very Afraid?
Filed by on Tuesday, 26. October 2010

Just as expected Barnes & Noble has announced the Nook Color eBook reader in New York today, the successor of the original Nook launched a year ago and a device ready to compete both with the iPad and the Kindle although it’s the second one that’s probably going to feel [...]

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