CNN.C: Crashed Iranian airliner disintegrated into pieces
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An Iranian airliner which crashed Wednesday killing all 168 passengers and crew plunged into the ground and disintegrated on impact, according to a security official for the nearby city of Qazvin. Images of the crash site showed a huge crater scattered with charred pieces of the plane and tattered passports.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Pingie: HTTP:: Spectrobes Beyond the Portals Unlockables III DS
HTTP:: Spectrobes Beyond the Portals Unlockables III DS
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The Nintendo DS has seen quite a few franchises flourish on it and give birth to a very successful and profitable series. An example of such a thing is Disney's Spectrobes franchise, which has seen a huge success with the first iteration when it was launched a few years ago.Realizing just what it had on its hands, the company tasked the Jupiter studio with creating a sequel to it. This new project was finalized with Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, which was released on October 7, 2008 in North America, while Japan received it on December 11, the same year, and Europeans on February 27, 2009.The game boasts some major improvements over the first title, while continuing the story of Rallen and Jeena, two space officers who have saved their native Nanairo system from the evil Krawls. The peace after the conflict is disrupted by the abduction of one of their friends, Aldous, by a Krawl superior officer known as Maja. The fact that mysterios portals are opening around the Nanair!
o system makes the missions even more difficult, but, thanks to new Spectrobes and a new species of Dark Spectrobes, Rallen and Jeena have what it takes to get it done.Here are some of its features:- New, revamped, three-dimensional perspective;- Players can ta...
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The Nintendo DS has seen quite a few franchises flourish on it and give birth to a very successful and profitable series. An example of such a thing is Disney's Spectrobes franchise, which has seen a huge success with the first iteration when it was launched a few years ago.Realizing just what it had on its hands, the company tasked the Jupiter studio with creating a sequel to it. This new project was finalized with Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals, which was released on October 7, 2008 in North America, while Japan received it on December 11, the same year, and Europeans on February 27, 2009.The game boasts some major improvements over the first title, while continuing the story of Rallen and Jeena, two space officers who have saved their native Nanairo system from the evil Krawls. The peace after the conflict is disrupted by the abduction of one of their friends, Aldous, by a Krawl superior officer known as Maja. The fact that mysterios portals are opening around the Nanair!
o system makes the missions even more difficult, but, thanks to new Spectrobes and a new species of Dark Spectrobes, Rallen and Jeena have what it takes to get it done.Here are some of its features:- New, revamped, three-dimensional perspective;- Players can ta...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spectrobes-Beyond-The-Portals-Unlockables-III-DS-116792.shtml
Pingie: HTTP:: Time to Capture Compress and Compare Images
HTTP:: Time to Capture Compress and Compare Images
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Nowadays, we rarely encounter an application that serves one purpose only, it is more often that we stumble upon the 3-in-1 or several-in-1 type â€" for instance, a video converter usually allows you to also play the clips you are processing, whereas an image viewer will most likely also allow you to perform some editing operations (even if we are talking solely about the basic ones, like crop, rotate or adjust brightness, contrast and saturation). This is also the case with the application we are discussing here, namely Image Compressor, which, as you have surely figured out by now, is not only an image viewer and compressor, but also a capturing tool and a graphic comparison one.First and foremost, you will surely be attracted by the user friendly interface of the software, where its main functions are clearly highlighted in the upper bar â€" thus, we have the screen capture menu, then there are the distinct sections of the image viewer, image compare, image retouch and i!
mage tray (meaning the batch mode for any of the previous functions). Another aspect that you will discover when launching the software for the first time is that it offers you the possibility to set it as the default image viewer, then, if you deny, will reset any previous graphic file associations. Therefore, if you consider yoursel...
