Friday, December 9, 2011

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Review: Saints Row: The Third – embrace the chaos

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 02:40 AM PST


Categories: GAMER.BLORGE

The original Saints Row, while a sales success received some criticism for trying to be too much like the Grand Theft Auto series. [...] Related posts: PS3 version of Saints Row: The Third to come with free Saints Row 2 Duke Nukem Forever turns a profit despite low review scores Analysts think Halo franchise has [...]

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iOS 5 ties boost Twitter, Wolfram Alfa

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 10:40 PM PST


Categories: MAC.BLORGE

Christmas really isn’t a day — it’s a season. For Twitter and Wolfram Alpha, iOS 5 ties are already beginning to pay dividends, but their good cheer is only just getting started. That is, Apple looks almost certain to deliver stellar iOS sales this quarter, which will drive partner results even higher. For [...] Related [...]

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Quack patrol: Siri is ‘psychological poison’

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 03:40 PM PST


Categories: iPHONETOUCH.BLORGE

Before you get too far down the page, it bears mentioning that the “analysis” ridiculed here originated on Fox and was written by a psychiatrist in their employ — just so you have it in proper perspective before you read what the “fair and balanced” psychobabblist has to say. Everything that’s wrong technology [...] Related [...]

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The $299 era is here

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST


Categories: MOBILE.BLORGE

In recent months we’ve seen smartphone manufacturers trying to boost sales by cutting prices even on new models. Now it seems Verizon is trying to increase overall revenue by charging a new premium rate. For the past couple of years, $199 has become well established [...]

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Motorola Xyboard: A compelling product with a great name

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 11:00 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

For no other reason, Motorola deserves credit for staying the course. Granted, it’s the wrong course, but they’re not backing down. Whereas, Hewlett-Packard is already pivoting hard and Dell chose discretion over valor, the Libertyville, Illinois company won’t let itself be swayed by either reason or market realities. Yesterday, Dell innovated itself [...] Related posts: [...]

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Yahoo wins lottery jackpot but won’t see a cent

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 06:20 AM PST


Categories: TECH.BLORGE

Yahoo has been awarded $610 million in damages from scammers who used its name for a bogus lottery. But the firm has about as much chance of winning the top prize in a real lottery as collecting the cash. The scam [...] Related posts: Facebook wins hypothetical $873 million from spammer Beijing to return to [...]

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