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This page lists all news articles written by Andre Yoskowitz
during November, 2009. News
articles are sorted so that the latest article appears at the very top of the page
and the oldest article appears at the bottom of the page.
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November, 2009
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Wal-Mart has unveiled that it will sell a $78 Magnavox Blu-ray player on Black Friday, the cheapest retail price for a BD player this year, undercutting Meijer’s $89 Sylvania Black Friday promotion.
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22 Nov 2009 2:56 PM
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According to Olga Puzanova, Sony Europe Senior Manager of Marketing and Programming, the PS3 PSN Video Store is now live in the UK, Germany, France and Spain.
Says the blog post:
We’ve ...
22 Nov 2009 1:33 PM
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Earlier this week, the writer and director of the popular movie Zombieland, Rhett Reese, lashed out at pirates of his movie, saying it may lead to a sequel not being shot. He even personally ...
21 Nov 2009 11:57 PM | 22 comments
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It appears that YouTube has begun blocking use of native video API on some devices, including the popular Popcorn Hour C-200 because they lack a license from the company.
Users can still ...
21 Nov 2009 11:43 PM | 1 comment
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South Korea is set to get the Apple iPhone this week for the first time, through the country's second biggest carrier, KT Corp.
The nation, which has 47 million mobile users, is one of the ...
21 Nov 2009 11:28 PM
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California has approved of new energy efficiency requirements for TVs this week, rules that are applauded by environmentalists but were fought fiercely by manufacturers and the Consumer Electronics ...
21 Nov 2009 9:06 PM | 8 comments
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Barnes & Noble has said today that the Nook e-reader is sold out for 2009, and all orders placed past today will not ship until January 4th.
Those who wanted the e-reader for Christmas will ...
21 Nov 2009 8:24 PM | 2 comments
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The popular French mobile gaming company Gameloft has said this weekend that it plans to move away from the Android platform, keeping most of its money in developing for the Apple App Store.
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21 Nov 2009 8:05 PM | 6 comments
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Google has announced that they have begun adding automatic captions to videos available via YouTube, giving deaf viewers a much needed service.
Ken Harrenstien, a deaf software engineer who ...
21 Nov 2009 7:48 PM | 2 comments
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According to a report today from Expressen.se and translated by TorrentFreak, blockbuster star Lady Gaga made a measly $167 USD (SEK 1150) from the STIM (Swedish Performing Rights Society) after ...
21 Nov 2009 7:10 PM | 17 comments
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Microsoft is starting a promotion this weekend for Xbox Live Silver members, giving them full Gold services, for free, allowing for online gameplay and full access to downloadable content.
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20 Nov 2009 3:55 PM | 11 comments
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During their presentation to investors and shareholders, Sony marked 3D gaming as one of the five keys to the future of the PlayStation 3 and noted that all "PS3 units will be firmware upgradeable to 3D."
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20 Nov 2009 3:20 PM | 12 comments
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Brazil, Latin America's largest video game market will finally officially get the Sony PlayStation 2, albeit at a hugely inflated price that should do little to stop the rampant piracy in the nation.
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20 Nov 2009 3:06 PM | 11 comments
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Sony continues to see strong hardware sales in Japan for their consoles, with the PSP/PSPgo leading the way again for the week November 15th.
The handheld sold a combined 45,197 for the week, ...
20 Nov 2009 2:37 PM
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AbingtonIP, a law firm that specializes in consumer class action lawsuits, is actively recruiting Xbox 360 gamers that have had their consoles banned from Xbox Live, in anticipation of a lawsuit.
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20 Nov 2009 2:07 PM | 24 comments
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During a presentation at its media and investors conference today, Sony noted that they are "looking into" a way to make more profits from its free PlayStation Network, and said it was considering ...
20 Nov 2009 1:44 PM | 16 comments
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HDMI Licensing has announced today that they will be remaking HDMI product labels, in an effort to curb confusion for the different models of cables and products.
By updating the HDMI Adopted ...
20 Nov 2009 1:30 PM | 6 comments
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EBay has announced that it is had successfully completed the partial sale of its Skype unit, less than a month after the company made a deal with the founders of the software that ended all ...
20 Nov 2009 12:59 AM
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Microsoft has launched a very early beta for Silverlight 4 and the most notable features appear to be Google Chrome browser support, the ability to integrate HTML from within applications and ...
