Games

Duke Nukem Forever Press Release

Blue's News - 3 hours ago

The official Duke Nukem Forever press release offers more details about the resumption development of Duke Nukem Forever, which they say is due next year for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, and...

DNF Next Year

Blue's News - 6 hours ago

During Randy Pitchford's introduction of Duke Nukem Forever at PAX the Gearbox boss spoke effusively about their enthusiasm over participating in the game's development and fulfilling all the goals...

The Return of Duke Nukem Forever

Blue's News - 7 hours ago

Break out the flying pigs, as Gearbox tweets they are indeed working on Duke Nukem Forever as rumored. They say: "ALL HAIL THE KING!! Duke is back! Come check us out at the 2K booth at PAX!" Piki at...

Panzer Command: Ostfront Trailer

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

Matrix Games offers a new trailer from Panzer Command: Ostfront, the World War II strategy game currently in development at Black Hand Studios. The clip kicks off a series of videos introducing the...

Hardware Reviews

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

Arctic Sound S111 Portable Speakers and C1 Mobile USB Charger on Top Review Shop. Biostar TPower i55 Motherboard on Overclock3D. Cisco Valet Plus M20 Wireless Router on Futurelooks. Compro VideoMate...

Telltale Crossover Game Revealed

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

Steam has a pre-purchase listing for Poker Night at the Inventory, which is the crossover game teased by Telltale last week. The game is due this fall, and here's word on what we're dealing with here:...

On Stardock's Elemental Launch Fail

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

A forum post by Brad Wardell offers the Stardock CEO's perspective on what he calls "the completeness of Stardock's fail" on the launch of Elemental, commenting on their "sheer blindness," and saying:...

Game Reviews

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

Alien Swarm on UMLan. Mafia II on Big Download. Mortal Online on Massively. Worms Reloaded on AtomicGamer.

Morning Legal Briefs

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

Sony America Taking Modchip Seller To Court.

etc.

Blue's News - 8 hours ago

MythBusters planning a video game special "some day."… Minecraft has sold over 100,000 copies. Thanks Mike Martinez via Kotaku…

Australian Broadband

April Fools: Existing ADSL2+ users to miss out on NBN

Whirlpool.net.au - 4 days ago

Households that already have access to ADSL2+ won't get a fibre upgrade under the NBN, according to a shock announcement on ABC radio last night by Stephen Conroy.

2009 Broadband Survey now running

Whirlpool.net.au - 6 days ago

The Australian Broadband Survey 2009 is here, and we are once again asking consumers to have their say about the state of broadband in Australia.

First NBN locations announced in TAS

Whirlpool.net.au - 9 days ago

The first locations in Tasmania to get connected to the NBN were announced today by the Prime Minister.

3 set to utilise Vodafone network

Whirlpool.net.au - 13 days ago

3 mobile customers look set to get expanded "on network" 2G coverage, thanks to the merger of the two telcos announced earlier this year.

Tassie NBN stage 2 announced

Whirlpool.net.au - 14 days ago

The Tasmanian and Federal governments have jointly announced the locations for stage two of the NBN rollout.

Mandatory ISP filtering to go ahead

Whirlpool.net.au - 20 days ago

The Federal Government plans to implement mandatory ISP filtering for "refused classification" websites, it was announced today.

Major international link down

Whirlpool.net.au - 22 days ago

A major Internet link between Australia and the rest of the world has failed, affecting multiple ISPs and their customers.

Primus DC loses power again

Whirlpool.net.au - 25 days ago

Primus' data centre at 55 King St Melbourne lost power this afternoon, only months after a similar issue crippled multiple ISPs.

2009 survey results now available

Whirlpool.net.au - 31 days ago

The results of Whirlpool's 2009 Australian Broadband Survey are now available.

Editorial: ISP filtering policy is not evidence-based

Whirlpool.net.au - 31 days ago

The Federal Government?s proposed ISP-level filtering policy is costly, complicated, and will be completely ineffective.

