WarpPortal's dark fantasy MMORPG REQUIEM: Memento Mori announced today that Korean Requiem service will be migrated to North American Requiem service to concentrate resources and provide a better service to Requiem players. The migration is scheduled to take place in March 7, 2012.
With the launch of WoW Patch 4.3's transmogrification system, a wide variety of classical & charming armor sets can be found everywhere in Orgrimmar City and Stormwind City. So, if you can present an immensely "personalized" armor set, you'll probably become the focus of attention. Now, let's have a look at top ten shocking transmogrified images sorted out by the most famous WoW fansite in China. You may like them!
NCsoft seems never give up the casual online games market. This acquisition would satisfy its long-cherished wish. After 7 months of negotiation with SK Telecom, NCsoft has finally wholly acquired Ntreev Soft.
ArenaNet announced today that Guild Wars 2 is confirmed to have full Spanish text localization at launch along with the already prepared German and French localization.
Everything of MechWarrior Online is under development, but there is a countdown on the webpage that ends on Monday. All of this was found by rockpapershotgun.com. What surprise will this countdown give us? You can go to the site and sign-up, ensuring you protect your commander name from the rabble.
Blizzard have ve just updated the Mists of Pandaria Talent Calculator to reflect many of the most recent changes and renovations currently being made to the next expansion of World of Warcraft.
If you had ever played dungeon&siege or either diablo 2 then you won't feel discouraged from playing Mythos. The gameplay style is almost alike with the gameplay system of diablo 2 and dungeon&siege, but you are able to play online instead.
Ah love is in the air. Chocolates, flowers, cupid, Soul Mates, dance contests… That's right! This Valentine's Day Lucent Heart is helping its players express their creativity through a special Step Up Valentine's Edition Dance Contest.
When picking heroes please state the name of the person who you want to pick the hero for. Each person gets one vote per person, but may change heroes.
A guild can be created by any player by talking to any Guild Manager NPC. It only costs 1 gold to start a guild, however in order to level up the guild it costs both guild points and gold.
Patch 1.1.9, hyped as the 'Co-Op Social Patch,' adds a whole new level of player interactivity to the game world of Mythador, forever changing the way you siege.
After weeks of anticipation the Requiem update is finally here! There's no time to waste, get a quick summary of what's new below and hit some dungeons.
Ripper X heads into the universe of Battlestar Galactica Online for some absolute fun and excitement! Battlestar Galactica Online is a free-to-play browser-based MMO developed by European casual MMO giant Bigpoint and based on the popular Battlestar Galactica IP. More specifically, BSG:O is set following the events of the second season of the 2003 re-imagining of the TV series. Players are restricted to their ships in BSG:O and can participate in high-action space battles, mine resources and
Alaplaya has released the teaser trailer of its upcoming browser MMO Skylancer Battle for Horizon. Skylancer is a free MMO browser game, where strategy and tactics of the game are as important as the love of adventure and exploration. Explore the fantastic world of Horizon with your own floating island, fight against dangerous creatures, pirates [...]
BasketDudes, has announced that is running an improved way to help its ballers enjoy a full hardwood experience online with new gaming modes. From now, every user will find a new browser-based option and, if he feels to shot alone, now he can do it through the single-player mode. All this new features will provide [...]
Nexon Europe has announced the release-date for Vindictus new characters Karok and Thor, that will finally arrive on the 29th February. Karok, the Barbarian from the south and newest playable hero of Vindictus, has nearly finished his journey to Colhen. However, instead of just coming alone, he has the huge Raid-Boss "Thor" in pursuit. Karok [...]
Perfect World Entertainment has successfully launched the latest content update for Rusty Hearts, Requiem. This update brings players a slew of content that will allow players to experience more story progression. Play Roselle Vergerius, the latest premium character available, and experience four new story dungeons, a dynamic training camp in a new location, additional sets [...]
Bigpoint has announced that its new action-packed MMO Pirate Storm is now available online across the globe in Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish and Polish. In Pirate Storm, players navigate the ocean as dreaded pirates, and fight adversaries, monsters and fiends in the battle for fame and glory. The game is also [...]
Eudemons Online is planning to release a brand new update for the expansion, "Trumpet of the Legionnaire", that is going to add new content. This trailer shows the new features of this update, once you know what's coming, you can be ready for the new challenges that will face your Legion on Feb. 22nd.
XL Games has released a new video of ArcheAge centered in the underwater treasure hunting . The game is expected to be another masterpiece by the iconic Korean developer Jake Song, the developer of ‘Lineage’ and ‘Kingdom of the Winds’. The game is being developed by XLGames and is based on the latest CryENGINE2 and [...]
