Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Malls track your movements by your cell phone signal

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 05:00 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

So Black Friday is over and it's now Shop [...] Related posts: Malls to track shoppers on Black Friday using their cellphones and FootPath Bluetooth being used to track the movements of festival attendees Cell phone tracking ruled out, Justice Department spies foiled

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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath PS3 Trophies revealed by Just Add Water Studio

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 02:00 AM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

Development on Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD remake is finally complete as the studio is now getting ready for [...] Related posts: Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath PS3 exclusive not by choice News Roundup: Oddworld remake, LittleBigPlanet 2 goes ‘Flower,’ and Final Fantasy Versus gameplay JAW announces new Oddworld games

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Rumor: People Can Fly taking over future Gears of War development

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 02:00 AM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

The Gears of War series has become a flagship title for the Xbox 360 and has always been developed by [...] Related posts: The Darkness 2 in development? Rumor: Gears of War 2 finally coming to PC? Capcom splitting development to overseas and in Japan

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Tellme, Microsoft, is iPhone 4S Siri better?

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

No, Tellme isn’t a patch on Siri. But that fact doesn’t excuse the defensive stand Apple fanboys put up at the suggestion the two products are similar. Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer Craig Mundie caused controversy and consternation [...] Related posts: Vista makes its way onto the iPhone Microsoft calls iPhone 4 ‘Apple’s Vista’ [...]

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The Streisand Effect – Max Mosley sues Google over alleged orgy search results

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Max Mosley is the new Barbra Streisand. In rallying against Google he has only managed to bring more attention to himself. Max Mosley is the former president of the FIA (Fédération Internationale [...] Related posts: Judge: Google not liable for defamation from search results Watchdog asks US Congress to probe alleged Google copyright violation UK [...]

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Lessons unlearned: Microsoft exec pooh-poohs Siri

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 07:40 PM PST


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

When your head’s buried in the sand, it’s rather difficult to have any sort of perspective on what the competition’s up to. Then again, if you were the person in charge of peering into future for Microsoft, what else could you say, ‘You got me, we suck”? Do you remember Steve Ballmer [...] Related Posts: [...]

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Kids ask, ‘What’s a netbook?’ as Intel delays Cedar Trail

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 07:40 PM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Two years ago, the world was asking when Apple would produce a netbook. Why? Because Cupertino clearly couldn’t survive without one. Famously, Steve Jobs mocked the underpowered devices as good for nothing and then stood the industry on its head with the first real tablet. On the subject of the netbook, the erstwhile [...] Related [...]

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Black Friday is ‘Update your parents’ browser day’

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 08:00 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

It’s Black Friday, and that means it’s time to shop until your arms fall off and your head aches. Or you could stay home with your folks and update their Web browser. Party time. Thanksgiving is a [...] Related posts: uTest finds Internet Explorer is worst browser Google Chrome the only browser to show market [...]

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European court rejects filesharing filter

Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:36 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

A Belgian internet service provider has successfully won its battle against government demand to block illegal filesharing. The verdict comes from Europe’s highest court and will have at least some effect on most ISPs across the continent. The case was brought by ISP Scarlet, which [...] Related posts: Belgian papers win insane court case against [...]

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