A letter has been approved by head teachers in the UK threatening parents that they will be reported to the authorities if they let their children play adult games such as GTA and Call of Duty.
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Microsoft has begun providing external companies with early access to alpha versions of its Office 14 server components. According to Mary Jo Foley some external testers say they've now got access to documentation outlining what's...
Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the international space station a day early Sunday, as NASA kept a wary eye on Hurricane Dean. Space agency managers worried that the storm would move toward Houston and force...
China had 487.4 million mobile phone subscribers at the end of April, an increase of 6.7 million over March, China's Ministry of Information Industry said on its Web site. The country added 6.8 million new...
WIKIPEDIA volunteers have begun working on an offline version of the online encyclopaedia that can be distributed on CD. A preliminary version of the CD was released earlier this month. The goal is to extend...
Those with Xbox 360 HD DVD players who bought the recently released Nine Inch Nails: Beside You In Time concert disc were let down with the poor performance of the audio caused by a bug...
Microsoft recently hit a severe bump on the road towards RTM (release to manufacturing) for Windows Vista. As of today, the bump has been ironed out. The software giant, however, will no longer arrive at...
Red Hat is leading an initiative allowing software companies to brief users of a US government-backed security database on how far vulnerabilities affect their products. The Linux vendor has asked that companies can now comment...
One of the key developers of Microsoft Word, Charles Simonyi, is said to be planning a trip to space next year. Reuters reports that if Simonyi goes ahead with the plans, he...
Congratulations Xbox holders! November 16, 2004 was the initial release of Half-Life 2, and 1 year later Half-Life 2 is being released in Xbox format. Valve and its new distribution partner, Electronic Arts, have begun...
Widely regarded as the most annoying ring tone in the U.K, the crazy frog is renowned for its success in the U.K charts reaching No.1 in the singles charts. Now the frog is hoping to...
Novell Inc.'s attempt to dismiss The SCO Group Inc.'s claims that Novell maliciously and falsely claimed Unix's copyrights has been denied, so the case will now move into the discovery phase—in which all the documentation...
Californian developer Oddworld Inhabitants is to move away from the videogames market, according to studio president Lorne Lanning, who says that the firm will now focus on the film and television sectors. Speaking in an...
Brazil is to be the next country where Microsoft launches its Windows XP Starter Edition software. The software giant has confirmed that the programme will be extended tomorrow to the South American country - which...
First it was spyware - now Microsoft is heading for the lucrative anti-virus market. CNN reports the software giant is to release "a free security program" which will tackle the most dangerous of infections. The...
Sony is planning to transplant its consumer Playstation Experience showcase event to Alton Towers theme park in September after a couple of successful turns at Earls Court alongside ECTS. The platform holder also plans to...
Sony Pictures has confirmed that a film based on The Getaway is in development. The company made the announcement at the Cannes Film Festival, where Sony Computer Entertainment representatives were on hand to demonstrate The...
Microsoft is preparing to go to court in Minnesota this week to fight allegations that it abused its Windows monopoly to overcharge customers in the state for its software. As part of its defense, Microsoft...
Microsoft has expanded its legal battle against Linux seller Lindows, suing the software maker for trademark infringement in Canada. A Microsoft representative confirmed that the suit was filed late Wednesday in the...
More than a million gamers are expected to be playing online on the Xbox by the middle of the year, says Microsoft. Microsoft is set to hit its target of a million...
Does the registration of domain names hold the clue to the next title in Rockstar North's record breaking series? While Grand Theft Auto: Vice City continues to sit pretty atop the charts,...
The PC version of Eidos Interactive's latest sci-fi action-adventure game will soon be available. New trailer inside. Eidos Interactive has announced that the PC version of its latest action-adventure game, Project Eden, is...
Strategy First's latest economic strategy game will soon be available in stores. Strategy First has announced that its latest real-time strategy game, Patrician II, is on its way to stores. The game lets...
