http://www.datalk.com DaTalk.com - Talk about Internet, Computer and Games related stuff. en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:12:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.datalk.com/aquateen/misc/rss.jpg http://www.datalk.com http://www.datalk.com/google-search-accelerates-instant-results-t5769.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:23:26 GMT More...]]> By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-08T20:42:16ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests....



More... ]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/google-search-accelerates-instant-results-t5769.html http://www.datalk.com/dsi-firmware-update-blocks-flash-t5768.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:23:26 GMT Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d8fe247/mf.gif Related Stories * PS Store Update: Mafia 2 DLC, Top Gun * Dead Space 2 multiplayer reveal Friday * FirstPlay 23: Blood Stone, Move, Red Dead * Tiger Woods Move 'definitely authentic' says pro golfer * iPhone Game Center released Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78870048516/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/227533383/a2.img ]]> Title: DSi firmware update blocks flash carts
Nintendo takes jab at piracy with new DSi firmware.
Nintendo has released a new firmware update for the DSi which blocks the use of several flash carts.

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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/dsi-firmware-update-blocks-flash-t5768.html http://www.datalk.com/google-milks-animated-doodle-mystery-t5767.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:28 GMT More...]]> By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-09-07T20:56:00Z SEATTLE (AP) -- For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and showcasing designs from contest-winning students....



More... ]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/google-milks-animated-doodle-mystery-t5767.html http://www.datalk.com/sales-decline-blamed-online-multiplayer-t5766.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:28 GMT Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d87119d/mf.gif Related Stories * Move demo's headed to PSN * MS: Kinect too advanced to copy * Final Fantasy XIII 360 headed to Japan this year * EA Sports MMA screenshots * Space Invaders: Infinite Gene looks mint, out next week Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869949977/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/226955677/kg/27-40-43/a2.img ]]> Title: Sales decline blamed on online multiplayer - Pachter
Decline to continue unless pubs charge for MP, says analyst.
He won't leave it alone. Seemingly eager for the day he's proved right in his prediction that companies will start charging subs fees for multiplayer gaming, Michael Pachter has blamed the appeal of MP mode for the decline in software sales.

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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/sales-decline-blamed-online-multiplayer-t5766.html http://www.datalk.com/oracle-names-ex-hp-ceo-t5765.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:41:10 GMT More...]]> By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-07T10:27:58ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Oracle Corp. has hired former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd to help lead the database software maker in a pivotal moment in Oracle's 33-year history as it tries to muscle in on more of HP's turf....



More... ]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/oracle-names-ex-hp-ceo-t5765.html http://www.datalk.com/warren-spectors-deus-ex-successor-t5764.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:41:10 GMT Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d838fa4/mf.gif Related Stories * 2K announces Top Spin 4 * Transformers: War for Cybertron DLC out * Plants vs. Zombies hits XBLA tomorrow * Glasses-Free 3D hitting Japanese Arcades * BioWare releases Mass Effect 2 stats Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869822773/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/226725796/a2.img ]]> Title: Warren Spector's Deus Ex successor does little for Disney
Epic Mickey was pitched to him during his pitch.
Industry legend Warren Spector has revealed that he originally met with Disney to pitch a new sci-fi game - a title he felt would be considered the spiritual successor to Deus Ex.

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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/warren-spectors-deus-ex-successor-t5764.html http://www.datalk.com/uncharted-work-isnt-uncharted-3-a-t5763.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:43:13 GMT Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d7d6cf7/mf.gif Related Stories * Samurai Heroes demo tomorrow, trailer * Rock Band 3 song exporting confirmed * Uncharted work underway, says Elena VO * PSJailbreak now possible via phones * Driver: San Francisco screenshots Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869752700/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/226323703/kg/25-68/a2.img ]]> Title: Uncharted 'work' isn't Uncharted 3
Elena VO working on download content, Sony confirms.
Oh well, it got the kids excited for a while didn't it. Turns out that the Uncharted "work" actress Emily Rose (who plays Elena) was talking about earlier is just some download content.

