Online game gets banking licence
Entropia has regularly mixed real and virtual finances. Online game Entropia Universe has been granted a licence to be a bank. Issued by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the licence means the game can be more closely tied to the real world finances of players. Mindark, the developers of the game, said it aimed to launch a fully-functioning in-game bank within the next...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
‘Super-fast’ game download launch
Digital downloading of video games is seen by many as a growth area A British company has launched a new way of downloading games. Unlike other systems, Awomo allows people to start playing a game before all the software has been downloaded. The developers say that waiting times between clicking a download link and actual game-play have been slashed. “This is a super-fast...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
Apple unveils new iPhone features
Apple has unveiled what it calls a “major update” to the operating system that drives the iPhone and iPod Touch. Some of the 100 new features included in the update replicate those already offered by other smartphones. The new functions include cut, copy and paste, long demanded by iPhone users, picture messaging and an in-phone search feature, but not Flash video. “The upgrade is...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
Microsoft launches latest browser
Microsoft’s new web browser has been in public testing for over a year Microsoft has launched the latest version of its web browser, Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) Microsoft says that IE8 is more secure, allows users to cut down on common tasks and will be an integral part of its forthcoming Windows 7 system. Although IE is still the most popular browser, it faces stiff competition...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
ETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION PROGRAMME
ETHIOPIAN WOLF Found only in a handful of scattered mountain pockets in Ethiopia, the remaining 500 Ethiopian wolves are suffering from habitat loss, disease and persecution. The goal of the Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme is the conservation of the Ethiopian wolf and its Afroalpine habitats by counteracting threats to the survival of the wolves and promoting the conservation of Afroalpine...
March 20th, 2009 by admin
