| Gamescom 2011: Sony unveils new PSP model and inFamous 2 vampire DLC Posted: 16 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE During Sony's press conference today at Gamescom, the company talked about the upcoming PlayStation Vita but also unveiled a new model for the existing PSP handheld. The company also demonstrated some new games at the event. Sony threw a couple of curve balls today by announcing a price drop for the PS3 and a new [...] |
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| Linux is dead! Or so says Microsoft… Posted: 16 Aug 2011 08:20 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE Linux is dead, deceased, demised, expired, gone to meet its maker etc. etc. in the style of Monty Python. Why? because Microsoft said so. The Linux operating system, or rather the family of Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux Kernel, have been threatening to take off in a big way for years now. I [...] |
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| Wanna MacBook Air, iPad? Be a prig to the prez, says Limbaugh Posted: 16 Aug 2011 06:00 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE Agit prop. Whether it’s a Communist, Nazi, union salter, radical Christian, tree hugger, Muslim extremist, animal rights nutter or, for that matter, Tea Party “activist,” it always looks the same — show up someplace unexpected (with TV cameras) and hurl your accusations and shout down anyone that tries to reason with you, because the “truth” [...] |
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| Firefox’ rapid-release cycle needs to die Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:40 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The rapid-release cycle Firefox is now on is pathetic. Please Mozilla, kill it now and put things back to the way they were. Mozilla has released Firefox 6.0 today, just a month and a half after it released Firefox 5.0, which arrived barely three months after Firefox 4.0 dropped. This is all due to Mozilla [...] |
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| Gamescom 2011: PS3 price cut to $250 and inFamous 2 300GB bundle announced Posted: 16 Aug 2011 03:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Gamescom is in full swing currently and Sony just wrapped up its press conference with a bang. Andrew House, the newly promoted head of World Wide Studios at SCE, announced a price drop for the PS3. House took stage right before ending the conference and revealed that the PS3 will receive a surprising price drop [...] |
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| Swype-to-type gets more controlling Posted: 16 Aug 2011 02:00 PM PDT 
Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE An Android app that allows users to type much more quickly is getting an upgrade. Swype will now support shortcut keys for both the Android system and leading apps. Swype works on touchscreen keypads in a simple but effective way. Rather than clicking on individual letters, users simply keep their finger continuously on the screen, [...] |
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| Be a caf-fiend and feed your iPhone Posted: 16 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE You’re going to get coffee anyway, why not get some go-go juice for your Apple smartphone at the same time? The really good thing about this offer is, whereas the caffeine will leave feeling like a rung out dish rag in a couple hours, your shiny new free app will keep your iPhone feeling funky [...] |
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| Laptop looter picks wrong target Posted: 16 Aug 2011 06:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE A man who allegedly stole a laptop from a London home during rioting has been tracked down with relative ease. That’s because his victim was an IT professional who had installed tracking software in the computer. Greg Martin, who describes himself as an “Information Security Evenagelist” was away from home during the rioting, and returned [...] |
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