BLORGE http://blorge.com Top technology news today Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:40:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sony drops 12-minute PS Vita tour and Twisted Metal University videos

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The PlayStation Vita is set to release next week on February 22nd, and Sony has just released a 12-minute [...] Related posts: Twisted Metal to include free copy of Twisted Metal: Black Jaffe working on new Twisted Metal game for PS3 – reboot considered as new IP PS3 Twisted Metal media blowout

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/13/sony-drops-12-minute-ps-vita-tour-and-twisted-metal-university-videos/ AT&T also readying shared data

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Give us big love. Families share everything, why not smartphone data? Adding a voice line to our Verizon family account costs $9.99 per dumb device, while each new smartphone requires the same ten spot plus $30 for “unlimited” data. We never use our shared voice minutes and those individual data units likewise go [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/13/att-also-readying-shared-data/ Epic: Unreal Engine 4 running on a next-gen console – Xbox 720?

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While there have been tons of rumors surrounding the next gen Xbox from Microsoft, it has been fairly quiet from the development community. however, there is one studio that hasn’t been shy talking about its work on [...] Related posts: Sega injects Unreal 3 engine power to next-gen market GoldenEye 007 confirmed to be running [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/13/epic-unreal-engine-4-running-on-a-next-gen-console-%e2%80%93-xbox-720/ Apple bests itself, iOS passes the Mac

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News flash — Apple’s biggest and most ruthless competitor is itself. The company dominates the plain jane media (a.k.a. mp3) player segment, which many believe is terminal decline largely due to competition from Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and iPad product lines. Now, some people are saying iOS is starting to eat the Mac’s [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/12/apple-bests-itself-ios-passes-the-mac/ Apple bests itself as iOS share passes the Mac

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News flash — Apple’s biggest and most ruthless competitor is itself. The company dominates the plain jane media (a.k.a. mp3) player segment, which many believe is terminal decline largely due to competition from Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch and iPad product lines. Now, some people are saying iOS is starting to eat the Mac’s [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/12/apple-bests-itself-as-ios-share-passes-the-mac/ Anonymous continues its attack on government websites knocking the CIA offline

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Anonymous knocked the CIA website offline in one of its latest [...] Related posts: Last Egyptian ISP goes offline but creativity continues ‘Facebook Down’ threat shows weakness at heart of Anonymous Al-Qaeda websites go offline, but who’s to blame?

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/12/anonymous-continues-its-attack-on-government-websites-knocking-the-cia-offline/ Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Apple are readying new devices for later this year

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The Nook and the Kindle [...] Related posts: Amazon and Barnes & Noble prep e-book apps for the iPad Barnes and Noble enters tablet market with Nook Tablet to rival iPad, Kindle Fire Barnes & Noble Nook chases the iPad

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/11/barnes-noble-amazon-and-apple-are-readying-new-devices-for-later-this-year/ Schools bid MacBook adieu, will welcome MacBook Air

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And, they WILL welcome it. When you’re waiting for the next big thing, Apple can sometimes seem so slow and plodding. However, from the competition’s perspective, the Cupertino kids are always more than a step ahead. On Thursday, the company killed of their consumer/education MacBook portable and, then Friday, released a special education [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/11/schools-bid-macbook-adieu-will-welcome-macbook-air/ Apple conjures iTunes Match music cash

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Although the iPod still dominates the standalone media player space with more than 70 percent of the market, sales are shrinking — in fact, “shriveling” might be a better descriptor. However, if you’re out on the street, there are still plenty of telltale white earbuds. Though everything looks the same — Apple, Apple [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/11/apple-conjures-itunes-match-music-cash/ Schools bid MacBook adieu, welcome MacBook Air

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When you’re waiting for the next big thing, Apple can sometimes seem so slow and plodding. However, from the competition’s perspective, the Cupertino kids are always more than a step ahead. On Thursday, the company killed of their consumer/education MacBook portable and, then Friday, released a special education only version of the MacBook [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/11/schools-bid-macbook-adieu-welcome-macbook-air/ iPhoneography, a worthy college course

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The first course in iPhoneography, or iPhone photography, is being offered at Kensington and Chelsea College, London. Which I personally think is a fantastic idea. Veteran photographer Richard Gray is the man behind ‘iPhoneography: An Introduction to Photography with the iPhone’, a [...] Related posts: Smartphone snaps on the rise Google Apps flaw leaves college [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/11/iphoneography-a-worthy-college-course/ Microsoft Stores finally go international

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A Microsoft Store is likely to be opening near you soon. Even if you’re not in the United States. Possibly. Probably. Microsoft has been opening Stores around the U.S. since late in 2009. It’s been an experiment to this point, with [...] Related posts: Microsoft opening more retail stores Microsoft now hiring employees for its [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/10/microsoft-stores-finally-go-international/ iPad 3 coming first week of March? Yep

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Apple is rather predictable, except when it isn’t. As relates to the long-rumored iPad 3, it seems that Cupertino will be eschewing the road less traveled with a growing body of rumorological evidence pointing an event to and release right about the same time as last year. And, like 2011, 2012 is expected [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/10/ipad-3-coming-first-week-of-march-yep/ Monkey Island makers destroy Kickstarter records

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The man who created games including Monkey Island has found a simple way to literally make a million dollars over night. It turns out all you need to do is ask. Tim Schafer now runs a studio named Double Fine [...] Related posts: Wii can’t do this: PS3 enters into Guinness Book of World Records [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/10/monkey-island-makers-destroy-kickstarter-records/ Mass Effect Infiltrator for the iOS looks like the real deal

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EA’s first attempt at making a Mass Effect game for the iOS platform was a bit of a letdown [...] Related posts: Confirmed: Mass Effect for PS3 announcement tomorrow [UPDATED] Mass Effect 2 on PS3 rumor resurfaces Mass Effect 2 for PS3 may be a reality

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/10/mass-effect-infiltrator-for-the-ios-looks-like-the-real-deal/ Sony working on a LittleBigPlanet kart game

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According to reports, Sony has apparently revealed a LittleBigPlanet carting game for the PS3. Details are scant at the moment, but sources indicate that the game will be 3D [...] Related posts: Sony pushing LittleBigPlanet as biggest PS3 game of 2008 Sony to offer two free games and possibly working on Chrome for PS3 LittleBigPlanet [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/10/sony-working-on-a-littlebigplanet-kart-game/ Growing number of homes choose broadband + broadcast TV

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More than nine in 10 homes pay for cable television. However, with new economic realities and a competitive climate change is in the air. Whereas cable’s share has decline, the number of homes with broadband internet continues to rise and, interestingly, many of those with fast internet are choosing to get television the [...] Related [...]

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]]> http://blorge.com/2012/02/10/growing-number-of-homes-choose-broadband-broadcast-tv/ Microsoft roasts Google with Gmail Man

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Microsoft has had fun roasting Google with its Gmail Man spoof. And why not? It’s all just a bit of fun, surely. Microsoft has been losing ground to Google in many sectors for the past few years. Gmail is growing at [...] Related posts: Google accuses Microsoft of spreading lies in new Hotmail ad Microsoft [...]

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