Saturday News Round-Up - Vista and PC Gamers - briefly
(hx) 08:31 PM CET - Mar,25 2006
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- Software Round-Up (March 25) -
AVG Free, FileZilla 2.2.19, DVDFab
Decrypter 2.9.7.3
- Windows Vista and PC Gamers -
Most Windows XP games should run
fine on Windows Vista.
- Rewriting 60% of Vista? Microsoft Says No Way -
Microsoft flatly denied the report
- Gaming System Specs Guide for the Casual Gamer -This
guide is for the hardcore and casual gamer who wants to play games.
- Apple Cinema Display vs. Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP -
The UltraSharp 3007WFP may be the
better deal.
- Sony's VGP-XL1B2 200 DVD changer for HTPCs -
This 200 CD/DVD changer can
write and read just about all current media
- Amazing Webcam Capability Demonstration -
The Logitech Orbit
webcam, can face track, add moustaches, hats etc to you LIVE with its
tracking feature.
- Two years in prison for downloading latest film -
Germans risk two
years in prison if they illegally download films and music for private use
under a new law agreed yesterday.
- God of War 2 footage (PS2) -
check it out
- PlanetSide is now Free -
New
Players will be able to create a new account and and play for free (download installer 2GB / Torrent mirror) for a
period of 12 months. The new account will have limitations on the BattleRank
(+ or - BR8) and the CommandRank (+ or - CR2). Essentially, new players will
be able to have access to any part of the game but they will be limited on the
diversity of their arsenal. (thanks
HMXonline.com)
- Russian software developer defeats pirate in boxing match -
In three rounds, lasting 3 minutes each, the feisty manager was able to
defeat the pirate 24-16!
- Revolutionary jet engine tested -
The scramjet engine, the Hyshot III, was launched at Woomera, 500km north
of Adelaide in Australia, on the back of a two stage Terrier-Orion rocket.
Once 314km up, the Hyshot III fell back to Earth, reaching speeds analysts
hope will have topped Mach 7.6 (9,000km/h).
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