Again, some news, interesting in a nutshell
Again, you can read some interesting but essentially completely independent news below, yet due to their brevity we have compressed them into one article.
Duke Nukem Forever in 2007?
The sequel to 3DRealms' highly successful FPS can be classified as "software that will never be released". It's been delayed for almost ten years, the graphics engine has been replaced countless times, and after the initial encouraging videos and screenshots, the game still hasn't been released. Tired of the constant promises, the creators did not indicate a release date until now.
According to one of the most popular foreign computer game magazines, DNF is expected to be released in 2007. The information in the latest issue of PC Gamer could give you some confidence, but given the ongoing delays around Duke Nukem, nothing is certain.
Preliminary Vista test of our computer
As we know, Microsoft's latest operating system will require significantly better hardware compared to Windows XP. The Redmond software giant has created a test and test application to successfully prepare for Vista. The Upgrade Advisor, available for download today, will check the available resources and then evaluate your computer accordingly.
To get the Vista-capable baseline, you must have a minimum 800 MHz processor, a video card with 9 MB of memory that supports DirectX 128, and at least half a gigabyte of memory. The next, Premium-ready level requires one giga of memory and one gigahertz processor.
Download: Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Beta 1 Build 1.0.0.18 [3,97 MB | Microsoft]
IBM Lotus Notes crosses Microsoft Office 2007
IBM has announced that 125 million users will be able to upgrade to the next version of the Lotus Notes office suite for free. The new version supports the ISO-certified OpenDocument format, which is widely known and is also used by the popular OpenOffice.org application.
The success of Office 2007, despite its radical changes and redesigned interface, is highly doubtful. This is because it promises to be easy to use in vain, if its use is completely different from the usual, and thus you have to learn them again during the transition. In contrast, competitors ’products are not only free, but also copies of proven Microsoft Office applications.
One million dollar exclusive phone from GoldVish
The company's limited-edition mobile phone has a 120-carat diamond front, a camera with 8x optical zoom, 2 gigabytes of memory, and an MP3 player, FM radio and Bluetooth support. The price of the device is not less than one million dollars, which corresponds to about 200 million Hungarian forints.
The Xbox 360 continues to fall in Japan
Residents of the island country prefer the Nintendo DS and DS Lite handheld consoles the most, while the Xbox 360, which has been available in Japan since December last year, accounts for a negligible share of sales. Compared to the console, which gained a 1% stake in April gaming sales, it’s worth comparing the PS2 on the runway, which has sold out nearly ten times as much as Microsoft’s next-generation structure.
Sales figures in numbers (number of units sold / share ratio):
- Nintendo DS Lite: 690 (000%)
- Nintendo DS: 138 (000%)
- Sony PSP: 130 (000%)
- PlayStation 2: 112 (000%)
- Xbox 360: 10 (701%)
- Xbox: 121 (0,01%)
