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iPhone drought worsens – Carphone Warehouse has now completely run out
Following an extremely generous £100 price cut, 8GB iPhones have been absolutely flying off the shelves of O2 and the Carphone Warehouse. In fact the scheme has been so successful that Carphone Warehouse doesn’t have a single one left…
Ofcom: the BBC should not fund ISP's network upgrades
Our faith in all that is just and fair was restored by Ofcom today when the battle between content providers, most notably the BBC’s iPlayer, and UK Internet Service Providers reached Parliament…
European Commission: PEGI needs to up its game
Along with most other games ratings systems, the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) has come under increasing scrutiny in the past few months. The European Commission is the latest weigh in, calling for the system to be strengthened to protect children from harm…
Sony officially confirms GTA IV PS3 bundle
In the UK, Microsoft is doing its damndest to make sure that the buying public remains blissfully unaware of any automobile theft on any kind of scale, grand or otherwise, on anything except the Xbox 360. Sony hasn’t really done a lot to dispel the myth – in the face of a Microsoft funded GTA IV adverts, Live points promotions and exclusive content deals, it has remained stony faced as if wondering what all the fuss is about.
But it has at last conceded that there might be something to the whole Grand Theft Auto IV thing and has officially announced a new PS3-GTA IV bundle SKU, which by the virtue of having vaguely attractive packaging, may ensure that some PS3’s will be vacating shelves come April 29th…
Guitar Hero "is not just about guitars", so it's expanding into other instruments
Thanks to Rock Band, when it comes to rhythm gaming, just one set of instruments is no longer enough. Activision’s Guitar Hero, the main rival to EA’s Rock Band, therefore has a bit of a problem on its hands, seeing as it’s pretty much geared up towards guitar playing and guitar playing alone. Hence the name really…
GTA IV creator calls for larger storage for Xbox 360 games. No, Blu-ray isn't the answer.
With Grand Theft Auto IV just a few short, unbearable days away, the Rockstar team are doing the rounds with the press. Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser has been speaking to 1Up and has been surprisingly open about the problems the game faced with the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles…
Price cuts create 8GB iPhone shortage, 16GB cuts to follow?
Last week’s decision to lop a hundred quid off the price of an 8GB iPhone had, unsurprisingly, a pretty good effect on sales. In fact, it has been so good that O2 and Carphone Warehouse have reportedly sold out of the handsets in most of their major outlets…
Sony denies leaked PlayTV date and price
Yesterday, Amazon.co.uk dropped the ball and became the source of a very promising Sony PlayTV rumour. A listing, since retracted, put a release date of 31st July on the system and a price tag of £60…
Call of Duty 4 Map Pack sets new Xbox Live record
Publisher Activision has announced that the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare expansion, enticingly named ‘Variety Map Pack’ has broken the record for downloadable content sales on Xbox Live…
Bobbies use Facebook to fight crime
Police in Greater Manchester are using social networking site Facebook to raise awareness of unsolved crimes. The Greater Manchester Police updates application gives you news feeds about unsolved crimes and appeals for witnesses in other cases. If you do have information on one of the crimes, you send them a tip directly using the sinisterly named ‘Submit Intelligence’ button…