LG has not had the same presence in Android as the likes of Motorola, Samsung, and HTC, but the company might be looking to change that at the upcoming Mobile World Congress show. The details on LG's new flagship device (currently called P880) have been leaked, and it's looking like a real monster with a quad-core processor, and HD screen among other goodies.
The P880 will be one of the first smartphones to ship with the quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 SoC. This part is already shipping in tablets, but it will be a big step for phones, and is producing some incredible benchmarks in the leaked screenshots. To keep that chip chugging along, the P880 will come with a 3000mAh battery. The screen will also eat up juice with its 1280x720 resolution.
The P880 will also be LG's first Ice Cream Sandwich phone. The leaked screens show version 4.0.3 and the newest version of the Linux kernel for Tegra. LG doesn't have the best reputation for software updates, but at least this one ill be running the latest and greatest when it comes out, unlike last year's Optimus 2X.
As it searches for a way to turn its fortunes around, struggling phone maker HTC is reportedly investigating the possibility of launching its own music streaming service. The client would be built into the default music app on all of HTC's Android devices, and possibly as an add-on for Windows Phone. The company is, as expected, cagey about answering any questions at this point.
HTC took a large ownership stake in Beats Audio last year, and has been shipping phones with Beats technology for the last few months. So maybe a music service would fit right in. HTC has also shown an interest in bringing special services to HTC Sense, the company's user interface used on Android. There is already an HTC movie streaming service, and upcoming phones will include 50GB of Dropbox storage for users. Talks with Spotify apparently went nowhere, which may have led to the development of an in-house solution.
Sources are saying that HTC could announce the service later this month at Mobile World Congress. Samsung has pulled back on MWC this year, so that could give HTC the opening it needs to make an impact.
Every quarter it's the same old story for cable companies. Subscriber losses have become the norm as streaming continues to pluck more viewers away from tethered cable, and in the fourth quarter of 2011, Comcast lost 17,000 TV customers. That might have been cause for panic a decade ago, but in today's landscape, Comcast has reason to celebrate.
Comcast hasn't lost as few as 17,000 cable subscribers in five years, and compared to 2010, last quarter's losses were a drop in a bucket. In same quarter one year earlier, Comcast reported 135,000 cable subscriber losses, or about eight times as many as Q4 2011.
"Last year was a very important year for our company. Cable continued to drive innovation, increase new product introductions and transform the customer experience, and we successfully integrated NBCUniversal," said Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast. "We also reported strong financial and operating results in both the fourth quarter and for the full year. Specifically, cable had another terrific quarter of improving customer metrics, demonstrating that our new XFINITY brand and our intensified focus on service and innovation are making a real difference."
That's right, Comcast lost 17,000 cable subscribers and still described it as a "terrific quarter" for cable, which underscores the expectations in today's streaming landscape.
In terms of overall revenue, Comcast collected over $15 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 54.7 percent year-on-year increase.
Valentine's Day is for lovers, as the saying goes, and Microsoft spent the day showing Google just how much it cares. A faulty security update pushed out alongside several other patches yesterday caused Internet Explorer to incorrectly flag Google.com -- yep, the most visited website in the universe and the homepage of scads of users -- as being a severe threat called Exploit:JS/Blacole.BW. Oops!
As you might expect, the Internet was quickly ablaze with a virtual horde all asking the same penetrating question: WTF? No, Google wasn't serving up malware. It turns out that the culprit was bad code in updates for Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Security Essentials, ZDNet explains.
We don't post a ton of deals here on Maximum PC, but when we do, they're pretty sweet. With that in mind, we thought you'd like to know Electronic Arts is giving away free copies of Battlefield 3 for PC when you pre-order Mass Effect 3 from Origin. That's a $60 value folks (or around $45 if you do a bit of shopping around) for a game we're pretty fond of.
You can pre-order Mass Effect 3 on any platform you want (PC download, PC boxed copy, PlayStation 3, or Xbox 360), but your copy of Battlefield 3 is a digital version for PC and is valid only for those who don't already own a copy. The offer expires March 5, 2012, with free download codes to be emailed no later than March 8, 2012.
