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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

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Resistance 3 vs. Gears of War 3: story trailer media blowout

Posted: 31 Aug 2011 12:20 AM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

September is almost here and that means one thing – the official holiday season is about to kick off with two titan franchises facing off during the month. From a sales perspective the Resistance franchise, while highly successful, is still the underdog when compared to the Gears of War series. These two franchises have a [...]

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Apple fanboy goes after Windows 8 Explorer ribbon, misses the point

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:40 PM PDT


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

Oh dear. The normally level-headed MG Siegler has completely missed the point in his latest quest to make Microsoft look stupid compared to Apple. The big, smelly fanboy. Oh to be an Apple fanboy. What a joy to be so sure of one company, all its products, and even its staff. To the point that [...]

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Top 10 best video game characters of all time

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 07:40 PM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

What are the best video game characters of all time? Read on to find out… Video game characters have the ability to pull you in, offering an emotional connection which makes you actually care what happens in the game. But only some manage to do this in any real sense. Others, meanwhile, are memorable for [...]

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$25 Raspberry Pi plays Quake III

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:00 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Video games may not ever revolutionize the world, but a demonstration of one being played on an ultra-cheap, Linux computer may help do so. In May David Braben, a Cambridge-based games designer and entrepreneur, unveiled the Raspberry Pi. This was and still a Linux-based computer the size of a credit card which will cost just [...]

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Cry havoc! HTML5 continues to surge

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 05:54 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

One free and open internet standard to rule all — these are exciting times. Yeah, we’ve been here before and it’s likely that Microsoft, Adobe, Google, Apple, etc. will carve out their own fiefdoms — there’s profit in difference — engendering continued conflict and strife. But at least it won’t be Flash. Back in July, [...]

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Work and personal smartphones merge into one handset

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 12:20 PM PDT


Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE

A company that specializes in hardware virtualization on computers is moving into the smartphone market. VMware says the idea is to effectively build a company smartphone inside an employee’s personal handset. When estimates of the number of mobile phones in use in certain countries are published, you’ll sometimes get the seemingly-baffling statistics that handsets outnumber [...]

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Apple’s iPad success comes at a price

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 11:00 AM PDT


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

Hewlett-Packard’s webOS-based TouchPad is dead already. Motorola, even after repeated price cuts, has yet to sell its millionth Xoom. Samsung’s had some limited success in the market, but has been battered in the courtroom, while Microsoft and its partners won’t deliver an iPad competitor until next year. Golly gosh gee whiz all of these failures [...]

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What iPhone? Sprint schedules Oct 7 media event

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 08:40 AM PDT


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

Verizon is generally not so fast and AT&T is renowned for spotty, sometimes unreliable service. Thereupon, rumors that the number three carrier here in the US will be getting the iPhone come Fall have lots of people talking. That is, pretty much everyone except the folks working in Sprint’s retail outlets. Last week we noted [...]

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ISP helps parents go to war with kids; doomed to fail

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 06:20 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

An internet service provider is offering tools to help parents stop children using Facebook when they are meant to be doing homework. The words chocolate and fireguard come to mind. The new service is offered by British firm TalkTalk. Unlike previous tactics that involved ISPs offering web filtering software, the company is launching blocking on [...]

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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2K Marin explains design change to XCOM: 20-minute gameplay video

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

When 2K Marin announced a reboot for XCOM over a year ago, fans of the original series complained about the direction the studio was taking the game. 2K Marin's take on XCOM was a run-and-gun shooter that deviated far from the original tactical strategy game. According to CVG, the studio is listening to the fans [...]

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Its official: PlayStation 3DTV includes Resistance 3 and MotorStorm Apocalypse

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 10:40 PM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

When Sony announced the new PlayStation 3D TV at E3 this year, the company revealed that the kit would come with a copy of Resistance 3. Insomniac later confirmed that Sony decided to switch out the game for MotorStorm Apocalypse. This caused some backlash from those interested in buying the bundle. Various retailers including GameStop [...]

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Beyonce pregnancy breaks Twitter record

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

I personally couldn’t care less that Beyonce is pregnant. But it seems many people on Twitter were excited enough about it to spread the news. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, because it has been absolutely everywhere today, Beyonce Knowles is pregnant. This has been rumored for months, but the former Destiny’s Child singer [...]

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Court bars Galaxy Tab until at least Sept 30

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

Another month, another injunction (or whatever they’re called in Oz). Apple and Samsung appeared in a Sydney court today and were told to get their cases together. Thereupon, whatever the ultimate outcome of Cupertino’s legal attempts to bar the Galaxy Tab down under, they’ve at least achieved another temporary victory. Sydney Morning Herald notes that [...]

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Rumor: Samsung to buy webOS

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 09:20 AM PDT


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

Far and away the biggest seller of smartphones running Android is going to buy its own operating system? Now, that would be a very, very disruptive move and perhaps bold beyond their means. No matter which way you choose to slice it, the idea has merit. HP wants out of the webOS hardware business — [...]

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Steve Jobs’ Top 10 moments

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:00 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Apple’s chairman isn’t done yet, but we’ve clearly entered a new phase. As the company founder eases back and his handpicked successor Tim Cook steps into the spotlight, now’s a good time to take in the feats and achievements that have defined Steve Jobs and American technology for more than three decades. You are what [...]

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Time for an actual Apple TV?

Posted: 29 Aug 2011 07:00 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Apple is reportedly working towards selling a branded television set that would run a version of iOS and allow online access. There are plenty of potential drawbacks and limitations, though some of them are easier to overcome than others. The reports seem to be an even mix of “somebody who would know for sure says [...]

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