18 Years Archive

  • Microsoft giving away 777 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate to residents of Zevenhuizen, Netherlands

    Microsoft giving away 777 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate to residents of Zevenhuizen, Netherlands

    Fellow nerds will know that Final Fantasy VII had a special “mode,” I guess, called “All Lucky 7s” that triggered when your HP was at 7777. I bring this up to segue into this story, that Microsoft is giving away 777 copies of Windows 7 to the lucky residents of Zevenhuizen, in Groningen, in The Netherlands. “Zevenhuizen,” of course, translates to “seven houses.”

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  • Myst is coming to PSN & PSP next week, do we care?

    Myst is coming to PSN & PSP next week, do we care?

    So the original Myst game is being re-released on the PSN, and the PSP in the coming weeks. The real question however, is can a game that was revolutionary and groundbreaking back in 1991 still draw an audience today?

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  • Happy DTS 7.1 Day, California

    Happy DTS 7.1 Day, California

    California might be on the brink of financial ruin and Hollywood stars are dropping like flies, but at least today is DTS 7.1 Day in the State of California! (It’s July, 1st - get it?) California State Assemblywoman Julia Brownley also offered her well wishes from Sacramento and sent forth a Certificate of Recognition for DTS’ [...]

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  • It begins: Pogue+Pre=love

    It begins: Pogue+Pre=love

    David Pogue’s Pre review leaked early and it seems he’s a fan. He writes: The Pre, which goes on sale first in the United States on Saturday and sometime in the second half of 2009 in Europe, is an elegant, joyous, multitouch smartphone that seems intended to be ‘‘iPhone, remixed.’’ That’s no [...]

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