Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Top 40 best technology websites 2011

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With no further adieu, we present our 2011 list of the best technology Websites, listed in alphabetical order so that no one can think that we're playing favorites or making comparitve judgments. AllThingsDigital – The Wall Street Journal’s tech [...] Related posts: Top 40 best technology news websites – the definitive list Top 10 best men’s [...]

Android is open, shmopen

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Yeah, finally someone credible (outside of Apple) is saying it loud and clear. Yes, of course, the fandroids will wail and moan — how would that be different than yesterday? — but the truth is out there, baby! OK, that was over the top, but the point has been made and we should [...] Related [...]

Free Realms and SOCOM 4 beta hits PS3

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Similar to Microsoft's Summer of Arcade promotion, Sony is continuing its Spring Fever 2011 promotion. Spring Fever on the PlayStation Store kicked off with [...] Related posts: Free Realms finally coming to the PS3 this year Child of Eden and Free Realm finally dated Bioware: Mass Effect 2 launch day DLC is free

Microsoft beta testing new Xbox 360 disc format

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Microsoft just revealed that it is beta testing an Xbox 360 system update that involves a new disc format. Major Nelson details out how one can [...] Related posts: Xbox Live update brings back requested ‘boot to disc’ feature Microsoft to increase Xbox Live Subscription cost Bad news for the PS3 – Sony admits loss, [...]

Jack Dorsey wants to mainstream Twitter

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There was I thinking Twitter had also reached the mainstream, with over 200 million users and a shedload of tweets sent every day. But that’s not enough for the higher-ups, and Jack Dorsey wants more. In case you missed [...] Related posts: Jack Dorsey reignites ‘Google to buy Twitter’ rumors with ambiguity Twitter turns three [...]

IDC says Windows and Android to reign supreme

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A new report from IDC contains some interesting predictions about how the smartphone market will play out among competitors, saying that Android will do very well, but that Windows will do even better. Probably, no one who has been paying attention to the smartphone market would [...]

Windows Phone, and Gaddafi, will rise again!

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Few doubt that the volume leader will eventually be the Android platform and, hey, Google’s already gotta lock on mobile malware. But, as with everything else in life, quantity is only as good as the qualities it embodies. MacTech quotes the latest bit of smartphone market analysis from IDC. In addition to [...] Related Posts: [...]

Amazon launches ‘try before you buy’ for Android apps

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Amazon has launched an app store that will allow users to try out Android applications on their PC. It’s part of a wider effort by Amazon to get into the applications market, including targeting Apple app developers. The Android app store [...]

eBay getting further into retail business

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eBay is spending $2.4 billion to expand its services for small retailers. The company is buying out an e-commerce company that takes care of order packaging and delivery. Not only is the purchase of GSI Commerce the biggest eBay has made since taking over [...] Related posts: Amazon grows sales despite sagging retail market eBay [...]

Amazon launches cloud music, gets drop on iTunes

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Amazon has announced a service which will allow users to upload their music to a server in the cloud and then play it from anywhere, something that has been rumored for ages from both Apple and Google. Everyone [...] Related posts: Lala closure could mean cloud-based iTunes Evidence mounts of Apple moving iTunes to the [...]