Additional fine print stuff:
OFFER EXPIRES MARCH 5, 2012. VALID ONLY ON NEW PURCHASES OF MASS EFFECT 3 ("PRODUCT") FROM THE ORIGIN STORE AT WWW.ORIGIN.COM AND ONLY FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A DIGITAL VERSION OF BATTLEFIELD 3 ("BF3"). CUSTOMERS WILL BE EMAILED THE CODE FOR BF3 BY MARCH 8, 2012. VALID ONLY IN US AND CANADA. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER, GIFT CARD, REBATE OR OTHER DISCOUNT COUPONS. LIMIT ONE OFFER PER PERSON. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING, HANDLING AND APPLICABLE SALES TAX. OFFER MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED, EXCHANGED, SOLD OR REDEEMED FOR CASH OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES. RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND EMPLOYEES OF ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. AND THEIR AGENCIES/AFFILIATES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED, TAXED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. INTERNET CONNECTION AND ORIGIN ACCOUNT (EA) REQUIRED. YOU MUST BE 13+. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON WWW.EA.COM/2/SERVICE-UPDATES. PC PRODUCT REQUIRES ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT. ACCESS TO PC ONLINE FEATURES LIMITED TO ONE ORIGIN ACCOUNT (EA).
Have you ever been browsing through your Windows Media Center library, stopped on your significant other's stockpile of Jersey Shore episodes, and wave your hands dismissively before continuing on to Netflix? Some new tech lets that disgusted gesture alone speed you away from Snooki's yawn-inducing antics. The straightforwardly named "Kinect for Media Center" software taps into Kinect for Windows and adds both voice and gesture controls to your Media Center browsing experience.
The software supports add-ins (like Netflix and Heatwave) as efficiently as it does the normal Media Center interface, as you can see in the demo video above. It doesn't include support for the 360 or any other Media Center extender, however. A whole range of motion and voice controls let you boss your PC around -- all of which can be seen at the Kinect for Media Center web page -- and "advanced Voice features" keep audio coming from your speakers from accidentally controlling Media Center. The speed of your gestures determines the velocity of the UI movement, too. Not too shabby, if you're into the "arm-swinging, sweet-talking" control thing.
If you are into it, you'll need a PC with a dual-core, 2.66 GHz processor, at least 2GB of RAM (although 4GB is better), Kinect for Windows -- duh -- and a copy of the Kinect for Media Center software, which developer Brad Mauk is selling for $7 a pop.
So, does the thought of controlling Media Center with your arms and mouth interest you? Would you be likely to pick this up if you used a dedicated HTPC with your TV?
When it rains, it pours, and as if Kodak didn't have enough to worry about already as it ditches the camera business and tries to figure out how to pay back movie studios millions of dollars it owes in unpaid rebates, all while declaring bankruptcy, Apple has decided it wants to dump a patent infringement suit to the company's pile of problems.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple believes Kodak is infringing on a number of patents that relate to various technologies used in printers, digital cameras, and digital picture frames. Apple, which doesn't need to seek permission from a bankruptcy judge to sue Kodak over patent claims, took the step precautionary of announcing its intentions in a court filing yesterday.
"Apple requests express authority from this court before it initiates the actions out of an abundance of caution," Apple's lawyers wrote in the filing, according to Bloomberg.
This has been an ongoing thing between Apple, Kodak, and Research In Motion (RIM). It dates back to 2010 when Kodak sued Apple and RIM for allegedly infringing patents relating to technologies found in smartphone cameras. The issue was never fully settled, and Apple later fired back with a lawsuit of its own saying it was the rightful owner of an image-preview patent that's at the heart of all this.
Few acts manifest the Maximum PC ethos as much as overclocking. Overclockers with something to prove have long been able to post their various benchmarking scores on HWBot to determine the king of the processor-pushing hill; now, that drive for MOAR can earn more than just bragging rights. Gigabyte just announced it has teamed up with HWBot for the "Gigabyte Spring Extreme Competition." Tinkerers with Gigabyte mobos and AMD processors are invited to try to push their systems to the (almost) breaking point, and the three people with the most prolific overclocking prowess will earn brand-spankin'-new Bulldozer-friendly mobos.
The overall winner nabs the high-end GA-990FXA-UD7, while the runner-up and second runner-up will walk away with the GA-990FXA-UD5 and GA-990FXA-UD3, respectively. Of course, every competition needs rules, and the Spring Extreme Competition has four benchmark "stages" designed to separate the best from the rest. Contenders need to submit benchmark scores from Wprime 32M, Super PI 32M, PiFast, and PC Mark 05. In case of a tie, the PC Mark 05 score will be used as the tiebreaker.
