Saturday, January 22, 2011

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Killzone 3 open beta announced – comes with ‘exclusive’ early map

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Killzone 3 is set to launch near the end of February and Sony is planning on giving all gamers a taste of the multiplayer mode for free. Its rare to see a publisher hold a "beta" so close to the launch of the game. However, according to the official PlayStation Blog, Killzone 3 open beta [...]

Rumor: Metal Gear Solid HD Trilogy on the way

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According to reports, a Metal Gear Solid HD trilogy may be on the way to the PS3. With the recent release of the Prince of Persia HD trilogy and announcement of Splinter Cell HD trilogy, its not surprising Konami wants to get in on the action. With remasters such as God of War Collection selling [...]

Apple is the worst company ever!

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For about a year or so, Greenpeace generated a lot of pageviews and buzz by dragging Apple’s good name through environmental mud. Although this mojo has been spent and likely never to be repeated again, that’s not stopping a previously unknown Chinese environmental group from having a go. All of those Foxconn factory [...] Related [...]

Twitter sued over ‘community’ patent

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Another day, another (what some would call) nonsense patent lawsuit. This time it’s Twitter that has fallen foul of an alleged troll. The U.S. system of patents and trademarking is in serious trouble. A system which even entertains the idea that [...] Related posts: Microsoft sued over .Net patent, mice GraphOn continues patent troll streak [...]

Google CEO shake-up to invigorate “soul and passion of a startup”

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Google recently announced plans of a shake-up for the CEO position next quarter. Longtime Google CEO, Eric Schmidt will be swapping seats with Larry Page, one of the [...] Related posts: Google may jump over wishy washy government to shake Yahoo’s hand Google is 10 years old – short successful past, long fruitful future Big [...]

Breakthrough in the U.S. Navy super laser beam program

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The U.S. Navy is working on a new weapons project that sounds like it could be straight out of a science fiction novel. The Office of Naval Research revealed that [...] Related posts: HP and other laser printers could cause cancer HP says its laser printers are safe, do not cause health problems Teen jailed [...]

Does it really matter if Tim Cook, Steve Jobs’ replacement at Apple, is gay?

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Apple’s likely next CEO Tim Cook may be gay. And that is big news, apparently. With Steve Jobs taking medical leave for a third time, and with no indication of when, if [...] Related posts: What does Steve Jobs' absence mean to Apple? Steve Jobs claims Apple owns “Pad” Steve Jobs iPhone 4 email a [...]

Google will challenge Groupon for coupons

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Depending on the Google management flavor of the day, Google may be more or less evil, but they do seem to be a bit vindictive. Spurned by Web coupon giant Groupon, Google plans to build a competitor. A month or [...] Related posts: Groupon turns down Google’s $6 billion Google offers $10 Million Android Developer [...]

Paying at Starbucks with your iPhone

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Paying for that half-caff hazelnut soy latte at Starbucks will be that much easier when people start using the newest payment system at Starbucks, a way that utilizes the iPhone that we all know and love. Yes, that's right. [...] Related Posts: Redmond stops paying for employees iPhone data services Don’t expect a prepaid iPhone [...]

Apple patent to usher in App Store app sharing

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Apple, intent upon making it easier for users to buy iPhone and iPad apps that they see on the devices of other users, got a patent in 2009 that could help user share apps with other iPhone [...] Related Posts: Apple App Store set to pass iTunes music If you’re “sharing,” the production companies are [...]

Twitter hit with scareware scam

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One of the strengths of Twitter is that it makes it easy to bring together different ideas. Unfortunately a bunch of scammers have done just that, combining URL shortening with a fake security software con. Security firm Kaspersky has warned Twitter users about a two-stage process to the [...] Related posts: Fake receipt scam targets [...]