Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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Is Battlefield 3 on two Xbox 360 discs a deal breaker?

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

Reports of Battlefield 3 for the Xbox 360 shipping on two DVD9 discs has some gamers in an uproar. However, games for the Xbox 360 have been shipping on multiple discs for some time now. A Japanese site, Esutero blog [via PlayStation Lifestyle] recently posted a screenshot of the game specs. The specs indicate that [...]

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Rumor: Syphon Filter 4 coming to the PS3 in 2012

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:20 AM PDT


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

Rumors of a next gen Syphon Filter game has been floating around for years now. According to recent reports this fantasy may finally become a reality. Back in 2009 we reported a curious listing at a mo-cap studio to do work for Syphon Filter 5. This listing spurred speculation that Sony may be working on [...]

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TechCrunch vs. AOL = Arrington vs. Huffington – A bloody fight to the end

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 03:40 PM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

When Michael Arrington and Arianna Huffington scrap it’ll be both bloody and entertaining. Can I watch it on PPV, please? The TechCrunch debacle, which was already messy, has just got one hell of a lot messier, with Michael Arrington challenging AOL to put up or shut up. Arianna Huffington will be fuming right now, but [...]

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Analysts predict IE to lose its place as majority browser in 2012

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

The demise of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has been foretold by many for some time. It appears that analysts are now predicting that the market share for IE will dip below 50 percent by next year. Other tracking sites such as Statcounter have shown IE usage dipping below 50 percent in the past. However, from [...]

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Microsoft accountant accused of stealing $1.1 million – faces prison

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

An accountant over at Microsoft has admitted to stealing over a million dollars from the company. The accountant stated that he wanted to uncover "holes" in the bookkeeping system at Microsoft. As reported by the Seattle Pi, Randal Ray Seal stole $1.1 million and pleaded guilty to money laundering back in December. According to Seal's [...]

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Dell to make smartphones with Chinese search giant

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 09:18 AM PDT


Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE

Dell has signed a deal with China’s largest search engine, Baidu, to produce a range of branded smartphones and tablets. The devices will run a specially-modified version of Android. The devices will run Baidu’s operating system Yi. It’s described as a forked version of Android, meaning that the developers have used Android as a starting [...]

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Twitter and Facebook ‘terrorists’ face lengthy prison stay

Posted: 06 Sep 2011 06:20 AM PDT


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Two Mexican social networking users who made false claims about schoolchildren being attacked by armed gangs could spend up to 30 years behind bars. That’s because their posts have led to terrorism charges. The pair, 47-year-old Gilberto Martinez Vera and 57-year-old Maria de Jesus Bravo Pagola, both live in the state of Veracruz, which has [...]

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