August 14th 2008

Has many of you have notice I have been MIA, due to recent health related issue.s Toa has gotten behind in news and articles. Well I am back at about half throttle and we will get things back on track of sort,there is a bit of news I have posted and all the game release dates have been brought to date IN THE FORM AREA ONLY for now. Hope to hear form some of you.

May 31st. 2008

CoD 4: Modern Warfare is a new action-thriller that will arm gamers with the most advanced and powerful arsenal of modern day firepower to fight a new war in the world’s most treacherous hotspots. The Variety Map Pack, includes four new multiplayer maps, will be freely available for PC players next week on June 5th! The v1.6 patch will add support for the new maps, fix a server crash exploit recently reported by the community, and a few additional features / bug fixes.

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Other News and Reports

F.C.C. Considering Free High-Speed Internet Network Plan
Speed traps -- new way to avoid them
Smartphones Become Clear Choice For Mobile Web Access
BioShock coming to the iPhone
Iceland shaken by magnitude 6.1 earthquake
Oil trading probe may uncover manipulation
Valve announces Steam Cloud
Why co-op Gaming is Important
Valve: PC Has 'Perception Problem
What is Going Wrong at the ESA?
Vivendi Activision merger got support from the European Commission
NVIDIA gearing up to host huge visual computing conference
Haze FPS looks great
'Spore' (ALL) Tribal Stage - 20 New Screens & Trailer
A Far Cry 2 Preview
World's First All AMD Game! Certified: Thermaltake Key 3 - Case, PSU, Cooler
Intel and Nvidia headed for licensing stand-off

May 26th, 2008

IBM set to test the fastest computer in the world
Spacecraft on track to make historic Mars landing
Central Colombia hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake
Energy fears looming, new survivalists prepare
Powerful aftershock kills 1 in China; 260 hurt
Archaeologist: I've Found Cleopatra's Tomb
Day of Defeat: Source Updated with New Map
J.R. Simplot, potato and computer chip king, dies
Introduction of Linux Open Source to the Auto World
Linux Could Power New Nokia Phones

We salute our veterans.

May 20th,2008

Only 8% of North American software developers are writing applications to run on Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system.

Research firm Evans Data Corp surveyed 390 developers in North America and found a low take-up of Vista.

At the same time it found that half are still writing programs for Windows XP.
Read the full atricle here
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Other News & Articles

PC Updater Software (RadarSync) Will Now Be Free
DX10 Effects Coming to Console Version of World in Conflict
Microsoft Talking Blue-Ray Support
Keep More of Your Favorite High-Definition Movies and TV Programs
Chicago sues eBay over concert ticket taxes
Stocks stumble on record oil, inflation worries
Sen. Edward Kennedy has cancerous brain tumor
China: Earthquake buried 32 sources of radiation

Today May 14th,2008

Potentially toxic computer waste could instead wind up fueling your car one day.
A simple and efficient technique can recycle discarded circuit boards into environmentally friendly raw materials for use in fuel, plastic and other useful consumer products.

As electronics make their way everywhere around the world, heaps of outdated, unwanted devices are piling up in junkyards. This is creating one of the world's biggest environmental headaches.
Full story link here.
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Last weeks stories in review; 05/06 thur 05/12

Now showing online
Microsoft going 'independent' way
Microsoft appeals $1.4B EU antitrust fine
XM Satellite Radio's Q1 loss widens despite revenue jump
Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D
Microsoft may build copyright cop into every Zune
Are Intel DX10 Drivers a Joke?
Energy Saving Motherboards from Gigabyte
WTF Dissolving bodies with lye!
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Here's what happening in your would today.

Bill Gates Isn't Leaving Microsoft
AT&T limits Apple iPhone purchases to one per customer
Office for Mac Sales Soar, VBA Support To Return
Linux Desktop to Appear On Every Asus Motherboard
Gas above $3.75 a gallon; oil falls on mixed supply report
AP video shows China earthquake's first moments
Xbox 360 First Gaming System to Reach 10 Million in U.S.
Dell denies XPS gaming line phase out reports
Microsoft extends support for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Companies Adopt "Just Say No" Policy On Vista, Wait For Windows 7
‘Get a Mac’ ad: ‘Sad Song (Vista Blues)’

June !st. 2008

Battlefield 2142 Update 1.50 FINAL Released

After a successful open beta phase of Battlefield 2142 Update 1.50 and tweaks and updates being made based on feedback on the forums we have released the final version of Battlefield 2142 Update 1.50. Servers are being updated and the client files are now available for you to update and get into the new content.

Link to article & download HERE

..May 27th,2008

Created by Blue Orb, Inc., SwitchBlade is a free cutting-edge software that brings a fully configured game controller experience to the most popular PC games, beginning with World of Warcraft. SwitchBlade provides a console gaming experience for the gamer looking for a new way to play the most popular online PC games. This new release has support for Age of Conan (beta) and Wolfenstein Enemy Territory

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Crap load of new articles tonight in the form area.

