By Matt Peckham PC World (US) February 17, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Are you bored with beautiful games? Alright, okay, I know — just because they’re pretty doesn’t mean they’re empty-headed. But you’ve gotta admit, after all these years, and for all the passionate chatter about gaming “growing up,” there’s still a kind of funky-smelling [...]

By Matt Peckham PC World (US) January 21, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO  – The console game Wii aficionados literally can’t live without is now unofficially the top selling video game ever. That game would be Wii Sports, a hodgepodge of Mii-infested no-frills sports games that comes with every single Wii, desired or no. That Wii Sports’ [...]

By Matt Peckham PC World (US) January 06, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO  – Who wants scads of commercial PC games for free? No, I don’t mean the kind you download illicitly, silly. I’m talking about older but as well a few newer games, including a few award-winners that publishers have made available over the years and [...]

By Matt Peckham PC World (US) December 10, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – To hear Ken Levine cite Ultima Underworld as the game that inspired him makes me smile. I miss the Ultima series, the Underworld games most of all. I even miss the “World of Ultima” spinoffs. Remember Savage Empire? Martian Dreams? I do. I [...]

By Digital Arts staff Digital Arts Magazine February 17, 2009 LONDON- Fujifilm debuts new sensor technology in FinePix F200EXR camera Fujifilm has launched its first camera featuring its EXR technology, the FinePix F200EXR, which was announced at the Photokina 2008 exhibition. The company says that the FinePix F200EXR utilises the technology to create an unprecedented [...]

By Jeff Bertolucci PC World (US) January 21, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Reliability and Service: Digital Cameras Canon no longer dominates the digital camera category, suffering a dramatic drop-off in consumer approval in our survey this year compared with its performance in last year’s survey. In 2007, Canon smoked the competition with above-average scores in [...]

By Melissa J. Perenson PC World (US) January 06, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO  – The impression that digital SLR (single-lens reflex) cameras are too complicated to use is quickly fading. So, too, is the notion that they lack some of the friendly features found on point-and-shoot cameras. While digital SLRs probably won’t replace pocket cameras anytime [...]

By Dave Johnson PC World (US) December 10, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO – I love this time of year. The weather turns brisk, a dusting of snow settles on the trees, and holiday music fills the air. The only downside? Shopper’s anxiety: I never know quite what to buy for my friends and family. So that [...]

By Jim Dalrymple Macworld.com February 17, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Nova Media on Thursday released a hardware development kit for 3G devices. The hardware kit allows developers to simulate 3G hardware and software solutions. The kit consists of an embedded 3G module as well as a mainboard with USB support and the necessary Mac OS [...]

By Jeff Bertolucci PC World (US) January 21, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – Reliability and Service: Routers Most people don’t fret much about their Wi-Fi routers, because they’re pretty reliable compared to other devices. Just under three-fourths of our surveyed router users pronounced themselves either very satisfied or extremely satisfied with the reliability of their Wi-Fi [...]