Real World

Humpback caught in net off Surfers Paradise

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 45 minutes ago

A seven metre humpback whale is caught in a shark net off Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.

Men jailed over children's home sex abuse

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 45 minutes ago

Six men in Portugal have been jailed for sexually abusing boys at a state-run children's home.

Victoria on alert as flood risk looms

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 1 hour ago

Preparations are underway for wild weather to hit Victoria, with flood warnings current for much of the state.

Pyne warns of Labor 'mongoose and cobra' coalition

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 2 hours ago

Opposition Education Minister Chris Pyne says the three rural independents should support a Coalition-led government because they will have less in common with Labor.

Boy mauled by Taronga Zoo sea lion

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 2 hours ago

An 11-year-old boy is in hospital in a stable condition after being mauled by a sea lion at a Sydney zoo.

Rain strands hikers in SA

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 2 hours ago

Heavy rain has stranded four hikers on the Heysen Trail in South Australia's far north.

Man missing after boat sinks in bay

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 3 hours ago

Police are searching for a man in Port Phillip Bay after reports that a boat took in water off Mount Eliza earlier this morning.

Coalition pledges to prioritise detention security

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 3 hours ago

The Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says if the Coalition wins Federal Government it would immediately increase security at Darwin's detention centre.

Sydney Muslim cleric calls for MP's beheading

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 3 hours ago

A controversial Dutch MP says the reported call by an Australian Muslim cleric for him to be beheaded is "a very serious threat".

Brumby urged to reconsider power upgrade

ABC News: Breaking Stories - 3 hours ago

Victorian Premier John Brumby is being urged to reconsider the decision not to upgrade all power lines as recommended by the Bushfires Royal Commission.

Technology

Pivot High Calculator Stock Market Too 1.0 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -169286144 seconds ago

Pivot High Calculator is a nifty little program that will help you immensely with any medium to longer term investment plan. It also works great for knowing when to short stocks. This takes the...

Stellar Phoenix Outlook Password Recovery 1.1 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -13679744 seconds ago

Stellar Phoenix Outlook Password Recovery Software is designed to retrieve lost or forgotten password for PST(Personal Storage Table) files. The Password Recovery Application displays the list of...

Stellar Phoenix Pst File Splitter 1.1 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -13679744 seconds ago

Stellar Phoenix Pst file splitter Software is designed to split large pst file into small size pst files on the basis of sender's e-mail IDs and date. Interactive user interface makes it easy to...

New Tab King 3.1.9 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -11433344 seconds ago

New Tab King is a Firefox extension that lets you view your most visited sites in a histogram view on each new tab launch. The new tab also displays a list of recently closed tabs, related sites,...

Torbutton 1.2.4 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -8927744 seconds ago

Torbutton is a 1-click way for Firefox users to enable or disable the browser's use of Tor. It adds a panel to the statusbar that says "Tor Enabled" (in green) or "Tor Disabled" (in red). The user...

Memir Games iPool 2.0.22b (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -8582144 seconds ago

Play Online Pool with others from all over the world. iPool is fully 3D, with realistic physics and graphics. With unique game play and aiming syste, iPool allows players to appreciate the game of...

DG2FloCal Lite 2.01 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -7718144 seconds ago

Instrumentation engineering calculation software for orifice plates, flow nozzles, venturi tubes and restriction orifice. Calculation are based on ISO 5167-1, ASME MFC-3M, AGA-3 (ANSI/API 2530...

Mini Sudoku for Windows 1.0 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -7631744 seconds ago

Mini Sudoku is a Windows version of Sudoku game panel, which deployed under the terms and conditions of GNU General Public License - Version 3. This version of Sudoku Game System provide Sudoku...

Twidget 2.0.5 (Mac)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -7458944 seconds ago

Twidget is a free Dashboard Widget for OS X that allows you to update your Twitter status.

MSD Tasks 5.40 (Windows)

ZDNet News - Front Door - -7113344 seconds ago

MSD Tasks is a visual task manager that allows to organize visually the tasks of several people at the same time. The secretary will be able to organize her boss agenda, a professional will be...