If you're rig meets the specific AMD/Gigabyte criteria needed to enter the contest, you have until March 15th to submit your benchmark scores. Head over to the Spring Extreme Competition page on HWBot for more info, including detailed information for the requirements for each stage of the event. Now get to tweaking!
Boutique system vendor CyberPower PC is out to prove that Zeus doesn't need a Thunderbolt to whip up a storm (but we'll gladly take USB 3.0, thank you very much). Zeus is the name of CyberPower PC's newest gaming desktop line with half a dozen models to choose from, including the Zeus Thunder 1000, 2000, 3000, and MAX, all of which feature Intel processors, and the Zeus Lightning 1000 and 2000 models built around AMD's FX platform.
All six systems are housed in NZXT's Switch 810 Hybrid full-tower chassis. The least expensive of them all is the Zeus Lightning 1000, which starts at $1,000 (or less, if you downgrade certain default components) and includes an AMD FX-8120 eight-core processor with CyberPower PC's Pro OC option (overclocked by 10 percent or more), CoolIT ECO II-240 liquid cooling system, Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 motherboard, 8GB of DDR3-1600 memory, AMD Radeon HD 7750 graphics card, 2TB SATA 6Gbps hard drive (7200 RPM, 64MB cache), 24X DVD burner, 800W power supply, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
If you prefer to roll with Intel, the Zeus Thunder 1000 runs $1,325 for a baseline configuration that's mostly similar to the Lightning, but with an Intel Core i7 2600K processor overclocked by 20 percent or more (Extreme OC), Asus P8Z68-V LX motherboard, 16GB of DDR3-1600 memory, and an AMD Radeon HD 7770 graphics card. If you drop down to the same Radeon HD 7750 and 8GB of RAM found in the Lightning 1000 system, the price drops with it to $1,216.
If the high prices of mechanical hard drives has you feeling blue, perhaps you should use it as an excuse to kick a little green at a high performance solid state drive instead. You won't save any money by going that route, but if it's a matter of principle, or if you've been shopping a fast SSD anyway, SanDisk is hoping you'll consider its new Extreme SSD line.
The new drives are available in 120GB ($200), 240GB ($400), and 480GB ($750) capacities with varying levels of performance. Starting with the smallest one, the 120GB drive boasts up to 550MB/s sequential read and up to 510MB/s sequential write speeds, along with up to 23K random read and up to 83K random write IOPS.
Performance numbers are similar for SanDisk's 240GB Extreme SSD, which features the same sequential read (550MB/s) and random write (83K IOPS) performance, but slightly better writes (up to 520MB/s sequential) and random read performance (33K IOPS).
Finally, SanDisk's 480GB model offers up to 540MB/s sequential read and up to 460MB/s sequential write performance, up to 44K IOPS for random reads, and up to 45K IOPS for random writes. Interestingly, SanDisk rates the MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) on the 480GB at 1.4 million hours, compared to 2 million hours for the 240GB model and 2.5 million hours for the 120GB model.
All three capacities will ship sometime later this year.
Gravity Interactive announced today that it will migrate the Korean service of Requiem to North America.
The migration will take place on March 7, allowing both Korean and North American players to share the same servers. To help players after the migration, several events will take place, including a global drop of green and blue rice cakes, a raid boss summoning event, and a chance maker event for double loot from bosses.
Gravity Interactive also publishes Ragnarok Online and Dragon Saga.
Requiem Gameplay Screenshot
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REQUIEM: Memento Mori WELCOMES KOREAN TEMPERIONS WITH NEW EVENTS AND CHALLENGES
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. (February 15, 2012) – WarpPortal's dark fantasy MMORPG REQUIEM: Memento Mori announced today that Korean Requiem service will be migrated to North American Requiem service to concentrate resources and provide a better service to Requiem players. The migration is scheduled to take place in March 7, 2012.
To help Korean Requiem players acquainted after the migration, Requiem: Memento Mori will be hosting the events listed below:
Green rice cake & blue rice cake global drop event for all players.
Raid boss summoning event.
Chance maker event for doubled dropped loot from bosses.
"We hope Korean Requiem users feel welcome and enjoy their new home on our servers" states Casey Wing, Producer for Requiem in North America. "We are preparing many events and challenges for Korean players to enjoy, and we also want to make sure that they have fun playing with our North American players currently playing in our server."
The latest major update, Game of Gods, is hitting Allods Online in North America and Europe.
The update introduces a fourth layer of Astral Space, guarded by demons and filled with 15 unique allods. Available inthis update is the new Dead City raid (with ten bosses), the Witch’s Hollow area designed for Skirmishes (PvP territory wars), a beautification of Nezbgrad, and the new support-class, Bard. The update also introduces a Currency Exchange system.
