| Microsoft Office365 outage raises concerns about the Cloud Posted: 12 Sep 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE The recent outage Microsoft suffered with its Hotmail and Office 365 suite has raised some concerns across the industry. The concern stems from the fact that many have been pushing the Cloud as a way to avoid such outages. Microsoft's Office 365 and SkyDrive became unavailable late last month for a few hours when one [...] |
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| EA unveils Syndicate – another cyberpunk blast from the past Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE There seems to be a resurgence of older IPs recently with the release of a new Deus Ex game. EA recently announced that the company is working with Starbreeze Studios on a remake of the classic hit, Syndicate. Similarly to Deus Ex, Syndicate takes place in the near future and revolves around genetically augmented cyborgs [...] |
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| Will the second analog nub get you to buy a 3DS? Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Late last month a rumor emerged hinting at a new 3DS attachment that will add a second analog nub to existing handhelds. It appears that rumor is one step closer to being confirmed. Last month we reported that Nintendo is holding a press conference tomorrow (tonight) to announce something big for the 3DS. The event [...] |
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| Bye bye, books. Hello, iPad Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE Gutenberg’s printing press was a revolution. Industrial education was another. Now, we’re on the cusp of the next, which will marry the internet, multimedia and real-time personalized learning. And, with Apple’s competitors failing in the market, the iPad looks to dominate. Are schools and publishers ready? Yes, the tablet war is all but over. In [...] |
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| AOL ditches Arrington, Schonfeld nabs TechCrunch, Huffington wins fist fight Posted: 12 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Arrington’s TechCrunch is no more. So what next for the technology blog which focuses on making or breaking startups? Michael Arrington has left TechCrunch and AOL, possibly by mutual consent but the details are unlikely to ever be revealed. Erick Schonfeld, who has been second-in-command to Arrington for some time, has taken over. The news [...] |
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| OS X vs. Windows 7: Better is as better does Posted: 12 Sep 2011 09:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE What’s on your laptop? If you’ve got an Apple, all smack talk about whether OS X Lion or Windows whatever is better has been obviated — today’s MacBooks can run either operating system equally well so you can run the exact services, apps, etc. you need for every task. Still, some people still gotta ask [...] |
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| Missing period could be bad news Posted: 12 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The humble period is the smallest character on a computer screen. But it appears it could also be a major security risk. That’s the conclusion of security firm Sophos, which investigated a lesser-known risk from typosquatting. Most people think of this practice, which involves registering a website address that’s just a mistaken keystroke away from [...] |
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