19 Nov 2009 2:45 PM | 3 comments
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According to PocketLint, the next Flip camcorder from maker Pure Digital will include Wi-Fi, allowing for easier uploading of videos directly to hosting sites.
If the rumors prove true, the ...
19 Nov 2009 2:32 PM | 2 comments
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Microsoft has said today that its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 browser will "nearly" close the JavaScript performance gap that its current browser version has against rivals Firefox and Chrome.
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19 Nov 2009 1:13 PM | 15 comments
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Vevo, the joint music video service launched by YouTube, Sony, Universal Music and AT&T will go live December 8th says the company.
"We've been working night and day for months to bring you ...
19 Nov 2009 12:44 PM
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Popular TV and movie streaming site Hulu has announced its first music video agreement with a major record label, signing with EMI Music.
The deal will have Hulu stream some concert footage ...
19 Nov 2009 12:23 PM | 2 comments
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According to an interview with GI.biz, Sony Europe CEO Andrew House has said that the PlayStation Video Delivery Service will add about 50 new movies each week, adding to the already 2000 title-deep ...
19 Nov 2009 12:02 PM | 2 comments
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According to TechCrunch, Google will be holding a Chrome OS event tomorrow at their headquarters, showing off the "technical background information" of the operating system as well as demoing ...
18 Nov 2009 6:28 PM | 11 comments
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Beijing's leading Intermediate People's Court has ruled today that Microsoft must immediately cease sales of the Chinese versions of Windows 98, 2000, 2003 and XP after it was found that the ...
18 Nov 2009 4:55 PM | 14 comments
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At the Mobile Asia Congress event this week, China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou said his company is still in talks with Apple over bringing the iPhone smartphone to the nation, despite Apple's recent ...
18 Nov 2009 2:40 PM | 3 comments
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Last week we reported the rumor that Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal motion sense device was set for a November 2010 launch, along with a cheap £30-50 price tag.
Today, Microsoft has ...
18 Nov 2009 2:13 PM | 9 comments
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VidZone, the popular free PS3 music video service, will begin a full EU rollout this month, 5 months after it launched to much fanfare in the UK.
Starting on November 23rd, the service will ...
18 Nov 2009 1:48 PM | 3 comments
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The blockbuster Modern Warfare 2 has crushed all previous entertainment sales records, with a five-day $550 million USD launch, making it the biggest in history.
The game beat out all previous ...
18 Nov 2009 1:15 PM | 15 comments
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At long last the Amazon Kindle e-reader has been made available to Canadian buyers, months after an International version was released to 100 countries with Canada notably absent.
The Kindle ...
17 Nov 2009 5:09 PM | 6 comments
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After being teased for months and officially released earlier this month, the Dell Adamo XPS ultraportable will begin shipping on December 22nd, in one configuration.
Says Dell:
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17 Nov 2009 3:39 PM | 4 comments
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Microsoft's latest search engine incarnation Bing continues to gain search engine market share, according to October comScore numbers.
From September, the search engine gained over five percent, ...
17 Nov 2009 3:04 PM | 17 comments
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Activision has noted today that they have in fact removed the controversial airport scene from the blockbuster Modern Warfare 2, but only for the Russian version of the game.
"Other countries ...
17 Nov 2009 2:14 PM | 16 comments
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Microsoft has updated their Xbox 360 services today, adding the long hyped Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune Video apps.
"It's the community that drives us forward, and it's the community ...
17 Nov 2009 12:31 PM | 3 comments
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After having some of the upcoming PS3 firmware 3.1 features leaked last week, Sony has officially previewed the new update via the PS Blog.
Says the post:
Hi everyone, here’s an early ...
17 Nov 2009 12:04 PM | 26 comments
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According to a new multi-country study from the Boston Consulting Group, Americans are the least willing to pay for online news, with only 48 percent saying they would pay the premium.
The ...
17 Nov 2009 11:53 AM | 12 comments
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The BBC has announced the timetable for the much anticipated Freeview HD service, saying that 50 percent off the population will have the service in time for the World Cup next year, and 99 ...
16 Nov 2009 11:12 PM
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Google and Spanish-language TV giant Univision have signed a deal this week that will have the Spanish content featured via video sharing giant YouTube.
The deal will include programming ...