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http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Image-Compressor-2008-Pro-Edition-Review-114755.shtml
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Nowadays, we rarely encounter an application that serves one purpose only, it is more often that we stumble upon the 3-in-1 or several-in-1 type â€" for instance, a video converter usually allows you to also play the clips you are processing, whereas an image viewer will most likely also allow you to perform some editing operations (even if we are talking solely about the basic ones, like crop, rotate or adjust brightness, contrast and saturation). This is also the case with the application we are discussing here, namely Image Compressor, which, as you have surely figured out by now, is not only an image viewer and compressor, but also a capturing tool and a graphic comparison one.First and foremost, you will surely be attracted by the user friendly interface of the software, where its main functions are clearly highlighted in the upper bar â€" thus, we have the screen capture menu, then there are the distinct sections of the image viewer, image compare, image retouch and i!
mage tray (meaning the batch mode for any of the previous functions). Another aspect that you will discover when launching the software for the first time is that it offers you the possibility to set it as the default image viewer, then, if you deny, will reset any previous graphic file associations. Therefore, if you consider yoursel...
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http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Image-Compressor-2008-Pro-Edition-Review-114755.shtml
Pingie: HTTP:: Analyst Says Take Two Will Dominate 2010 Thanks to BioShock 2 Delay
HTTP:: Analyst Says Take Two Will Dominate 2010 Thanks to BioShock 2 Delay
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Yesterday, fans of the BioShock franchise were quite sad to learn that the upcoming BioShock 2 title would be delayed and that they wouldn't be able to explore the underwater city of Rapture one more time until the beginning of 2010. But this is great news, at least for Take Two, according to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divinich, who revealed that with the plethora of high-quality titles set for next year, 2010 would certainly be “the year of Take Two.†“The news of BioShock 2 being delayed into fiscal 2010 has drastically changed my view on Take Two,†he says. “I originally anticipated that Take Two would outperform the industry in fiscal 2010. Now, I expect them to dominate fiscal 2010. BioShock 2, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II, additional Grand Theft Auto downloadable content, and the possible launch of Agent should make fiscal 2010 the year of Take-Two.†He also praised the company for taking this decision and g!
iving the team at 2K Marin more time to polish the sequel to one of 2007's biggest titles, saying that it put “gamers before investors.†He also went on to say that the lack of profit this year would be more than made up for in 2010. “Even though inv...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Analyst-Says-Take-Two-Will-Dominate-2010-Thanks-To-BioShock-2-Delay-116740.shtml
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Yesterday, fans of the BioShock franchise were quite sad to learn that the upcoming BioShock 2 title would be delayed and that they wouldn't be able to explore the underwater city of Rapture one more time until the beginning of 2010. But this is great news, at least for Take Two, according to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divinich, who revealed that with the plethora of high-quality titles set for next year, 2010 would certainly be “the year of Take Two.†“The news of BioShock 2 being delayed into fiscal 2010 has drastically changed my view on Take Two,†he says. “I originally anticipated that Take Two would outperform the industry in fiscal 2010. Now, I expect them to dominate fiscal 2010. BioShock 2, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II, additional Grand Theft Auto downloadable content, and the possible launch of Agent should make fiscal 2010 the year of Take-Two.†He also praised the company for taking this decision and g!
iving the team at 2K Marin more time to polish the sequel to one of 2007's biggest titles, saying that it put “gamers before investors.†He also went on to say that the lack of profit this year would be more than made up for in 2010. “Even though inv...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Spectrobes Hints II DS
HTTP:: Spectrobes Hints II DS
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Spectrobes is a video game developed by Jupiter and published by Disney for the hugely successful Nintendo DS handheld platform. The title was released on March 13, 2007 in North America and Japan and on March 16, the same year, in Europe and other territories. A Collector's Edition of it was also launched at the end of that year.The game tells the story of two junior Interplanetary Patrol officers named Rallen and Jeena, who learn about strange, prehistoric creatures, which are known only as Spectrobes and that possess special powers. The Spectrobes, which are fossilized, hold the key to defeating the villains of the two characters' galaxy, the Krawl, which are vicious and merciless with their opponents.The two heroes embark on a mission to save their home world and, to achieve such a thing, they need to excavate, awaken, train and collect all of the Spectrobes in the galaxy. With over 500 unique creatures, the title uses every feature of the Nintendo DS in order to create!
