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The BitTorrent site is down for the moment as it prepares to launch the BitTorrent Entertainment Network. BitTorrent on its return; will be in partnership with Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros to offer legit tv shows and movies. Movies and shows offered are supposed to be higher in quality compared to the […]

Google has just launched Google Apps Premiere Edition which comes with web-based word processing and spreadsheets. Aimed at large businesses, the suite costs $50 a year per user. This subscription will also provide users with 10 gigs of email storage and comes with Google Talk (instant messaging). Phone support is also available to subcscribers.
Those who […]

It looks like YouTube won’t have the monopoly on offering free videos online for long. Viacom Inc. has announced that it will deliver free films and television shows through Joost. Joost is run by the same people who started the Kazaa music sharing, and the Skype internet call service.
Some of you might remember that 2 […]

PS3 owners will soon be able to download tv shows and Sony music to their consoles. This news follows the PS3’s launch in Europe.
It seems they’re following in the footsteps of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 which has its own download service, Xbox Live.
It seems like great news but I only have a PS2 heh. Ah well, […]

After more than a year of being available as a free beta, Adobe finally ships Photoshop Lightroom version 1. Users who downloaded the beta 4.1 version will still be able to use it until it expires on February 28.
For those unfamiliar with this application, Photoshop Lightroom  works hand in hand with Adobe Photoshop to refine […]

Nintendo’s upcoming game for the Wii; Super Paper Mario is a puzzle-filled platform game with some rpg elements thrown in. Mario is now capable of switching to 3D mode to overcome dead ends or seemingly unpassable areas. Staying in 3D mode causes Mario’s health to drop after a while so you’ll find yourself going back […]

Ever wanted an action figure of yourself? How about a mini statue with your face on it? Now you can immortalize yourself with faceSCAN III. This nifty tool was designed to create full color scans of the human face that can be used to produce 3-D busts rather than 2-D pictures.
Here’s a sample of a 3D portrait in glass.

Nice […]

Yahoo mail has followed the example of Gmail by adding chat capabilities without leaving the inbox. Some lucky users will get a message when they log in inviting them to try the new chat feature. It hasn’t been formally launched yet so users that don’t receive the message when they log in will have to […]