Stardock has released the beta of a new free program called StyleVista to the Windows Vista beta group. StyleVista is a program that allows Windows Vista users to change the color and opacity of the new “Aero Glass” user interface. By default, both active and inactive windows in Windows Vista are set to being a…
Daily Archives: August 16, 2005
X-Men 3 Gets Aghdashloo, Too
IGN has been on a roll this week with their news about the latest additions to X-Men 3 . “Stax” has informed us that this week’s fourth confirmed actor for the three-quel is Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, who was nominated for an Oscar as a supporting actress in House of Sand and Fog in 2004.…
Serious Sam 2 Impressions
Thanks to Seriously! for sending word that both Gamespot and GameInformer whipped up some hands-on impressions of Croteam’s Serious Sam 2. Tweet Voodooextreme
Battlefield 2 Assault on Singalese Map
This small user-made map for Battlefield 2 takes place near the Sri Lankan islands and focuses heavily on infantry combat. Tweet gamespot.com
First Battle for Middle-earth II trailer released
New peek shows EA’s upcoming real-time strategy game making use of newly acquired literary license, announces “early 2006″ release. Tweet gamespot.com
iBook stampede
Richmond VA — A near riot broke out when a crowd of 5,500 to 11,000 people rushed through a gate to buy used iBooks being sold by the school district for $50. Only 1,000 iBook were being sold, and people were in a rush to get to the sales counter first. There were several minor…
XBOX 360 – Price
According to a Switzerland’s Microsoft Partner’s website, the XBOX 360 will be sold at CHF 600, which is roughly about $477 (USD), EUR386 and £263 (British Pounds). More information (German): Microsoft Switzerland Partner Website Tweet xpsource.com
‘Da Vinci’ Film Divides British Churches (AP)
AP – Westminster Abbey said no, but Lincoln Cathedral was happy to oblige as was a small Scottish chapel. British churches are divided over whether to allow filming of "The Da Vinci Code," an adaptation of Dan Brown's biblically revisionist megaseller. Tweet yahoo.com
Apple, Microsoft Duel Over iPod Patent (AP)
AP – Given the intense rivalry between Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corp., this recent revelation had a comedic tinge: Apple took too long to file a patent on part of its blockbuster iPod music players, so Microsoft beat Apple to it. Tweet yahoo.com
Intel Releases Dual-Core Xeon CPUs Early
Intel’s dual-core Xeon aka Paxville chips will drop later this year and not Q1 2006, as previously announced. Why? And why do we care? Well, AMD is pinching at Intel a bit with their dual-core server and desktop offerings, which makes Intel cry a little. The new chips, which will probably end up in servers…
