Thursday, February 10, 2011

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AT&T ups its game [not that they're worried]

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With people queueing overnight at Verizon Wireless and Apple Store locations nationwide — well, at least in places where it’s not freezing — Ma Bell has launched their latest initiative to buy the loyalty of their iPhone subscribers and it’s an attractive offer. On the day people started queueing for the Verizon [...] Related Posts: [...]

Activision possibly working on subscription based Call of Duty game

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Activision recently confirmed that the company is working on a new "digital platform" for the Call of Duty franchise. This may finally [...] Related posts: Activision brings Call of Duty back for Modern Warfare 2 Activision CEO compares Call of Duty to Facebook Activision wants cut from Xbox Live subscription

Microsoft issues takedown notice for Halo: Reach Defiant DLC leak

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According to one site Bungie may be working on a piece of DLC for Halo: Reach. There has been no official word [...] Related posts: Bungie hands out Halo: Reach beta to dedicated Halo 2 fans ‘Halo: Reach’ multiplayer beta begins Halo: Reach already finished & playable?

Skype for iPhone 3.0.1 brings H.264 support

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As Google moves to drop the defacto standard for web video, Skype is extending its embrace of the technology. You can now make video calls to a wider array of Skype clients and devices, such as Skype for TV, just in time for the arrival of the Verizon iPhone. Skype for iPhone [...] Related Posts: [...]

Tweets deemed public and publishable

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Content on Twitter is legally public and publishable, in the U.K. at least. The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) in the U.K. has deemed that messages posted on Twitter should be considered public and fair game for being published in newspapers and [...] Related posts: U.S. Library of Congress to archive all public Twitter messages Twitter [...]

Good things come to those who can wait

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Various MacBook Pro sellers are showing dwindling supplies of the MacBook Pro. However, with Intel’s Sandy Bridge, purportedly at the heart of the new models, isn’t due until later this month availability of refreshed Apple pro portables gets pushed out until March. Is now a good time to buy a MacBook Pro? Unless [...] Related [...]

Catholics back confession app

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Devoted Apple users sometimes appear to believe using their iPad or iPhone is a religious experience. But now Catholic users can simulate the confession process through an app authorized by a Bishop. “Confession: A Roman Catholic app” is not designed to replace [...] Related posts: Where the heck is iOS4.2? Even Microsoft fanboys are buying [...]

Microsoft and The Atlantic are teaming up for an electronic Town Hall on jobs and the economy

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Microsoft and The Atlantic magazine will be offering an online discussion of jobs and the economy.  The program is using cloud computing to enable viewers to interact with the speakers on the program.  Viewers can submit questions that will be asked of the speakers using Microsoft's Town Hall. The program can be found here.  Judy [...]

Apple’s iPad 2 already in production

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There have been persistent rumors that placed the next-generation iPad 2 as ready to hit the production line, and rumor has now been repeated by the Wall Street Journal, a source that is rarely wrong. There have been rumors for [...] Related posts: Apple adds more iPad production. World iPad or v.2? JooJoo goes into [...]