an all-encompassing gaming experience.“We've experienced tremendous success developing new intellectual properties such as Kingdom Hearts in Japan, and the innovation and style of Spectrobes are a perfect fit for the expertise of renowned developer Jupiter Corporation,†Graham Hopper, senior vice presiden...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spectrobes-Hints-II-DS-116779.shtml
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Spectrobes is a video game developed by Jupiter and published by Disney for the hugely successful Nintendo DS handheld platform. The title was released on March 13, 2007 in North America and Japan and on March 16, the same year, in Europe and other territories. A Collector's Edition of it was also launched at the end of that year.The game tells the story of two junior Interplanetary Patrol officers named Rallen and Jeena, who learn about strange, prehistoric creatures, which are known only as Spectrobes and that possess special powers. The Spectrobes, which are fossilized, hold the key to defeating the villains of the two characters' galaxy, the Krawl, which are vicious and merciless with their opponents.The two heroes embark on a mission to save their home world and, to achieve such a thing, they need to excavate, awaken, train and collect all of the Spectrobes in the galaxy. With over 500 unique creatures, the title uses every feature of the Nintendo DS in order to create!
an all-encompassing gaming experience.“We've experienced tremendous success developing new intellectual properties such as Kingdom Hearts in Japan, and the innovation and style of Spectrobes are a perfect fit for the expertise of renowned developer Jupiter Corporation,†Graham Hopper, senior vice presiden...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spectrobes-Hints-II-DS-116779.shtml
Pingie: HTTP:: Tony Hawk Came Up with the Idea of a Skateboard Peripheral
HTTP:: Tony Hawk Came Up with the Idea of a Skateboard Peripheral
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Skateboarding games have been around for quite some time and have found a home on a lot of different platforms, using their controls to the maximum in trying to recreate a reasonable virtual skateboarding experience. But with the upcoming Tony Hawk Ride title, everything will change, as it will be bundled with a special peripheral in the shape of a skateboard, but without the wheels, through which gamers can control their virtual rider. While a lot of people thought that this was the idea of Activision, in order to gain more profit, it seems that Tony Hawk himself came up with this project. The famous skateboarder saw just how popular and mainstream peripherals had become, thanks to titles such as Guitar Hero, and went to Activision with his idea, at least according to Robomodo's Joshua Tsui, who talked with IndustryGamers about the title that would be made by his studio. “That actually came from Tony Hawk himself,†Tsui said. “Tony is a big tech geek; he skateboar!
ds but he actually knows how to program and he hacks things all the time. He's been wanting to do this type of controller for quite some time and he felt that after the success of games like Guitar Hero and peripherals now being more accepted [the time was right], so he went to Activision and said it'...
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Skateboarding games have been around for quite some time and have found a home on a lot of different platforms, using their controls to the maximum in trying to recreate a reasonable virtual skateboarding experience. But with the upcoming Tony Hawk Ride title, everything will change, as it will be bundled with a special peripheral in the shape of a skateboard, but without the wheels, through which gamers can control their virtual rider. While a lot of people thought that this was the idea of Activision, in order to gain more profit, it seems that Tony Hawk himself came up with this project. The famous skateboarder saw just how popular and mainstream peripherals had become, thanks to titles such as Guitar Hero, and went to Activision with his idea, at least according to Robomodo's Joshua Tsui, who talked with IndustryGamers about the title that would be made by his studio. “That actually came from Tony Hawk himself,†Tsui said. “Tony is a big tech geek; he skateboar!
ds but he actually knows how to program and he hacks things all the time. He's been wanting to do this type of controller for quite some time and he felt that after the success of games like Guitar Hero and peripherals now being more accepted [the time was right], so he went to Activision and said it'...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Private Hearing of Whitney Houston s New Album in London
HTTP:: Private Hearing of Whitney Houston s New Album in London
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Whitney Houston has set out to break her many years-long musical silence by attending the first listening party in London the other night, reports in the British media say. Looking better and more in control than she has in years, the diva introduced her first studio material in seven years, “I Look to You,†and had the select audience literally eating out the palm of her hand once the listening party was over. Although tracks off the album, set for a September release, have already leaked to the Internet and subsequently failed to get the kind of reaction from fans Houston’s staff might have expected, the listening party was hit, it is being said. The singer’s London appearance was more than just a contractual responsibility she agreed to fulfill or stand having to pay penalties otherwise, several media outlets point out: it was also a statement that she was back and she meant serious business this time. Decked in a fabulous black mac, Whitney Houston was all sm!
