Thursday, March 10, 2011

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PS3 gets first ever console cloud-saving feature

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Today Sony announced an incredible feature which is now available with Firmware 3.60. PlayStation Plus members will get their own storage allotment in the cloud. Sony sent out [...] Related posts: Why PS3 ‘cloud game saving’ is a ‘game changer’ Playstation Store gets recommendation feature with latest firmware PS3 firmware 3.40 is feature packed and [...]

iOS 4.3 now available; Safari’s sweet [u]

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I had been neurotically clicking “Check for Updates” button in iTunes all day to no avail. Stepped away from my desk to do some sweeping — don’t call me “Mr. Mom” — and, boom, there it is. iOS 4.3 is out, so back up your idevice, transfer those purchases and get busy with [...] Related [...]

HP challenges Windows with WebOS

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Hewlett Packard (HP) has decided to include WebOS on all of its computers beginning in 2012.  Although the company is expected to include Windows on those same computers, it is unclear exactly how the company intends to do it.  Will the company include WebOS as a Windows overlay or as part of a duel boot [...]

iPad says, ‘Halo, Mac’

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Analysts have deliberated, thought the question through and decided that tablets, a.k.a. the iPad, are eating PC makers’ lunch, having already banished netbooks and now significantly denting portables and laptops. However, computers made by Apple are not only unaffected, sales are booming. Apple’s newish MacBook Air ultraportable posted pretty decent numbers in the [...] Related [...]

Sony complains about having too many PS3 exclusives

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Sony recently revealed that the studio has too many first party games in the pipeworks currently. In fact the major publisher has so many exclusives that [...] Related posts: Mirrors Edge: How Sony acquired PS3 exclusives from EA Can Microsoft still buy exclusives for Xbox 360? Quantum Theory – Sony can’t keep PS3 exclusives

iOS 4.3 now available; Safari’s sweet

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I had been neurotically clicking “Check for Updates” button in iTunes all day to no avail. Stepped away from my desk to do some sweeping — don’t call me “Mr. Mom” — and, boom, there it is. iOS 4.3 is out, so back up your idevice, transfer those purchases and get busy with [...] Related [...]

Would you rent a movie from Zuckerberg and Facebook?

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So far it is only a one-studio experiment, but if it works it may get bigger. Facebook says so far that the digital "rental" of The Dark Night is completely driven by Warner Bros., but that could [...] Related posts: Movie studio comes to Sonic’s DVD copy party No Facebook movie ads on Facebook Zuckerberg [...]

Again, 2011 looks more and more like 2005

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Samsung’s “inadequate” Galaxy Tab mea culpa was refreshingly honest if ill advised from a PR perspective. That said, you’ve gotta know that Motorola is looking at the Xoom (pick the competitor + product pair that reeks most of desperation) and thinking the same thing — how can we save face, turn this around [...] Related [...]

Mark Zuckerberg’s dog is on Facebook, unlike Chinese activist Michael Anti

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You know things are a little strange in the social networking world when Mark Zuckerberg’s new dog Beast has his own Facebook page, while Chinese activist and blogger Michael Anti isn’t allowed to. Mark Zuckerberg, [...] Related posts: Mark Zuckerberg hacked on Facebook Facebook attempts $85 million jump into Chinese social networking Facebook CEO Mark [...]

European cookie law changes causing confusion

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European websites have less than three months to comply with new rules requiring clear permission from visitors for the use of cookies. But there’s concern the move could make sites so unattractive that visitors stay away. The rules, which take [...] Related posts: European group calls for tighter social media privacy British government threatened over [...]