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It's that time of the week once again where we update you on the latest deals and steals invading the PlayStation Network Store, and this one's for those of us in North America. Fire up those next-gen Sony PlayStation 3 machines, as the guys over at the PlayStation Store has unleashed not just one, but two demos for you to download and get acquainted with - for the easily-affordable price of absolutely nothing.

Yep, these latest downloadable demos - namely Folklore and Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights(PS3, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC, DS) - are going for free. In the Folklore demo, you'll be able to play as either Ellen or Keats in the Fairy Realm, where you'll also get an eyeful of the game's comic-like cutscenes (not to mention the high-end visuals). The same goes with the Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights demo, except with a lot more racing and a lot less fairies. And more models. Do note, though, that the Folklore and Juiced 2 demos are 1.26 GB and 968 MB in size respectively, so make sure you have space.

And there's also the deal of Calling All Cars going for only US$ 4.99 until the 25th of October, so if you haven't downloaded it already, the time to do so is now.

The other free stuff you'll be able to get a hold of for this week's PSN US Store update are as follows:

Game videos:

• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Tech Dive Video
  
• Burnout Paradise Steel Wheels Trailer
  
• Turok Dino Luring Trailer
  
• Devil May Cry 4 TGS Short Trailer
  

PS3 Wallpapers:

• Eye of Judgement Wallpapers (2)
  

It's Thursday, so it's time again for another PlayStation Store update. Today's update is a pretty good mix of downloadable games, demos and the usual videos and wallpapers. Here's a list of what's new on the U.S. PlayStation Store:

• Downloadable Games:
• PixelJunk Racers (US$ 6.99)
• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition (US$ 9.99)

• Demos:
• PixelJunk Racers
• Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
• NHL 08
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• FIFA 08

• Movie trailers, video and wallpaper:
• Everyday Shooter trailer
• Warhawk trailer
• Lair Behind the Scenes video
• Feel the Noise trailer
• Juiced 2 trailer
• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition trailer
• Soul Calibur IV trailer
• High Stakes: Poker wallpaper
• 2 PixelJunk Racers wallpapers
• Folklore wallpaper

Now that's a lot of new stuff! Hopefully this trend will continue. Keep checking back here for more updates. Thanks to Someone_PR for the news tip.

PS-Gamer reports that PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners will have to wait a bit longer until they get their hands on Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights (DS, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360).

According to THQ's latest release schedule, Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights' release date for the aforementioned platforms has been moved to October. The multiplatform racing game's September release date for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 is apparently still a go, though.

Stuntman: Ignition's PS3 release also seems to be in jeopardy. The game's PS3 version has been left off of the release schedule entirely, with the PS2 and Xbox 360 versions are still slated for an August 31 release. More on this as details surface so keep checking back here for updates.

This could be the most credible proof that the PlayStation 3 possesses formidable hardware: IBM's fastest supercomputer to date, Blue Gene/P, is juiced up by the same kind of processing chip that was originally designed for the Sony PS3.

Blue Gene/P is approximately 100,000 more powerful than a PC, just enough to make PlayStation 3 owners feel proud about their powerful machine. IBM's latest supercomputer can run about 1,000 trillion calculations per second, also termed as "petaflops".

Blue Gene/P's predecessor, the Blue Gene/L, is  used to protect nuclear weapons stockpile, and has already reached a calculating speed of 280.6 teraflops or trillions of calculations. "Blue Gene/P marks the evolution of the most powerful supercomputing platform the world has ever known," said Dave Turek, vice president of IBM's deep computing, about Blue Gene/P.

IBM possesses a remarkable supercomputer manufacturing portfolio: they have produced about 50% of existing 500 supercomputers, as well as providing CELL processors for PlayStation 3 and for the Blue Gene/P. IBM also has notable competition in the supercomputing industry with the likes of Sun, maker of the Constellation machines.

The first batch of Blue Gene/P are slated for use at the following institutions: the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council, and two unnamed US laboratories.