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Diablo III coming to consoles?

Danny — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:36:45 +0000

The community manager at Blizzard Entertainment tweeted via twitter that Diablo III for the consoles was in the works.

https://twitter.com/#!/Bashiok/status/156215812473098240 [Twitter]

Sven-Coop 4.6 Released

Danny — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:29:05 +0000

The well-known Co-Op mod for Half-Life has recently just had another major update. For those who don’t know, this is a coop mod that allows you to play through the Half-Life 1 campaign as well hundreds of varied custom maps (with their own style and objectives) with your friends. On top of that Sven-Coop adds numerous weapons, game-play enhancements, and engine improvements to spice things up.

Version 4.6 update adds the following features:

They Hunger Co-op: Episode 2
A new boss monster: The Kingpin
Many new and improved maps
Greatly improved HLSP and Opposing Force storyline support
Half-Life: Uplink co-op
Lots of powerful new mapping features
Tons of bug fixes and changes (e.g. Shock rifle secondary fire can now charge player HEV suits)
AI improvements
All-new custom sounds for the Bodyguard

There is a full change-log available here.

There are download links here.

Its quite refreshing to some Half-Life 1 mod teams still active after all these years. This mod has provided me with countless hours of fun with its Co-Op game-play, in particular the varied custom maps whether its fighting hordes of monsters, solving puzzles, or the story driven scenarios. I will be doing a full feature of this mod soon, as this is one of my most favorite mods and would definitely be nice to see new players.

Sven Co-op 4.6 RELEASED! [Sven-Coop]

Battlefield 3 Stutter Fix

Danny — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:35:12 +0000

On some system configurations, Battlefield 3 exhibits extreme stuttering issues as well as random video artifacts rendering the game unplayable. This problem frequently happens on Geforce GTX 560 TI cards however other video cards can experience it too. There is currently a workaround, until DICE and Nvidia can debug the problem and fix it. There are different things you have to do depending on your CPU. Ultimately on my i7 computer, disabling Hyper-Threading fixed it.

For Non Core i7 (Core 2 Duos, i5s)

Go into your motherboard bios at boot-up and find a setting called HPET. This setting is usually under power management settings. Set HPET to disabled.

Battlefield 3 will now run smoothly with no stutters or various glitches.

For Core i7 computers and CPU that support Hyper-Threading (i7s, etc)

Go into your motherboard bios and disable hyperthreading, usually under CPU features. Set it to disable on all cores.

It seems that you do not need to disable HPET in this case.

Battlefield 3 should now run silky smooth with little performance difference.

For AMD computers, I do not know the specifics but if you disabled similar features that are equivalent, this should fix the issues. However, it seems that most ATI cards do not have this problem as long as you are using the latest drivers.

Let us know in the comments if this worked for you!

Update: DICE have patched the stuttering problem with the December Update (Back to Karkand). Additionally, new Nvidia drivers have been released to address the stuttering further and fix graphic corruption.

Drivers: http://www.geforce.com/Drivers

Mojang wins Interim Injunction in Bethesda Lawsuit

Danny — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:26:56 +0000

As some of you have known, Bethesda had sued Mojang over use of the “Scrolls” name in their upcoming game. Betehsda believed that Scrolls would cause confusion with Elder Scrolls: Skyrim. Notch just tweeted a few hours ago that they had won the interim injunction which means they can still use the “Scrolls” name meanwhile Bethesda can still appeal if they choose to.

Revival for reals?

Danny — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:05:30 +0000

Yeah, this blog has been dead for a while, I know that. Not to sound like broken record but real-life does take away a lot of free time and that unfortunately is one of the main reasons why this blog had died down. Also, motivations change and other problems arise we couldn’t take care of, such as not having a good team to support the site. But I’m not going to let this die so this blog is starting over. It is going to be a lot simple, and more focused on a particular niche (video games and tech). Mostly, I’ll be posting about things that interest me, a canvas for my personal blog I suppose, until it amounts to something, then writers can come on board and slowly expand it. So expect content

small note: site moved to a VPS I set up myself, was a great learning process, should be a lot speedier and more reliable (will make a tutorial on it someday)

Game Server IP Address Changed.

Danny — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:42:19 +0000

Due to an issue with our ISP, our IP address has changed.

96.242.154.6:27015 – CS:S

96.242.154.6:27017 – Obsidian

Please update accordingly! Thank you

We will find a solution for this in case this happens again!

