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... city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has gone as far as to offer free Wi-Fi access to all of its residents. In the UK, Norwich is pioneering a free city-wide Wi-Fi project, employing 200 antennas to cover the city centre and three sectors of the city. Similar projects are being planned for other major UK cities, such as Manchester, London and Birmingham. For those not lucky enough to live in a city with a comparable scheme there are several free Wi-Fi connections in cafs, pubs and public places such as airports, and Nintendo have even struck a deal with McDonald's in order to provide designated Wi-Fi access for the Nintendo Wi-Fi Network. In the UK there are currently 7500 branches offering this facility.

For those who prefer gaming at home, in addition to the handheld consoles, the latest-generation home consoles, that is, the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3 and the Xbo...more

Xbox 360 Wireless networking

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Some people might be afraid of experiencing lag while using a wireless network adapter but I have yet to experience any delays while playing games on Xbox live. Videos also seem to stream well, there are no skipped frames that I can notice. Music isn't choppy or distorted while streaming either.

All in all this adaptor is well worth the purchase.

Is There Really An Xbox 360 Shortage?

...r packages. Then last week, Futureshop.ca (online) announces that they will be selling 20 Xbox 360s online everyday starting at midnight. Of course locations such as Wal-Mart will have units available on November 22nd, but there is debate as to how many they will have. From one retailer to the next, there seems to be a huge discrepancy of information.

Why would a company create the illusion there is a scarcity? microsoft knows that the media loves a good shortage. Watching people line up at the pumps when gas goes down in price is a perfect example of the power the media have when the word shortage is thrown around. Oil companys have seen record breaking profits this year. microsoft will of course make a killing in the short run, but by creating the impression that the Xbox 360 is the hot item this holiday season, they the w...more

Sonic The Hedgehog - Still Going Strong

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In recent years the gaming industry has exploded into mainstream culture and has intertwined itself into the fabric of everyday life. The success of gaming can be traced back to the classic systems of the 90's, the glorious days of Nintendo and Sega. Yet we all know that the weight of a consoles success always depends on that one defining game. When picturing this perfect synergy of a console and that one game, most people will point to Xbox and Halo. Yet everyo...more