Roadtest: Mac Windows software
Mac OS X 10.5.3 due to release soon
Storms in Iowa, Minn. bring heartbreak, grief
Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign
Millions spent on levee may still not be enough
Powerful aftershock kills 1 in China; 260 hurt
US on track to break record for tornadoes
Iranian guilty of using US nuclear software
World response needed to oil crisis: PM
N.Y. Judge Says Dell Misled Customers
SEGA Purchases New Unreal Engine 3 License
Supreme Ruler 2020 goes Gold; Headed to Stores June 17
Gaming's Guns of Tomorrow: Ready For War—or Inspiration?
GameTap Pulls the Plug on Editoral Staff
Microsoft’s Xbox Live Anywhere on Vista
Gaming consoles a toxic menace ???????
Xbox Live Users Can Download G4 Content
New Gears of War 2 multiplayer details released
Microsoft to remove Xbox Live games
Lost Planet Adds PC Vs. 360 Multiplayer
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures – First Impressions
Chipmaker VIA Offers Reference Design For Mini-Notebooks
Graphics Chips Reshape the Battlefield
Sreenshot Windows 7
Microsoft: Tight-lipped approach on Windows 7
Windows 7 Demo tonight ?

May 24th,2008

Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to download 176 new updates from Microsoft. If your XP installation CD is older than 2004, once your system is online, you'll have to wait for hefty service packs to download, chained to your mouse while pushing the Next button, watching progress bars, and rebooting multiple times. Wouldn't it be better to start your installation, head out to run errands or grab coffee, and come back to an up-to-date system before your system gets online? It's possible, using some free software and a blank disc. After the jump, I'll show you how to create an automated, customized XP installation CD or DVD, that includes Microsoft's official-but-not-released Service Pack 3 for Windows XP.
Read more here
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Read other news & articles

NASA sets sights on lander touchdown Sunday
EA’s Big Mobile Gaming Day
Nokia Game Licensing Draws Scrutiny and User Complaints
SimpleMovieX editor improves support of iTunes Library
EU says to study Microsoft's open-source step
Gas Will Break Past $4 as Early as Next Week.
Home prices drop, jobless rolls at 4-year high
Ford downshifts fuel-guzzlers
Central Colombia hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake
Stocks tumble on $135 oil, Fed meeting minutes
Kenya mob reportedly burns 11 ‘witches’
Nintendo says Wii owners are hardcore gamers 05/22/2008
Starcraft 2 system specs emerge
Alienware Goes Full Bore With 4.0GHz Quad-core Desktop
Corsair Dominator Hits 2462MHz, Sets Memory Frequency World Record
AMD Deploys GDDR5 Technology in ATI Radeon Graphics Card
Student Try.s to Egg Steve Ballmer
The American Idol Season 7 Winner is............
$1,632 for a single Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade

Thanks chelle1778 for all your help

May 18th,2008

Windows developers are confirming the results of a survey released yesterday that found fewer than 1 in 12 programmers currently writing applications targeting Windows Vista.

Full story here.
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You can also read these stories.

CBS to buy CNET Networks
Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave
Robotic suit could usher in super soldier era
Apple to push mobile gaming forward
Windows Live Mesh is great for media sharing
Mountain Dew's 'Willy the Hillbilly' Goes Mobile
I.R.S. Seeks Reports of Foreign Accounts
Aftershocks hit China quake area
Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling
Saudi oil output hike would not solve US problems: Bush
Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure
Age of Conan Cross Platform
ID HIRING FOR DOOM 4 GAME
Deadline passes in EA bid to buy Take-Two Interactive
Gears of War sequel steals Xbox showcase
Why Sega should release a new console
Bringing High-Def Into Focus
Creative Unleashes Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
More than 200,000 sign InfoWorld petition
things that scare people
Dont scare black people
Kid Scares Cop,

May 13th,2008

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has withdrawn a secret demand that the Internet Archive, an online library, provide the agency with a user's personal information after the Web site challenged the records request in court. Link to the full story.
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More web articles,news and reports.

Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope Heads into the Heavens
MySpace says it has won $234M spam judgment
BATTLE FOR YAHOO! New proxy fight?
Stolen Mac Used To Arrest Suspected Laptop Thieves
Office for Mac Sales Soar, VBA Support To Return
Fedora 9 Released
Rebuilding unlikely in tornado-ravaged Okla. town
Dell Set to Axe XPS Gaming PC Brand
EA Games Label Sets the Summer on Fire with Eight Blockbuster Games
Online gaming now worth $1 billion
Video-game companies pulling the plug on industry association
‘Gears of War 2′ Details
John Riccitiello of EA isn't Happy.
Looks Like EA may not get Take Two
Which first, Doom 4 or Duke Nukem Forever?
WOW! One Million People Sign Up To Play Age of Conan
Don't Count LucasArts out of the PC Market'
Disney plans online gaming, chatting and video sharing on Blu-ray
It's on again Blu-ray Wars

Be on the look out tomorrow night for news that I didn't get on the front page of Toa. We will place it so you can review here.
Thanks DB