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Nick Mahar

Oct 7, 2009

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The newest release of the Kingdom Hearts franchise was release last week and so far the reviews are positive. This is the second game of the series to be on the Nintendo ds. The previous game didn't do so well mainly because of the poorly designed new battling system unlike their orginal real time combat.

The new game fortunately has everything you would want from a PS2 or PS3 version, all packed into a DS. The game tells the side story of Roxas who we met in Kingdom Hearts 2.

I went out and bought it myself and must say it's almost as good as playing it on the DS. The controls are nice, the game feels great, and the story is well done. The only problems with the game are some weird camera movement, and how repetitive it is. I mean for god sakes I can only go visit Agrabah a certain amount of times.

If you are a fan of the series you will love this game and if you have never played any of them then this game will still please though, I do reccomend picking up Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 first, but it's not necessary.

So if your looking for a new game, check it out.

-NM

Nick Mahar

Oct 7, 2009

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Microsoft Inches Towards Settlement With EU

Oct 7, 2009

Microsoft,

Microsoft are extremely close to settling there differences with the EU. The EU is expected to give the browser ballot screen of EU editions of Windows 7 the okay.

The browser ballot was proposed after Microsoft dropped the Windows 7 E edition that wouldn't include a browser. The browser ballot is a screen that pops up when you first install Windows 7 asking you what browser you would like to install.

This settlement could mark the end of years of battlement with EU anti-trust regulators.

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Oct 7, 2009

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CONFIRMED: Samsung Moment - Coming to Sprint, and running Android

Oct 7, 2009

Gadgets,

And here you have it, another Android phone, and one of the 9,974 coming out this year.

Previusly, Samsung accidentally leaked a Sprint-bound Android QWERTY slider called the Moment in an otherwise totally boring press release about its OLED handset lineup -- it'll have an 800MHz processor, a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen, optical trackpad and a 3.2 megapixel camera.

Today, Sprint just posted its PR ahead of the event as well, along with a pre-registration page. Yep, the Moment is indeed the InstinctQ. Pricing will be $179 on a two-year contract after $50 instant savings and a $100 mail-in rebate.

The cool part is, you will be supporting the Open Source community, and you can have a tactile Keyboard, Two things the iPhone does not have!

Oh, and did I mention Flash? Earlier this week, we posted about flash 10.1 being released for the Web OS system and we are sure it will be coming to android handsets this year.

[via Engadget]

Oct 7, 2009

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Seriously? "12346" is the most commonly used Hotmail password?

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Oct 7, 2009

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A report upon looking at the thousands of passwords that were stolen in the phishing scam stated that "123456" was the most commonly used password. Well, to put in context, this is around 64 out of 10,000+ accounts that had their passwords stolen.

But seriously? If you can't come up with a decent password besides "123456", maybe you deserved to have your account phished.

Source: Maximum PC

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LEAK: Apple Tablet coming in Q1 of 2010 - Manufactured by Foxconn?

Oct 7, 2009

Apple,

It has been about a week and now, again the pot has been stirred by digitimes.com -- They have some very exciting news! -- Here are the yummy details!

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will be the manufacturing partner for an upcoming tablet PC device from Apple, according to market sources. The device is expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2010, with initial shipments from Foxconn being in the 300,000-400,000 range, the sources said.

The device will have a 10.6-inch display, and the sources speculated that perhaps Foxconn could secure panels from its subsidiary Innolux Display.

So in summary there will be a-lot of tablets manufactured and their will be alot of tablets gobbled up by Apple Fanboys. They are going to launch it in Q1 according to sources -- that means they are launching it around the time of Mac World -- maybe they will announce it at macworld!

Oct 7, 2009

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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta Due Next Week

Oct 7, 2009

Mozilla is prepared to release the latest beta version of its Firefox browser next Friday, October 16, with a few added enhancements to whet the palate of those eager to get their hands on the upcoming Firefox 4.0. The updates will be "minor," according to sources, so don't expect mind-blowing changes that'll transform your browser experience. You will have to wait for Firefox 4.0, expected to launch in 2010, for the big update.

Some of the key updates in Firefox 3.6:

Lightweight themes
Faster JavaScript handling
Improved form completion tools
Bookmark synchronization
Page load enhancements
Optimized session restore
A few additions to the CSS tech
Outdated plug-ins check

News mavens at The Register claim that version 3.7, which does not have a release date, will cop a feel from Windows Vista and feature the "Aero Glass design ... taking on the same translucent appearance as the OS itself." Sexy!

Oct 7, 2009

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Xbox Live Facebook and Twitter integration goes Beta this month

Oct 7, 2009

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Xbox 360 Facebook, Twitter and Last.FM will go into public beta later this month, a Microsoft rep revealed in New York.

The beta will kick off in "middle-towards-end of October," Microsoft told MTV, and like other dashboard betas will involve invites being sent out to certain members of the community.

You'll remember that a minor system update prepared 360 owners for the features.

Early access to the social networking goods will also be granted to members of the press, says Microsoft, so expect us to go Dashboard movie mental within the next 24 days.

Oct 7, 2009

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