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"Halo" videogame aims for launch-day glory
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Blockbuster videogame "Halo" on Tuesday took on new life with the release of a sequel so hotly anticipated that launch day revenue was expected to eclipse anything seen in the industry this year.
Classic space sim 'Elite' takes to Kickstarter for sequel
AFP Relax News, Published on 07/11/2012
» 1984 space exploration game Elite is in the market for a sequel -- a long-awaited third sequel, in fact -- as Elite: Dangerous takes to Kickstarter with a January 4, 2013 deadline and a £1.25m ($2m) fundraising target for the March 2014 release.
'South Park: The Stick of Truth' now due 2013
AFP Relax News, Published on 07/11/2012
» The upcoming South Park video game, a role-playing adventure that sees Cartman and co rip on the genre's wizard and warrior conventions, is one of a number of titles to slip in 2013.
Election most tweeted event in US political history
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Election day in the United States became the most tweeted about event in US political history Tuesday with enthusiastic netizens firing off 20 million poll-related tweets, the social network said.
Can Snapchat really make sexting safer?
AFP Relax News, Published on 07/11/2012
» Snapchat, which allows users to set a 10-second expiration on potentially compromising text and picture messages so that they cannot be forwarded or shared, has already seen 1 billion images shared.
Happy Birthday Android
AFP Relax News, Published on 07/11/2012
» When Android was launched as an operating system in 2007, many experts claimed that Google had left it too late to make an impact on the smartphone market. Now, five years after its official launch, Google's Android has become the world's most popular mobile device operating system.
Google gives search results more room
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» Google began Tuesday serving up revamped search pages that give results more room by shifting the tools menu to the top of the screen.
Obama hugs Michelle, and makes Facebook history
AFP, Published on 07/11/2012
» It was a moving photo like countless others on Facebook, but the caption "four more years" said it all -- US President Barack Obama had won re-election, and was about to make social media history.