All posts from Softpedia News - Global

Doctor Richard Marks, who is a senior researcher working for the Research and Development department for Sony Computer Entertainment, has stated that he believes the PlayStation Move motion tracking controller, which uses a wand with buttons, is more flexible than the Kinect from Microsoft, which is based around recognizing body motion patterns and ... (read more)

Electronic Arts has announced that a variety of well known artists will be contributing songs for the upcoming console version of The Sims 3, with all the tracks sung in the well known but little understood special language of the series.For the first time in its history a Sims title is arriving on the Xbox 360 from Microsof... (read more)

Today, world-wide leader in advanced semiconductor solutions Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced the launch of two new 1.4 micron CMOS imagers, the S5K4E5 and S5K2N1, both of which come with back side illuminated (BSI) pixel technology.The new solutions are meant to offer impressive performance levels even when in low ... (read more)

The celebrate the reopening of the house’s Shanghai flagship store, Christian Dior commissioned a series of portraits called “Shanghai Dreamers.” Shot by famed photographer Quentin Shih, they’re smack in the middle of a race controversy. The photos, two of which you can also see attached to the a... (read more)

The designer working on the Disney project Epic Mickey has said that video games are at the moment facing the possibility of more censorship that movies did at the same moment in their evolution, years ago.The legendary game designer, who has worked on such transformative titles like Deus Ex, Thief and System Shock, has talk... (read more)

Nokia E52 is another handset from the Finnish mobile phone maker that was blessed with a new software update not too long ago, bringing the firmware on the device up to version 51.018. In addition to a wide range of enhancements and improvements, the new software solution for Nokia E52 also comes with a series of fixes, as well as with other c... (read more)

Before she became known for her forays in reality television and even the fashion world, Kim Kardashian was famous for being Paris Hilton’s one-time BFF, being a socialite and being curvy.All these years in the spotlight and, undoubtedly, some help from savvy stylists, have helped Kim develop her own fashion style, one that emphasize... (read more)

Police have raided sites in as many as 14 European countries in a file-sharing investigation. The operation is the culmination of several years of investigation. Several individuals were arrested and computers seized.One of the inadvertent victims of the raid may have been the Pirate Bay which is currently unavailable. The Sw... (read more)

A new mass injection attack has compromised tens of thousands of websites with code that directs visitors to rogue antivirus programs.The new attack was detected and reported by security researchers from Websense, a provider of Web and email security solutions."Websense ThreatSeeker Network de... (read more)

The Big Picture, the popular photo blog from Boston.com, is now available as an iOS application specifically targeting the Apple iPad. Compatibility is also enabled for iPhone, and iPod touch devices.The Big Picture from Boston.com presents stories through high-quality photographs gathered from around the world. The iO... (read more)

Cheryl Cole is now officially Cheryl Tweedy, as it took a judge no more than 60 seconds to pronounce her divorce from Ashley Cole final. The latest issue of Vogue magazine brings the first interview with the singer since separation.As fans must know, at the beginning of the year, Cheryl saw her name in the tabloids again, after... (read more)

ESPN International Track & Field is a video game that was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka Co., Ltd. and published by Konami of America, Inc. The game was launched on the PlayStation 2 home console from Sony and on the Dreamcast console. The game has been officially launched in 2000 for all the above mentioned platforms.The... (read more)