Microsoft: 720p no longer a requirement for Xbox 360

It has been revealed that Microsoft have dropped the 720p resolution requirement for its Xbox 360console. Thats according to Black Rock’s technical director David Jefferies who has been talking about the subject in a recent interview.
As reported from Eurogamer, Jefferies has stated that the reason for the drop is due to TV manufacturers such as Sony, Samsung, [...]

Sony ‘make.believe’ coming to PS3, PSP and PSN

Fresh from the release of the PS3 Slim and plans to introduce the world to 3D television, Sony have just announced that they are to give their brand logo / slogan a makeover.
As reported from Kotaku, Sony are planning to change their logo to ‘Sony – make.believe’, to replace the old ones. You can [...]

Bungie remain quiet on Halo: Reach for Xbox 360

Famed developers Bungie are remaining ‘hush hush’ on talk about the upcoming Halo: Reach title, as they are preferring to focus on the anticipated release of Halo 3: ODST, which is due in stores on September 22nd.
As reported from Eurogamer, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard has been responding to questions over on the Halo boards, with regards [...]

Square: DLC on the way for future Final Fantasy games

Square-Enix have revealed that that the company are considering releasing DLC for future FinalFantasy titles, but there are no plans for extra content for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII, which will be released in Japan on PS3 before the end of the year.
Square’s Yoshi Kitase and Motomu Toriyama made the comments to VG247, during [...]

What we Craved this week: Cute bots, MMS, tablets, and T-Pain

It’s been a busy week here at Crave with a whole lot of gadget news coming out of IFA 2009 in Berlin, including Toshiba announcing a touch-screen tablet called the JournE. This is, perhaps, Toshiba’s effort to take on Apple’s mythical machine before it’s even official. Begun, the tablet wars have.
• We also saw some new photo and [...]

Toshiba Qosmio X300 (Core 2 Duo T9400 Processor 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM)

General

Motherboard chipset

Intel PM45

Centrino

Yes

Processor number

T9400

Processor speed

2.53GHz

Processor

Core 2 Duo

Memory/Storage

Amt of RAM

4096 MB (max 8192 MB)

Hard drive

500 GB

Optical drive

DVD writer

Connectivity

Ports

eSATA/USB2.0; VGA out; HDMI out

Bluetooth

Yes

Infrared

Yes

Ethernet

10/100/1000

Modem

56K data/fax

Built-in devices

ExpressCard slot

Wireless LAN

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Webcam

Yes

Display

Graphics hardware

Nvidia GeForce 9700M GTS

Amt of video RAM

512MB

Diagonal screen size

17 inch

LCD technology

Transflective TFT (widescreen); 500Nits brightness

Multimedia

Remote

Yes

DVD/MP3 without bootup

No

TV tuner

No

Sound hardware

Integrated audio; Harman/Kardon stereo speakers

FM Tuner

Yes

Software

Operating system

Win Vista Ultimate

Chassis

Weight [...]

Asus G70 (Core 2 Duo T9500 Processor 2.6GHz, 4GB RAM)

General

Motherboard chipset

Intel PM965

Centrino

Yes

Processor number

T9500

Processor speed

2.6GHz

Processor

Core 2 Duo

Memory/Storage

Amt of RAM

4096 MB

Hard drive

1000 GB

Card Reader

SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD

Optical drive

Blu-ray combo drive

Connectivity

Ports

4 x USB 2.0; e-SATA; FireWire; VGA out; HDMI

Bluetooth

Yes

Infrared

No

Ethernet

10/100/1000

Modem

56K data/fax

Built-in devices

ExpressCard slot

Wireless LAN

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Webcam

Yes

Display

Graphics hardware

Dual Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT

Amt of video RAM

1TB

Diagonal screen size

17.1 inch

LCD technology

Transflective TFT (widescreen)

Screen resolution (max)

1,680 x 1,050

Multimedia

Remote

No

DVD/MP3 without [...]

Tracer backlit mouse mat, Stinger Laser gaming mouse and Gamepad v2

When it comes to cool gaming desktop accessories Cyber Snipa know how to make them, the photo shows a Gamepad v2, Stinger Laser gaming mouse and Tracer backlit mouse mat.
This setup will certainly help increase your frag count, CyberSnipa have delivered with this sweet setup, this is serious gaming business all round.
Tweak Town have given [...]

Corsair 4GB DDR3 kit

Just what can Corsair’s 4GB DDR3 kit do and can this memory give you the performance you’re looking for? Well the short answer is yes with size; performance and overclocking are all in abundance.
The Corsair XMS3 DHX 1600MHz 4GB Memory Kit has been given a hands-on review by Tweak Town; in their final thoughts they [...]

My Sony PS3 Crashes A Lot: Hard drive maybe

This is some news that has affected myself and also a few other people that I know, lets find out if its just a small number of people or a much wider issue with the Playstation 3.
Since updating to firmware 2.41 from 2.40, my Sony PS3 crashes a lot and this has happened in games [...]

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