Wil Harris

J Allard talks Xbox 360 launch

The logistics of launch, big titles, allocation problems, the PS3, Xbox Live - Allard spells it out.

October 11, 2005 | 15:13

Philly goes WiFi

State Government plans to work with Earthlink to WiFi the entire city. Is this an effective use of public money, or will it turn internet provision into a State monopoly?

October 11, 2005 | 12:52

beblu component Media Center system

beblu are a new company with a fresh spin on home theatre PCs. Their latest creation mimics component Hi-Fi with a small form factor system designed to run Windows Media Center.

October 11, 2005 | 08:56

Stanford SUV wins DARPA desert race

Intel-sponsored Stanford University complete the 132-mile course in 7.5 hours with their unmanned Volkswagon vehicle. We have the details.

October 10, 2005 | 10:54

HD DVD won't have region codes

A Toshiba spokesman has suggested that HD DVD won't include region coding, making discs open for all the world to play. What impact is this going to have?

October 10, 2005 | 09:54

Newegg has X1800 XLs

After scant availability on launch day, it seems that the US is starting to see X1800 availability, with Newegg seemingly getting the jump on the rest.

October 10, 2005 | 09:40

Tony Hawk's soundtrack revealed

The new American Wasteland title has 60 songs from top punk, metal, electronic and hip-hop artists. We've picked out some of our favourites, along with some throwbacks!

October 10, 2005 | 09:10

Quake 4 website goes live

Downloads, wallpapers, bizarre backstory - you can now grab it from the official Quake 4 website, which is officially open for business.

October 10, 2005 | 08:54

Microsoft's X05 event in pictures

Microsoft held its X05 event in Amsterdam this week. We have the pictures - included modded Xbox 360s, as well as new screenshots from Gears of War, Project Gotham 3, Perfect Dark Zero and FIFA 06.

October 9, 2005 | 16:56

Forums roundup - cool threads!

Looking for a few cool things to while away your Sunday afternoon? We've got a roundup of some of the cool stuff going on in the bit-tech forums.

October 9, 2005 | 14:54

Google and Sun join forces

The two companies will engage in some wishy washy handshakes, but the good stuff is what they plan to do in the future. Web 2.0 fans, get excited.

October 7, 2005 | 11:47

City of Villains prices announced

Extra, extra, read all about it! Games publisher not ripping off MMO players, shocker! More inside!

October 7, 2005 | 11:02

X1800 launches, but availability is lacking

The X1800 XL, X1800 XT, X1600 XT and X1300 all launch today. Reviews are mixed, and availability is poor.

October 5, 2005 | 20:45

Microsoft Media Center Keyboard

Not content with creating a dedicated remote control for Media Center, Microsoft have a new keyboard that also integrates a mouse and remote control functions, designed for use in your living room. Is it any good? We find out.

October 5, 2005 | 08:45

Peter Jackson to Executive Produce Halo movie

Duur, dur dur dur DUR DUR DUR, dur....la la LAAAAAA, ooo ooo-eee-ooo...

October 5, 2005 | 08:01

X05 gets underway with games galore

Microsoft has been talking about the games that are due for release in December, out at its showcase event in Amsterdam.

October 5, 2005 | 07:50

Halo character to appear in DoA4 on X360

The new version of Dead or Alive, on the Xbox 360, will sport a secret character.

October 4, 2005 | 15:02

CrossFire still hasn't hit shops

A week after launch, CrossFire is nowhere to be found, according to reports.

October 4, 2005 | 11:13

On our desk this week - 2

Landed on our office desk this week: a DAB portable radio with MP3, some PlayStationPortable gear, another huge mousing surface, and aluminium keyboard and a super-duper multi-format DVD writer.

October 4, 2005 | 09:22

Half of Xbox 360 users to go online

Robbie Bach has been speaking to Famitsu magazine in Japan about the potential for Xbox Live.

October 3, 2005 | 09:59

Project Logs - You choose the winner!

Earlier this month, we opened a competition giving away an ECS nForce 4 motherboard to the best Project Log in our new-style forums. We've rounded up a shortlist of contenders, you guys pick the winner!

September 30, 2005 | 10:10

Evesham Voyager C720 with 7800 GTX Go

NVIDIA are launching their 7800 GTX mobile part today. Evesham is one of the first manufacturers off the block with a notebook based around the chip. Nvidia claim that the mobile part is just as fast as the desktop 7800 GTX - could they possibly be right?

September 28, 2005 | 19:34