Thursday, April 21, 2011

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Microsoft board split on Xbox 720 casual direction

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According to sources, Microsoft and Sony plans on holding off releasing next gen consoles until 2014. Apparently both companies are planning to extend the [...] Related posts: Microsoft pushing casual games as the future of Xbox 360 Microsoft: No Xbox 720 forthcoming – 360, Wii, and PS3 here to stay Xbox 720 on way? – [...]

PS3 Portal 2 close to PC version: Valve proves it can develop for PlayStation

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One of the biggest controversies [...] Related posts: Valve cancels Portal 2 event and promises surprise instead PS3 Portal 2 the definitive version to get – Q&A unveiled PS3 version of Portal 2 comes with free Steam PC copy

iPad 2 availability improves to 1 to 2 weeks

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Apple’s iPad claimed 85 percent of the tablet market last year and the company just announced sales of 4.69 million iPads in the first calendar quarter. With that background comes the news that the mothership is catching up with demand even as it expects to roll zeitgeist-defining device in 13 additional countries. Two [...] Related [...]

Amazon launching Kindle Library Lending

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Kindle owners will soon be able to borrow eBooks for their device from 11,000 libraries in the U.S. The reasons to buy a Kindle are rapidly stacking up. Amazon today announced it will soon be launching Kindle Library Lending in the United States. The details are vague at this point, with the launch penciled in [...]

Apple TV quietly kicking butt

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The full promise of Apple’s set-top box — think apps and games — has yet to be realized, but that isn’t stopping folks from buying. Yet, the attraction of plug-n-play Netflix support and the increasingly powerful AirPlay functionality is attracting millions. When the company announced last fall that it had sold a 250,000 [...] Related [...]

iPhone 4 gains ground on Flickr

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While none of us were watching, the iPhone 4 has become one of the most popular cameras used to take photos that end up on Flickr, and is in fact about to take over the top spot from the Nikon D90. Flickr, the popular photography showcase Web site, has just published a graph showing the [...]

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Google has launched a tool allowing users to add their own details to US maps. The idea is to make the most of the type of local knowledge that you can’t get from mere photographs. The tool has already been available in around 180 countries where Google doesn’t have its own accurate data to add [...]

Apple has reach, Android not so much

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The premise here is that mobile is more, much more than just smartphones and, when you look at the totality, Apple is the absolute leader. With competitive Android tablets still a distant dream and a real iPod touch competitor all but nonexistent, the fandroids be damned, there’s a lot to sink your teeth [...] Related [...]

Microsoft Office 365 and app market are released for beta testing

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Microsoft has a new cloud computing setup called Office 365 and it was just released in public beta.  Along with Office 365 is Office 365 Marketplace that offers additional apps and services for use with the program. The online office suite has apps that work with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote.  The difference is that [...]

AT&T disses RIM Playbook-Blackberry email app

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One result of RIM not being really ready to release the Playbook tablet on time is that the device cannot connect with email without a "bridge" app, which AT&T refuses to let them use because it results in free tethering. RIM, maker of the sputtering Blackberry line of smartphones, had high hopes that its tablet [...]