TECH... 

• Software Round-Up (March 5) - AnyDVD v5.9.5.3, DVDFab Decrypter v2.9.7.5, DC++ 0.689, WinGuard Pro 2006 6.2.4 and more
• Apple releases Windows XP dual-boot solution - This will be a standard feature in the next major release of Mac OS X according to Apple.
• BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC SLI - If you don't have the money to plop down on a high end video card right now, there are other great mid-range cards like this BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC
• nVidia 7900 GT Card Roundup - The 7900 GT is the new 6800 GT
• Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 1536 review -  It's only got a 1.66GHz Core Duo T2300, but it's fairly cheap
• Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW LCD review - The overall picture can only be described as amazing
• Philips 190G6FB LCD Panel - Apart from the sound, pretty much everything here is spot. One minor issue we felt was that even though the screen is tilt adjustable, its height is fixed. Now that could be quite a serious drawback because for extended viewing, you need a good angle to the screen.
• Microsoft: Don't sell PCs without operating systems - Microsoft UK is urging UK vendors not to ship PCs without operating systems on them.
• Firefox Grabs 10% of Internet Browsers - Firefox was used by 10.05 per cent of web surfers last month, up from 9.75 per cent in February
• LG Rolls Out 2006 Lineup - LG today revealed part of its U.S. CDMA and GSM lineup for 2006.
• Two of three plead guilty in huge US CD piracy bust - The pair, Ye Teng Wen, 30, and Hao He, 30, both of Union City, California, pleaded guilty on five piracy-related charges to manufacturing 200,000 illegal CDs!
• RIAA makes nearly $100 Million by suing P2P Users - If we calculate that all 18,337 U.S citizens that have settled out of court at say $5,000. This would mean the RIAA would have made around $91.6 million from suing people that can’t afford to fight back.
• Lucent Sues Microsoft Over Xbox 360 MPEG-2 Decoding - Lucent Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft on a patent infringement dispite.
• And the World Car of the Year nominees are...- There were 27 cars on the long lists of finalists, but the winner will be chosen from a short list of three cars. The finalists are from two European classic makers and a strong and rising Asian force. They are the BMW 3-series, Porsche Cayman S and the Mazda MX-5. The Audi A6 won last year.
• Self-Parking Cars Coming To U.S. - New Toyota hybrid cars are now available in Britain with a $700 "parking assist" option
• Dolphin Man - My dolphinman idea is based on a powerful monofin. These fins allow you to very efficiently propel yourself through the water.

GAMING... 

• Commandos: Strike Force Q&A - Inigo Vinos of Pyro Studios answered ShackNews' questions about the PC/Xbox/PS2 tactical shooter, which started shipping in North America yesterday.
• Sword of the Stars Interview - Strategy site Tacticular Cancer has a new interview with Kerberos Productions about Sword of the Stars, their upcoming 4X space strategy game.
• Hitman: Blood Money movie - Eidos Interactive has issued yet another new movie trailer for Hitman: Blood Money to show off of the third-person assassination action sequel being developed at IO Interactive. This one shows the various ways Agent 47 can disguise himself.
• Dragon Quest Promo Trailer -  A trailer featuring a bit of footage from Dragon Quest.
• World in Conflict Cinematic Trailer - A high-definition cinematic trailer (63MB) from the Cold War strategy game World in Conflict, in development at Massive Entertainment.
• Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII patch v1.01 - Ubi Soft has issued the first patch for Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWI, brining their new World War II arcade combat flight simulation to version 1.01. This upgrade fixes several mission issues, a few multiplayer problems, some menu texts, a connection time-out, and more.
• Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday Patch v1.1 - Paradox Interactive has released the first patch for Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday, updating the World War II strategy sequel expansion to version 1.1.
• Sudden Strike: Resource War Russian Campaign - This is a free addon, adding a new Russian campaign to your game.
• Bet on Soldier to Expand - The Bet on Soldier website has the promised first details and screenshots on Blood of Sahara, a stand-alone expansion for Bet on Soldier, the gambling-themed first-person shooter.
• Rome: Total War - Alexander Unveiled - This article on C&VG reveals plans for an add-on for Creative Assembly's RTS game that will feature the legendary general featured in that unfortunate recent film. There is no word on a release date nor how much it will cost to download the expansion
• BioShock Name Change...sorta -  2K Games announced that the game formerly known as BioShock has undergone a title change. A new face and a new name for Irrational's action RPG with heavy story and horror elements!  The action RPG will now be known as..'Bioshock'
• Act of War: Direct Action ships - The game, which is already out in Europe, is now available directly through Direct2Drive. A boxed version of the game will be available at select retail locations in May 2006.
• Emergency 3 ships - Strategy First announced today that Emergency 3 has shipped to retailers nationwide.
• Rayman 4 confirmed - Ubisoft announced today that it is developing the fourth instalment of the Rayman franchise. The new Rayman video game is being developed by Ubisoft's Montpellier studio, lead by Michel Ancel, creator of the original Rayman game, the critically-acclaimed Beyond Good & Evil and Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie. The new Rayman video game will launch during Holiday 2006 on current and next-generation consoles.
• Brothers In Arms 3 PSM PS3 Images - check it out!
• Sony Europe talks PlayStation 3 pricing - An interview on French radio station Europe 1 with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Vice-President George Foray has shed some light on the expected pricing for the upcoming PlayStation 3. While some sites reporting on the interview are quoting a €499-599 ($608-731) price range, Foray is actually quite evasive and fails to give any specific values: "it's true that most game consoles are generally priced well below €500; I'd say we'll be within that range".