| PAYDAY: The Heist – the game that stole E3 Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE PAYDAY: The Heist is a game that garnered a lot of buzz at E3. The game came out of no where and grabbed a lot of attention. PC Gamer called this the game that "stole the show." The game is described as "an action-filled first person shooter for the PlayStation Network that lets you take [...] |
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| GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is a must-buy Posted: 21 Jul 2011 08:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, the HD remake of the Wii remake of an N64 classic shooter, is a must-buy for me. Why? Because it looks truly awesome. If I’m honest I wasn’t all that keen on the idea of GoldenEye 007 on the Wii. Why mess with the original for a remake on a console which [...] |
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| Smartphones getting too smart too quickly Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:00 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Smartphone sales are growing at such a rate that it’s estimated 1 billion will be sold each year by 2016. But that’s not the real story. According to Juniper Research, the number of smartphones sold worldwide in five years time will be 1 billion. In 2010 the figure was 302 million sold. The biggest driver [...] |
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| Windows revenues fall again Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:00 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Recently, Microsoft crowed that it had already sold more than 400 million Windows 7 licenses, which is a really big number. However, there are other data points that put it in proper perspective and that news isn’t particularly positive for Redmond. On the whole, Microsoft’s just concluded fiscal 2011 was quit good, revenues and profits [...] |
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| Apple death blow looms for Nokia Posted: 21 Jul 2011 02:20 PM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE One of the first casualties of Steve Jobs’ smartphone revolution was Windows Mobile, a platform that has all but vanished in the four-plus years since the iPhone arrived. Now, both Microsoft and Nokia hover on the edge of oblivion as the world awaits Apple’s next master stroke. Last quarter, the iPhone outsold Nokia by a [...] |
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| Apple rules the world as Nokia collapses Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:00 AM PDT 
Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE A spectacular collapse in Nokia smartphone sales has led to the company making a rare loss, and leaving Apple and Samsung vying for the number one spot worldwide. But it’s possible Nokia’s outlook may not be as bad as it seems. Historically global market share figures have had Nokia in a comfortable lead, due mainly [...] |
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| Roku bets on Angry Birds to drive sales Posted: 21 Jul 2011 07:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Roku has released a new edition of its set-top box that brings internet video to any television set. And bizarrely the most hyped part of the $99 device is a 99 cent iPhone game. To be fair the game, the hugely successful Angry Birds, is designed to show off the main feature in the top [...] |
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