http://newtech.aurum3.com : New Technology, Games and Gadget Guide Fri, 16 May 2008 22:14:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Apple has signed agreements with service providers in Europe show that the company can deviate from its insistence on exclusivity. France Telecom's Orange subsidiary will deliver the iPhone to 10 more countries later this year effectively quadruples Apple's total addressable market. In Italy, Vodafone and Telecom Italia will market the ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/mobile-device/apple-signs-more-nonexclusive-iphone-deals/ Microsoft chairman Bill Gates show off TouchWall, a large vertical screen people can navigate with hand gestures recognized by a series of lasers. The interface allows users to use hand gesture to draw on the digital surface, re-order documents laid out on a screen, zoom in on presentations, and flip ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/technology/microsofts-touchwall/ Microsoft has released the first beta of Microsoft's Worldwide Telescope which brings together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe. From Microsoft, “The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful tool for science and education that makes it possible for everyone to ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/software/microsoft-worldwide-telescope-for-deep-space-exporation/ Web start-up Powerset revealed a search engine that use conversational phrasing instead of keywords seen by some as a possible threat to Google. Currently the search engine only queries Wikipedia. From Powerset, On the search results page, Powerset gives more accurate results, often answering questions directly, and aggregates information from ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/internet/powerset-unveils-semantic-search-engine/ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has gone gold. It is currently scheduled for a worldwide release on June 12, 2008. There will be two editions, standard for $59.99 and limited for $84.99. The limited edition will have all the features of standard plus an additional Blu-ray disc ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/gaming/metal-gear-solid-4-goes-gold/ Apple has announced that CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by showcasing two revolutionary development platforms, the OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone. The address will commence on June 9, 10am at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Will Steve debut 3G iPhone? Source: Apple Executives to ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/software/jobs-will-keynote-iphone-and-osx-at-wwdc08/ Metal Gear Solid 4 not released yet but managed to score a 10/10 from UK Official Playstation Magazine. Excerpts from the review, Does he die? ... MSG4 is a remarkable high point. Packed tighter than James Bond's briefcase....Ultimately, this is a game for fans -- and you should be one. ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/gaming/metal-gear-solid-4-gets-the-first-1010/ Microsoft's codename Lips is a new peripheral for the XBox 360 which has not been reveal yet till tomorrow at Microsoft's Gamer's Day. We think it is a voice recognition device. We will know by tomorrow what kind of lip service we will get from Microsoft. http://newtech.aurum3.com/gaming/micorosofts-lips-for-xbox-360/ Checkout the gameplay video of Microsoft's Gears of War 2. The graphics comparison video with the first game after the jump. http://newtech.aurum3.com/gaming/gears-of-war-2-gameplay-debut/ Microsoft plans to release Office 2007 Service Pack 1 via the company's automatic update service starting June 16. From Microsoft, ...we are giving notice that SP1 for the 2007 Microsoft Office System will begin being available via MU Automatic Update starting around June 16th. We released SP1 for ... http://newtech.aurum3.com/software/microsoft-office-2007-sp1-in-june/