| Copyright laws: British court opens the floodgates Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE A British court has ordered a leading internet service provider to block access to a website that hosts no illegal content. It’s the first time such an order has been made, and it sets an incredibly dangerous precedent. The site concerned is Newzbin2, which simply consists of an index of NZB files. These are used [...] |
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| Uncharted 3 ComicCon panel – full session video Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE The Naughty Dog crew recently sat in front of 400 fans at ComicCon to talk about Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. The crew was also joined by the all star-voice cast. Uncharted 3 is definitely shaping up to be one of the most anticipated titles of the year. The beta just wrapped up and brought in [...] |
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| Bing is a loser but Microsoft won’t drop it Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:00 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE Should Microsoft sell off Bing, its Google-baiting search (or decision) engine? Maybe it should, but it won’t. Microsoft's Online Services Division, of which Bing is the main attraction, ended the 2011 fiscal year with a loss of $2.56 billion. This is a 9.4 percent bigger loss than last year, and represents a colossal amount of [...] |
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| ComicCon: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary comparison Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:20 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE 343 Industries has been working hard on Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary edition. The developers showcased the latest build of the game at ComicCon recently. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is the re-imagining of the first Halo game. The game actually features the original engine along with the textures in addition to the new HD graphics. As [...] |
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| Apple, it’s a hit Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:40 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE Trouble with Verizon? Cupertino could buy the carrier and still have enough to take New York City to Disney World for a couple weeks. Or, Steve Jobs could, assuming federal regulators would let him, just acquire all of the US wireless carriers and still not scrape bottom. San Jose Business Journal has read through a [...] |
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| The White House Rickrolls a Twitter voter – Inappropriate and three years too late Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:40 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The U.S. economy is pretty much screwed right now. Sorry, but it is. But that doesn’t mean we can’t all share a laugh over an Internet meme. Someone on the White House staff has Rickrolled a Twitter user who complained about a correspondence briefing not being “entertaining” enough. Either this is wildly inappropriate at a [...] |
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| Rocksmith will kill Guitar Hero, Rock Band Posted: 27 Jul 2011 07:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Rocksmith is a must-buy game for me. And more than that, I don’t see me being able to go back to Guitar Hero and Rock Band afterwards. Oh dear. I first wrote about Rocksmith in March when Ubisoft revealed details of the game and released the first teaser trailer. The idea of the game – [...] |
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| Microsoft expands its software donation program for nonprofits Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE Nonprofits need up to date technology just like other businesses do. Unlike other businesses however, they don't have a lot of cash lying around for such items. Most nonprofits use donations to provide services and pay for the people to run them. Shelling out hundreds or thousands of dollars for software that makes their programs [...] |
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| Students would trade sex for iPad Posted: 27 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE We’ve read about the kid who traded a kidney for one and the teenage girl that advertised her honor in exchange for an iPhone 4. Now, American college students are saying they’d give it up too, but not in the way you’re thinking. In June, we learned about the Chinese 17-year-old boy who sold his [...] |
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| Frances’s piracy crackdown: no fines, no suspensions Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:40 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The organization policing France’s “three strikes and you’re out” copyright policy have announced that after nine months, not a single person has been punished. But 10 people have been summoned to explain their actions. The controversial law, which passed at a second attempt in 2009, allows for a person suspected of copyright infringement on three [...] |
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