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Twitter CEO steps down
Tue, 5th Oct 2010
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Twitter co-founder Evan Williams steps down as CEO to focus on product strategy, appointing COO Dick Costolo as his successor.
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Google announces new TV partners
Tue, 5th Oct 2010
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Google TV partners with Turner Broadcasting, NBC Universal, HBO, and NBA to integrate web content and applications, redefining the living room experience.
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Cheap Adobe Acrobat alternative launched
Tue, 5th Oct 2010
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Quick-PDF has released PDF to Word ver.2.3, the latest version of the converter for PDF documents to MS Word RTF or DOC formats.
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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm dated
Tue, 5th Oct 2010
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Read on to find out when you can finally pick up the upcoming overhaul to Blizzard's staggeringly popular MMO.
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Microsoft sues Motorola's Androids
Mon, 4th Oct 2010
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Microsoft launches patent lawsuit against Motorola, claiming Android smartphones infringe on essential user experience tech.
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Report: 4G phones will ruin digital TV
Mon, 4th Oct 2010
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4G mobile phones could interfere with cable TV within six metres of a set top box, according to research by Cable Europe.
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Seek questions Trade Me's 'overtake' claim
Mon, 4th Oct 2010
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Trade Me's claim to overtake Seek in job board visits by year's end is challenged by Seek, citing an 8% lead in unique browsers this month.
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MS wants 'world's first apps' for Windows Phone
Mon, 4th Oct 2010
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A Windows Phone 7 competition has launched that aims to find brand new app ideas from New Zealand software developers.
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System Shock 2
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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gaming
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Guest columnist Gerard Campbell, Stuff.co.nz's Game Junkie, casts his mind back to the horror of System Shock 2.
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Hitman Hart: Wrestling with shadows
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Bret Hart's explosive fallout with WWE is chronicled in the groundbreaking 1998 documentary HITMAN HART: WRESTLING WITH SHADOWS.
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The Grudge: White Ghost, Black Ghost
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Ju-on's horror legacy continues with 'White Ghost, Black Ghost'—two films celebrating its 10th anniversary with chilling, inventive scares.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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gaming
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Sherlock and Watson tackle a royal theft in 'Mystery of Osborne House,' a new DS game filled with puzzles and Victorian charm.
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Those who rejoice at the altar of Dragon Quest (you know who you are) will be squealing at the advent of the ninth instalment to its RPG kingdom.
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Lara Croft's last three Tomb Raider outings, while better than the lacklustre Angels of Darkness on the PS2, still left her looking a bit old and haggard.
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Red Dead Redemption: Legends and Killers
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Rockstar releases 'Legends and Killers' for Red Dead Redemption, charging $20 for new characters, maps, and a tomahawk, despite mixed reviews.
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Tom Clancy's Hawx 2
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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HAWX 2 soars with its overhauled physics and enhanced dogfighting, but its storyline flounders, splitting opinion on its arcade legacy.
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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ITS PREDECESSOR WAS PANNED, BUT DOG DAYS MAKES MOVES TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM THE PACK AND ACHIEVES MODERATE SUCCESS.
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Madden NFL 11
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Madden NFL 11 is an incredibly polished and updated version of the game, proving it's more than just a roster update.
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Dead Rising 2
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Dead Rising 2 brings back chainsaw-wielding Chuck Greene to a zombie-infested America for more action, but lacks a real sense of danger.
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Fri, 1st Oct 2010
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow revamps the classic saga with a darker twist, challenging God of War's throne with engaging gameplay and epic quests.