Special events will be held to celebrate the new patch, including log-in bonuses for North American players, experience bonuses, and song writing contests.
Allods Online is published by gPotato, which also publishes Aika Online and Luna Online.
Allods Online Gameplay Screenshot
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Allods Online: Game of Gods Launches into a New Era
Explore a New Class, New Zones, New Quests, New PvP Modes, and More!
Sunnyvale, Calif. – February 15, 2012 The old era has ended and the new era has begun! Allods Online: Game of Gods brings a completely new play experience to North America and Europe with fresh zones, rich content, and revamped systems – including the brand new Bard archetype, new PvP Skirmish zone, and new end-game Dead City raid.
Game of Gods brings over a year's worth of content to the rich world of this blockbuster MMORPG. Explorers have discovered the fourth layer of Astral Space, a zone guarded by giant demons and populated with 15 unique allods, and stumbled upon the long lost Dead City raid with its 10 legendary bosses. The battle for control of this expanding world has grown even more intense, with bands of 12 meeting regularly in Witch's Hollow to compete in PvP territory wars called Skirmishes.
Even familiar places now have more to offer with the completion of the long-awaited Nezebgrad Beautification Project, enriching the industrial city with more of Allods Online's famously lavish world design. Lovers of beauty will also enjoy kicking back in the gorgeous new Tropical Allod with its butterfly hunts, cocktail mixes, and competitive crab races. The warriors of Sarnaut can even indulge in a bit of karaoke, though the newly introduced support-class Bard archetype may be better-suited than most!
Allods Online: Game of Gods also introduces the brand new Currency Exchange system which opens up the game experience by allowing players to trade in-game gold for gem shards (boutique coins in Europe). These can be used to customize the decorations for Astral ships, alter a character's appearance in the Hall of Changes, or test the odds at the new Prophetic Cards lottery.
North America welcomes players to the new expansion with an ongoing log-in event that awards prizes for each day logged in through February 21 as well as a double EXP event that will last until February 28. Players have also been invited to welcome the new Bard class by showing off their own songwriting skills in exchange for prizes and the chance to have their song performed by a member of the Allods team!
Europe ushers in Volume 5 with a competition for players gunning to make the all-new Bard archetype a key character in their Allods Online account. The first player on each server to reach end game with a Bard will win fabulous prizes. Allods Online Pimp My Build also returns with today's launch, offering everyone a chance to win more prizes by showing off their favorite character archetype builds.
These many exciting additions bring a fresh and all-new experience to Allods Online: Game of Gods, so if you haven't seen the game recently, you haven't seen it at all! Visit the official websites in North America and Europe to experience the new Allods and start your truly free-to-play adventure today.
Open beta begins for Eligium, Frogster’s newest MMO, today.
The open beta will run for several weeks, and will reward the most active open beta testers with yet-to-be-announced incentives. The open beta is currently only available in English, but the localization process is in place for German, Polish, and French languages. Open beta also features no character wipes, several events and contests, and more.
To celebrate, Frogster has released a new trailer for the game, below.
Frogster also publishes Runes of Magic.
Eligium Open Beta Trailer:
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Be part of the ELIGIUM Open Beta Test
The game is open to everyone
Berlin, 15.02.2012: As announced last week, the open beta phase of Frogster's new MMORPG ELIGIUM – The Chosen One will start today at 4 pm (CET). The open beta is planned to run for the next few weeks during which Frogster will count on player activity and bug reporting. Special rewards for the most active open beta testers will be announced soon.
Localization – the heart of the matter! During the open beta phase and at the moment of its official release, ELIGIUM – The Chosen One will only be available in English. Thereafter, the game will also be released in German, Polish and French. The text awaiting translation is the equivalent of four times the entire trilogy of "Lord of the Rings" and double the amount translated for other popular Frogster games.
Are you ready for battle? As promised, no created characters will be wiped following the open beta phase. Furthermore, ELIGIUM's Community Managers have planned numerous events and competitions during the open beta phase. To take part in the open beta test, register on ELIGIUM's official website www.eligium.com. Don't forget to visit our official profile on Facebook.
Neowiz Games has announced the beginning of closed beta testing for its newest MMORPG, Seven Souls Online. Registration is still being accepted on the game’s website.
Several contests will be held during the test, including rewarding the top seven bug-reporting players with an iPad 2. A screenshot contest will reward the five most popular and iconic player-submitted screenshots for the game with a Burning Ghost Mount.