16 Nov 2009 3:53 PM | 2 comments
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Posted on the main screen of the Creative and ZiiLABS Showcase Green Solutions for Developers at Zii Summit 2009 in China is the interesting notion that a possible Zii Android smartphone may ...
16 Nov 2009 2:24 PM
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According to Major Nelson, Xbox Live hit a record last week, with 2 million concurrent users on at one time, thanks mainly to the blockbuster that is Modern Warfare 2.
Says Major Nelson's ...
16 Nov 2009 2:05 PM | 7 comments
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In June, we reported that Apple had blocked a fully-licensed Commodore 64 emulator from the App Store, claiming it violated the iPhone SKD Agreement.
Today, developer Manomio has said the ...
16 Nov 2009 1:16 PM | 3 comments
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Samsung has launched its latest Android phone this week, the Galaxy Spica (I5700), with EU date set but no such luck for American users.
The Spica has a 3.2-inch touch screen with 320x480 ...
16 Nov 2009 12:35 PM
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Cartoon Network has launched a new DVD-on-demand program for its Adult Swim cartoon content, allowing users to select episodes they want on custom DVDs along with custom artwork.
Fans can ...
16 Nov 2009 12:22 PM | 10 comments
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Mozilla has released the latest update of the Firefox 3.6 beta, fixing a large 190 bugs from the original release.
Additionally, Yahoo Tech says "all current Firefox 3.6 beta users have been ...
15 Nov 2009 11:04 PM | 3 comments
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Judge William Alsup has ruled in favor of Apple this weekend, effectively killing Mac clone maker Psystar, whom the company had accused of copyright infringement.
"In sum, Psystar has violated ...
15 Nov 2009 10:40 PM | 10 comments
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Redbox and CinemaNow are teaming up to test a new digital downloads program that will give frequent kiosk customers vouchers to download titles through CinemaNow.
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15 Nov 2009 10:22 PM | 1 comment
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Marantz America has announced the launch of a new rebate promotion on two of their Blu-ray players, the $800 BD7004 and the $550 BD5004.
The rebate program will run from November 1st to December ...
15 Nov 2009 10:05 PM | 5 comments
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Blockbuster, the struggling video rental chain, showed another quarterly loss for the Q3 2009, with net loss increasing almost $100 million year-on-year.
The company said the increased loss ...
15 Nov 2009 9:48 PM | 7 comments
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Switzerland's federal data protection commissioner Hans Thur has announced plans to sue search engine giant Google over lack of privacy safeguards in the Street View mapping system.
The system ...
15 Nov 2009 9:22 PM | 11 comments
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Sprint has officially launched the Palm Pixi today, the entry-level webOS smartphone, and Palm's second smartphone release this year.
The phone is available from Sprint for $100 with two-year ...
15 Nov 2009 9:00 PM
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The stock price of smartphone maker Palm jumped higher on Friday on the rumor that Nokia is looking to acquire the company.
The rumor resurfaced for the first time since early September, ...
15 Nov 2009 8:47 PM | 3 comments
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Earlier this week we reported that 1 million Xbox Live members had been banned from the service for using modified consoles, a significant portion of the 20 million XBL subscribers.
This ...
14 Nov 2009 5:24 PM | 42 comments
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A newly leaked Black Friday ad is showing that giant retailer Best Buy will be slashing Blu-ray prices to their lowest ever, even undercutting Target's recent promotional initiative.
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14 Nov 2009 4:56 PM | 3 comments
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Cnet, citing anonymous sources, is reporting that Verizon will begin forwarding RIAA copyright notices to users accused of downloading unauthorized video, gaming and music content.
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14 Nov 2009 4:41 PM | 8 comments
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According to a new ConnectedHome2Go report, Comcast's On Demand Online TV streaming service will go live in December, earlier than anticipated.
Comcast, speaking at the NewTeeVee Live Conference ...
14 Nov 2009 4:25 PM | 2 comments
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According to new data from WHERE, active users of the much hyped Motorola DROID has doubled in the last few days, suggesting that there are now about 250,000 total units now active.
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14 Nov 2009 4:10 PM | 6 comments
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The BBC iPlayer is set to have its own Nintendo Wii channel very soon, says Erik Huggers, BBC director of Future Media & Technology.
The popular TV service was available through the Wii's ...
