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It’s been a few weeks since we attended the Last HOPE Conference but it’s still fresh in our minds. For those of you who didn’t get a chance to attend or missed some of the great talks, there is good news to be had. 2600 has kindly put up all of the talks on their website, including both streaming and ...

Hey readers, listen up! Ryan and I will be covering The Last HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference here in New York City all weekend. We’ll be doing it up big to bring you coverage of one of the best events to ever hit the USA. So as we set up today and get over to the conference around 10:30AM, ...

We previously reported to you that T-Mobile was rolling out its first 3G network in the US. Launching in New York and a few other select cities, the slow-rollout has proven to be a success. Now rumors are flying around that T-Mobile will finish deploying its entire 3G network come October 1st. Details are scarce for the most part, but ...

The long-awaited upgrade from a 20GB to 60GB hard drive for the Xbox 360 Pro could be announced at the company’s E3 keynote next month says TrustedReviews. A source says there’s a release scheduled for August before the 10th. If you’ve got a 20GB hard drive on your 360 and your kicking yourself for not holding out for the 60GB, ...

Apple has officially confirmed that Mac OS X Leopard will hit store shelves on Friday, October 26th starting at 6pm. Steve Jobs is calling it “the best upgrade we have ever released” and with new features like the redesigned 3D Dock with Stacks, Time Machine, Spaces, Quick Look as well as updated Finder, Mail, and iChat– he just might be ...

According to Dean Takahashi of the San Jose Mercury News, Microsoft’s successor to the current XBox 360 “Falcon” motherboard will be named Jasper–and it will feature a 65-nanometer ATI graphics chip and smaller memory chips. This should go a long way in reducing cost and the heat issues that have plagued the platform since it’s launch. If this information is ...

It appears that Protestant churches around the country are using Halo 3 as a recruiting tool to draw in young congregants. This comes despite it’s violent subject matter and mature ESRB rating. Naturally, this development has many churchgoers in an uproar, but supporters argue that Halo is an effective tool in “reaching the elusive audience of boys and young men”–a ...

An official press release has confirmed that Bungie has emerged from puberty and is now leaving the Microsoft nest in order to become a man. As the press release puts it, Bungie is set to”embark on a path to become an independent company.” However, like most parent, child relationships, Bungie will keep in contact. Microsoft’s Shane Kim noted: “While we ...

So you dropped out of High School and now you work at a sewage treatment plant scraping condoms out of human waste. I’ll bet that if you had to do it over again you would have stayed in school, earned that degree, and worked in a cushy office job. Well, it’s never too late my friend. Thanks to UC Berkeley, ...

Activision has just announced 17 new tracks for you to butcher on the upcoming Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock. The list features an eclectic assortment of songs from the likes of Disturbed, Slipknot, The Killers, White Zombie, Pat Benetar, The Who, Cream, Santana, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Check out the full list after the jump.