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Gamers weren’t happy with the news that Bioshock 2 would launch with SecuROM, and limit the number of times you would be able to install the game on different systems. 2K Games has heard your complaints, and the company has removed the SecuROM activation limits, and assures you that now you just have to worry about Games for Windows Live activation limits.

The official site has the news. “There will be no SecuROM install limits for either the retail or digital editions of BioShock 2, and SecuROM will be used only to verify the game’s executable and check the date. Beyond that, we are only using standard Games for Windows Live non-SSA guidelines, which, per Microsoft, comes with 15 activations (after that, you can reset them with a call to Microsoft).”

This is, apparently, what people asked for when contacting the company. “Many of you have used Batman: Arkham Asylum as an example to me, which uses the exact same Games for Windows Live guidelines as us as well as SecuROM on retail discs, and now our SecuROM is less restrictive on Steam.”

So instead of a dude named SecuROM punching you in the gut, a dude named Games for Windows Live is going to hit you. Feel better? Some people like the ability to earn Achievement Points while playing games, but for others, Games for Windows Live is just one more damn thing to have to log into before playing your games. The 360 and PS3 versions of the game are starting to look a little more attractive.

Archos has been on a real PMP tear as of late, releasing the Archos 2 Vision, 3 Vision, and the Clipper all in one pop back in August. The company’s now launched yet another Vision model, the entry-level 1 Vision. This tiny little 4GB dude has a 1.5-inch LCD and supposedly gets about 20 hours of battery life per charge. No video support in this puppy, but the €30 (somewhere in the realm of $45) pricetag should temper some of your crushing disappointment over its lack of features. The Archos 1 Vision should be available in Europe by the end of November.

[Via PMP Today]

Super cheap Archos 1 Vision DMP set for release this month originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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He’s back, folks. Our main dude Josh Topolsky will be infiltrating America’s minds directly from the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this evening — and it’s been an absolutely huge few weeks in gadgets, so trust us when we say JT’s well-stocked with hot new gear to show off. Tune in on your local NBC station at the times listed below, let us know how he’s doing in comments, and make sure to include #joshtops in your tweets!

P.S.- In case you missed Josh and Jimmy goofing around with the iPhone 3GS in June or the Pre back in March, we’ve got videos after the break.

Showtimes:
12:37AM Eastern
11:37PM Central
11:37PM Mountain
12:37AM Pacific

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Josh is on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What can I say? White background, disembodied finger and digi-creepy stillness of the device… the Bell version of an ad for the Palm Pre looks hilariously like an iPhone ad. View the videos and judge for yourself. Then get a Pre if you are compelled to do so. It has maps and Twitter and you can touch and rotate and slide it.

Bell version

and an iPhone ad

Spooky, isn’t it? Of course, there are only so many ways to illustrate the feature set of a multi-touch smartphone, aren’t there? It’s like when Newhart was sued by the guy who also wrote a handyman book. There are, in fact, only so many ways to explain how to nail a nail, Dick explains. Lucky us, all smartphone ads will now follow this format, making it much easier to determine which phone is best for us. Thanks, Bell!

[thanks to Philip Lam for the tip!]

TUAWPre ad is to iPhone ad as dude is to lady in Aerosmith song of the same name originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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