We have a dyndns address now too, so no matter what you can use this address if you want to connect.

chenzen.dyndns.org:27015 – CS:S

chenzen.dyndns.org:27017 – Obsidian

High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti from Space

Jacob — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:53:29 +0000

Found satellite images of Haiti after the earthquake through Gizmodo. Even with all the technology we have, there is still a lot of work to do. Even with various forms of powers of prediction, we still can’t prevent much.

By now you would’ve heard about the earthquake which left Haiti devastated on Tuesday, leaving thousands dead and even more injured. These high-res satellite photos show the damage the earthquake, measuring 7.3, had on the capital Port-au-Prince.

The photos were taken by the GeoEye-1 satellite which has a resolution of 0.5 meters per pixel, from 423 miles in space, on the morning of January 13th. [GeoEye Satellite Images via Discovery News via Reillymj on Twitter]

You can help out those affected by the Haiti earthquake at Unicef here

High-Res Satellite Images of Haiti Capital Show Devastation From 423 Miles In Space [Image Cache]
[Content via Gizmodo]

Google Phone – The Nexus One

Jacob — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:59:02 +0000

THIS PHONE IS REAL. So I’ve been following Gizmodo’s Liveblog of the android press event right now and they’ve finally gotten to the details I desperately wanted to hear about. The phone ships TODAY. It seems like the rumors of the prices were true. $530 dollars for the phone unlocked, and $180 for T-mobile. The website has gone live, so you can see it now at google.com/phone.

A pleasant surprise though – Vodaphone and Verizon are jumping onboard with the Nexus one and will have plans available sometime spring 2010. AWESOME. <3 google. Also, with Vodaphone – it seems pretty obvious that they’re planning on taking their market globally.

Some other awesome tidbits:

Does have snapdragon 1 ghz
Coming with google earth app
voice recognition for every text field on the phone
Sync with picasa
You get all the recognized droid apps with it
Comes with droid 2.1
and more…

Follow the live blogging to find out more!

[Content via Gizmodo Liveblog]
[Google Nexus One]

New Years…

Jacob — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:37:24 +0000

So we haven’t done much recently. At all. We’ll try to get back to writing posts about the exciting things that are going to happen in 2010. As a final note, I would like to mention that the way you should say “2010” is “twenty-ten.” That is all.

Thanks – hope everyone has a good one.

Taiga: Akemashite Omedetougozaimasu. (Happy New Years)

Super Smash Bros. on Wii

Jacob — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:10 +0000

I’m sure you all already heard, but Super Smash Bros. 64 has been released for the Wii. You can download it for 1000 Wii points, which is equivalent to about 10 bucks.

Unfortunately I don’t have a Wii. Fortunately at school, people have the original nintendo 64’s which we play super smash bros. religiously. Or at least we used to. We should do that again. Definitely.

[Content via Nintendo]

Revival! – With Pictures!

Jacob — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:41:17 +0000

So it’s certainly been a while! Over 6 weeks really. Wow – I’m a jerk for starting something and not seeing it through. Well – that ends now. School is over and I have absolutely no excuse to not update Chenzen again like I did in the past. I can make up excuses about why there has been no activity lately, but no one cares about that – so on to what I came here to talk about today…

And today is a photoblog day!

Back on Friday, I decided to go into the city (New York City) by myself to go to the Japanese consulate and hand in my paperwork for my visa. For those that don’t know, I’m going to Japan next semester to study abroad. Anyway, it’s not that I don’t trust the USPS with my passport but…I don’t trust the USPS with my passport. Do to a range of circumstances, I ended up at a train station I don’t usually take to go into the city.

So I got to penn station and decided to walk to the consulate. The consulate is at 299 Park Avenue, between 48th and 49th I think. It wasn’t that killer of a walk, but being that it was 22 degrees outside – it was a little longer than I would have liked it to be. It’s certainly winter! I was going to take pictures inside, but the building felt so official that I was kind of scared to. Anyway – I liked the decorations in the front though. Everyone’s in the spirit now I suppose.

And speaking of the spirit, since I was nearby, I decided to stop by the Rockefeller center to see the Christmas tree that they put up every year. It’s hard to make out in the picture, but the lights and everything made it seem really nice.

And of course, you always have people at the ice rink. It was certainly cold enough to have it too.

