Apr 21

Razer Hydra motion controller gets summer release, Portal 2 bundle

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Remember the Razer Hydra controller that let you materialize portals with a real electromagnetic orb? Those motion sensing sticks will be available for pre-order in May and will go on sale in June, two months after this week’s release of Portal 2, the game it was first demoed with. However, Razer’ll still charge you for a copy of the murderous robot game if you want the fancy gizmo, as it’s pricing the bundle at $140 — understandably more expensive that the “below $100” price that it was targeting for the controller alone. Two months is a pretty long time to wait to play the already-available title, and Razer isn’t offering any info on a standalone version of the Sixense-based magnetic peripheral. On the upside, though, Joystiq got its hands on a list of compatible titles, which includes 122 games on top of the aforementioned sequel. That list and the official press release after the break.

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Apr 19

Microsoft Wisens Up to Windows 7 Cracks?

Posted in: leaked, Microsoft, Release Date, Software, Today's Chili, Windows, windows 7

This article was written on July 07, 2009 by CyberNet.

Over the weekend I decided to download Windows 7 Build 7264, which is the latest build to have been leaked. This was considered to be an RTM escrow build, which meant that this would have been the version that gets shipped given that Microsoft didn’t find any show-stopper bugs. If Wikipedia is anything to go by there have since been 4 other RTM escrow builds since 7264 (now at 7268), but none of those have leaked.

Before you rush to download the latest leaked builds it’s important to know that they no longer accept your free Beta/RC product keys. This actually started occurring about a month ago when build 7229 was leaked, and users who decided to install the build were left with a 30-day unactivated copy of Windows 7. Should you manage to get it activated by other means, like a crack, it still doesn’t bypass the March 1st, 2010 expiration date.

Once I managed to get Windows 7 Build 7264 installed I wanted to see if the one activation crack I saw floating around actually worked, because if it did Microsoft would have a hard time trying to block it in the next week or two before RTM. If that were the case we could probably be running fully activated copies of the final Windows 7 release by the end of the month. Of course I’m going off the fact that it took merely a few days for the RTM copy of Vista to leak after it was complete.

So how well does the crack work? What’s nice about this crack is that it’s a one-click solution that doesn’t even require a restart. It took about a minute to work its magic, and after that my System properties were showing that I was running a fully activated and genuine copy of Windows 7 Ultimate:

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That’s great news for the pirates of the world, right? Not so fast. I played around with it for a little while and everything was working great. I installed a program or two, and thought it was time to reboot. When my computer was starting up Microsoft decided it would be a good time to tell me that they caught me trying to steal a cookie from the cookie jar:

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Man, that cryptic message is sure to scare some people. I think all that was missing from it was a line saying “the FBI has been notified. Do not run, we will find you.” It’s worth noting that you don’t have to actually “reinstall Windows.” You are still able to get into your machine by pressing the red “X” or clicking the Cancel button, but your computer is treated as though it’s not genuine. And now when you go to the System properties instead of it saying “Windows is Activated” it now says that the Product ID and Activation Status are “unavailable”.

Now I’m not saying that there won’t be a crack for Windows 7 available, but there’s a good chance it won’t be ready when the RTM copy is leaked. It’s inevitable that some sort of crack/patch will be released… it’s just a matter of time. Until then I wonder if Microsoft will be able to sway any pirates over to the legal side of Windows.

I can’t let you walk away without a party gift though. One thing I like in these recent builds is the new “Harmony” wallpaper. Here’s a 1920×1200 version of the wallpaper for those of you who want it.

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Apr 14

Ubuntu 7.10, Freespire 2.0, and OpenSUSE 10.3

Posted in: Freeware, Linux, Pre-Release, Release Date, Software, Today's Chili, ubuntu

This article was written on April 13, 2007 by CyberNet.

There has been a lot of things going on in the Linux world these past few weeks, and so I thought I would throw it into a single article that sums it all up.

Ubuntu 7.10

Ubuntu LogoUbuntu 7.10 (code-named Gusty Gibbon) is going to take priority soon since Ubuntu 7.04 should be released next week. Mark Shuttleworth announced that Ubuntu 7.10 will actually be coming in two forms, the normal one that we’re all used to and an “ultra-light” version that doesn’t have any drivers, images, sound or applications included.

Mark also had this to say about the Compiz/Beryl progress:

On a personal note, the monkey on my back has been composite-by-default, which I had hoped would happen in Edgy, then Feisty. I’m nervous to predict it now for Gutsy, for fear of a third strike, but I’m told that great work is being done in the Compiz/Beryl community and upstream in X. There’s a reasonable chance that Gutsy will deliver where those others have not. I remain convinced that malleable, transparent and extra-dimensional GUI’s are a real opportunity for the free software community to take a lead in the field of desktop innovation, and am keen to see the underlying technologies land in Ubuntu, but we have to balance that enthusiasm with the Technical Board’s judgement of the stability and maturity of those fundamental layers.

Ubuntu 7.10 is slated for an October 18th release date which keeps them right on track for their 6–month milestone release schedule.

Now it makes you wonder what their next code-name is going to be? They are going in alphabetical order so both words would start with an “H”…maybe Happy Hippo? :)

 

Freespire 2.0

FreespireCNRThe next milestone for Freespire, version 2, is making its rounds through their alpha stages right now. This distribution of Linux has always caught by attention because of the free Click-N-Run (CNR). With CNR you are able to install both freeware and shareware of the applications you are looking for without having to do any of the work yourself. Just click a button and CNR will do the rest.

Another one of the big features is that Freespire automatically installs Nvidia and ATI graphics card drivers. However, the latest alpha release will not automatically install these drivers for you, so you may want to hold off until a more stable release is available that corrects the problem.

