| THQ: IP ownership dispute cost signing former Call of Duty devs Posted: 
Respawn Entertainment almost signed with THQ if it were not for one small important factor – IP ownership. The former execs of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise eventually signed with EA, who let the studio retain rights to the IP. According to an interview with Wired, THQ boss, Danny Bilson tried to work [...]  |
| Sony: PS3 Move strategy involves targeting hardcore gamers Posted: 
Most gamers have a pretty clear idea who Microsoft is targeting with the Kinect, considering that Macys was the prime marketing spot. However, Sony's target audience has not been as clear with the company really pushing the Move as an added value attachment to the PS3. We all know Microsoft is hailing the Kinect as [...]  |
| Spotify U.S. back on with deals incoming Posted: 
Spotify’s ambition to launch in the U.S. may finally be coming to fruition, with deals rumored to be in place and announced any day now. I last wrote about Spotify and its plans to head Stateside on Jan. 5. [...] Related posts: Rumor: Apple striking deals for TV episode rentals The Qtrax farce – Record [...]  |
| Wikipedia editing to be simplified? Posted: 
Is the act of editing Wikipedia too complicated? Jimmy Wales thinks so, and he’s determined to make some changes to the process. Wikipedia is 10-years-old on Saturday (Jan. 15, 2011), and is currently the fifth most-popular website in the world with [...] Related posts: Wikipedia porn row leads to Jimmy Wales giving up editing privileges [...]  |
| Verizon iPhone won’t impact Android sales Posted: 
Not too long after Verizon announced that it would carry the iPhone 4, many started predicting the doom of the Android platform. However, according to an analyst firm, this is far from the [...] Related posts: Weak Android sales mean Verizon needs iPhone Google’s Android poised to top Apple iPhone 3G sales with China’s help [...]  |
| Researcher offers reward for the return of cancer cure laptop Posted: 
A researcher was a victim of theft that resulted in losing a laptop with valuable data that could lead to a possible cure for prostate cancer. The researcher is [...] Related posts: Dell offers Blu-Ray equipped laptop for $879 Dell offers 256GB solid state laptop drives UK Govt study: mobile phone cancer risk can’t be [...]  |
| Zynga’s CityVille on Facebook hits 100 million users Posted: 
The company that brought you FarmVille, once thought to be a huge success, has done even better with their CityVille game, which has scored 100 million players and made FarmVille seem like pure hick. Like FarmVille before it, [...] Related posts: Zynga launches new social game CityVille Facebook FarmVille hits 80 million users CityVille is [...]  |
| What’s the latest on the iPhone 5? Posted: 
Now that the speculation about the Verizon iPhone has been nipped in the bud by a dose of the real thing, the Apple rumor mill is turning it's attention back to other subjects, including the iPhone 5. Given the [...] Related Posts: The latest on the Verizon and white iPhones So many rumors, so few [...]  |
| Apple to cut home buttons from iPad 2 and iPhone 5? Posted: 
It is beginning to look as if the "Home" button on Apple's upcoming iPad 2 and iPhone5 are things of the past, in favor of some new gestures that will do the hard button's job [...] Related Posts: Apple unleashes “iPhone@Home” tomorrow at WWDC? Steve Jobs wants new home to stay home in Arrested Apple [...]  |
| Android offers live voice translation Posted: 
Google has updated its translation feature on Android phones to allow live voice translation for both sides of a conversation. While it’s far from perfect, it could mean the days of rifling through phrasebooks might be over. The feature, which currently works with English and [...] Related posts: Google Voice is calling on Android and [...]  |