So on the way back, I happened across Bryant Park. There were kiosks and stands everywhere, so I decided to stop and see what was going on. Apparently they setup this every year as well. Another smaller christmas tree and an ice rink, as well as shops and whatnot all setup outside. A nice little spot to stop and take a respite.

I figured why not stop and get a bite to eat while I was there. Found a teriyaki stand where I got some rice, chicken, and vegetables. It wasn’t very good. Probably one of the worse 5 dollar expenditures I have done in New York. I ate it all though – the fundamental problem that it solved was that it was hot and I was cold. Afterwards, I hurriedly ran back to penn station where I ended up spending 2 hours trying to get home – which is usually only a 1 hour endeavor. Overall, I’d have to say that the day was good though.

Oh, and speaking of christmas tree stuff, I set my family’s up yesterday with my mother and younger brother.

Naked Tree. Just unwrapped it and such, so it looks kind of awkward.

And here it is with ornaments and lights and such. It still looks funny, but it’ll get fuller as the branches begin to go back to their original spots and such. It’s hard to see the ornaments, but there’s plenty there. I have yet to perfect the art of taking pictures in the dark and make them look good. I realize that shouldn’t be hard…but meh – I’m a nub.

I do love macro shots though. This one still came out kind of bad…

Got the idea to do this from a lifehacker competition that happened recently. I can’t wait to get my DSLR for christmas. I really want to play with all the settings and such to see if I can get better shots.

And it also snowed last night. About a foot. It was still snowing out when I took this shot, but my camera couldn’t take pictures fast enough to capture the snowflakes without sacrificing the lighting.

And then I went to bed.

A State Of Trance Episode 434

Danny — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:26:09 +0000

Tracklisting:

01. Black Pearl – Rise [Magic Island]
02. Marcus Schossow & Reeves feat. Emma Hewitt – Light (Mike Shiver’s Garden State Remix) [Tone Diary]
03. Trilucid – Departures (Skytech Remix) [Infra Progressive]
04. TyDi – Good Dream (Barnes & Heatcliff Remix) [Armada]
05. Cressida – Two-O-Ten [Euphonic]
06. Push – Global Age [Club Elite]
07. Tritonal – Suede (Stoneface & Terminal Remix) [Garuda] [Tune Of The Week]
08. Feel feat. Volmix – Dance For Life (Ronski Speed Remix) [Reset]
09. Lange pres. Firewall – Wanderlust [Anjunabeats]
10. Robert Nickson – Maybe Next Time (DJ Eco Remix) [A State Of Trance]
11. Setrise – Kumba
12. ReOrder & JayCan – Come With Me To Varanasi [Silent Shore]
13. Heatbeat – Hadoken
14. Fast Distance & Dimension – Above The Clouds [Magic Island]
15. Dash Berlin & RAM – Man On The Run To RAMsterdam (Johnvas Mashup)
16. Paul Trainer – Deal With It
17. Orjan Nilsen – Arctic Globe (W&W Remix) [Yakuza]
18. John O’Callaghan vs. Aly & Fila – Megalithic (AJ Hutch Remix) [Captivating]
19. Push – Till We Meet Again [Bonzai] [ASOT Radio Classic]

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A State Of Trance Episode 433

Danny — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:30:57 +0000

Tracklisting

01. Tocadisco feat. Nadia Ali – Better Run (Wippenberg Remix) w/ Kay D Smith & Marc Tall – Hoipolloi (Wippenberg Remix)
02. Eide feat. Cat Martin – Give It Up [Magic Island]
03. Mark Pledger feat. Melinda Gareh – Time Stands Still (Andy Duguid Remix) [Solaris]
04. Paul Keeley – Cloud 9 [Anjunadeep]
05. Cressida – Two-O-Ten [Euphonic] [Tune Of The Week]
06. Marko Kantola – Black City [Subtraxx]
07. Trilucid – Departures [Infrasonic]
08. Espen Gulbrandsen vs. DJ Julian Vincent – Perfect Sky (Max Graham Remix) [S107]
09. Mat Zo – Default [Anjunabeats]
10. Marcel Woods – Everything (Dub mix) [High Contrast]
11. Mike Shiver vs. Matias Lehtola – Nana [Captured]
12. Arctic Moon – Afterworld (Dimension Remix) [Emphase] [Future Favorite]
13. Peter Martijn Wijnia – Fortissimo
14. Anhken & Adrian – Intuition (Sunny Lax Remix) [Fraction]
15. Feel feat. Volmix – Dance 4 Life (Ronski Speed Remix) [Reset]
16. A.M.R. – Elevation (Fast Distance Remix) [Alter Ego]
17. Filo & Peri feat. Eric Lumiere – Soul & The Sun (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) [Vandit]
18. Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Michael – Wanna Be (Almar Club Mix) [Vandit]
19. Fast Distance & Dimension – Above The Clouds [Magic Island]
20. Ali Wilson – Boombox [In Charge]
21. Adam White – Ballerina [Darey Products] [ASOT Radio Classic]