One of the higher priorities is for Freespire to include XGL that will provide a 3D desktop experience. This feature should make the final release as long as they get all of the bugs worked out in time.

Both the Beta and Release Candidate (RC) builds are expected later this month, and then the final release is slated for the second quarter of 2007 (which is between now and July).

Thanks for the tip Jack of all Trades!

 

OpenSUSE 10.3

OpenSUSEOpenSUSE just releases version 10.3 Alpha 3 for anyone who feels the need to test the latest software. Probably the most talked about feature in this release is that people running the 64–bit version will benefit from having the 64–bit package of Firefox as well. More on what’s new in each of the pre-releases can be found here.

OpenSUSE 10.3 is expected to hit final form around September, which puts it about 10 months after their last milestone.

There are some big months ahead for the Linux community, and it will be really interesting to see how the 3D desktop evolves.

If you know of other release dates for Linux distributions feel free to send us a tip or drop it in the comments below!

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Mar 30

Star Wars Blu-ray release date set for September 16, 2011

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Now you can reserve that Storm Trooper uniform. While the Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Star Wars: Original Trilogy and Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy Blu-ray sets were originally announced with a release date of September and later popped up in retailer databases for September 27th, it has settled in for a September 16th arrival. Blu-ray.com points out that’s a Friday which should open things up for plenty of retailer events around the launch and leave fans with the entire weekend to tear through the movies and all the extras coming along with them, no time off of work needed. Star Wars.com has also been updated with the new date so we’re confident this one will stick, update your calendars and preorder plans accordingly.

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Mar 18

Google guesstimates release dates for movies and games

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You can already do plenty of calculations and conversions right in Google’s search box, and it looks like the company’s now made it even smarter still. Searching for the title of an upcoming movie or video game plus “release date” will now instantly give you Google’s best guess for when the title will actually be released, which is apparently based on how often it’s been mentioned on certain websites. So far, we’ve only been able to get it to work with movies and games, although it seems pretty likely that it will soon expand to other areas as well — maybe even gadgets? Try it out yourself and let us know if you find anything.

[Thanks, Mario]

Google guesstimates release dates for movies and games originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 14

HP TouchPad coming June, webOS for PC beta by year’s end

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We may have to wait until summer to purchase a webOS slate, but it won’t be summer’s end — PreCentral reports that the company has confirmed a June release date for the HP TouchPad. At the enterprise-oriented HP Summit in San Francisco, CEO Leo Apotheker finally offered the month of release, and also reportedly said that the company’s full-force webOS on PC initiative will begin in a humble way — the beta will run in a web browser, and we’ll see it by the end of the year.

HP TouchPad coming June, webOS for PC beta by year’s end originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 13

WiFi-only Xoom headed to Staples for March 27th release?

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If you’re still holding out for a Motorola Xoom, here’s some good news. The folks at Droid Life snagged a picture of a Staples ad depicting March 27th as the targeted release date for the slate. In addition, the tablet appears to be retailing for 600 bucks — one the cheapest models money can buy. A Xoom, TI-Nspire and a new pack of pens, all from one place? Man, that really was easy.

[Thanks, Hector N]

WiFi-only Xoom headed to Staples for March 27th release? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 11

Flash 10.2 beta hits Android Market on March 18th, supports Honeycomb, Gingerbread and Froyo (update)

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Contrary to reports floating about the web, the Motorola Xoom isn’t getting Adobe Flash Player 10.2 today — rather, the tablet is getting updated to support Flash, which will actually arrive in one week. Adobe now says that Flash Player 10.2 will be ready to download from the Android Market on March 18th, supporting only Honeycomb tablets (in other words, just the Xoom) to start, and will eventually be available for Android 2.2 smartphones — again, contrary to what we’d been told, but we can’t really complain on that count supporting Android 2.2 (Froyo), Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and a beta version for Android 3.0.1 (Honeycomb) at release. Froyo devices won’t get the full battery-friendly Stage Video rendering pipeline and deep browser integration like their Honeycomb tablet brethren, but dual-core phones will reportedly see a performance improvement nonetheless, and there’s a new tweak that’ll let Flash web apps pull up a virtual keyboard if needed for full functionality. PR after the break.

Update: Adobe contacted us to clarify that Flash 10.2 is, in fact, headed to all three of the most recent versions of Android on March 18th — the Honeycomb tablet version will simply sport a beta label, and the smartphone builds will lack full functionality as described above.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Mar 11

Sony readying NGP for November 11th European release?

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Sony’s Jack Tretton told us the company intended to launch the Next Generation Portable in “at least one territory” by the end of 2011, and now we might know which one — MCVUK reports that the quad-core, OLED-equipped handheld may arrive in Europe first, and on November 11th specifically. While it’s probably a little too early to drop the hammer on a specific date — even one as rhetorically pleasing as 11/11/11 — the publication’s anonymous sources say that “development deadlines have been set to ensure key Western releases are finished before the end of the summer for deployment in the autumn.” Plenty of time to drop euros in your piggy bank.

Sony readying NGP for November 11th European release? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mar 02

BlackBerry PlayBook to be released on April 10th?

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It’s a short and sweet disclosure from BGR this morning as multiple sources have apparently informed the news outlet that RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook will make its debut on store shelves on April 10th. The BlackBerry Tablet OS will reach Gold Master status on March 31st, according to the same soothsayers, which is late enough in proceedings to necessitate it being delivered as an update upon first booting up your device. We too have heard of a late March / early April launch for the PlayBook, which RIM itself promised for the first quarter of 2011, though the intrigue of what carriers will be providing you with connectivity on this 7-incher remains. You’ll know more as soon as we do.

BlackBerry PlayBook to be released on April 10th? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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