14 Nov 2009 3:55 PM | 2 comments
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Xbox Live will transform into Zune Video next week, allowing Xbox 360 owners to stream HD movies and TV episodes rather than having to download them before playback is available.
Alongside ...
14 Nov 2009 3:44 PM | 1 comment
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The Google Chrome OS, first announced back in July, will be available next week, says a TechCrunch report.
The free, open source operating system should be released in a very early form, ...
13 Nov 2009 11:45 AM | 19 comments
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Dell has officially confirmed that it will be launching the Mini 3 Android smartphone in China and Brazil, bringing the phone to over 540 million mobile subscribers.
In China, the smartphone ...
13 Nov 2009 11:30 AM | 2 comments
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After finally returning to growth in September, the US video game industry declined by 19 percent in October year-on-year, moving down to $1.07 billion from $1.32 billion.
"Based on typical ...
13 Nov 2009 11:16 AM | 16 comments
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YouTube has announced it will begin upgrading HD streams to 1080p from the current 720p, offering support for video playback in Full HD.
Spokesperson Chris Dale said engineers have been testing ...
13 Nov 2009 10:50 AM | 5 comments
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Media center app Boxee, which will head into beta on December 7th to much fanfare, has announced that they will be building a dedicated Boxee set-top box, which will be unveiled on the same date.
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12 Nov 2009 2:34 PM | 2 comments
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Long time chip-making rivals AMD and Intel have settled all legal complaints today, with the larger Intel agreeing to pay AMD $1.25 billion USD and setting down new rules to adhere by.
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12 Nov 2009 2:16 PM | 7 comments
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Last month, we reported that the Windows Marketplace had already had its DRM cracked, a week before its official release.
Today, the updated Marketplace has opened for Windows Mobile users, ...
12 Nov 2009 1:58 PM | 1 comment
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Yesterday we reported that handset manufacturer Samsung was dropping Symbian OS support and moving fully to WinMo, Android and Bada, their new proprietary smartphone OS.
Today, Samsung has ...
12 Nov 2009 1:16 PM | 2 comments
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After selling almost 5 million copies in its first day, the blockbuster smash Modern Warfare 2 had also "killed" the PlayStation Network, causing server overloads earlier in the day.
Says ...
12 Nov 2009 12:41 PM | 22 comments
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Scrawl is reporting today that Sony has accidentally leaked a few screenshots for the upcoming PlayStation 3 firmware update, in which you can change your gamercard colors, have direct Facebook ...
12 Nov 2009 12:21 PM | 21 comments
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Rodney Bradford, a teenager in New York City, has been freed after 12 days of incarceration after Facebook confirmed that a Facebook wall post sent at the time of the alleged crime was sent ...
12 Nov 2009 12:11 PM | 10 comments
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Activision has announced today that the blockbuster release of Modern Warfare 2 has netted $310 million USD in its first day of release, and that is only in the US and the UK.
The release, ...
12 Nov 2009 11:38 AM | 7 comments
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According to a new survey of university students conducted by the University of Reading, the overwhelming majority would prefer to download music than stream it or buy it in-store.
The survey ...
11 Nov 2009 4:31 PM | 11 comments
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Christopher Paul Gilham, the UK man convicted in 2008 of installing and selling modified Xbox, PS1, PS2 and GameCube consoles has had his appeal thrown out of court this week.
Gilham sold ...
11 Nov 2009 4:00 PM | 85 comments
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Super Talent has announced the launch of the first USB 3.0 flash drive this week, with transfer rates of up to 320MB/sec, about 10x faster then current USB 2.0 drives.
The SuperSpeed USB ...
11 Nov 2009 3:46 PM | 18 comments
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Blockbuster has begun testing a new movie-rental program that will allow renters to load the movies to SD cards and play them back on their phones or TVs.
Each rental will cost $1.99 USD.
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11 Nov 2009 3:30 PM | 23 comments
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Last week Microsoft updated the Zune HD firmware to version 4.3 bringing along with it the ability to play 3D games.
Six games are now available for download in the Zune Marketplace, all ...
11 Nov 2009 3:06 PM | 4 comments
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According to research firm Strategy Analytics, Apple has become the most profitable handset maker in the world, just two years after moving into the smartphone market.
For the Q3 2009, Apple ...
11 Nov 2009 2:40 PM | 3 comments
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Last week we reported the rumor of Samsung preparing to phase out the Windows Mobile smartphone OS while at the same time increasing usage of Android and Bada.
