| Being president has its perks Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE When you’re Steve Jobs, you get a seat right next to President Obama at dinner, just cuz. When you’re the president, you probably shouldn’t be surprised when Jobs gives you an iPad. But this kind of coziness among the well connected isn’t particularly surprising, especially given the shared admiration the two men have. The really [...] |
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| Microsoft asserting patents could be a sign of hard times Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:20 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE Recently, news broke of a patent deal with Microsoft and Samsung where the CE giant has agreed to pay the software company an undisclosed amount for each Android phone sold. According to some experts this may be a desperation move on Microsoft's part. Microsoft is waging a patent war against Google's mobile Android platform. The [...] |
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| Forza 4 demo drops on Xbox Live Posted: 03 Oct 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Ahead of Forza 4's launch date, Microsoft has finally dropped the demo on Xbox Live today. The demo features several circuits and five cars to race with to experience Turn10's racing sim. As announced by Major Nelson earlier today, the demo for Forza 4 is available for download for Xbox Live Gold Subscribers only. The [...] |
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| Sony: ‘Only On PSN’ October month full of PS3 exclusives Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:20 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Earlier today Sony announced a new program titled 'Only On PSN' which will run all month long featuring exclusive PlayStation Network titles. According to the PlayStation Blog, this program is fruition of Sony's Pub Fund, a $20 million investment to bring exclusive PSN titles over the next few years. The titles that will be [...] |
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| Microsoft gives Ballmer pay rise & bonus Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:40 PM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE Is Steve Ballmer standing down as CEO of Microsoft? It doesn’t look like it, at least any time soon. Instead, he’s just received a healthy pay rise and considerable bonus. Some people regard Microsoft as a technology dinosaur, a gigantic beast which once ruled its domain but has now been sidelined thanks to younger, fitter [...] |
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| Security issues bedevil Android phones Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE There’s a lot of FUD going around and it has a very familiar ring if not the fevered rhetoric endured by Apple and its users. That said, these are serious issues, seen before and likely to be seen again — why aren’t we taking them seriously? News.com reports that HTC’s Evo 3D, Evo 4G and [...] |
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| The new iPhone, same as the old iPhone Posted: 03 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE A new iPhone is coming, break out the bunting and beers! Oh wait, it’s going to be almost identical to the old iPhone. Oh well. Apple is all set to unveil the new iPhone tomorrow, with new CEO Tim Cook taking to the stage to deliver the first new product released under his leadership. As [...] |
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| A5 processor packs more powerful graphics, too Posted: 03 Oct 2011 09:20 AM PDT 
Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE Whatever Apple announces tomorrow — iPhone 5 and/or iPhone 4S (still the Apple TV rumors persist) — the processor inside will be faster by at least an order of magnitude and includes the graphics. Although smartphones and tablets are pretty much all ARM powered, the ones designed by Apple are in a class of their own. [...] |
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| Don’t tell Facebook, but it can’t keep a secret Posted: 03 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has gone from the military. Now it’s time for Facebook to adopt Do Ask, Do Tell. Seemingly every week, we report on Facebook’s latest privacy blunder. But we need to be honest. These are not blunders. Whether it’s lawsuits about regurgitated cookies, or political concerns about “frictionless sharing”, there seems to [...] |
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