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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/uncharted-work-isnt-uncharted-3-a-t5763.html http://www.datalk.com/swarm-video-shows-quirky-platform-t5762.html Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:32:22 GMT Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d743550/mf.gif Related Stories * Sonic Colours footage is Sonic's redemption * Yakuza 4 video shows street fighters * 14 minutes of Spider Man: Shattered Dimensions * MyWorld rescued by US buyer * Mario-inspired iPhone platformer is free Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869734026/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/225719632/a2.img ]]> Title: Swarm video shows quirky platform action
Hothead Games shows off its next innovative project.
Swarm looks like a cross between Pikmin and LittleBigPlanet - a physics-based platformer in which you control a swarm of cute, self-sacrificing blue blobs.

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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/swarm-video-shows-quirky-platform-t5762.html http://www.datalk.com/taiwans-htc-iphones-quiet-challenger-t5761.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:08:28 GMT More...]]> By JOE McDONALD 2010-09-05T17:37:35Z BEIJING (AP) -- East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones, is moving out of the shadows and trying to establish its own brand name as it competes with Apple's iPhone....



More... ]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/taiwans-htc-iphones-quiet-challenger-t5761.html http://www.datalk.com/duke-nukem-forever-new-screenshots-t5760.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:08:28 GMT Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_237103_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_237105_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_237106_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_237107_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_237104_thumb93.jpg Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d732887/mf.gif Related Stories * TRON gameplay video arrives * Killzone 3 release date confirmed * Duke Nukem Forever - new gameplay footage leaks * Gorgeous Infamous 2 trailer, screens explode * Duke Nukem Forever - first screenshots Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869641162/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/225650823/a2.img ]]> Title: Duke Nukem Forever - new screenshots
Evil boss, vehicles and twins. Oh yeah.
The first screenshots of the reborn Duke Nukem Forever have surfaced.



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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/duke-nukem-forever-new-screenshots-t5760.html http://www.datalk.com/fifa-11-whats-got-offer-t5759.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:21:10 GMT Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236990_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236991_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236992_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236993_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236994_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236995_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236996_thumb93.jpg Image: http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_236997_thumb93.jpg Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d6d8b3a/mf.gif Related Stories * Has MS handed the online gaming crown to Sony? * How slick is F1 2010? * Metroid Other M: Who is Ridley? * Duke Nukem Forever: A staggering history * Marvel vs Capcom 3: Know your fighters Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869663863/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/225282874/a2.img ]]> Title: FIFA 11: What's it got to offer?
Five key reasons to be excited about October 1.
FIFA 11 is just under a month away. We've played it, and it's got us a bit giddy.



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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/fifa-11-whats-got-offer-t5759.html http://www.datalk.com/texas-opens-inquiry-into-google-t5758.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:10:01 GMT More...]]> By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-04T02:54:37Z SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine....



More... ]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/texas-opens-inquiry-into-google-t5758.html http://www.datalk.com/duke-nukem-forever-staggering-history-t5757.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:10:01 GMT Click here to read the full articleImage: http://rss.computerandvideogames.com/c/674/f/8603/s/d672120/mf.gif Related Stories * Has MS handed the online gaming crown to Sony? * How slick is F1 2010? * Metroid Other M: Who is Ridley? Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif Image: http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif Image: http://da.feedsportal.com/r/78869516692/u/79/f/8603/c/674/s/224862496/kg/65/a2.img ]]> Title: Duke Nukem Forever: A staggering history
The story of the shooter 13 years in the making...
Believe it or not, but just over 13 years ago a group of huddled journalists excitedly scribbled in their notepads after hearing the first news of 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever.

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]]> Computer and Internet News Feeds Paperboy http://www.datalk.com/duke-nukem-forever-staggering-history-t5757.html http://www.datalk.com/apple-browsing-share-tops-linux-t5756.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:10:01 GMT More...]]> PC World - More people browsed the Internet last month with a device running Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, than used Linux to do so. That's a first for Apple, according to NetMarketShare, a firm that produces metrics on the market share of browsers, operating systems and search engines.

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