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The man who succeeded Steve Jobs as the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, has heaped praise on his former boss in an internal memo to employees. I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today,” the note, published by Cnet, reads. Apple …

Two of the most important and recognisable figures in the world have paid tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs, who passed away last night at the age of 56. Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs,” US president Barack Obama said in a statement. …

One of the most iconic figures of the modern day technological age, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs, who in 2009 had a six-month absence from the firm as he continued his fight with cancer, officially stepped down as CEO of Apple in …

Apple confirms the technology pioneer has passed away

BBC content, Channel 4’s on demand service, Channel 5 and LoveFilm are amongst the biggest services now coming to Xbox 360. The services are due to be rolled out over the next three months and will take the number of TV and entertainment providers available on Xbox Live to over …

Remember that seemingly bizarre zombie spin-off of Sega’s Yakuza series that was released in Japan? The publisher has just confirmed it will be released in Europe in March 2012. It’s also changed its name in its journey across the globe. It will be known as Yakuza: Dead Souls in the …

Master SDK released

The studio that promised to take Australia to new heights has hit rock bottom

The digital release of Crysis on Xbox 360 has DRM? It’s the end of the world! EA are dead to me! I’m going to kill my cat! Calm down, people. The internet is currently up in arms amidst claims that the digital version of Crysis, which was released on Xbox …

Rovio has built a new version of its smartphone games sensation Angry Birds that plays in Flash. Yesterday the Finnish studio took stage at Adobe’s Max event in Los Angeles to demonstrate the game running in Flash Player 11, Adobe’s newest web standard for rich media. Rovio will bring the …