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WWDC 2007 keynote is set to deliver another of his hypnotizing keynote speeches this morning from the 2007 Worldwide Developers Conference. We are here to bring you live notes, thoughts and commentary on all Steve has to say about the future of and it’s products. Let’s jump in, as things are getting started:

  • After another “I’m a PC, I’m a Mac” skit, Steve takes the stage and begins to give us a few WWDC 2007 numbers. There are over 5,000 attendees at the event this year, which makes it the biggest ever. There are over 950,000 Apple Developer Connection members.
  • We have just realized that the Apple Store has just gone down. New products for us today?
  • Steve talks about the transition to Intel, and how seamless and fantastic it all has been. Intel CEO Paul Otellini hits the stage to accept a shiny award disc from Steve, and says a few words which can all be summed up by saying that Intel has enjoyed working with Apple. Steve says he is proud of the Macs they are shipping with Intel chips inside them.

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Games for WindowsOkay peeps - listen up if you want to walk away with a copy of some of the newest games on the Games for Windows platform. We’re talking about titles like Halo 2 for Windows Vista, Shadowrun for Vista, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. How do you win? It’s fairly simple. GamerAndy Live! is talking about Corporate Sponsored Fanboyism and frankly, they want to know what you’re thinking about it too. Listen to GamerAndy Live! Episode 82: Sex, Lies, and GamerTags then email your thoughts to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by tomorrow (Saturday) evening - that’s June 9th - to be entered in a random drawing. You gotta listen if you wanna win. While you’re at it, head on over to the GamerAndy board on our forums and let us know what your submission was there in the public area, so we can keep this discussion going.

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Gallery: We Are Giving Away Halo 2 for Vista, Shadowrun for Vista, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R


Over on Unboxing, we just posted a new video of us opening up a Nikon D80 Outfit set. The D80 Outfit is the retail box that includes the Nikon D80 digital SLR, along with an 18-55mm lens. It’s fairly pricey at about $1200, but you can find the Nikon D80 Outfit cheaper if you shop around for it. Enjoy the unboxing video for now, and look for a review shortly.

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We know that all of our Mac fans out there have been waiting for the new version of to be released - you know, Parallels 3.0, which introduces 3D support? Yeah, that one. While that is the big feature that many of us have been waiting for, there are over 50 other additions and improvements waiting for you in the new version of Parallels. Things like Snapshots, which aim to make your virtual machines bulletproof, and SmartSelect, which allows you to tell Parallels which application - in which operating system - to open any sort of file type. This is all powerful stuff. We put together a photo gallery of some of the more exciting Parallels 3.0 features for you to take a look at - go check them out, and let us know what you think. We have been playing with it, and it is well worth the money. You can pick up a copy of Parallels here.

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We just got our hands on one of the new Edition units, and we thought you might like to see us do an unboxing on video. That is the goal of this episode of Unboxing Live. Peep the video, and then check out the Halo Zune unboxing gallery if you wanna take a look at the stills, yo.

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Gallery: Video Unboxing: Zune Halo 3 Edition


We were able to get our hands on one of the soon-to-be-released Halo 3 Edition Microsoft Zunes, and we figured you guys might be interested if we put it through one of our Unboxing Ceremonies. We did just that, and the results can be found in our Halo 3 Zune Unboxing Gallery. For those who haven’t heard, Microsoft will be making a special edition Zune available, with both the hardware and software featuring Halo 3-themed elements, to build up excitement for the impending release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. Check out the gallery, and let us know what you think.

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Gallery: Unboxing the Halo 3 Edition Zune


We know, we know - a lot of you have been waiting for the ATI R600 chipset to drop. We will have you know that it has finally arrived. gave us a first-hand look at their new line of graphics cards, the ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series. The folks at AMD have some big plans here, and they proudly showed us just what this card can do with all it’s horsepower. The top of the line this time around is the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT. It launches today and retails for $399 USD. If that is too rich for your blood, you can opt for the Radeon HD 2600 Series which will be priced between $99 to $199, or go with the Radeon HD 2400 Series for under $99. Not bad at all. The lower end cards will launch soon, but like we said, the Radeon 2900 XT is available now.

If you want to get a bit more detail, be sure to check out our Radeon HD 2000 launch gallery.

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Gallery: ATI Radeon HD 2000 Info, Radeon HD 2900 XT Launches


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