Holiday gift ideas: Video games and toys
Video games are not just for kids, most of us who grew up with either the Super Nintendo or Atari 2600 game systems know that. So don't feel guilty about perusing our favorite games for this holiday season, whether you own a Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii. Plus we threw in some "regular" games and even some favorite iPhone games to consider.
Mickey Mouse to show his nasty side in new video game
A new game to be released on the Wii showcases the more mischievous behavior Mickey Mouse displayed in his first cartoons in the 1920s.
Windows 7 in Pictures: The Coolest New Hardware
Microsoft put eye-catching hardware on display at last week's Windows 7 launch event. From netbooks and ultrathins to standard-size laptops and All-in-One touchscreen PCs, here's a closer look at some of the shiniest new Windows 7 machines.
World of Warcraft In the Workplace
Most corporations banned games ages ago because they were distractions that wasted time, used too much computing power and created security holes. But there are compelling reasons for corporations to reconsider and maybe even create games for their employees to use (yes, at work!).
MLB 09 sims World Series, predicts Phillies to win
Sony's PlayStation Blog has used the company's baseball simulator, MLB 09 The Show to predict the outcome of the World Series. We're not ones to scoff at the ability of a video game to predict major sporting events--after all, the Madden series has predicted 5 of the last 6 Super Bowl champions--so we'll agree with the judgment that the Phillies will triumph in the World Series over the Yankees in 7 games.
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SVG a graphics format for 21st century
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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