BLORGE.com http://blorge.com Engaging and compelling blogs that entertain and inform Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Apple iPhone ads pulled in UK for being "misleading" http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/apple-iphone-ads-pulled-in-uk-for-being-misleading/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/apple-iphone-ads-pulled-in-uk-for-being-misleading/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:45:22 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/apple-iphone-ads-pulled-in-uk-for-being-misleading/

Apple iPhone ads pulled in UK for being "misleading" Leave it to the UK and its sensibilities to pull iPhone ads for being just a little misleading.  Apple advertises the iPhone as a full Internet-capable device even though it lacks support for Java and Adobe Flash.

No matter how hard you try, some sites are just not going to work on the mobile version of Safari because it either has heavy Java use or requires Flash 9.  Apple could introduce support for both in Firmware 2.1 but I’m not going to hold my breath.

Knowing the company it has found a way […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/apple-iphone-ads-pulled-in-uk-for-being-misleading/feed/ Why Microsoft will not confirm the Xbox 360 price drop http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/why-microsoft-will-not-confirm-the-xbox-360-price-drop/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/why-microsoft-will-not-confirm-the-xbox-360-price-drop/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:45:19 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/why-microsoft-will-not-confirm-the-xbox-360-price-drop/ Why Microsoft will not confirm the Xbox 360 price drop Just a few days ago we showed a scan of a Radioshack flyer indicating a price drop for the Xbox 360 and now there is more evidence that this […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/why-microsoft-will-not-confirm-the-xbox-360-price-drop/feed/ Will ZoneAlarm ever be available for 64-bit Windows Vista? http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/will-zonealarm-ever-be-available-for-64-bit-windows-vista/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/will-zonealarm-ever-be-available-for-64-bit-windows-vista/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:45:18 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/will-zonealarm-ever-be-available-for-64-bit-windows-vista/ ZoneAlarm was at one time the most downloaded piece of software available across all categories, which raises the question- where is the version compatible with 64-bit Windows Vista?  The company that produces ZoneAlarm has stated several times that it will be available "in 2008," so what’s the story?
The 64-bit version of Vista includes significant […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/will-zonealarm-ever-be-available-for-64-bit-windows-vista/feed/ Navigon now offers free real-time traffic updates for life on all GPS units http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/navigon-now-offers-free-real-time-traffic-updates-for-life-on-all-gps-units/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/navigon-now-offers-free-real-time-traffic-updates-for-life-on-all-gps-units/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:45:18 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/navigon-now-offers-free-real-time-traffic-updates-for-life-on-all-gps-units/ Navigon will begin to offer free real-time traffic updates for life on all of its GPS units starting this fall.  The company is looking to shatter the subscription model all together to offer traffic updates in 95 North American markets free of charge, effectively giving some 200 million Americans the opportunity to avoid a […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/navigon-now-offers-free-real-time-traffic-updates-for-life-on-all-gps-units/feed/ Ask.com’s "Ask Kids" portal gets a makeover for the new school year http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/askcom%e2%80%99s-ask-kids-portal-gets-a-makeover-for-the-new-school-year/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/askcom%e2%80%99s-ask-kids-portal-gets-a-makeover-for-the-new-school-year/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:45:15 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/askcom%e2%80%99s-ask-kids-portal-gets-a-makeover-for-the-new-school-year/ School’s back in session, and it’s perfect timing for a facelift to Ask.com’s popular kid and tween search engine; Ask Kids.  The site has been upgraded and extended with a variety of new features, and now boasts the most graphically vivid display of any search engine portal available. 
With the launch of Ask Kids, […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/askcom%e2%80%99s-ask-kids-portal-gets-a-makeover-for-the-new-school-year/feed/ NEW Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 targets "everyday web user" http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-targets-everyday-web-user/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-targets-everyday-web-user/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:45:18 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-targets-everyday-web-user/ Microsoft is actively looking for a way to make itself more relevant in the web world. With that in mind it makes good sense that the company is building a browser single-mindedly focused on satisfying the needs of its end users. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is supposedly ready for the average user to […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-targets-everyday-web-user/feed/ Computer virus attacks International space station http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/computer-virus-attacks-international-space-station/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/computer-virus-attacks-international-space-station/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:45:15 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/computer-virus-attacks-international-space-station/ If there were any computers on the planet capable of being invulnerable from a computer virus, it should be the laptops on the space station.  Unfortunately for NASA, it seems that one has managed to sneak onboard the station and plot the overthrow of mankind cause a nuisance for both the astronauts and mission […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/computer-virus-attacks-international-space-station/feed/ AT&T announces new data roaming deals for iPhone users http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/att-announces-new-data-roaming-deals-for-iphone-users/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/att-announces-new-data-roaming-deals-for-iphone-users/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:45:18 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/att-announces-new-data-roaming-deals-for-iphone-users/ AT&T announces new data roaming deals for iPhone users

AT&T has announced new roaming data plans for the iPhone. There are two new plans and neither look cheap, except of course to the telco.

Summary from NYT: The first plan charges $120 per month for 100 megabytes of roaming data use. Or you can double that by paying $200 for 200 megabytes of international data usage. Expensive? Certainly. But cheap, according to AT&T because without the plan, a three-minute video would cost you $40 on roaming.

Where is […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/att-announces-new-data-roaming-deals-for-iphone-users/feed/ New iPhone security flaw makes stealing data a cinch http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-iphone-security-flaw-makes-stealing-data-a-cinch/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-iphone-security-flaw-makes-stealing-data-a-cinch/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:45:14 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-iphone-security-flaw-makes-stealing-data-a-cinch/ New iPhone security flaw makes stealing data a cinch A security flaw discovered on the iPhone leaves it wide open to data theft. It seems that password protection does not adequately keep your information under lock and key.

Gizmodo reported the flaw on a tip from a Mac Rumors member, demonstrating in a few quick steps how your data could be easily compromised with a simple trick. It reported that the issue showed up with the latest iPhone software update 2.0.2. The trick allows access to phone information in Contacts, Mail, Safari and SMS even when […]

]]> http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-iphone-security-flaw-makes-stealing-data-a-cinch/feed/ Platform exclusives ending - PS3, Xbox 360 & Wii to share more games http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/platform-exclusives-ending-ps3-xbox-360-wii-to-share-more-games/ http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/platform-exclusives-ending-ps3-xbox-360-wii-to-share-more-games/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:45:16 +0000 admin http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/platform-exclusives-ending-ps3-xbox-360-wii-to-share-more-games/ Platform exclusives ending - PS3, Xbox 360 & Wii to share more gamesConsoles have often lived and died by the exclusives that the manufacturers have secured for them, but that era is now […]

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