May 24, 2013

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European Central Bank (ECB) Remains its Interest Rates Unchanged at 1% for the 16th month‎

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The European Central Bank has kept interest rates at 1 percent for the 16th consecutive month as a still-uncertain global outlook clouds optimism about the eurozone’s recovery. The ECB’s decision Thursday to leave its benchmark refinancing rate at a record low, where it has stood since May 2009, was widely expected. The ECB’s Governing Council [...]

Apple Announces iTunes 10 with Ping Music Social Network

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Apple’s newest version of its iTunes, ie, iTunes 10 software is adding a new social element called Ping that allows users to follow friends and musicians. Ping, a social music discovery service, is built in to Apple’s iTunes software, a programme used by more than 160 million people to download songs and organise their music [...]

Sony Europe Boss’ Comment on Upcoming PS3 Exclusives

During Sony’s gamescom press conference, Andrew House revealed they still have more unannounced titles on the way. As spotted by the eagle ears over at PlayStation LifeStyle, Sony Europe boss Andrew House closed the firm’s Gamescom presentation earlier this week with some eyebrow-raising words: “We’ve heard from Resistance 3 and Ratchet and Clank All 4 [...]

More Sony PS3 Exclusives are Coming to Announce this Year

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Some of the best and most unique games this generation have come from Sony’s first-party developers. Titles like Uncharted 2, LittleBigPlanet, even downloadable titles like Flower continue to raise the bar across the gaming industry. The company’s upcoming first-party line-up is packed with major releases such as Twisted Metal, the recently announced Resistance 3, inFamous [...]

Mass Effect 2 Heads to Playstation 3 for January Release

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The EA Mass Effect series of sci-fi action games, previously exclusive to the Xbox 360 and Windows PC plaforms, is to land on PlayStation 3 in January 2011. BioWare confirmed plans to release Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 today at GDC Europe 2010, implying it’s long been working on a port, and added the [...]

Steve Jobs Offers Free iPhone Cases to Address Antenna Reception Complaints

At a rare Apple press conference on Friday, Jobs rejected any suggestion the iPhone 4′s design was flawed, but offered consumers free phone cases to address reception complaints. The problem with the antenna a software glitch that overstated network signal strength in the iPhone 4 hurt the U.S. technology giant’s image as well as its [...]