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A State Of Trance Episode 432

Danny — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:02:12 +0000

Tracklisting:
01. Reeves – Call Of Loneliness (Andy Duguid Club Mix) [Anjunabeats]
02. Filo & Peri feat. Eric Lumiere – Soul & The Sun (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) [Vandit]
03. ID
04. Shogun – Connected [S107]
05. Marcus Schossow & Reeves feat. Emma Hewitt – Light (Lost Stories Remix) [Tone Diary]
06. Midway – What If [In Trance We Trust] [Future Favorite]
07. Robert Nickson – Maybe Next Time (Avenger Remix) [A State Of Trance]
08. Arctic Moon – Afterworld (Dimension Remix)
09. Simmons & Blanc – Something About You [Afterglow]
10. Anhken & Adrian – Intuition (Sunny Lax Remix) [Fraction]
11. Chapter XJ – Resurrection (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) [Monster Tunes] [Tune Of The Week]
12. Corderoy – Rock Guitar (Arctic Moon Remix) [Insight]
13. Matt Hardwick vs Gulf – Impossible (John O’Callaghan Remx) [Kill The Lights]
14. Will Holland feat. Line Froyset – Things That Happen (Temple One Remix) [Enhanced]
15. RST & Patrick Devere – Crystal Rain (Ronski Speed Remix)
16. Hiroyuki Oda – Yozora
17. A.M.R – Elevation (Jonas Hornblad Remix)
18. ID
19. W&W – DNA [Captivating]
20. Laura Turner – Soul Deep (Signum Dub) [Curb] [ASOT Radio Classic]

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A State Of Trance Episode 431

Danny — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:47 +0000

Tracklisting
01. Snow Patrol – Just Say Yes (Riley & Durrant Remix
02. Julian Vincent feat. Cathy Burton – Here For Me (Mark Otten Re-Dub) S107
03. Chantola – More Senses (Basil O’Glue Remix) Oxygene
04. Venaccio – Twilight In Trance We Trust
05. Sunset – Beautiful Life (Dmitry Bessonov Remix) Harmonic Breeze
06. Ashley Wallbridge – Harmonies AVA
07. Shogun – Connected S107
08. Ali Wilson – Boombox In Charge
09. Midway – What If In Trance We Trust Tune Of The Week
10. Above & Beyond – Anjunabeach (Nitrous Oxide Remix) Anjunabeats
11. Avenger – Synth Reality Nu Depth
12. Chapter XJ – Ressurrection (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) Monster Tunes
13. Will Holland feat. Line Froyset – Things That Happen (Temple One Remix) Enhanced
14. Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (Sean Tyas Dub) Aropa
15. Mark Burton – The Fifth Element Soundpiercing
16. Beat Service – Back Of Beyond Coldharbour
17. W&W – D.N.A. Captivating
18. Kay D Smith & Marc Tall – Hoipolloi (Mark Sherry’s Trance Energy Remix) High Contrast
19. Sneijder – The Phuture
20. Filo & Peri with Mike Saint-Jules – Far From Reach Vandit – from the album “Nightplay
21. First & Andre – Widescreen (Sensation White Belgium 2005 Anthem) High Contrast ASOT Radio Classic

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A State Of Trance Episode 430

Danny — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:46:46 +0000

Vote for your top 5 tracks of 2009 at www.arminvanbuuren.net! This week has new tracks by Imogen Heap, Filo & Peri, Corderoy, Cerf Mitiska & Jaren and more!