Seven Souls Online features a blend of both Eastern and Western cultures with science-fiction, and offers three classes: Manatech Rebels, Imperial Guards, and Exiled Avengers.
Neowiz also publishes the North American version of War of Angels.
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NEOWIZ GAMES Begins Closed Beta Testing for Seven Souls Online
Select Players Can Now Explore and Battle Throughout the World of Akkadia
Los Angeles – Feb. 15, 2012 – The bloody battlefields of Akkadia are now open to select closed beta testers in the new free-to-play massively multiplayer online game (MMORPG)Seven Souls Online from NEOWIZ GAMES. Seven Souls Online is currently accepting registration for new closed beta testers at the game’s official website, http://www.sevensoulsonline.com.
The closed beta for Seven Souls Online has several in-game opportunities for testers to win prizes, including:
The Great Bug Hunt – Closed beta testing is about reporting bugs, so the top seven players to submit the most useful bugs to developers, including a screenshot and a direction, will each win an iPad 2. Players can submit as often as they like, but only relevant bugs will count towards the final tally.
Iconic Screenshot Contest – Beta testers can submit their top entry for the screenshot that best represents Seven Souls Online on the game’s forums. After voting on the forum, the five players with the most popular images will win the ultra-rare “Burning Ghost Mount.”
In Seven Souls Online, players unleash their inner demon in a fantasy world that combines the ancient East and West, as well as elements of science-fiction. Players can choose from three character classes, the magic-enhanced Manatech Rebel, the savage Imperial Guard and the cunning Exiled Avenger, and then slaughter their way through vast armies of enemies.
For full info on these contests and others during closed beta, fans can “Like” the game on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/officialsevensouls for additional information and updates. Register for free to be a closed beta tester on the Seven Souls Online website, http://www.sevensoulsonline.com/.
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LG has not had the same presence in Android as the likes of Motorola, Samsung, and HTC, but the company might be looking to change that at the upcoming Mobile World Congress show. The 
As it searches for a way to turn its fortunes around, struggling phone maker HTC is reportedly investigating the possibility of launching its own music 
Every quarter it's the same old story for cable companies. Subscriber losses have become the norm as streaming continues to pluck more viewers away from tethered cable, and in the fourth quarter of 2011, Comcast lost 17,000 TV customers. That might have been cause for panic a decade ago, but in today's landscape, Comcast has reason to celebrate.
Valentine's Day is for lovers, as the saying goes, and Microsoft spent the day showing Google just how much it cares. A faulty security update pushed out alongside several other patches yesterday caused Internet Explorer to incorrectly flag Google.com -- yep, the most visited website in the universe and the homepage of scads of users -- as being a severe threat called 
We don't post a ton of deals here on Maximum PC, but when we do, they're pretty sweet. With that in mind, we thought you'd like to know Electronic Arts is giving away free copies of Battlefield 3 for PC when you pre-order Mass Effect 3 from Origin. That's a $60 value folks (or around $45 if you do a bit of shopping around) for a game we're 
When it rains, it pours, and as if Kodak didn't have enough to worry about already as it ditches the camera business and tries to figure out how to pay back movie studios millions of dollars it owes in unpaid rebates, all while 
Few acts manifest the Maximum PC ethos as much as overclocking. Overclockers with something to prove have long been able to post their various benchmarking scores on HWBot to determine the king of the processor-pushing hill; now, that drive for MOAR can earn more than just bragging rights. Gigabyte just announced it has teamed up with HWBot for the "Gigabyte Spring Extreme Competition." Tinkerers with Gigabyte mobos and AMD processors are invited to try to push their systems to the (almost) breaking point, and the three people with the most prolific overclocking prowess will earn brand-spankin'-new Bulldozer-friendly mobos.
Boutique system vendor CyberPower PC is out to prove that Zeus doesn't need a Thunderbolt to whip up a storm (but we'll gladly take USB 3.0, thank you very much). Zeus is the name of CyberPower PC's newest gaming desktop line with half a dozen models to choose from, including the Zeus Thunder 1000, 2000, 3000, and MAX, all of which feature Intel processors, and the Zeus Lightning 1000 and 2000 models built around AMD's FX platform.
If the high prices of mechanical hard drives has you feeling blue, perhaps you should use it as an excuse to kick a little green at a high performance solid state drive instead. You won't save any money by going that route, but if it's a matter of principle, or if you've been shopping a fast SSD anyway, SanDisk is hoping you'll consider its 