Company senior vice president ...
11 Nov 2009 2:19 PM | 3 comments
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According to a new MCV post, Microsoft is planning a November 2010 launch for its controller-free Project Natal, and will have 5 million units available at launch, alongside 14 games.
The ...
11 Nov 2009 2:10 PM | 5 comments
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In what would be a stunning figure if proven true, InformationWeek is reporting today that up to 1 million gamers have been banned from Xbox Live in the past two weeks due to playing pirated ...
11 Nov 2009 1:49 PM | 48 comments
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The Motorola DROID, re-dubbed the Milestone, is headed to Canada early next year says carrier Telus, becoming the first Motorola Android phone to reach the nation.
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10 Nov 2009 11:17 PM
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After accidentally being shown off a week ago by retail giant Costco, the Microsoft 802.11n Wi-Fi adapter is now available officially, via NewEgg, Costco and other online retailers.
The new ...
10 Nov 2009 4:14 PM | 15 comments
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TIGA, the UK game developer trade body has released a new study today which shows that many of the members of the group believe piracy is a problem, but nowhere near a threat to their business survival.
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10 Nov 2009 3:59 PM | 4 comments
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In March, Apple added the ability to purchase HD content though iTunes but so far the giant store has had little noteworthy HD films or TV episodes.
Starting today, however, Apple has added ...
10 Nov 2009 3:43 PM | 5 comments
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According to analyst Mark McKechnie of Broadpoint AmTech, Motorola and Verizon sold about 100,000 DROID phones in its first weekend of availability.
Verizon is said to have had 200,000 of ...
10 Nov 2009 3:29 PM | 8 comments
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Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its own mobile operating system, Bada which will "enable developers to create applications for millions of new Samsung mobile phones, and consumers ...
10 Nov 2009 3:15 PM | 1 comment
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The new OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard update from Apple was released this week with much needed bug fixes but with a few unwanted fixes as well.
'Hackintoshes,' netbooks hacked to run Snow Leopard ...
10 Nov 2009 2:54 PM | 25 comments
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Google has announced that they will be expanding their free airport holiday promotion to 47 airports, including two where the promotion will be permanent.
From now until January 15th, Wi-Fi ...
10 Nov 2009 2:11 PM
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Google is set to purchase the VoIP startup Gizmo5 for $30 million USD in cash, a move that would stop Skype from purchasing the company as rumored.
The move would help Google to expand its ...
10 Nov 2009 1:55 PM
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The popular open source browser Firefox celebrated its fifth birthday today, in version 3.5 and with over 24 percent market share, its largest tally ever.
Mozilla's Melissa Shapiro adds: ...
10 Nov 2009 2:28 AM | 7 comments
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RadioShack announced this morning that the electronics chain would begin selling the Apple iPhone in its locations beginning in 2010.
In response, Radio Shack's stock jumped to its highest ...
10 Nov 2009 1:52 AM
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Netflix has shipped the first 100,000 discs PS3 owners will need to view streaming Netflix content and promises that more are being shipped every day.
Netflix VP of marketing Jessie Becker ...
10 Nov 2009 12:18 AM | 12 comments
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The PlayStation Store will begin offering Disney movies for purchase tomorrow, starting with the blockbuster animated hit Up, the same day as its Blu-ray and DVD release date.
"Up" is just ...
10 Nov 2009 12:00 AM
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Microsoft is confirming that the new additions of Twitter, Facebook and Last.fm will be restricted to gamers with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions and will be only for users over 18, at least for now.
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9 Nov 2009 10:32 PM | 9 comments
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Nokia has announced today the launch of a charger exchange program after the company recalled 14 million phone chargers due to their risk of shocking users when plugged in.
The phone manufacturer ...
9 Nov 2009 9:56 PM | 1 comment
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According to an investment note from HMC Investment Securities, Samsung is ready to deal the death blow to Windows Mobile by phasing out the mobile operating system in favor of the open source Android.
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9 Nov 2009 9:08 PM | 3 comments
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Google has announced their acquisition of mobile ad technology provider AdMob for $750 million USD.
Says the search engine giant:
* The deal will bring new innovation and competition ...
9 Nov 2009 8:41 PM | 1 comment
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According to an interview with GTTV, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has vehemently denied the rumors that the company is planning an HD version of the popular Wii for 2010.