Tracklisting
01. Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer – To The Six Anjunadeep
02. Imogen Heap – Canvas (Mark Eteson Re-Paint
03. Vegas Baby – Orange Theme
04. Med vs. Neil Bamford – Stolen (Danilo Ercole Remix) Infrasonic
05. Plastic Boy – Chocolate Infusion Captivating
06. Breakfast – Air Guitar (DJ Eco Remix) Flashover
07. Mike Koglin & P.O.S. – Autumn Anjunabeats
08. FuManChu – ID In Charge
09. Jochen Miller – Red One High Contrast
10. Filo & Peri with Nick Stufano – The Majestic Vandit – from their album “Nightplay
11. Julian Vincent feat. Cathy Burton – Here For Me (Robert Nickson Remix) S107 Tune Of The Week
12. Hydro Aquatic – Moon River Monster Tunes
13. Corderoy – Rock Guitar (Arctic Moon Remix) Insight
14. Jo Micali – Shine On (C-Systems Remix) Unearthed
15. Robbie Nelson – Aviator Crashing Waves
16. Matt Hardwick vs. Gulf – Impossible (John O’Callaghan Remix) Kill The Lights
17. Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (Sean Tyas Remix) Aropa
18. Armin van Buuren feat. VanVelzen – Broken Tonight (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) Armind Future Favorite
19. John O’Callaghan – Broken (Bryan Kearney Remix) Captivating
20. Franz Hlusek & Jorge Nava – Cosmic Dreamer (Fast Distance Remix) Massive Drive
21. DJ Tiesto – Theme For Norefjell (Magikal Remake) Magik Muzik ASOT Radio Classic

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Introducing the World of Warcraft Pet Store

Jacob — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:02:41 +0000

Today we’re pleased to introduce the Pet Store for World of Warcraft, a new way for players to obtain in-game pets to join them on their adventures in Azeroth…

So apparently on Wednesday of this week, WoW opened up their new online Pet Store for official business. Players can now buy in-game pets online through the Blizzard Store (surprise, surprise). They decided to open with two exclusive pets that can only be bought through the Pet Store; Lil’ K.T. and the Pandaren Monk. If you’re into WoW and you have some money to blow (other than on your subscription) on a friendly companion, I suggest you check it out.

[Pet Store]

[Content via Blizzard]

A State Of Trance Episode 429

Danny — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:27:27 +0000

New tracks by Jochen Miller, Jorn van Deynhoven, Marco V and much more. Year Mix voting has begun for 2009, so think about your top 5 tunes.

Tracklisting
01. Imogen Heap – Canvas (Mark Eteson Re-Paint
02. Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (First State Remix) Aropa
03. Matt Darey pres. Urban Astronauts – See The Sun (Aurosonic Remix) Nocturnal Global Future Favorite
04. Kyau & Albert – I Love You (Cosmic Gate Remix) Euphonic
05. Binary Finary – 2009 (Vegas Baby Remix
06. Jochen Miller – Red One High Contrast
07. Plastic Boy – Chocolate Infusion Club Elite Tune Of The Week
08. Marco V – When The Night Falls In Charge
09. Tritonal feat. Cristina Soto – Kiss Me Here Flashover
10. Solis – Afterglow Infrasonic
11. Temple One – Sahara Nights Enhanced
12. Sophie Sugar – Together A State Of Trance
13. Franz Hlusek & Jorge Nava – Cosmic Dreamer (Fast Distance Mix
14. Robert Nickson – Maybe Next Time A State Of Trance
15. Talla 2XLC feat. Skysurfer – Terra Australis (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix
16. John O’Callaghan feat. Beverly O’Sullivan – Don’t Look Back Armada – in memory of Beverly O’Sullivan
17. Armin van Buuren feat. VanVelzen – Broken Tonight (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) Armind
18. Med vs. Neil Bamford – Light Up
19. Be:Gold – Sunstroke
20. Solid Globe – Sahara Fundemental ASOT Radio Classic

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Tekken 6 Takes On Lag

Danny — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:39:12 +0000

Having a horrible online experience with Tekken 6? Namco Bandai are promising a patch to improve the online game experience. I have not personally picked up a copy yet, but for those who have let us know how it is for you?

Tekken 6 Update Coming To Combat Online Lag [Kotaku]

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9

Danny — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:34:40 +0000

You know that whole debacle about MW2 not having dedicated servers? It just got even worse, with Infinity Ward confirming that there is a 18-player cap on the PC version online, which is is the same cap imposed on the console versions.

Seriously? This is horrible, dedicated servers and big servers are the staple of PC gaming, and Infinity Ward thinks it can set a new standard? We’ll have to see.

Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped At 9v9 [Kotaku]

Doom now on iPhone

Danny — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:15:26 +0000

Doom Classic is finally now on the App Store, available for iPhone and iPod Touch. Priced at a reasonable $6.99, the game boasts the following additions and improvements.

Play the legendary first person shooter, DOOM, with an iPhone or iPod Touch. Fight through 36 missions in four action-packed episodes: Knee-Deep in the Dead,
Shores of Hell, Inferno, and Thy Flesh Consumed.
Experience DOOM multiplayer on your mobile device, including Deathmatch and Cooperative play for up to four players via wireless internet.
Choose from three different control types and customize the interface to suit your style.
Explore the depths of Mars while utilizing the topdown map to help you explore and save your game on the fly.
Listen to the original soundtrack or disable it and use your own iPod music.

Doom Classic [iTunes App Store]

L4D2 Pre-Order Bonus and Demo Live!

Danny — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:40:11 +0000

Two Valve universes collide, when you pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, which nets you a exclusive hat in Team Fortress 2. If that isn’t enough, the 10% off the price might be an incentive. L4D2 will be available November 17th.

In addition, the L4D2 demo is live! In case you’re on the fence of buying it or not.

Pre-Order Giveaway Madness! [TF2 Blog]

Prince Of Persia Movie Adaptation Trailer Looking Good!

Danny — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:33:40 +0000

A trailer for the Prince of Persia movie adaptation has been released. My initial impressions are quite positive. So far, it looks like they have nailed the setting and feel of the game, as well as having a decent storyline set out. However, trailers can be quite misleading. It will be interesting to see how Disney does with this, but so far things look great!

httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgEt-4L3fKQ

DROIDDOES

Jacob — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:39:18 +0000

So I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials for Verizon’s DROIDDOES recently. Taking a look at it, it looks like the rumors of the Motorola Sholes going to Verizon were very true.

This and HTC’s Droid Eris phone for Verizon will be the first Android phones that Verizon will release on November 6th. HTC’s Droid Eris looks almost exactly like their Hero with similar specs as well. It also does not have Android 2.0 running on it, so I’m starting to wonder why Verizon is even bothering to release it with the Motorola. In any case though, I’m extremely glad that Verizon has finally decided to release some Android phones. Their regular phone software sucks and quite frankly, the selection of phones was pretty terrible. Now I might actually want to shell out a few hundred bucks for a phone in the near future depending how these fair.

[Content via Engadget Mobile]

A State Of Trance Episode 428

Danny — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:18:18 +0000

Armin wins #1 DJ from DJ mag top 100 DJs. This episode includes an hour from Ibiza.

Tracklisting

1st hour – regular episode “the newest tunes selected
01. Armin van Buuren feat. VanVelzen – Broken Tonight (Intro Mix) Armind
02. Calvin Harris – Flashback (Eric Prydz Remix) Fly Eye
03. Matt Darey pres. Urban Astronauts – See The Sun (Aurosonic Remix) Nocturnal Global
04. Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (Dash Berlin 4AM Mix) Aropa
05. Paul Webster feat. Angelic Amanda – Time (Sean Tyas Dub) Captivating Future Favorite
06. Jo Micali – Shine On (C-Systems Remix) Tune Of The Week
07. Temple One – Sahara Nights Enhanced
08. Masoud feat. Josie – Leave It All Behind (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) Levare
09. Thoneick, Diaz & Young Rebells feat. Cozi – Perfect Moment (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Instrumental
10. Above & Beyond pres. Tranquility Base – Surrender Anjunabeats ASOT Radio Classic

2nd hour – set recorded LIVE at Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Slovenia (23-10-09
01. BT feat. Jes – Every Other Way (Armin van Buuren Remix
02. Nic Chagall feat. Jonathan Mendelsohn – This Moment (Prog Mix
03. Paul van Dyk feat. Johnny McDaid – Home (Cosmic Gate Remix
04. Wippenberg – Pong
05. OceanLab vs. Gareth Emery – On A Metropolis Day (Myon & Shane 54 Remix
06. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Beggin’ You (Armin van Buuren Remix
07. Arnej – They Need Us (Club Edit
08. Dakota – Koolhaus
09. Temple One pres. Tu Casa – Betelguese (Barnes & Heatcliff Remix
10. Armin van Buuren feat. Jacqueline Govaert vs. Ali Wilson – Never Say Shakedown (Armin van Buuren Mashup
11. Gaia – Tuvan
12. Super8 & Tab – Irufushi

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A State Of Trance Episode 427

Danny — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:24:08 +0000

New week, new ASOT. From what I gathered from Twitter, seemed to be a good episode. Let us know in the comments.

