Thursday, March 3, 2011

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GDC 2011: NGP augmented reality and Battlefield 3 extended gameplay

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This year at GDC Sony demonstrates some of the touted features of the NGP from its announcement event. The device has the [...] Related posts: ‘Official’ Deus Ex gameplay trailer reveals juicy details Sony offers extended warranty service for PS3 and PSP Battlefield: Bad Company trailers copy Gears of War, Rainbow Six, SOCOM

GDC 2011: Resistance 3 – first multiplayer gameplay revealed

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Somehow GDC snuck up on us rather quietly this year but still managed to deliver some nice surprises. Insomniac took the time to unveil [...] Related posts: Insomniac’s next game to be revealed very soon Review: Resistance 2 potentially best FPS of 2008 Resistance 2 beta hands-on: 60 player competitive

GDC 2011: Sucker Punch reveals massive announcement about inFamous 2

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Sucker Punch just announced something incredible about inFamous 2 that will have gamers around the globe drooling for the game right now. This new [...] Related posts: Sucker Punch: inFAMOUS 2 can’t be done on the Xbox 360 Review: Is inFAMOUS the next big franchise by Sucker Punch? inFAMOUS sells 1.2 million and free DLC [...]

Sheen joins Twitter @charliesheen

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Charlie Sheen has joined Twitter, because what that man really needs right now is more attention heading his way. You may have heard that Charlie Sheen, actor, playboy, addict, is having a few problems right now. If you haven’t then I [...] Related posts: Twitter buys I Want Sandy and Stikkit when Rael Dornfest joins [...]

Steve Jobs rolls iPad 2

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All is right with the world. Though he’s on medical leave, the Apple CEO strode on stage to a standing ovation and introduced the company’s second generation tablet, which is now more than twice the computer with the same impressive 10 hour battery life. Where’s my credit card… Apple has, as expected, <A [...] Related [...]

Google offers 16TB storage and a Microsoft Office plug-in

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Google is now offering individuals and business users with cash to splash a whopping 16 terabytes of online storage. It’s also launching a plug-in for Office so that users can save documents directly to the cloud. The storage is available to [...] Related posts: Google buys DocVerse: Microsoft Office integration with Google Docs likely Google [...]

GDC: Sucker Punch reveals massive announcement about inFamous 2

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Sucker Punch just announced something incredible about inFamous 2 that will have gamers around the globe drooling for the game right now. This new [...] Related posts: Sucker Punch: inFAMOUS 2 can’t be done on the Xbox 360 Review: Is inFAMOUS the next big franchise by Sucker Punch? inFamous 2 duality system and SOCOM 4 [...]

Microsoft readying Windows 8 for 2012?

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Windows 8 appears to be on target for release late 2012. And the new OS will feature an interface specifically designed for tablets. According to reports, Windows 8 has hit the Milestone 3 mark. If the current schedule is stuck to and everything goes according to plan, we’ll likely see the Windows 8 beta in [...]

A free Amazon Kindle for everyone?

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No, I’m not offering. Sorry about any confusion. But it is a possibility that the Kindle will soon be free to anyone who wants one. The Amazon Kindle is a huge success at this point. It is a device that [...] Related posts: Should Amazon give away free Kindles? Rumor: Amazon to give away free [...]

Facebook improves self-esteem, says study

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According to a study done by researchers at Cornell University, using the social networking site Facebook tends to increase one's self-esteem. Not surprising, given the biased nature of the experience. The study calls the use of Facebook a quick ego-boost. Associate [...] Related posts: Study shows social networking is good for kids New study shows [...]

RIM comments a little more nuanced than ‘Smartphones: RIP’

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Glance at some stories about Research In Motion today and you might be forgiven for thinking the company was declaring the death of the smartphone. But look a little closer and it’s clear the company is just playing with words to [...]

Tim Cook: Let them eat [cheap] cake

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The iPhone shouldn’t just be for the rich and the mothership’s acting CEO is hinting the company’s brewing a cost-down version for the prepaid market, which would be pretty darned cool — little Apple-branded iPhone twinkies that are cheap, cheap, cheap or free with two-years of penitence. BetaNews — please, Englishmen, don’t [...] Related Posts: [...]

Gmail accounts reappear thanks to old-school backups

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Google has restored some of its “missing” Gmail accounts and says the rest will be back shortly. But it had to rely on tape back-ups to restore the data. As we noted yesterday, some users found their accounts either inaccessible or virtually empty starting on Sunday afternoon. In [...] Related posts: Gmail accounts wiped clean [...]