| Androids fans that are really iPhone buyers Posted: 03 Aug 2011 01:00 AM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE Apple über alles, right? There’s what people say and what they actually do. Right now, about half of all global smartphone users are voting with their dollars and getting an Android something. But, don’t shed a tear for Steve Jobs, because his Cupertino, CA-based company is bringing home the only numbers that matter. PCMag, quoting [...] |
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| Sony acquires Sucker Punch – Worldwide Studios rival largest publishers Posted: 02 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE The big news today is around the acquisition of Sucker Punch by Sony. Sucker Punch is the studio responsible for bringing hit titles such as the Sly Cooper and inFamous franchise to the PS3. Sony sent out a press release earlier today detailing the acquisition of Sucker Punch, bringing the studio into the SCE Worldwide [...] |
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| Is ‘Rage’ more than just another FPS? Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Rage could be just another FPS you’ll play for a bit before putting it to one side and returning to Call of Duty. Or it could be something new, different, and somewhat exciting. Fingers crossed. You can’t have missed seeing at least something about Rage, the new game from Bethesda and iD Software, by now. [...] |
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| Google buys Dealmap to beat Groupon Posted: 02 Aug 2011 11:00 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE If you can’t beat them, join them. Or in the case of Google, if you can’t buy them, buy their competitors and build a better rival. Google has acquired another startup – The Dealmap – in its effort to succeed in the daily deals market. This is a growing sector that is already pretty huge, [...] |
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| Androids really are taking over Posted: 02 Aug 2011 08:14 AM PDT 
Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE If you bought a smartphone between April and June this year, it probably wasn’t running Android. But this may well be the last time we’ll be able to say that. Newly-published figures covering 56 countries show Google’s phone system has now achieved a 48 percent market share. Of course, that’s 48 percent of new sales, [...] |
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| FCC cracks down on cable blackouts Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The Federal Communications Commission has put the blocks on cable companies pulling channels off air during a dispute. It’s also making it easier for independent stations to get carriage. The “standstill” order means that if cable companies get into a dispute, the carrier will have to continue airing the channel under the original terms of [...] |
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