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China bans Football Manager 2005
The Ministry of Culture of China has banned SEGA’s Football Manager 2005. The reason being Tibet, the Taipei region of Taiwan and the Hong Kong Macau region are included in the game as separate countries, which is against Chinese law. They say it can pose harm to the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Though the […]
CHIP India’s website has been hacked
A regular visit to the CHIP India’s website and to my surprise it has been hacked by a hacker named Nafsiati. So I am putting up the screenshot of the hacked page.
Microsoft backs off Xbox in India
Microsoft’s Xbox, widely popular console is in controversy regarding its launch in India. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer was quoted in a daily as saying that the company will not be launching the gaming hardware any time soon in the country due to the high rate of piracy in India. Mohit Anand, manager of the entertainment […]
400 GB Hard Drive from Seagate
Seagate has announced that it has shipped the world’s first high capacity hard drive for PC. The Seagate Barracuda 7200.8, which has 400 GB of space, which is more than enough for a normal PC user. The Seagate Barracuda is also first to store 133 GB in a single disc platter, with three making up […]
Asphalt Urban GT for N-Gage
Nokia announced that they will be shipping Asphalt: Urban GT, a high-speed car racing game in Asia by mid-November. The downloadable demo of Asphalt: Urban GT is available on N-Gage’s official website. The demo lets players race in free ride mode for a limited time in Paris with a Lamborghini Gallardo. Players can also race […]
TechTicker Comparo: N-Gage & N-Gage QD
If you look through the specifications of both these handsets, you’ll think that its almost the same. But think again. TechTicker brings a comparison between Nokia’s N-Gage and its successor N-Gage QD. To start with, Nokia released N-Gage against the Nintendo’s popular Gameboy. N-Gage was a game handheld but was with phone & additional features. […]
PalmOne’s Treo 650
PalmOne this week is announcing the Treo 650, the successor of PalmOne Treo 600. Its a PDA cum cell phone which will try to eliminate all the flaws of its predecessor, the Treo 600. Powered by Intel’s PXA270 312-MHz XScale processor & based on the Palm-OS platform, Treo 650 comes with a 320 by 320 […]
GTA San Andreas leaked on the net
This year’s most awaited game GTA San Andreas was leaked on the internet. Firstly it was Halo 2 and then GTA. Rockstar Games famous sequels of GTA of which San Andreas is the latest one and is scheduled to launch on October,26. The game takes place in a fictional city of San Andreas. Till now […]
Sneak Peek: Moto Razr V3
Motorola India has launched the Moto Razr V3. Its an ultra-thin clamshell phone. The Moto Razr V3 weighs about 95 grams. It supports 262k colors along with a 3D graphics engine. It also has Bluetooth, Mpeg4 Video playback, built-in speakerphone and of course a VGA camera. Its price is around 38k