6 Video Games Ready To Be Tested
August 11, 2007
After almost a week of summer in Denmark, the weather is back to being gray and cold. Good thing I found several video games for you to beta test then. I’ve got to referee some football/soccer, so I won’t have time to test them all today.
One of the beta tests are taking me down memory lane. Magic: The Gathering. I played the first video game, where you walked around on Dominaria and liberated various towns by playing against different monsters. Later on I bought the game for my Xbox, but it wasn’t the same. I still have the playing cards hidden somewhere in the attic.
Anyway, I got some exciting video game betas for you today; Tabula Rasa, a MMORPG. Magic: The Gathering Online, online card game, The Settlers 6, Real-Time strategy and Quake Wars, First person shooter.
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Video Games Looking For Beta Testers
August 1, 2007
I’ve decided to try something new. Since my domain name say: The Beta News, why not feature something that really smells like BETA?!
So without further presentation, I give you five video games in beta test that are looking for beta testers.
- WarHammer Online: Age of Reckoning - also known as WAR is a MMORPG based on Games Workshop’s Warhammer fantasy world. Fight for the Armies of Order or Armies of Destruction. Europeans sign up for the beta here and the rest can sign up for WarHammer Online: Age of Reckoning here. You’ll need to upload a dxdiag file from DirectX.
- Universe at War : Earth Assault - highly-anticipated new RTS title, and you’ll be able to help Sega balance the game’s combat mechanics. Just fill in and submit your information for the beta test before August 15.
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Pownce - What Is It All About? Is It Better Than Twitter?
July 26, 2007
Pownce (pounce) - You might have heard or read about it. It’s all over the internet, not as in Joost-all-over-the-internet, but pretty close.
This is what they say about themselves:
Pownce is a way to send stuff to your friends. What kind of stuff? You can send just about anything: music, photos, messages, links, events, and more. You can do it all on our web site, or install our lightweight desktop software that lets you get out of the browser.
So what’s all the commotion about?
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Special Invitation To The Beta News Readers - Join Searoo Alpha
July 20, 2007
Rhode Island, USA based Swift Blue has asked me to invite The Beta News readers to join the alpha test of their local search engine. I’ve previously written about one of Swift Blue’s project, FamFridge, unfortunately a tragic family issue has set them back.
Searoo Local Search is only for the US at the moment, so you need an American zip code to register. Once you’ve registered you can review restaurants and see the reviews for the restaurants in your neighbourhood. There is also a Q&A section, where the users can connect and ask for restaurant, hotel and other recommendations.
Searoo is still in alpha test, so you should prepare for a few dead links and missing options.
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Windows Vista SP 1 To Appear At TechEd Australia?
July 17, 2007
Long Zheng from Istartedsomething.com discovered something really interesting on the official TechEd site. Apparently you can get your hands on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 in the Windows Vista Hands-on Lab.
To see it with your own eyes go to TechEd Australia and click on “Education”, then “Hands-on Labs” and “Windows Client”.
According to istartedsomething.com Microsoft is about to update the site. There will be no Windows Vista Service Pack 1 content on TechEd Australia. It is a copy error.
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One Easy Way To Get Beta Invites - Invite Share
July 14, 2007
Do you want beta invitations for Scrybe, Torrentleech, Babelgum, Joost, Pownce, Moola, 8apps and a lot more? You can either ask me or join Invite Share.
Thanks to the article on TechCrunch yesterday, Invite Share has gotten twice as many beta tests than 5 days ago, when I first visited them.
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Pownce - The Way To Send Stuff
July 13, 2007
I recently joined Pownce. If you haven’t heard about them here is a quick quote from their site:
Pownce is a way to send stuff to your friends. What kind of stuff? You can send just about anything: music, photos, messages, links, events, and more. You can do it all on our web site, or install our lightweight desktop software that lets you get out of the browser.
I’ve got six invites for my friends. So who wants to be my friend?
You can read a bit more about Pownce on their blog or on Pownce.com
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KISS DP-600 Knas Firmware Beta Is Now Available For Download
July 9, 2007
Great news. KNAS Firmware for KISS DP-600 is now available in a beta version.
To update the DP-600 to KNAS firmware follow the steps described below:
Burn the .iso file on a CD as an image.
1. Turn on the unit with the ON/OFF button (on the back panel)
2. Open the tray, and insert the update CD without closing the tray
3. Turn off the unit with the ON/OFF button (on the back panel)
4. Press the Default button on the back of the unit
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Windows Vista SP 1 Beta 1 Is Released Next Week
July 9, 2007
Microsoft surprised most of us by unofficially announcing the release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta 1 mid-July.
We were led to believe the Service Pack was delayed with a beta release at the end of the year, but now it sounds like it will be released around the same time as Windows Server 2008. The expected release date is November 2007.
So what can we expect in Windows Vista Service Pack 1?
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Test The Latest Flock Release
July 9, 2007
Flock has released the latest beta version of their popular social browser.
The version is called 0.9 (0.8.99.1) and it is a great step forward compared to Flock 0.7. I’m really excited about the final version 1.0, which is to be released later this year (around fall).
I’ve become a even great Flockstar (fan) after the upgrade.
If you compare version 0.7 to 0.9 a lot has happened:
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