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9 Nov 2009 8:24 PM | 8 comments
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Adobe has released the Android version of their popular free Photoshop Mobile app today, giving users a quick and easy way to edit their images.
Users can crop, rotate and flip images as ...
9 Nov 2009 1:59 AM
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The Apple iPhone has its first virus, a wonderful Rick Rolling worm that has been infecting jailbroken phones in Australia this week.
The worm, dubbed Ikee, changes the wallpaper of the ...
9 Nov 2009 12:25 AM | 14 comments
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According to sources speaking to VideoBusiness, Netflix has been discussing the possibility of accepting a one-month delay on new releases as long as the studios who want the delay will cut ...
8 Nov 2009 11:56 PM | 11 comments
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Microsoft has updated the firmware of the Zune HD today, skipping over version 4.2 and moving directly to 4.3.
Says the software giant:
"Today we released the v4.3 firmware update for ...
8 Nov 2009 10:49 PM | 2 comments
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Paramount Home Entertainment has started a new website which will allow fans of the film Paranormal Activity to have their names in the credits of the film when it is released on DVD and Blu-ray next year.
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8 Nov 2009 10:28 PM | 13 comments
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Verizon Wireless has announced plans to double the early termination fee for users of smartphones, from $175 to $350 USD for those that cancel their contracts early.
Verizon spokesman Jim ...
8 Nov 2009 3:29 AM | 12 comments
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Google has launched a new privacy control feature this week, dubbed Dashboard, which will allow users to see most of the information that is being collected about them at any given time by the ...
8 Nov 2009 3:17 AM | 8 comments
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Due to its byline stipulations, beginning in December all Blu-ray titles will come with the option to make one "managed copy" (a legal backup).
However, for all current Blu-ray player owners ...
8 Nov 2009 12:20 AM | 36 comments
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Myka has launched the Myka ION media center set-top box this weekend, giving users a one-stop shop for Internet video services and video playback via your HDTV.
The ION has an Intel Atom ...
7 Nov 2009 11:07 PM
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According to new CTIA figures, American mobile phones users send 4.1 billion texts per day, adding up to 740 billion for the first six months of 2009.
The numbers show that about 14 texts ...
7 Nov 2009 9:00 PM | 6 comments
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Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom have ended their lawsuit this week while agreeing to transfer ownership of their remaining part of the service, allowing for the VoIP service ...
7 Nov 2009 7:31 PM
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Over at least the last decade, the popular belief with the Internet and technology in general is that as it evolves, users become more isolated from the world. A new U.S. survey is concluding ...
7 Nov 2009 7:12 PM | 3 comments
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The iPhone App developer Storm8 has been sued this week by Michael Turner, who claims that the developer is 'stealing' user's phone numbers, a clear violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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7 Nov 2009 5:18 PM | 11 comments
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Amazon, Pixar and Disney have started a deep Blu-ray promotion this week, as well as dropping the prices on the much anticipated titles Up and Monster's Inc.
The large e-tailer has dropped ...
7 Nov 2009 3:16 AM | 12 comments
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According to new IDC figures, RIM BlackBerry has once again surpassed Apple for smartphone market share, moving 30 percent for the quarter to 19 percent, above Apple's 17.1 percent.
The report ...
7 Nov 2009 2:45 AM | 1 comment
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Direct2Drive, the PC gaming digital distribution service, has said today that they will not be selling the expected blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 because it includes rival Valve's "Steamworks."
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7 Nov 2009 1:56 AM | 15 comments
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Media center app Boxee will go into beta stage on December 7th, promising massive changes from the current alpha version of the software.
Boxee, which was based on XBMC code, even asked for ...
7 Nov 2009 1:14 AM
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After facing technical delays, Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 Sky Player is now fully available to all UK and Ireland gamers with no more delays expected.
"As you may know we ...
7 Nov 2009 12:47 AM
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This is a short blurb and is to be considered speculation for the time being, but BoyGeniusReport is reporting today that two separate "inside sources" have told the site that Apple and AT&T ...
7 Nov 2009 12:24 AM | 4 comments
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Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata had a few words about piracy on his company's platforms recently, and noted that piracy is an "endless battle" but that the company will continue to fight it for the ...
