| Is Amazon about to buy WebOS from HP? Posted: 01 Oct 2011 01:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Well if the rumors are true Amazon and HP are negotiating. If Amazon does purchase WebOS, let's hope that it produces some well thought out, competitive products unlike HP. According to Venture Beat, HP is in negotiations with several different companies but Amazon looks like it is closer to closing the deal than anyone else. [...] |
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| It’s lucky seven for Apple TV in Europe Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE Ubiquity. It’s impossible to be everything to everyone — the haters gotta hate — but being everywhere at least offers . That said, Steve Jobs’ hobby is expanding its footprint by 50 percent when the Apple TV launches in seven Northern European countries next week. Apple Authorized Resellers in Europe have received notification from the [...] |
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| Microsoft inks another clever Android patent deal, this time with Samsung Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE I’m not even sure why Microsoft is bothering with its own mobile OS at this point. After all, it’s making more than enough money from Android. Screw Windows Phone 7. Microsoft owns some patents which could be considered infringed upon by the Android operating system. However, unlike Apple, which also has patents which could be [...] |
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| Timelines sues Facebook over ‘Timeline’ Posted: 30 Sep 2011 11:00 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The tech world seems to be overloaded with lawsuits at the moment, mainly over trademarks and patents. But this particular one does appear to have at least some merit. At this year’s F8 conference Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a host of new features. The biggest was the new Timeline feature, which sees all Facebook [...] |
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| This time it really is goodbye Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:40 PM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE Apple’s original click-wheel iPod has been passé at least since 2007 and the advent of the iPhone. Although earlier reports of its imminent demise were greatly exaggerated, recently we’ve been hearing convincing whispers that the world changing device is going the way of the dodo. Developers with access to betas of Apple’s upcoming mobile operating [...] |
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| Ready for iOS 5? Demungify your iPhone Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:40 PM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE Apple’s next major mobile operating system update is almost here and it’s got new apps, services and will take more space. So, when Tuesday, October 4 rolls around will your iPhone and/or iPad be ready? Take a few minutes and get rid of the old apps, unwatched movies, forgotten photos to make space for the [...] |
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| Battlefield 3 screenshot comparison: Xbox 360 vs PS3 – BETA Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE A debate that is starting to heat up is around which console version of Battlefield 3 is superior on. Its a given that the PC version beats them all, but this is not as clear around the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. Early this year DICE, the developer of Battlefield 3 did a presentation at [...] |
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| Rumor: Microsoft in talks with Comcast and Verizon over Xbox Live TV Posted: 30 Sep 2011 01:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE A few weeks back Steve Ballmer revealed that the company is working to bring streaming TV service to the Xbox 360. Ballmer did not provide any names, but indicated that the company was working with several content providers. Today several sites including Bloomberg reported that sources close to the matter have revealed that Microsoft is [...] |
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| Facebook privacy complaints keep on coming Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:40 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Recent revelations about Facebook’s seemingly excessive use of cookies has led to two separate calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate. Two politicians and 10 privacy campaign groups say the company is behaving in an unfair and deceptive manner. The complaints were sparked by an Australian blogger, Nik Cubrilovic, revealing that Facebook was using [...] |
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| Cellphones battle poison gas Posted: 30 Sep 2011 06:24 AM PDT 
Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE The Department of Homeland Security has demonstrated a smartphone that doubles up as a carbon monoxide detector. It’s also working on similar tools for other gases, to use in industrial settings. The Science and Technology division of the DHS has been working on the technology, dubbed Cell All, since early last year and has just [...] |
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