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The already-enormous video game studio and publisher Electronic Arts has announced it is buying Super Computer International (SCI) for an undisclosed amount, and plans to bring the company's technology assets into EA's own Online Technology Group. SCI develops gaming client applications and software tools, and is the creator of PlayLinc, an online messaging and game-browsing system that combines social networking with team… Read More

The Sci Fi Channel, as part of an array of announcements today related to new programming, unveiled details for a new online broadband offering which will be dedicated to original programs and tie-ins to existing Sci Fi shows. The new "Sci Fi Pulse" will debut on May 8. Sci Fi Pulse, said the Sci Fi Channel, "will initially feature complete episodes of select Sci Fi original series, full-length uncut Sci Fi original movies,… Read More

TV Guide and the Sci Fi Channel yesterday announced they would be making available free for download on iTunes an episode of the hit series Battlestar Galactica. Unique 12-digit codes for approximately 1.4 million downloads will be given away in the March 6 TV Guide newsstand copy, which went on sale yesterday. The

In separate announcements made today, both the NBC and CBS broadcast networks announced they will being offering viewers the opportunity to pay $0.99 per episode to watch selected primetime broadcast and cable programming within hours of the program's first broadcast. NBC's deal is with satellite operator DirecTV, while CBS will be working with cable provider Comcast. The networks' sudden actions to modify the traditional… Read More

Quote from the review at Trusted Reviews: “For a start let's look under the hood. Though the 1714SMi is no lighter than the 1705SCi it has certainly been working out. Gone is the P4 3.06GHz CPU, having been beefed up to a P4 3.4GHz. Likewise, the DDR SDRAM has been doubled to 1GB and Acer has finally thrown in a decent graphics chipset, replacing the SiS M650 integrated graphics with nVidia's 128MB GeForce FX Go5700. The… Read More