A person who likes to play electronic games. It typically refers to a real aficionado. See gaming.
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- The five products Apple must make
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- News items 2008-10-09
- What if there was educational content for the Nintendo DSi?
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- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Logitech Illuminated Keyboard Keyboard
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- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000
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- Product reviews 2008-09-22
- Shuttle XPC P2 4800X
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- Product reviews 2008-09-18
- Even Mac users have to patch
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Spore DRM could kill PC gaming
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware & Firewall (html)
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- Software downloads 2008-09-11
- LIVE from the Apple event
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- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?RE: Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?Intellimouse Explorer 2.0A Optical USBalso now a defunct MS product. I've worn out the plastic coating on two so far and have enough spares to rebuild one when it breaks. Best mouse ever. The new ones are...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Is the "killer app" argument dead?
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Gateway P-7811FX
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- Product reviews 2008-08-15
- Get the best graphics card upgrade
- Get the best graphics card upgradePerformance CheckThe low-end part was right, but then again upgrading to just about any card >$100 from a low-end is common sense. Moving on, say you do have a 8800GT or a HD3870, the HD4850 happens to be a rather large upgrade to either card...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Ali: Mighty Nomad - Game 1: The Pyre Menace Demo (exe)
- When a young traveler named Ali arrives at the house of Old Man Darry Willis, he met with grave news. The people of the northern lands are being menaced by a cruel dragon. Ali at once decided to go and help the people and as a side bonus, he will...
- Software downloads 2008-08-08
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for now
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for nowAgreed - But demand drives progressEverything you say is true, but the more people who say I want 64bit and I want it now, the more progress you will see in 64bit apps and drivers. If 64bit demand is low, companies will turn...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- HD Moore pwned with his own DNS exploit, vulnerable AT
- HD Moore pwned with his own DNS exploit, vulnerable ATOn top of thisIt wasn't HD who was hacked, as Dancho points out. I just want to reiterate that point, as Austin TX was what was hacked. The AT&T DNS servers there were what was hijacked, and unfortunately, HD...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Dissecting Microsoft's Mojave Experiment
- Dissecting Microsoft's Mojave ExperimentWant to dissect Vista Licenses sold as well?regarding MS quote "Revenue growth was primarily driven by continued customer demand for all products, including Windows Vista, which has sold over 180 million licenses since launch"http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/18/three-months-later-180-million-vista-licenses-sold-in-totalhttp://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/29/vista-sales-really-windows-xpWhat did you expect?Do you honestly think you get the oportuninty to view all...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Driving Gamer (exe)
- Car Driver use mouse to move your car, get green light for speed, pick up money from yellow pedestrians, avoid red light and red pedestrians. Drive and dodge - control your car driving anti-clockwise. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-07-28
- Asteroid Gamer (exe)
- Destroy the rocks before they destroy you. Use your triangle ship of doom. Shoot the asteroids while avoiding collisions with them in this fast paced shooting games. How long will you survive in the asteroid field? This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-07-24
- The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!
- The computer mouse set to die out in the next five years? Don't bet on it!I've used perfect Voice Recognition--it still sucksWant to experiment with perfect VR? I did! Here's how:Have a friend (who is willing to be your input device for a full 8 hour day) type for you...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
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