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PS3 Getting Black Ops Double XP Weekend, PC Escalation Gets Release Date

Treyarch Welcoming Back PS3 Gamers By Offering Double XP Weekend, PC Version Of Escalation DLC Releasing On June 2
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

So, after nearly a month, you’re finally able to play games over the PlayStation Network once again (unless you live in Japan). Treyarch wants to welcome you back to your favorite drug – playing Call of Duty: Black Ops’ multiplayer – by offering up a double XP weekend that’s exclusive [...]

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Sprint HTC EVO 3D Release Date Said to be June 4, Roughly

New Leak Suggests HTC EVO 3D “Rough Launch Date” Is June 4 for Sprint
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

The other day we were talking about the potential arrival of the HTC EVO 3D in the UK starting with July 11, although, at that time, we were still unaware of an actual U.S. release date for Sprint’s upcoming Android flagship phone.

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Peter Molyneux Ranks First In Industry 'Heroes' Developer Poll

Game Developers Rank Peter Molyneux As Their Gaming 'Hero', Shigeru Miyamoto & Jonathan Blow Highly-Ranked As Well
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

I’m no game developer, but when a group of them is asked who their personal industry hero is, I don’t think I’d expect the most common answer to be Peter Molyneux. Yet, that’s where the father the God game finds himself in a new survey of 9,000 game developers conducted [...]

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HP TouchPad 32GB Priced at $599 with Walmart, Release Date Unknown

First webOS HP Tablet Launching Soon; Walmart to Sell 32GB Model for $599
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

Best Buy will sell the HTC Flyer later this week but Walmart is getting ready for something a little more interesting, the first webOS tablet in the world, HP’s TouchPad. The tablet has been made official a few days before MWC 2011, where we did get a hands-on preview of [...]

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Wi-Fi HTC Flyer Best Buy Release Date Is Sunday, May 22

Best Buy Announced Exclusive Availability of the HTC Flyer Wi-Fi Starting With May 22
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

HTC’s first Android tablet is already selling in some parts of the world, but not in the USA. Luckily for all U.S. Android fans that would like to own a 7-inch new Android tablet, but one that isn’t running Honeycomb yet Best Buy is coming to the rescue as the [...]

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Intel VP Says No Chance Of Apple Using ARM Processors In MacBook Laptops

Intel's Tom Kilroy Says That Apple Is Deeply Involved With Intel, Says They Even Influence Intel's Product Roadmap, No Apple A5 Processor Coming To MacBook Laptops
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

There had been some speculation that Apple would be moving to ARM-based processors for their MacBook series of laptops. The speculated was grounded in the fact that Apple has been designing their own ARM processors, the Apple A4 and A5, which are being manufactured by Samsung. But, Intel, who held [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc & Xperia Play Gingerbread Update Coming Next Week?

Sony Ericsson to Release Android 2.3.4 for the Xperia Arc & Play in the Very Near Future; Clear Roll Out Not Available Yet]
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

Remember how annoyed Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 customers were as they were not getting timely Android updates for their beloved smartphone? Well it certainly seems like Sony Ericsson has learned a lesson or two from the past as two of its latest smartphones, the Xperia Arc and the Xperia Play [...]

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HP Pre 3 Release Date Spoiled By Amazon.de?

Amazon Germany Lists HP Pre 3 For Pre-Order, Claims Phone Is Coming Out June 30th, Do We Have A Release Date For The 1.4Ghz webOS Monster?
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

There’s been a lot of anticipation from the webOS fans about when the HP Palm 3, the most powerful webOS device yet, would be released by HP. Last we heard, the device was only coming “in the summer”, but it could be coming sooner rather than later as Amazon.de (Amazon [...]

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Apple Mac Defender Malware a Serious Issue?

Apple Tells Customer Service Not to Help Mac Customers With Malware, The Nile Is Just a River in Egypt
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

One of the selling points of Mac laptops or desktops is the OS, its stability and its virus-free status. But it looks like the Macs aren’t that secure as a recent case of malware is spreading pretty fast among Mac owners. What is Apple doing about that? Well it apparently [...]

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 To Be Unveiled May 23rd

Activision Facebook Page Says That Call Of Duty MW3 To Get Premiere During NBA Playoff Basketball Game On ESPN
By on Thursday, 19. May 2011

Last week Friday, details about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 were leaked out to the public by gaming blog Kotaku. Since then, Activision has confirmed that some of the leaked information was real, and some was inaccurate. And, the publisher responded by releasing some teaser trailers for the game. [...]

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