| Apple begins ‘Project Dolphin Solar Farm’ Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:40 PM PDT 
Categories: MAC.BLORGE Did you know that Apple facilities in Austin, TX; Sacramento, CA; and Cork, Ireland, are 100 percent powered by renewable energy? Me neither. However, the Cupertino kids aren’t through yet as a new report details an new effort to build a 170 acre solar array, which is a fraction of the vacant land the company [...] |
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| Batman: Arkham City smash previous sales – 4.6 million sold Posted: 25 Oct 2011 10:00 PM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE Early last week Warner Bros released Batman: Arkham City to critical acclaim from various media outlets. Not only is the sequel scoring better than Arkham Asylum, its also selling much better then the previous title. Warner Bros and DC Entertainment sent out a press release earlier this week revealing that sales for Batman: Arkham City [...] |
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| Nest, the iPod of thermostats Posted: 25 Oct 2011 03:40 PM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The humble thermostat isn’t the first piece of technology you’d associate with Apple design sensibilities and must-have gadget status. But Nest is the iPod of thermostats, quite literally. No, it doesn’t store and play your music collection. That would be taking it too literally. But Nest shares some things in common with the iPod, not [...] |
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| Windows XP hits 10, refuses to die Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT 
Categories: VISTA.BLORGE It was 20 10 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play Windows XP was released to the public. And there’s still no sign of it curling up into a ball in the corner and dying. Unfortunately. On Oct. 25 a new Windows operating system was shipped to stores. The company immediately [...] |
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| Adobe controls Flash settings on your computer Posted: 25 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE Piczilla has been on the receiving end of much grief, famously from Steve Jobs and more recently Microsoft, vis-a-vis Flash Player security. With the release of version 10 and faster responses to known issues, Adobe’s been getting less flack. Nevertheless, Flash is still far from safe. If you’re like me, you turned off camera and [...] |
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| Grand Theft Auto V existence outed Posted: 25 Oct 2011 08:00 AM PDT 
Categories: GAMER.BLORGE It will come as no surprise that Rockstar is currently working on Gran Theft Auto V. According to the official site, Rockstar has released the first image confirming the existence of the game. As reported by the Electronic Theatre, Rockstar has revealed the first artwork for Grand Theft Auto V. The artwork also reveals a [...] |
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| Smartphone sales take first ever tumble Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:47 AM PDT 
Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE It appears total smartphone sales in the United States may have fallen for the first time in the July to September period. The apparent dip is being blamed on consumers waiting for both the announcement and release of the iPhone 5. It’s important to note the drop is by no means confirmed and there aren’t [...] |
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| Artificial Intelligence pioneer John McCarthy dies Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:20 AM PDT 
Categories: TECH.BLORGE The man who created the phrase “artificial intelligence” has died aged 84. John McCarthy also invented Lisp, the leading programming language for AI research. McCarthy first used the term “artificial intelligence” when organizing a 1956 workshop at Dartmouth College. The BBC notes he later wished he had used the term “computational intelligence”, even though AI [...] |
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