DECEMBER 18TH, 2005
By ADMIN
- Xbox hits the ground running – The array of launch titles for Microsoft's new gaming console offers a tantalising glimpse into the future.
Any new console launches with a portfolio of games that skims the surface of its capabilities – developers need time to work out how to harness the number-crunching and graphics processing power. So, launch lineups are invariably sketchy, but the Xbox 360's first crop bodes well… Continue reading at guardian.co.uk
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How to get more out of a horse legally, and safely? Belgian researchers show off their techniques in this HiTech – from euronews.net. As always there is a video available
- Xbox 360 reaches out to mobiles – Gamers could soon be able to receive alerts on their mobile phones when their friends are playing on Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console.The software giant is working on a system which would let players on its online gaming service, Xbox Live, send instant messages to a friend's mobile.
Microsoft UK mobility business manager Jason Langridge told the BBC the system should be live within six months… Continue reading at bbc.co.uk
- The high tech office on the road now with just one appliance – The "mobile office" show in Paris underlined that the office worker out on the road no longer has to travel with a suitcase full of different high tech gadgets… Continue reading at euronews.net. PS – Video available
- UK 'tops European download fans' – People in the UK download more music than other Europeans, spending 75p per month on average, a survey suggests. The study for Motorola said it was three times more than those surveyed in Germany, Italy or France.
A quarter of the 1,000 Britons surveyed owned a digital music player, the second highest ownership of the European states surveyed, behind Spain… Continue reading at bbc.co.uk
- Honey, I shrunk the movie collection – Stacks of old VHS tapes taking up valuable space in your home? Then the time is right to convert them into DVDs – it's easier than you might think… Continue reading at guardian.co.uk
