Its a good news for gamers and as well as NFS fans out there . EA has annouced the next version of the NFS called ProStreet . Though much information havent been revealed about it , it is certain that Car Damage will play an important part in this game . Whatever they do , i hope they dont make it similar to NFS IV where after each race all your money went out in the car repairs . And i do feel that such a thing could have a effect on the gameplay also .

Need for Speed ProStreet boasts impeccable precision and impressively detailed photo-realistic graphics, effectively transporting you to the center of the action. It pushes the “Autosculpt” technology to a new level, allowing you to directly impact your car’s performance for the first time as well as personalize its appearance. Need for Speed ProStreet is a true taste of raw adrenaline and racing with consequences. Every dent, every scratch and every crumpled body panel is a battle scar, proof of your commitment and competitive mettle. With an aggressive and skilled AI system, you become immersed in an unmatched believable race experience. Add in a revolutionary online mode that will redefine the meaning of competitive social play, and Need for Speed ProStreet is the ultimate formula for an emotionally charged street racing showdown.

So what do you guys think ?

For those of you who have always wanted to visit New York but couldnt actually make it , Microsoft has the solution to it . Microsoft has launched there “Live Search maps 3-D” feature starting with New York and a few other cities.

Microsoft^® Live Search Maps will today begin offering three-dimensional, photo-realistic views of New York City buildings and landscapes, with perspectives that few people — apart from Superman — have ever seen. The free online service will provide a unique look at many of New York’s iconic locations, along with local listings, ratings and reviews and driving directions to help people easily find, discover, plan and share relevant location information that is important to them on the Web.

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Google also launched a new feature for Google Maps - Street View which will give you a street view of some of the cities . Now both of these announcements came at the same day from Google and Microsoft because it is all part of the O’ Reilly Where 2.0 Conference .

Thanks to my friend Sanjay a.k.a Starfire for introducing me to this thing . IMVU is an instant messenger which allows you to chat with other people online . But its no ordinary text chat , here you create your avatar , create your very own 3d rooms , decorate them by adding furnitures etc . It also allows you to express yourself virtually by shaking hands , hugging or even attacking .

The avatar you create can be either male or female . There are thousands of things to choose from while creating your Avatar ranging from clothes , hair style , eyes , skin color , shoes etc . You even get to create a homepage on there site which you can decorate as you want . In the beginning you will get 1000 Credits while registering and you can earn more by chatting with others. The credits can be used to give your online friends some virtual gifts . (more…)

Just look at the beauty above. Intel’s latest prototype codenamed ” Intel Mobile Metro Notebook ” is just .7 inches thick and weights just 2.25 pounds . Even though it will be slim , it will be packed with Intel’s fastest and efficient components and will be available by the end of the year . (more…)

Google has introduced a new feature in its search that can automatically translate Internet search requests and results in 12 languages . This new feature will give the users a chance to search in there native language and have the search results translated to other languages . Then just by clicking on a link , they can translate the whole webpage .

Besides English, this will work in Arabic, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese . Maybe this feature has something to do with the Yahoo’s search that has been translating results in Germany , France and Japan since 2005 . And by doing this they are also trying to sell more advertising in International market .

I have been using Windows Vista for 3 months now and one error that has always annoyed me is the “COM Surrogate Error ” . This error generally occurs when you open a folder thaty contains a lot of media files . The error is

Beleive me it is irritating . This error is mainly caused due to codecs i,e Divx , Nero etc which might not be compatible with Vista . Some possible solutions to this problem are (more…)