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It was only a couple weeks ago that we detailed our process for upgrading a 2G iPhone to firmware 2.0. This process, thanks to PwnageTool, allowed us to make use of the latest iPhone features (like signed third-party applications) on our jailbroken/unlocked iPhone. Since then, Apple released the 2.0.1 firmware update, which fixes some of [...]

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In the “golden age” of computer gaming, it was no coincidence that the majority of games were “adventure games,” which usually involved players solving a series of puzzles while following a particular story line. These games were generally combat-free, due to both the restrictions of the hardware/software at the time, as well as on the [...]

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We just caught the minimum system specifications (MSS) for Mythic’s upcoming Warhammer: Age of Reckoning (WAR) title over at The Greenskin, and were a bit dismayed at the differences between WAR’s MSS and those suggested for World of Warcraft (WoW). While The Greenskin’s Snafzg claims that WAR’s requirements “don’t appear to be much higher” than [...]

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A few months back, we commented on the slow baby-steps the computer industry is taking to green consumer computers, which comes across as one-part morality and one-part bandwagon-hopping at best. Take Dell’s Studio Hybrid PC for example, which was last reported to have an external bamboo casing as a sign of how green it [...]

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No one can seriously dispute that the Diablo franchise was a major player in PC gaming. For us, Diablo 2 easily sits in the top three games occupying our time, neatly sitting beside Counterstrike and World of Warcraft (WoW). For Blizzard, this is quite a feat, as two of their titles managed to grab our [...]

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