Apple has updated its iMac computers with new Intel processors and what it calls ‘the most powerful graphics ever in an iMac’.
The new iMacs now come with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors across the line, up to 3.06GHz, and up to 2GB of memory standard in most models. The top end iMac with its impressive 24in LCD display also boasts an optional GeForce 8800 GS graphics processor alongside a 2.8GHz Intel Core Duo chip. The 24in model, with 320GB hard disk and ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB GDDR3 memory, costs £1,150.
The entry-level model sports a 20in display, 1GB of Dram, a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 1066 MHz front-side bus and a 250GB HDD for £799.
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The popular Grand Theft Auto games have often been overshadowed by silly in-game sex scandals but the latest incarnation, Grand Theft Auto IV, looks set to rewrite the gaming handbook.
The gangster game from Rockstar Games, which goes on sale worldwide tomorrow, is already being hailed as ‘Game Of The Year’ by many of the leading games sites and magazines.
A quick scan shows that sites including IGN, IGN UK, Eurogamer, GameSpy, GamePro, Team Xbox, Game Informer, Official Xbox Magazine UK and VideoGamer, among others, have all given the game 100%. Other’s like GameTrailers and Xbox World 360 Magazine UK have stamped a 98% rating on it, making it likely that GTA IV is going to squeal off the shelves in a cloud of smoke and burnt rubber.
Some of the perfect reviews state:
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Things are getting even more cut-throat in the low-end phone market with Asda announcing that it’s going to sell mobile phones for just £5.
The Wal-Mart owned supermarket chain is going to flog 50,000 handsets for £5 when bought with a £10 top-up. The phones go on sale today from 9am and include four handsets from the likes of Nokia and Sagem. Asda is no stranger to flogging things really cheaply: remember the £9 DVD players and PS2s for £50?.
Peter Pritchard, ASDA Trading Director, says:
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Pole dancing might not seem like the most likely title for a Wii console game but it could be on the way.
Peekaboo Pole Dancing, the company behind the Carmen Electra home pole dancing kit, Electra Pole Professional Pole Kit, has confirmed that it is in talks with a developer to create a pole dancing game for Nintendo’s squeaky clean Wii platform. However, the company has said that Carmen [pictured] herself will not be involved.
Right now, thousands across the UK are just starting to build up a sweat with Wii Fit, which launched last week, so home pole dancing might be a bit a of stretch.
In a statement., the company said:
“In response to recent speculation, we are pleased to confirm that Peekaboo is in talks to develop a game for the Nintendo Wii that meets mainstream demand for the fun and fitness benefits of pole dancing."
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Sony is giving Gizmodo readers the chance to win one of the sexy new NWZ-A829 Walkman Video MP3 players.
I reviewed it recently here and there’s lot to like about the slim new Walkman, like the minimalist design, great audio performance, crisp video playback and in-built Bluetooth. To be in with a chance to nab this player, just answer these 3 simple questions:
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