Monthly Archives: May 2008

Starcraft 2′s system specs leaked?

May 25th, 2008 | Posted in Gaming, Technology

We have received word from Blizzard directly that these system specs are by no means the official specs for the game. Micromania did not receive these specs from Blizzard in any way, nor did Blizzard even answer a question in regard to the specs. Therefore, these figures should be taken as, at best, incredible speculation! [...]

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GDDR5 for AMD’s next-gen graphics chip is shipping

May 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Gaming, Technology

Qimonda has announced that it has started shipping GDDR5 memory for AMD’s next-generation graphics processors, meaning that the launch of the “R700” generation of products is imminent. The memory manufacturer says that it has already started mass producing and shipping GDDR5 512Mbit modules (rated at 4.0Gbps per pin) to AMD. “We are very proud to [...]

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Windows Home Server ditches auto-backup

May 19th, 2008 | Posted in Technology

If you’re a Windows Home Server user making sure that your backups are up-to-date in case the file eating bug – which still hasn’t been fixed – bites you, you’ve probably been looking forward to Power Pack 1‘s automated backup features. Sadly, it looks like you might be relying on third-party packages for a while [...]

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Mission Bazaar, A Unique Craft & Performance Expo at The Armory

May 17th, 2008 | Posted in Art

Mission Bazaar, a unique craft and performance expo, takes place this Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th at the historic San Francisco Armory (currently owned by Kink.com). This will be the first public event at The Armory in over 30 years. Mission Bazaar will showcase a diverse collection of artisans exhibiting their creative works, [...]

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Call of Duty 5 in the works

May 13th, 2008 | Posted in Gaming

Activision has confirmed that the next installment in the Call of Duty series will be set in an entirely new military theatre and that Treyarch is currently working on a new James Bond game. The news, which came in a conference call to Eurogamer, co-incides with the announcement of Acitivision’s 2.9 Billion USD profit this [...]

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XP SP3 now available

May 8th, 2008 | Posted in Technology

It’s official – the wait for Windows XP Service Pack 3 is officially over, with the update finally making its way to a permanent home at Windows Update yesterday. Although the issue which resulted in the update being withdrawn from the Windows Update site – a critical incompatibility with Microsoft’s RMS point-of-sale software – has [...]

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