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What do you think was the big news story of the last week? The crisis in Syria? No. You and all major media outlets are wrong. The only story as far as my social media feeds were concerned last week was the casting of a man to play a fictional man who flies about and…
It’s been a rather sad time for those of us who are consistently big on playing games to revitalize our childhoods. Recently, Disney announced that it would be closing up shop of probably one of the most charming MMOs out there: Toontown Online. Sure, it’s definitely a kid’s game, but just look at it objectively!…
Monkey Boy Steve Ballmer is leaving Microsoft. In an announcement last week, the CEO of Microsoft said he will be retiring from the company ‘within the next 12 months’. Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer To Retire Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft way back in 1980, took over as Microsoft CEO from founder Bill Gates in January 2000 and…
Last week we talked about the Amazon deal to let Xbox 360 game owners trade in select titles in order to upgrade them to their Xbox One counterparts for only $10. Sony apparently saw the deal as a good idea and thought, “Hey, let’s do that but better.” If Playstation 3 owners didn’t have enough…
As it turns out, playing 40 hours of Starcraft is good for the brain. It is about time science finally caught up with what I’ve been telling my parents for twenty years. Star Craft= Brain Food The recent study compared groups of people who played The Sims, an easy version of StarCraft, and a difficult…
The QWERTY keyboard is not dead yet. Newly leaked pictures of an upcoming Motorola handset – the Droid 5, indicate a slider QWERTY keyboard for those who still long for one. Images leaked on a Chinese social network named Weibo showcase Motorola’s latest phone – the Droid 5 – that should be heading to Verizon in…
Apple can rightfully claim to have higher brand loyalty among customers than many other companies. But surprisingly, they also seem to be attracting users from other platforms. A study claims that 20% of iPhone users in the past year actually switched from Android. A study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners indicates that a full one-fifth…
A whopping 96% of Google’s revenue come from its advertising business. It’s no surprise then, that the company will want to make its advertising model increasingly efficient to generate even more revenue. And thus, they’ve now come up with a new innovation – Pay Per Gaze technology. Google Granted Patent for Pay Per Gaze Advertising…
Audio company Beats Audio may be wanting to to buy back HTC’s stake in the company in the near future, according to a report. HTC currently owns a 25% stake in Beats Audio and supplies all its handsets with Beats Audio branding. Beats Looking to Buy Back HTC Stake The Wall Street Journal is reporting…
Nokia might be entering the phablet market with a new rumored device – the Nokia Bandit. The device is said to be launching this year, and should sport a mammoth 6 inch screen. Nokia Bandit To Have Gigantic Display The Verge has been tipped off by sources that the Finnish manufacturer is testing a 6…
SteelSeries announced another heavy contender in it’s headset line up at GamesCom in Germany. The newest addition takes it’s place in the already stellar Siberia (maybe they should have premiered it in Russia?) line-up of products. The SteelSeries Siberia Elite Headset looks like another awesome gadget that is tempting for any gamer to add to…
Google’s Chromecast is marketed as “the easiest way to enjoy online video and music on your TV.” So the question is: is it? Many people today don’t own the new smart TVs that Sony, Panasonic and LG are putting out, so Google came up with a brilliant idea. Most TVs, smart or not, do come…
The dangers of owning a smart phone has made its way into the news once again. Not long ago we talked about a Galaxy S4 exploding and burning down some poor guys house. This time around it is the iPhone that has turned on its owner. iPhone Kills 23 Year Old Chinese Woman 23 year…
Canonical wants to change how we define “mobile” and “desktop” and even “smartphone”, and, you know, they are spot on with their plans—even if they don’t work out this time. As you might have heard, Canonical has launched an Indiegogo campaign to create the Ubuntu Edge “smartphone”, I put the in quotes because this is a…
Hey Mr. Zuckerberg, your Facebook is broken. Facebook Security Risk Left Knocking On Zuckerberg’s Wall You wouldn’t think that someone would have to go directly to the creator of Facebook in order to get a security concern handled. Sadly, that is exactly what Khalil of Palestine was forced to do in order to be taken…