Monday, November 21, 2011

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Steve Jobs, bane of all that is holy

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 01:20 AM PST


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

Apple’s CEO has been called callous, insensitive and even a serial sociopath. Now, he’s being accused changing Western culture and not for the better. Now things are different and we have a perpetrator that can’t fight back. The Telegraph is reporting comments by UK’s top rabbinical authority, Lord Sacks, that are more [...] Related Posts: [...]

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Ballmer shareholder support slips to 92%

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PST


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has lost some support from the company’s shareholders. But with a 92 percent approval rating I’d say his job is safe for the time being. Microsoft recently held its annual shareholders meeting. Both Steve Ballmer [...] Related posts: Ballmer & Gates reject idea of breaking up company raised at shareholder meeting [...]

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According to Stephen Hawking, space may indeed be “the final frontier”

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

All you Star Trek fans rejoice, Stephen [...] Related posts: Hawking planning groundbreaking trip into space Stephen Hawking: Aliens definitely exist Stephen Hawking rushed to hospital

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EA sued over missing PS3 game and StarHawk beta begins

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 03:20 PM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

EA received some backlash a few weeks ago when it reneged on its Battlefield 3 PS3 exclusive content – a free copy [...] Related posts: Round up: Zipper on 2nd PS3 game and Battlefield: BC2 beta impression Sony sued over Other OS removal from PS3 Final Fantasy XIII backlash begins

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iTunes is the answer to Flixster

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 01:40 PM PST


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

If for no other reason, Warner Brothers should be punished for naming their UltraViolet playback app “Flixster” — their attempt at cachet smells unmistakably like rotting meat. Seriously, Friendster is dead and Napster isn’t long for this world either. But, that’s just one of UltraViolet’s lesser sins. You can’t make this stuff up. [...] Related [...]

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Indie labels: ‘Keep music special, eff Spotify’

Posted: 20 Nov 2011 11:20 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

It’s been repeated ad naseum that Spotify isn’t iTunes. No one knows that better than the independent labels that increasingly dominate the creation and distribution of music. That said, pay forever music isn’t paying the bills for indies. VentureBeat reports that the more than 200 independent labels distributed by STHoldings have pulled [...] Related posts: [...]

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