iles the moment she got out of the car. Her stride seemed to exude confidence, while her overall appearance was strikingly different from how fans got to see her in recent years. Speaking of fans, of which the singer has more than plenty, it is for them that Houston’s appearance was more important, since ...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Private-Hearing-of-Whitney-Houston-s-New-Album-in-London-116794.shtml
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Whitney Houston has set out to break her many years-long musical silence by attending the first listening party in London the other night, reports in the British media say. Looking better and more in control than she has in years, the diva introduced her first studio material in seven years, “I Look to You,†and had the select audience literally eating out the palm of her hand once the listening party was over. Although tracks off the album, set for a September release, have already leaked to the Internet and subsequently failed to get the kind of reaction from fans Houston’s staff might have expected, the listening party was hit, it is being said. The singer’s London appearance was more than just a contractual responsibility she agreed to fulfill or stand having to pay penalties otherwise, several media outlets point out: it was also a statement that she was back and she meant serious business this time. Decked in a fabulous black mac, Whitney Houston was all sm!
iles the moment she got out of the car. Her stride seemed to exude confidence, while her overall appearance was strikingly different from how fans got to see her in recent years. Speaking of fans, of which the singer has more than plenty, it is for them that Houston’s appearance was more important, since ...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King Hints IV PS2
HTTP:: Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King Hints IV PS2
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Square Enix Co. Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 from Sony. It was launched on November 27, 2004 and classed as a role playing experience played from a third person perspective with elements of anime and manga and with medieval influences. The game is played entirely turn based.Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King tells the story of the evil Wizard Dhoulmagus, who comes to the ancient Kingdom of Trodain in order to obtain a very powerful magic scepter that has been long sealed under the Castle of the Kingdom. He gets it and destroys the Castle of Trodain while also turning the King, Trode, and his Princess into beats through a powerful curse. The player takes on the role of the soldier surviving the destruction of the castle. He joins the King, the Princess and Yangus, a former bandit turned good, in order to take on the wizard.Dragon!
Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is very traditional in its role playing mechanics. There are a lot of combat encounters and players get experience points in order to gain levels. The character classes are pretty different and using heal powers is crucial to surviving. The presentation is anything but traditional, with...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dragon-Quest-VIII-Journey-of-the-Cursed-King-Hints-IV-PS2-116772.shtml
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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is a video game developed by Level 5 Inc. and published by Square Enix Co. Ltd. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 from Sony. It was launched on November 27, 2004 and classed as a role playing experience played from a third person perspective with elements of anime and manga and with medieval influences. The game is played entirely turn based.Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King tells the story of the evil Wizard Dhoulmagus, who comes to the ancient Kingdom of Trodain in order to obtain a very powerful magic scepter that has been long sealed under the Castle of the Kingdom. He gets it and destroys the Castle of Trodain while also turning the King, Trode, and his Princess into beats through a powerful curse. The player takes on the role of the soldier surviving the destruction of the castle. He joins the King, the Princess and Yangus, a former bandit turned good, in order to take on the wizard.Dragon!
Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is very traditional in its role playing mechanics. There are a lot of combat encounters and players get experience points in order to gain levels. The character classes are pretty different and using heal powers is crucial to surviving. The presentation is anything but traditional, with...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Sony Ericsson to Launch XPERIA X2 X3 and X5 on July 17
HTTP:: Sony Ericsson to Launch XPERIA X2 X3 and X5 on July 17
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Sony Ericsson seems determined to expand its XPERIA mobile phone series as much as possible, and the company is now reported to plan the launch of no more than three new devices that will fit into the family. The upcoming phones, namely the XPERIA X2, X3 and X5, have been announced for a really near launch, which would be in line with the already rumored official launch that Sony Ericsson has prepared for Friday, July 17. Not only that the XPERIA family will soon add new members, but it seems that it will also be expanded to more operating systems than Microsoft's Windows Mobile that came along with the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Thus, the upcoming X2 should sport the same platform as the predecessor, yet the X5, supposedly the newly unveiled Rachael, should come to the market with Android. As anyone can easily see, there is no X4 in the lineup, at least not for now, though the upcoming X3 should be a rather interesting device, as it is reported to be none other than the al!
so recently spotted Sony Ericsson Kiki, which will come to the shelves with a transparent display. Unfortunately, there are not too many other details on what this device should feature, yet, in case the company is indeed set to announce the handsets as soon as rumored, it won't be long before more info on it will surface.
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Sony Ericsson seems determined to expand its XPERIA mobile phone series as much as possible, and the company is now reported to plan the launch of no more than three new devices that will fit into the family. The upcoming phones, namely the XPERIA X2, X3 and X5, have been announced for a really near launch, which would be in line with the already rumored official launch that Sony Ericsson has prepared for Friday, July 17. Not only that the XPERIA family will soon add new members, but it seems that it will also be expanded to more operating systems than Microsoft's Windows Mobile that came along with the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Thus, the upcoming X2 should sport the same platform as the predecessor, yet the X5, supposedly the newly unveiled Rachael, should come to the market with Android. As anyone can easily see, there is no X4 in the lineup, at least not for now, though the upcoming X3 should be a rather interesting device, as it is reported to be none other than the al!
so recently spotted Sony Ericsson Kiki, which will come to the shelves with a transparent display. Unfortunately, there are not too many other details on what this device should feature, yet, in case the company is indeed set to announce the handsets as soon as rumored, it won't be long before more info on it will surface.
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Pingie: HTTP:: Primera Posts SDK for Mac OS X Leopard
HTTP:: Primera Posts SDK for Mac OS X Leopard
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Primera Technology, Inc., a company touting itself as the world’s leading manufacturer of CD / DVD and Blu-ray Disc Publishers, has announced its PTBurn Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) for Mac. Called PTBurn for Mac, the SDK is available at no charge to integrators via the company's support section, while registration is required to download the development tools. “This comprehensive SDK can be used with any of Primera’s Bravo-series Disc Publishers,†Primera Technology confirms in the official report. “Bravo Disc Publishers automate the process of burning and printing CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs,†the company adds. The press release also includes a list of key features of the software. PTBurn SDK for Mac reportedly burns and prints natively on Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, and ships with a bundled print layout application that allows merged text and other data, as well as native Mac frameworks that can be linked to new or existing Mac applications. With the softw!
are development kit, developers also receive source code for a fully functional Cocoa-based burn and print application. “Mac users represent a large and growing segment of our customer base,†Mark D. Strobel, Primera’s vice president of sales and marketing, said. “The availability...
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Primera Technology, Inc., a company touting itself as the world’s leading manufacturer of CD / DVD and Blu-ray Disc Publishers, has announced its PTBurn Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) for Mac. Called PTBurn for Mac, the SDK is available at no charge to integrators via the company's support section, while registration is required to download the development tools. “This comprehensive SDK can be used with any of Primera’s Bravo-series Disc Publishers,†Primera Technology confirms in the official report. “Bravo Disc Publishers automate the process of burning and printing CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs,†the company adds. The press release also includes a list of key features of the software. PTBurn SDK for Mac reportedly burns and prints natively on Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, and ships with a bundled print layout application that allows merged text and other data, as well as native Mac frameworks that can be linked to new or existing Mac applications. With the softw!
are development kit, developers also receive source code for a fully functional Cocoa-based burn and print application. “Mac users represent a large and growing segment of our customer base,†Mark D. Strobel, Primera’s vice president of sales and marketing, said. “The availability...
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Primera-Posts-SDK-for-Mac-OS-X-Leopard-116784.shtml
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