| Journalists report more misinformation around PSN return date Posted: 
The trope "kick them while they are down" probably fits nicely under Sony's logo right about now. As reported earlier, the company faces a bit of [...] Related posts: PSN: journalists reporting misinformation a problem for Sony Bloomberg: Hulu TV service coming to the PS3 Hirai: PS3 Home launch date unimportant – disputes Xbox 360 [...]  |
| Microsoft to support Skype on Sony’s PSP and other devices Posted: 
The big news today is around Microsoft's acquisition of Skype for a cool $8.5 billion. However, Microsoft also outlined plans to bring [...] Related posts: Sony’s PSP gets Skype; becomes multimedia gaming phone Microsoft XBOX 360 support laughs at customer Hulu announces PS3 support, Microsoft announces it for Xbox 360 2011  |
| Microsoft acquires Skype for $8.5 billion Posted: 
Microsoft has bought Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion. Why? Why? And why again? After several months of being up for sale, and several days of rumors that a buyer had been found, it was officially announced today that Microsoft had snatched Skype in a cash deal worth $8.5 billion. This is the largest such [...]  |
| The problem of underage Facebook users Posted: 
Facebook is awash with underage users. But is that a problem we should be concerned about? And if so, who is to blame for it in the first place? According to a new survey from Consumer Reports there are 7.5 million underage people on Facebook. The minimum age for obtaining a Facebook account is 13-years-old, [...]  |
| Apple settles with Beijing iPad 2 rioter Posted: 
Here’s an interesting bit of news that doesn’t quite pass a sniff test — the mothership has reached an “agreement” with an individual and several of his family members in the wake of a scuffle outside an Apple Store in China’s capital, which some are calling the “iPad riot.” CNN Fortune is [...] Related Posts: [...]  |
| Microsoft to buy Skype Posted: 
As has been widely rumored over the past few days, Microsoft has agreed to purchase Skype. The amount of the acquisition sets a new record for such purchases by Microsoft, a total of $8.5 billion. This is yet another attempt by Microsoft to catch up to Google in the internet arena, according to an AP [...]  |
| Emergency Alert System finally comes to cellphones Posted: 
The big four cellphone groups have agreed to a plan that would allow the President to send a text to every American in the event of a national emergency. The system will also be used for warnings of serious local threats and missing [...]  |
| Duke Nukem coming to iPhone [someday] Posted: 
If you actually care and work from the premise that Duke Nukem Forever, the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D that’s been in various forms and stages of development since 1997 (really), will ship June 14 in the US, then we should perhaps get our hopes up. Alternately, we’re could be looking at the [...] Related [...]  |
| Do Not Track could get legal force Posted: 
A senator has introduced a bill that would legally force companies to respect the requests of site visitors not to track their online activity unless strictly necessary. If passed, it would solve one major limitation in features introduced into several recent updates to major browsers. The bill follows on from an Federal Trade Commission call [...]  |
