Category: Gaming

Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Unboxing

If you have been following the blog over the last couple of weeks you would have seen me unbox and preview the Panasonic Viera 50″ Plasma 3DTV (TH-P50VT20A) followed by an unboxing and preview of the Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player (DMP-BDT300GN). Anyway, yesterday was my birthday and my wife has spoilt me rotten by getting me …

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New Gadget Coming Up This Weekend!

A very brief post for tonight after a busy and eventful day (also being my birthday)! Last night, my wife got me a PlayStation 3 Slim with Call of Duty: Black Ops and Gran Turismo 5 as a brilliant present for my birthday and Christmas. It’s notably brilliant as not only the console itself is …

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R18+ Computer Games Classification – Its Time Will Come

The avid gamers amongst us would have been closely following the news today regarding the R18+ classification for computer games and the subsequent postponement of a decision until 2011. I can only imagine that many people are disappointed that there wasn’t a definitive result but by the same token it does mean that it is …

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Panasonic Viera Plasma 3DTV Preview

In the follow up to yesterday’s video unboxing the Panasonic Viera 50″ Plasma 3DTV (TH-P50VT20A) I also recorded an initial preview of the unit to show the various interfaces that can be found on the television such as the various sockets, buttons, vents and mounting points. Importantly, I also cover the pedestal is fastened (if …

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Free Scrabble Derivative for the Masses

Another quick blog for tonight. If you like scrabble but don’t feel like forking out for the paid app on your iOS device there is a similar version called “Words with Friends”. There is one difference compared to Scrabble (presumably to avoid litigation) which is the placement of the bonus tiles on the board (for …

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Microsoft Allows Small Business Use of Security Essentials

Another quick one for this evening. Microsoft has changed its position on the usage of its Security Essentials software inside small businesses whereby it used to be prohibited under the End User License Agreement. Technically, there was nothing stopping small businesses (or anyone for that matter) from installing the software on a compatible computer, just …

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Mod Chips – Are They Really That Bad?

Scattered across the various news publications I scan everyday, I came across reports that Sony won a court battle to prevent the sale of mod chips for the PS3 console. For those of you who don’t know about  “mod chips”, they are usually a small circuit board, chip or even USB stick that alters and/or …

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Converged vs Standalone Devices – Which is Best?

Particularly over the last decade, we have witnessed convergence of technology at any increasing rate. Ten years ago, mobile phones did little more than make and receive calls and SMS. MMS was later introduced while camera and video functionality started to appear as entry level features. Mobile phones have also turned into mobile broadband modems …

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Use Your Mobile as a Modem and Save Money

Some of us are regular users of mobile broadband services and normally rely on a mobile broadband modem of some description to get an internet connection whilst we are on the move or away from home. Dialup access once reigned supreme for mobility and availability but mobile broadband has pretty much put it to rest. …

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Where’s the Speech Recognition?

About fifteen years ago, my dad purchased the first PC to grace the family home. It was pretty good for its time as it sported a Pentium 120MHz CPU, 16MB RAM and a massive 1GB hard drive. It also came with a pretty hefty price tag. Shortly after we purchased the computer, we saw a …

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