Thursday, December 1, 2011

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Rumor: EA wants to make Dead Space into a FPS and Uncharted clone

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:40 PM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

According to reports, EA is looking to expand the Dead Space universe by making three spinoff [...] Related posts: Dead Space 2 not out until 2011? EA confirms Dead Space 2 Dead Space 2 multiplayer modes heart Left 4 Dead

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The Last Guardian creator leaving Sony not surprising

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:40 PM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

The big news today is around a rumor reported by Eurogamer, alleging that the creator of The [...] Related posts: The Guardian Peter Moore interview in full – Best bits and epilogue Capcom ditches PS3 for the Wii – Developers leaving Sony in droves EA’s Spore Creature Creator is not that fun

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Review: Sony streaming media player SMP-N100

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:00 PM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

I’ve been searching some time for a device that will stream media on my television from my wireless network. The Sony SMP-N100 Network Media Player recently caught my eye as a serious contender. Given the awesome features promised, combined with the recent price drop, [...] Related posts: Adobe Media Player review LG’s latest Blu-ray player [...]

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Steve Jobs tributes from around the world

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:40 PM PST


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

Who loves the Apple cofounder? An amazing array of people and organizations have shown their respect and affection for Steve Jobs in a whole host of ways, both expected and some just off the wall. Stamps? Yup. Giant iPhones? We’ve got that, too. First off, Hungary has issued Steve Jobs stamps (AP). [...] Related Posts: [...]

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Windows 8 tablets – too little, too late?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:40 PM PST


Categories: VISTA.BLORGE

Microsoft may have left it too late to get into the tablet market. Unless it can pull something amazing out the hat in the form of Windows 8. In Q1 2011, Forrester Research questioned people over their tablet [...] Related posts: No Windows 7 tablets for a year, if ever Microsoft working on Windows 7 [...]

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Kinect 2 shaping up to be killer app

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:00 PM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

Kinect is fun. Kinect 2 could be frighteningly good. So much so that I suspect even us motion control naysayers will put down our controllers and embrace it. The term ‘killer app’ is passed around liberally these days. [...] Related posts: Kinect Vs. Move – Blorge readers decide Microsoft confirms $149 Kinect pricing EA: Kinect [...]

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Spotify Apps ups Spotify addictiveness

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:20 PM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Spotify today revealed its latest plans to take over the world. And while I was skeptical at first, I now think they may be on to something. I admit to having been a little disappointed by what was revealed. At least [...] Related posts: In what direction is Spotify headed next? 2.5 million now paying [...]

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Jobs was right: Android tracks everything

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:40 AM PST


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

Millions of smartphones, including not just Android but also Research in Motion and Nokia devices, come with Carrier IQ installed which logs and transmits user actions, from secure HTTPS searches to numbers dialed. Yeah, it really is that bad and the scumbags even tried to muzzle the whistle blower. Earlier this year Apple [...] Related [...]

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Feds to Ma Bell: ‘And don’t come back’

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 09:20 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

When AT&T announced that its proposed marriage with T-Mobile would create tens of thousands of jobs, people were justifiably skeptical — mergers almost invariably lead to cuts. When it came out that Ma Bell could build out its network and match coverage of the merged networks for a fraction of the proposed hookup’s [...] Related [...]

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HP denies printers can be remotely set on fire

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Researchers at Columbia University say hackers could seize control of a printer and cause it to catch fire. But they’ve been unable to prove the claims with a demo, and manufacturers HP suggest it’s unlikely such attacks could be carried out. [...] Related posts: HP and other laser printers could cause cancer HP says its [...]

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