6 Nov 2009 12:37 PM | 24 comments
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The EU has ruled to change the Internet piracy "three strikes" bill, in an effort to give more rights to those accused of piracy.
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding says EU lawmakers ...
5 Nov 2009 10:13 PM | 5 comments
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After months of teasing the ultraportable, Dell has finally officially launched the Adamo XPS, a notebook thinner than the Macbook Air.
The ultraportable boasts the following specs, via Dell:
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5 Nov 2009 9:19 PM | 2 comments
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been named "CEO of the Decade" this month by Fortune magazine, mainly for the historic marks he has left in multiple industries.
Jobs, best known for being behind ...
5 Nov 2009 8:54 PM | 13 comments
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Following the gigantic hype of the Motorola DROID Android phone, Verizon has launched their second Android device, to much less fanfare.
The phone, the HTC Droid Eris, is very significant ...
5 Nov 2009 8:09 PM | 2 comments
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T-Mobile, which exclusively has the G1 Android phone as well as the MyTouch3G and Cliq, has released some Android stats this week, including its forward plans for the Android Market.
According ...
5 Nov 2009 7:52 PM
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The Big 4 record label EMI sued Bluebeat.com this week, claiming the site is selling unauthorized digital copies of the Beatles albums.
The site sells each track for $0.25 but EMI says they ...
5 Nov 2009 7:41 PM
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Although Android 2.0 will not be officially released until Friday, it appears the Google team is already at work on Android 2.1, which should fix a number of bugs and streamline 2.0.
The ...
5 Nov 2009 5:46 PM | 1 comment
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Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien had some words for the UK government's recent decision to move to "three strikes" piracy laws.
He is completely against the notion of kicking pirates off the ...
5 Nov 2009 5:23 PM | 11 comments
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The highly secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which has been drafted under non-disclosure agreements and given to different nations with watermarks in case they choose to "leak" ...
4 Nov 2009 10:29 PM | 149 comments
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Nintendo will add fully playable demos for video games to WiiWare in an effort to increase traffic to the stagnant Wii Shopping Channel.
CEO Satoru Iwata confirmed recently to shareholders ...
4 Nov 2009 9:48 PM | 9 comments
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Sony Japan has announced five new PSP-3000 bundles for the region this week, four of which are being marketed as "Value Packs."
The Value Pack bundles will each include the PSP-3000 and accessories ...
4 Nov 2009 6:26 PM | 1 comment
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Sony has signed deals with Lucasfilm, Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, Image Entertainment, MPI Media Group and New Video this week, bringing tons of new content to the PSN video ...
4 Nov 2009 6:08 PM | 2 comments
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Last week China Unicom began selling the Apple iPhone officially in China for the first time ever, making the smartphone available to over 200 million subscribers.
Unicom is seemingly fighting ...
4 Nov 2009 5:48 PM | 8 comments
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Apple has announced that the extremely popular App Store has reached 100,000 apps today, a new milestone for the service.
“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is ...
4 Nov 2009 5:33 PM
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EMI and Apple Corp. (not to be confused with Steve Jobs' Apple) have jointly the announced the release of a limited edition Beatles Stereo USB Apple which will be available worldwide.
The ...
4 Nov 2009 5:24 PM | 14 comments
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Microsoft has announced the launch of the Xbox Live Rewards program, giving regular gamers free points "just for doing the stuff Xbox Live members do all the time."
Users can earn free points ...
4 Nov 2009 5:11 PM | 12 comments
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Former MP3tunes founder Michael Robertson was sued by EMI two years ago over the site and the company tried to go after his personal assets in an effort to bankrupt him and set an example.
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4 Nov 2009 4:44 PM | 1 comment
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Spring Design, which recently released its Android-based Alex e-reader, has sued Barnes & Noble over the Nook e-reader, claiming B&N "misappropriated trade secrets" and "violated a non-disclosure ...
3 Nov 2009 1:09 PM | 2 comments
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Best Buy and Sonic Solutions, the owner of the popular Roxio CinemaNow movie service have signed a deal today that will see the giant retailer begin selling Sonic's services.
Says the WSJ: ...
3 Nov 2009 12:46 PM | 1 comment
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Sony Ericsson has released the full spec sheet and pics and videos for the upcoming Xperia X10 smartphone with Android and the phone is extremely powerful.
The phone will feature a 4-inch ...
