A hugely successful Call of Duty franchise is spawning another sequel member with the announcement of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the most anticipated game of the year which is set for release in November 2009.
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Microsoft is to cut the UK price of its Xbox 360 Elite gaming console by £30 to £199.99 and by $100 to $299 in the US.
It comes in the wake of Sony's decision to drop the price of its PlayStation 3 to £249 in the UK and $299 in the US.
The price of Xbox's entry-level model the Arcade will rise to £159.99 from £129.99 - although its US cost remains the same at $199.
The software - available only as a DVD, not a download - was originally due to hit shops in September but Apple brought it forward at the last minute.
The system will go head-to-head with Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, due for release in October.
Both will also compete with a system from Google, called Chrome OS, set for release in the second half of 2010.
Google will offer an entirely new operating system, whilst Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are refinements to existing systems.
Most of us has already figured the PS3 Slim will not be backwards compatible with the PS2 but there were many who still had their hopes up from the fact that it has been removed from later models of the Playstation 3.
For most PS3 owners, this probably wouldn’t matter but none-the-less, there are still Sony fans who would be interested in this feature. I, myself enjoy playing old games once in a while, especially if I’m trying to pick up on a new sequel that I’ve never played before but would like to enjoy the previous releases.
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With its new N900 handset, Nokia is playing up the Linux angle.
The specs on the N900, announced Thursday, include an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 1GB of application memory, 32GB of storage (expandable to 48GB with a MicroSD card), and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Although Nokia dubs the device a tablet, it measures 4.4 inches by 2.4 inches and features a 3.5-inch widescreen display.
Equipped with a Mozilla browser and Adobe Flash 9.4 support, the device provides 10/2 High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) for mobile broadband speed, along with wireless LAN connectivity.
The handset also sports a 5-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens.
The N800 sells for around $300, while the N810 goes for about $400.
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