Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dan
With the taste of dumb lawsuits still fresh in its mouth, Gibson has decided to sue Harmonix, creators of the video game Rock Band.
The reason for the suit is the same as the one against Activision and various retailers–the same old 1999 patent for “simulating a musical performance with a musical instrument”.
The patent involves a [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dan
Earlier this month guitar maker Gibson sued Guitar Hero publisher Activision over a 1999 patent for simulating musical performances.
Not content to just wait for that suit, Gibson has decided to sue retailers Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop, Amazon, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Kmart in an attempt to try and get them to pull the Guitar Hero games [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dan
As a relatively recent Mac switcher I still do a lot of things at work that require the use of Windows.
If I had a MacBook Air, I’d need to run Windows on it, but how well would Windows work on the Air?
The folks at X-bit Labs decided to try and find out.
So what did they [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dan
Whenever you buy a new computer from Sony, HP, Dell, etc, you end up getting a lot of extra software you don’t want pre-installed, ready to bog down your PC experience.
Sometimes called “crapware”, these trial versions are the bane of many new PC buyers existence.
Sony is trying something different and allowing you to choose what [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dan
On June 12th gamers in Japan will have a new, limited edition version of the Playstation 3 console.
Instead of the normal shiny black case, the new Metal Gear Solid 4 limited edition will be gunmetal gray and have a matching controller.
It also comes with a copy of Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots [...]
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by Dan
Beginning on April 15th, DirecTV will be changing the DRM on their DVRs when it comes to pay-per-view content.
Under the new policy when you purchase PPV movies, sporting events, etc., you’ll have 24-hours to finish watching it, after which time it will expire and if you want to watch it again you’ll need to pay [...]
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