3 Nov 2009 12:33 PM | 7 comments
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Creative has announced the launch of the Zii MediaBook e-reader, marking the company's entry into the seemingly crowded e-book reader market.
The MediaBook will use Creative's powerful Zii ...
3 Nov 2009 12:20 PM | 2 comments
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According to new figures from Net Applications, both Firefox and Google Chrome continue to wrestle away market share from long time leader Internet Explorer, with Chrome seeing the strongest growth.
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3 Nov 2009 11:54 AM | 13 comments
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Following reports that the large chain cannot pay its rent, Movie Gallery is set to close up to 200 more Hollywood Video stores, about 7 percent of all the company's locations.
The chain ...
2 Nov 2009 6:12 PM | 3 comments
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According to a leaked ad, Sears plans to drop the prices of many brand name Blu-ray players on Black Friday, the notorious shopping day after Thanksgiving.
The retailer will offer Sony's ...
2 Nov 2009 5:39 PM
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After first being confirmed for Japan and then the EU, the Nintendo DSi XL has now been confirmed for the United States as well, hitting U.S. shores in the Q1 2010.
The DSi XL, besides keeping ...
2 Nov 2009 5:14 PM | 7 comments
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The Sony Pictures blockbuster District 9 was given a release date of December 29th this week but more interestingly was the revelation that the Blu-ray version will include a demo of the upcoming ...
2 Nov 2009 5:02 PM | 11 comments
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Confirming the news that has been bugging Nintendo investors for months, president Satoru Iwata says Wii sales are completely stagnant at this point, partially due to the lack of "must-have" ...
2 Nov 2009 4:41 PM | 14 comments
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According to Sony's recent quarterly earnings report, PlayStation 3 sales grew to 3.2 million in the Q2 2009 from 2.4 million in the same period in 2008.
Despite this growth, Sony saw heavy ...
2 Nov 2009 3:51 PM | 10 comments
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For what seems like the millionth time, Nokia has announced it will be killing off the N-Gage gaming platform, moving its focus to the Ovi mobile store instead.
The phone manufacturer has ...
2 Nov 2009 2:19 PM | 3 comments
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According to data from Net Applications, Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, has surpassed 3 percent market share, and is closing in on 4 percent as I type this.
As of this morning, ...
2 Nov 2009 2:11 PM | 34 comments
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The newly launched Motorola DROID will hit Italy and Germany in the next month, says Motorola, bringing a GSM version of the smartphone to the continent just days after the release of the CDMA ...
2 Nov 2009 1:54 PM
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Verizon has announced the launch of the Epix HD movie channel this weekend, allow subscribers to watch movies on-demand via their TV or online.
You can check the site at epixhd.com, and the ...
2 Nov 2009 2:09 AM | 1 comment
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ICANN, the private body in charge of overseeing the foundations of the Internet has voted in favor of allowing characters other than the Roman alphabet for websites, including traditional and ...
1 Nov 2009 4:57 PM | 4 comments
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Apple has officially begun selling the iPhone smartphone in China, marking the first time the smartphone has been available in the nation with the world's largest amount of mobile subscribers.
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1 Nov 2009 4:21 PM | 3 comments
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Google has officially denied that the company is planning to build their own Android-based phone, saying instead they will continue to improve the new operating system so others can build excellent ...
1 Nov 2009 2:49 PM
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The infamous Apple iPhone jailbreaker Geohot, who recently released Blackra1n jailbreaking software for the iPhone firmware 3.1 has now released an updated baseband unlock software dubbed blacksn0w ...
1 Nov 2009 2:17 PM | 1 comment
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Earlier this month, BitTorrent, the company behind the popular torrent clients μTorrent and BitTorrent posted that they were getting ready to "change the game" with the introduction of ...
1 Nov 2009 1:57 AM | 14 comments
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Microsoft has confirmed this weekend that the company has performed another round of Xbox Live account banning, killing the service for gamers using pirated copies of games.
"We have taken ...
1 Nov 2009 1:43 AM | 74 comments
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Wal-Mart selling $78 Blu-ray player on Black Friday, other great deals
'Zombieland' director speaks of piracy, gets angry via Twitter
YouTube blocking use of native video API on some devices
California approves of new energy standards for HDTVs
Lady Gaga earned $167 from 1 million plays via Spotify
Proposed UK law would force ISP sanctions against file sharers
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