Also, next week is the DJ Mag Poll results!

Tracklisting

01. Deadmau5 – Strobe mau5trap
02. Alpha 9 – Bliss Aleph
03. Kyau & Albert – I Love You Euphonic
04. Filo & Peri feat. Aruna – Ashley (First State Remix) Vandit
05. Ben Preston feat. Susie – Why We Run Songbird
06. Wippenberg – Pong High Contrast
07. Daniel Heatcliff – Phoenix In Trance We Trust
08. Jonathan Martin – Insidious AVA
09. Super8 & Tab – Irufushi Anjunabeats
10. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Beggin’ You (Armin van Buuren Remix) Armind Future Favorite
11. Arnej – They Need Us Coldharbour
12. M6 – ID
13. Dash Berlin feat. Sarah Howells – Waiting (Dash Berlin 4AM Remix) Aropa
14. Ferry Corsten feat. Maria Nayler – We Belong (Lange Remix) Flashover
15. Trance Arts – Stratosphere (Dan Stone Remix) Unearthed
16. Josh Gabriel pres. Winter Kills – Deep Down (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) Different Pieces
17. Paul Webster feat. Aminda – Time (Sean Tyas Dub) Tune Of The Week
18. Vast Vision – ID
19. Adam Foley – Castaway Discover
20. Alibi – Eternity (Rising Star Remix) Armind ASOT Radio Classic

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Windows 7 Launch!

Jacob — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:08:02 +0000

I’m sure everyone already knows about, but the event is so big that I’m going to post it here anyway. Windows 7 has finally officially been released today for the general public! That means anyone can now purchase Windows 7 and begin using the glorified savior of the MS operating systems. We all know that Vista was a flop and XP is over a decade old, so now we can finally celebrate the new! Hooray!

And I bring to you Nanami Madobe – the character who is featured in the first 7777 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate DSP edition in Japan. The first OS-tan marketed by the company themselves.

And for all of you college students out there (like me), you can go get yourself a copy of a $29.99 windows 7 home premium or windows 7 professional upgrade. You can pretty much use this upgrade as long as you have some sort of windows on your computer already, so don’t sweat the small details (or just check out the requirements for upgrade over buying the full retail – I personally am upgrading from Windows 7 RC).

[$29.99 Upgarde]

Borderlands launching at midnight at 1,300 GameStops

Jacob — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:57:35 +0000

Want to get Borderlands a little early and stay up a little late? …Basically, you now have only one excuse for not getting Borderlands tonight if you’re into the game and you’re in the US, and that is not wanting to go to GameStop and stand in line at midnight. Which is actually pretty reasonable.

So apparently Borderlands is releasing at a lot of Gamestops tonight at midnight. I’ve actually been interested in this game recently and plan on playing the 4-player coop mode when I can get my hands on it. Which might be unexpectedly soon.

[Contents via Joystiq]

A State Of Trance Episode 426

Danny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:05:30 +0000

Armin plays us some new tracks by Arnej, Wippenberg, Sophie Sugar, First State, Ronski Speed and Daniel Kandi. Download and tracklist after the break.

Tracklisting
01. Arty – Gentle Touch Enhanced Progressive
02. Arnej – They Need Us Coldharbour Tune Of The Week
03. Wippenberg – Pong High Contrast
04. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren – Beggin’ You (Armin van Buuren Remix) Armind
05. Above & Beyond – Anjunabeach Anjunabeats
06. Lolo – Pop The Cat’s Adventure Camoflauge
07. Sindre Eide – Piovere Enhanced
08. Daniel Kandi – Venice Beach Anjunabeats
09. Whiteroom – The Whiteroom (Myon & Shane 54 Refill) AVA
10. Ronski Speed – Something Happened On The Way To Heaven (7Skies Remix) Euphonic
11. Faithless – You’re The Sun To Me (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix
12. Activa feat. Cat Martin – They Never Change Discover
13. Filo & Peri feat. Aruna – Ashley )Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix) Vandit
14. Bobina – Honestly (Ilya Soloviev Dub) World Club Music
15. Rafael Frost – Black Box (Red Edit) Flashover
16. Ferry Corsten – Shelter Me (Rafael Frost Remix) Flashover
17. Sophie Sugar – Together A State Of Trance
18. Activa feat. Giuseppe Ottaviani Long Way Back Discover
19. Activa feat. Gary Maguire – Terminal 5 Discover
20. Deep Care – Blacks (Daniel Kandi Lifted Remix) Infrasonic
21. Push – The Legacy Bonzai ASOT Radio Classic

