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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday struck down a California law that restricted the sale of violent video games to minors, declaring it unconstitutional, and affirming an earlier District Court ruling.
The law was signed by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in October 2005 but was immediately challenged by [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Daniel Petric, 17, of Elyria, OH was convicted on Monday of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges. His motive: to be able to play the video game “Halo 3.”
The tragedy occurred on October 20, 2007. His parents, Mark and Susan Petric had realized the boy’s obsession with the [...]
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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Imation and MTRON are arguably some of the key players when it comes to high quality memory.
With the market rapidly moving to solid-state drives we are today reviewing their latest entry into the enterprise market: the Imation MTRON PRO7500. This SSD unit is aiming high with a claimed maximum read speed [...]
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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Still can’t find a Nintendo Wii? It is still the hottest-selling video game console after two years, and still hard to find, at least at the standard retail price. Your last chance for the holiday season might be Wal-Mart.com, as the world’s largest retailer has been stocking up, and [...]
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
On Thursday, NVIDIA and Toshiba jointly announced the first laptop with three, count ‘em, three NVIDIA GPUs. The new models added to the Qosmio X305 line use hybrid SLI to use the integrated NVIDIA 9400M GPU during non-frenetic video use (i.e., not gaming), and switches to the dual NVIDIA 9800M GTS [...]
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By Michael Santo
Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
The Beatles are a stranger to Apple and iTunes, but apparently not so to MTV and their video game subsidiary Harmonix (Rock Band). A deal between the parties was announced on Thursday morning by MTV and the band’s own Apple Corps Ltd.
For those not in the know, Apple Corps Ltd. is the [...]
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Contributing Writer, RealTechNewsÂ
Everyone who owns a next-gen gaming console and likes rocking out has been anticipating two of the biggest new launches of the year, Rock Band 2, by Harmonix, and Guitar Hero: World Tour, by Activision.
That time has finally arrived, as Rock Band 2 is now available on all consoles and Guitar [...]
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Contributing Writer, RealTechNewsÂ
Ever since the advent of the laptop and the first portable media devices, being able to access information on the run has been a hot topic in the world of consumer technology.
Today, the battle rages on, but a new front has opened up; the possibility of bringing an entire library wherever [...]
