Xbox, Playstation to rival Wii with motion control

The Nintendo Wii revolutionized the gaming world because of the new level of interactivity it brought through its motion controlled interactivity. With that, the Wii took Nintendo back into the gaming ball game after disappearing post-GameCube. Microsoft and Sony wouldn’t have none of that though, as they plan to take away Nintendo’s competitive advantage by introducing their own motion controllers for the Xbox and the...

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Windows 7 RC 1 out now
May05

Windows 7 RC 1 out now

The first release candidate (RC1) for Microsoft’s next OS has been released for beta testing. As a beta test, downloading it is free and only requires a valid Windows Live ID (i.e. a Hotmail account will do). Full download instructions are here. As expected Microsoft is not giving away free licenses of their OS without a catch: this version of Windows 7 comes with two expiration dates: Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on...

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