http://blorge.com Engaging and compelling blogs that entertain and inform Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:45:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/apple-iphone-ads-pulled-in-uk-for-being-misleading/ 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/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/will-zonealarm-ever-be-available-for-64-bit-windows-vista/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/navigon-now-offers-free-real-time-traffic-updates-for-life-on-all-gps-units/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/28/askcom%e2%80%99s-ask-kids-portal-gets-a-makeover-for-the-new-school-year/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-internet-explorer-8-beta-2-targets-everyday-web-user/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/computer-virus-attacks-international-space-station/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/att-announces-new-data-roaming-deals-for-iphone-users/ 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 ... http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/new-iphone-security-flaw-makes-stealing-data-a-cinch/ Consoles have often lived and died by the exclusives that the manufacturers have secured for them, but that era is now [...] http://blorge.com/2008/08/27/platform-exclusives-ending-ps3-xbox-360-wii-to-share-more-games/