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 No one needs sofas that eat you! Friday, 7th July 2006 

Creative’s Fatal1ty range has been extended, and our reviews are up and waiting for you to read them. There’s a mouse which we like (despite the fact it looks like a bad high school design mock-up made from an unfortunate piece of foam) and a pair of headphones which we don’t like (the boom microphone that doesn’t stay where you position it). Naturally, you’ll want to know more than that. The reviews are, as always, below.

In other news, we are now accepting callers for this beautiful Prey case. Well, not callers, but posters. If you want to win a custom Atomic modded prey case, equipped with gear, worth $5,000, check it out.

While we’re on the topic of things you can win, check out our Titan Quest page. In addition to developer diary videos, downloads and lots more info we now have prizes!

Meanwhile, in the underground cave that we know as Atomic HQ…

Something major has occurred. Ashton Mills has passed the editor’s green, overclocked and really hot torch to Logan Booker. We expect Ashton is making inroads toward the helm of an agency of supermodels as we speak. His heatsink-finned hat, purple velvet cape lined with Linux distribution discs and cane made from a pulverised 30” Dell monitor will all aid him on his noble quest.

Logan is settling into the captain’s chair as we speak. He is not a carbon based life form; he is in fact composed of the Atomic passion for all the tech that makes us tick. It radiates from his every pore. This is a pre-requisite for sitting in the captain’s chair, which as a result Geiger counters are unable to measure due to their pitiful range.

Have a rockin’ weekend, but don’t rock too hard -- you may hurt yourself.

-DAVE.

  • Sytrin KuFormula VF1 Plus
  • Creative Fatal1ty Pro Series Gaming Headset
  • Creative Fatal1ty 1010 Mouse
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB
  • Condemned: Criminal Origins
  • Heroes of Might and Magic V
  • Top Spin 2
  • Britain agrees to extradite hacker suspect to US
  • Wireless PCs motivate students says study
  • Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan
  • PC hardware getting more reliable
  • Microsoft to launch iPod rival by Christmas
  • 20 years of PC viruses
  • Mac OS X "Phones Home" too
  • Linux moves towards unified APIs
  • Music industry prepares lawsuit against Yahoo China
  • Google adds YouTube features to video service
  • Intel causes core confusion
  • Paris wants wireless Internet access across city
  • Apple makes renewed bid for education market with US$899 iMac
  • ISPs fear zombie attacks
  • Atomic Titan Quest website - now with an added competition!
  • August 2006 Hotbox winner; vote for September 2006!



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    Heroes of Might and Magic V
    A turn-based strategy game for the thinker. It's the journey, not the destination. More...


    Top Spin 2
    Racket-fu on the Xbox 360 makes Top Spin an essential tennis sim. More...


    Britain agrees to extradite hacker suspect to US
    LONDON - Britain on Thursday approved the extradition a computer expert accused by the United States of perpetrating the world's "biggest military hack of all time." More...

    Wireless PCs motivate students says study
    Notebook PCs increase student motivation while encouraging technology skills, according to a recent report.. More...

    Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan
    An faulty update has caused Symantec to incorrectly detect the Zlob trojan in the open source Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS). More...

    PC hardware getting more reliable
    But vendors must still try harder, Gartner urges. More...

    Microsoft to launch iPod rival by Christmas
    NEW YORK - Microsoft will start selling a wireless digital music and video player to compete with Apple's iPod by Christmas, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. More...

    20 years of PC viruses
    This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first PC virus. We look back at the highs and lows (well, mostly lows) of the ongoing struggle against malware.. More...

    Mac OS X "Phones Home" too
    A Mac developer claims Apple's Mac OS X has joined Microsoft Windows in "phoning home" to distant servers without users' permission. More...

    Linux moves towards unified APIs
    Portland Project releases beta version of its programming interfaces to boost
    development of desktop Linux apps. More...

    Music industry prepares lawsuit against Yahoo China
    LONDON - The world's biggest music companies are preparing a lawsuit against Yahoo China for copyright infringement as part of the industry's efforts to crack down on piracy. More...

    Google adds YouTube features to video service
    Google Inc. has added a YouTube-like ratings system to its video service.. More...

    Intel causes core confusion
    Intel’s impending release of its 64-bit Core 2 Duo for desktops, have local systems builders wondering if they will be able to get supply before larger OEMs.

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    Paris wants wireless Internet access across city
    PARIS - Paris wants blanket wireless internet cover by the end of 2007, helping to make it the most connected capital city in the world, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said on Tuesday. More...

    Apple makes renewed bid for education market with US$899 iMac
    Introduced Wednesday at an education conference, the 17-inch widescreen LCD machine lacks some features of the US$1,299 base iMac. More...

    ISPs fear zombie attacks
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    Competitions

    Win a copy of ‘The Art of Titan Quest’ plus Titan Quest scrolls
    We have 20 copies to give away, with each winner receiving a bonus Titan Quest fabric scroll!

    1x Thermaltake Eureka case
    Holy flying horses! What a game!

    5x copies of Heroes of Might and Magic V + collector’s coin with pouch
    We’ve gone absolutely stark crazy over Heroes of Might and Magic V

    5x TRENDnet 802.11g wireless USB 2.0 adapter with hotspot detector
    Look at that!

    Win Tintin on DVD – Volumes 1, 2 & 3!
    Grab yourself the first three volumes of the Tintin DVD collection!

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