Bioshock – calling all designers
Irrational Games and 2K Games are giving you the chance to design the box-art for the limited edition version of Bioshock.
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Dell forced to offer XP on new PCs
Responding to customer demand Dell has restarted selling new PCs with Windows XP installed on them.
Guest Shack – Louise Ingram from Nokia re: 8800 Sirocco Gold
This week, we interview Louise Ingram from Nokia Australia about the new Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold. Learn more about this new phone and why its…
Microsoft holds Pacman world championships
Microsoft is teaming up with Pac-Man developer Namco-Bandai to host what it's billing as the world championships for the classic '80s game.
MySpace rolls out news service
Online hangout MySpace has entered the news business with a feature that lets its users determine what items other members see.
SEGA snaps up Marvel games
SEGA has acquired the video game rights for three more Marvel properties: The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America.
Video game symphony – Music to our ears
The Eminence Symphony Orchestra starts their Australian tour this week, rolling through Sydney and Melbourne to perform its annual A Night in Fantasia concert.
Qantas in-flight SMS trial
National carrier Qantas has been given the green light to start testing in-flight mobile phone services, but only for email and text messages.
Shack Interviews – Self Replicating Robots
This week we speak to Professor Victor Zykov, team leader for the development of self-replicating robotics. Conceptually, the technology could lead to a wide-range of…
Google implements copyright tool for YouTube
Google is ready to introduce a copyright protection tool that helps media owners to automatically report acts of piracy on its YouTube video site
US Army targets gamers
The US Army is charging into the world of computer gaming in the hope of finding prime recruits among the legions of young players of…
Sony ponders larger hard drive for PS3
A Sony Computer Entertainment spokesperson has confirmed that the company is "considering" producing a new version of PlayStation 3 with a larger hard drive.
Intel details new ultra-mobile PC
Even though the UMPC concept, code-named Origami, never really took off with consumers, Intel are readying another entry in the ultra-mobile PC space.
Capcom ports Lost Planet to PC
After months of speculation, Capcom has finally confirmed that its Xbox 360 shooter Lost Planet will be released on PC this June.
Nokia shipping WiMax phones in 2008
Nokia announced this week it expects to start selling mobile devices using WiMAX Internet technology in early 2008.
Shack News Highlights – 17 April 2007
Shack news highlights for this week include testing the cognitive skills of orang-utans, China in the digital age, incorrect use of Craigslist, and CD sales…
The Internet heads to outer space
A program to kick-start the use of internet communications in space has been announced by the US government.
Optus tests 900MHz 3G
Optus and network equipment maker Huawei say they have completed a successful test of 900MHz 3G mobile services in NSW.
Music Industry and ISPs join forces
People who illegally download music would have their telephone and internet services cut off under a radical new plan proposed by the music industry.
Shack Interviews – Fatal1ty & Pro-Gaming
This week we speak to Jonathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel who is the superstar of electronic sports (a.k.a cyber athletics, E-Sports), winning dozens of international game tournaments…
Bug in Oblivion: Shivering Isles
Bethesda Softworks, the game developer behind the blockbuster Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, has admitted the existence of a bug in its latest Shivering Isles expansion…
Sony aims to be first with OLED TVs
Sony Corporation said this week it planned to start selling ultra-thin TVs using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology this year, aiming to become the first…
Final release for Wii Internet Channel
Nintendo has finalised and released the complete web browser for its Wii console.
Apple delays Leopard
Apple said it would delay shipment of its new operating system in order to concentrate on the launch of its iPhone.
