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By - Darren Straight

Coolgorilla $100 Million Free Mobile Games Giveaway

In a move that will apparently save mobile consumers an estimated $100 Million over the next three years, software developers Coolgorilla have today begun distributing third party mobile software applications completely free of charge. The move now enables mobile users unlimited access to download free mobile games many of which consumers would normally expect to pay between $5-$10 for. There

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Space Shuttle Mission 2007 reveals the new Space Shuttle 3D Virtual Cockpit

A month after announcing the final development stages of the Space Shuttle Mission 2007 (SSM2007) space simulation game, Exciting Simulations reveals never-before-seen in-game pictures of the highly realistic Space Shuttle Virtual Flight Deck. The SSM2007 3D Virtual Flight Deck is equipped with fully operational highresolution Multi Function Displays, Heads-Up Display and gauges which allow budding Shuttle Pilots to perform the

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The Future of Web Apps London October 2007

Well it’s been a busy and crazy week but I’ve finally got some time to tell you all about my 3 Days in London attending The mashup* demo event and of course the awesome Future of Web Apps Conference and Expo which included the Live Filming of Episode 118 of Diggnation and the Carsonified Relaunch Party! 😀 Unfortunately I didn’t

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Valve opens up The Orange Box!

Valve has today announced the official ‘uncrating’ of The Orange Box, now available on Steam. The Orange Box features three top-rated new games by Valve: Half-Life 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends

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The Invasion – Trust no-one, show no emotion, don’t fall asleep!

This Friday the 12th of October, the new new sci-fi thriller film The Invasion staring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig (his first outing since Bond) while directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall), is coming to UK Cinemas! The Invasion is about a space shuttle which mysteriously crashes on Earth, and an extraterrestrial disease in the wreckage begins infecting human beings. A psychiatrist from Washington, D.C.,

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Jamie Oliver stars in Pixars Ratatouille

Pixars animated film Ratatouille will hit UK cinemas on 12th October and with it Jamie Oliver will be making his big-screen debut as the voice of the morose restaurant health inspector!   Jamie said: ‘I probably got the most miserable character in the whole of the film, which is obviously different from me in real life.  He’s totally bored with life.

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Untitled J.J. Abrams Project Cloverfield Trailer #1

For those of you that haven’t heard of Untitled J.J. Abrams Project (aka “Cloverfield”) Movie, I thought I’d post the first official teaser trailer here so you can see for yourself what it’s all about, or better said make up your own mind to what you think the movie is all about… as there’s so much speculation out there right

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Chuckle Brothers 20th Anniversary of ChuckleVision

The Chuckle Brothers (Barry and Paul Elliot) are today celebrating the 20th Anniversary of ChuckleVision and wow I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since they first started ChuckleVision on BBC Television, it’s been great watching ChuckleVision through the years! 🙂 For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a bit about it: The Chuckle Brothers,

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Toshiba Tecra A8 Review

For the past week I’ve had in my possession a Toshiba Tecra A8 Notebook which I have thanks to Talk Toshiba and it’s Tecra A8 triallist programme in which they give bloggers, journalists and community leaders the chance to test out their laptops for a week (more if you request) in exchange for writing an honest, objective review on your

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LiveStation and Silverlight showcase at IBC2007

IBC 2007 sees the start of the first large‑scale technical trial of the LiveStation platform, designed to distribute broadcast channels over the Internet to a freely downloadable player, based on a Microsoft Silverlight user experience. LiveStation is a revolutionary new global network that will enable broadcasters to deliver live audio and video to a potential audience of hundreds of millions