Download [Save-As]

Latest iPhones Block Jailbreaking Exploit

Danny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:34:43 +0000

Apple are now attempting to halt jailbreaking for the time being. Latest 3GS models are now loaded with a new booting firmware update, iBoot-359.3.2 which fixes the popular 24kpwn exploit.

Another exploit will have to be found in order to jailbreak future iPhones, but fear not there will always be a way around this.

In other jailbreaking news, jailbreaking for the 3GS 3.1.2 is now available. The PwnageTool coming from Dev-Team and blackra1n coming frmo Geo-Hot.

I went the PwnageTool way and was successful. Creating an custom IPSW was easy and restoring it to my 3.0 Jailbreak worked perfectly. However PwnageTool is mac only at the moment. Geo-Hot’s blackra1n however only works on 3.1.2 stock phones, which means you will lose the ability to unlock with this tool. Nevertheless blackra1n does its job well and fast. Whichever method you go, you won’t go wrong unless you need the unlock.

Latest iPhones Block Jailbreaking [via Lifehacker]

WoW requiring Battle.net Account Starting Nov. 11

Danny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:25:16 +0000

Starting November 11th, all WoW players will be required to login using Battle.net accounts. Makes sense as Blizzard is really trying to push the Battle.net 2.0 platform, finally getting rid of redundancy and consolidating everything into one account.

Looking at the features of Battle.net 2.0, it does look pretty awesome.

Full Story [via Joystiq]

Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Closing Down

Danny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:13:37 +0000

It seems that the leaders of the L4D2 Boycott (Agent Chaos and Walking_Target) have decided that the goal of the group was accomplished and that the group no longer serves a purpose.

Agent Chaos has this to say on the matter,

The recently released Crash Course was just the start. Future updates will continue to roll in, and 4v4 matchmaking is first in line. Valve has confirmed to us that it’ll be available before the release of L4D2. Also don’t forget, we have another DLC pack confirmed for sometime in the near future and of course, there will be bug fixes. This is as good as it can get people.

The group is filled with trolls and spammers saying that they sold out to Valve. Valve recently flown them to their HQs to preview Left 4 Dead 2 and talka bout concerns for the boycott.

L4D2 Boycotters End Boycott!! [via Hotbloodgaming]

Killing Floor Free DLC and Free Weekend Plans

Danny — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:41:26 +0000

Tripwire Interactive has announced they are planning for a Killing Floor free weekend as well as a free DLC pack. The free weekend is expected to kick off October 22nd along with the free DLC pack. So guys suit up and grab a bunch of your friends for some Co-Op survival horror!

Killing Floor Free DLC and Free Weekend Plans [via Bluesnews]

Google ChromeOS Preview

Jacob — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:44:02 +0000

So omg!ubuntu! has decided to give us a small peek on the current ChromeOS build from google. A few things about ChromeOS that you may like to note are that it is debian-based and will be an OS that seamlessly stitches together the web-browser and OS.

From a brief look at the article, you can sort of get a feel of the basic features of the OS. And in case you are an Ubuntu user and you want to try it out, omg!ubuntu! cordially provides some links which I have reproduced here:

Dev channel (for 32-bit systems): google-chrome-unstable_current_i386.deb
Dev channel (for 64-bit systems): google-chrome-unstable_current_amd64.deb

[Contents and Image via omg!ubuntu!]

Google Voice Viral

Jacob — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:39:24 +0000

So, as many of you know, Google Voice is currently invite only. Until just recently, the invites had to be requested through Google Voice itself. Well, if you have a friend who has an account and you were too lazy to sign up and wait for yours, it might not be long before you can hassle them for an invite.

Today, Google has announced that they are going to start giving invites to people that already have Google Voice! It won’t happen all at once, but if you remember Gmail at all back in the beta stages, people started out with a few invites and then all of a sudden, it exploded into a hundred. I assume this will be the same sort of deal – so soon everyone will have a Google Voice account. Just peachy right? Now if only AT&T would do something about their stubbornness…

[Content via TechCrunch]