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Features: Best tech bargains of the week: November 6
Grab yourself a bargain as we begin the countdown to Christmas! This week you can choose from two great Panasonic and Nikon digital cameras, a large and powerful Dell notebook, a Sony Full HD camcorder, the latest TomTom GPS units, a Nokia smartphone and much, much more!
GoodGearGuide Staff 06/11/2009 11:43:00
Features: Q&A: Planet Calypso's Treasure Island owner, David Storey
In 2004, Australian gamer David Storey made headlines around the world when he purchased a virtual island in the online game Planet Calypso for a cool US$26,500. At the time, it was the highest price that had ever been paid for a virtual item. In the intervening years, Storey has turned Treasure Island into a thriving community with an estimated value of US$100,000. What's most amazing is that at the time of its purchase, Story was just 22.
Chris Jager 06/11/2009 12:37:00
Features: Inside the Atari 800
It's the 30th anniversary of this 8-bit PC classic. We celebrate the occasion as we always do, by tearing the product apart and showing you the pieces.
Benj Edwards 06/11/2009 08:57:00
Features: Droid vs. iPhone: Which revolution should you join?
If you are buying your first smartphone, which should it be: Droid or the iPhone? Both are revolutionary devices, but which revolution is for you? It is not (yet) a coin toss.
David Coursey 06/11/2009 06:27:00
Features: A tale of two Droids: HTC Eris vs. Motorola's Droid
Ever since Verizon Wireless used Motorola's Droid to diss the iPhone, it's been nothing short of Droid hysteria in the tech world, and it's only getting crazier with today's reveal of the HTC Droid Eris. What can I say? We love a good fight. But let's not let flame wars get in the way of solid information, which may prove valuable if you're planning to pick up either the Motorola Droid or the HTC Droid Eris on launch day, Friday. Here's what you need to know:
Jared Newman 06/11/2009 08:35:00
Features: First look: Droid not an iPhone killer, but still pretty cool
The new Droid slider smartphone by Motorola Inc., running on the Verizon Wireless network, is clearly not an iPhone killer. But it is still pretty cool, with multitasking abilities and Google Inc.'s touches, such as quick access to Google Maps for turn-by-turn navigation with GPS.
Matt Hamblen 06/11/2009 03:38:00
Features: Best online deals for mobile phones and mobile broadband
Buying a mobile phone or mobile broadband service can be a daunting task, especially if the tech tools are destined for a Christmas stocking. Many consumers purchase their new mobile phones on a contract, as such it can be hard to track down a bargain -- monthly fees, extra charges for data and confusing terms and conditions can make the whole process a hassle. And that’s before you even factor in the pushy in store salespeople.
Ross Catanzariti 06/11/2009 15:37:00
Features: Hands on: James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
“I don’t want anything associated with Avatar to suck.” These were the words used by award-winning filmmaker James Cameron at Comic-Con '09 to vindicate Avatar: The Game.
Chris Jager 05/11/2009 11:50:00
Features: iPhone App Store hits 100k apps: A look back
Apple passed another impressive milestone Wednesday, announcing that 100,000 apps are now available for download for iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Not too shabby, Apple, considering your App Store launched in 2008 with only 500 applications available.
Jared Newman 05/11/2009 05:22:00
Features: Army of Two director: Games tell stories 'very badly'
In a recent interview with GamePro, Army of Two: The 40th Day director spoke very frankly about the way video games tell stories.
Dave Rudden 03/11/2009 09:01:00
Features: In pictures: Smartphone app store comparison
Apple's iPhone may have kicked off the app store phenomenon, but believe it or not, there are alternatives.
Ross Catanzariti 05/11/2009 14:39:00
Features: Team Immunity manager Q&A: Everything you wanted to know about e-sports (but were afraid to ask)
How does somebody land a job on a professional e-sports team? What sort of training is involved? How much money can you make? Are those 'all-girl' teams the real deal, or are they just vacuous eye candy? These were some of the questions we posed to Team Immunity head-honcho Tony Trubridge at the Melbourne eGames Expo 2009.
Chris Jager 05/11/2009 17:06:00
Features: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 screenshots
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by Activision for PC is a combat FPS and the sixth game in the Call of Duty series. Comparable to the "Mile High Club" epilogue mission in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a "Special Ops" mode that consists of isolated missions in a variety of settings unrelated to the campaign story. The main campaign is single-player only, but the "Special Ops" mode supports two-player cooperative play. Missions in this mode were created from portions of levels in the campaign, and feature such scenarios as a snowmobile race, a battle alongside U.S. Navy SEALs, and fending off a wave of 50 enemies at once. The game will be released worldwide on 10 November.
GamePro staff 04/11/2009 14:39:00
Features: Assassin's Creed II screenshots
Assassin's Creed 2 is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game in development by Ubisoft as the sequel to Assassin's Creed. Early footage of the sequel appears to indicate that that the game takes place in 15th century Italy with an Italian protagonist, similar in appearance to Altair but more colourful, named Ezio, also meaning "eagle," just like Alta?r. Gameplay updates include abilities to swim and the use of gunpowder. The game is hitting Australia on 19 November.
GamePro staff 04/11/2009 15:09:00
Features: iPhone under attack from Android invasion
There are only three days until Verizon joins the Android invasion. T-Mobile was first to embrace the open source Google operating system, but with the addition of Sprint, and now Verizon, Android is mounting a quiet revolution that could see it squash the iPhone OS and rise to a dominant position among mobile operating systems.
Tony Bradley 04/11/2009 06:54:00
 
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