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Despite Rumors, Next-Gen Consoles Won’t Block Used Games

Despite Rumors, Next-Gen Consoles Won’t Block Used Games

Bryan Rowe April 9, 2012 0

Despite rumors that Microsoft’s, Nintendo’s, and Sony’s next-gen consoles would not allow use of used games, GameStop’s CEO claims these rumors are false.  It had been alleged that new games might be tied to

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Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1 Billion

Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1 Billion

Michael Foley April 9, 2012 1

Facebook announced its agreement to buy the popular photo sharing app maker Instagram on Monday (4/9/2012) to the tune of $1 billion (with a “B”) in cash and stock. Facebook’s CEO and founder, Mark

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Google Generates 4x More Revenue From iOS Than Android and Steve Jobs’s Did Not Actually Loathe Android

Google Generates 4x More Revenue From iOS Than Android and Steve Jobs’s Did Not Actually Loathe Android

Bryan Rowe April 8, 2012 1

Android has not been as financially successful as Google has been leading investors to believe.  Larry Page announced in October during an earnings call, that Google’s mobile products would generate $2.5 billion in revenue. 

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Rumor Mill: iPhone 5 Coming in June?

Rumor Mill: iPhone 5 Coming in June?

Michael Convente April 3, 2012 0

Another day, another Apple rumor.   Today’s version involves a rumor picked up by the folks over at Computer World, who are reporting a possible leak of a iPhone 5 launch date in June 2012. 

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PlayStation 4 (Orbis?) Arriving in 2013/2014

PlayStation 4 (Orbis?) Arriving in 2013/2014

Mark Pinkerton March 29, 2012 0

News has broken out from an anonymous source within Sony and reported by Kotaku that the PS4, designated Orbis, will be released towards the end of 2013/early 2014.  While specs currently unclear and subject to change, the current

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Anonymous Will Attempt to Shut Down the Internet with Operation Blackout on March 31st

Anonymous Will Attempt to Shut Down the Internet with Operation Blackout on March 31st

Michael Foley March 28, 2012 8

  The hacktivist organization known as Anonymous has announced its plans to disable the internet this Saturday, March 31st. The group has been known to bring down websites, large ones at that, but has

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Google Launches “Google Play” Marketplace

Google Launches “Google Play” Marketplace

Michael Convente March 26, 2012 2

Move over Amazon and Apple?  If Google has their way with their latest service, Google Play, the two aforementioned major players in online content and applications could feel some competition.  Of course, that was

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NetZero To Launch “Free” Wireless Internet Service

NetZero To Launch “Free” Wireless Internet Service

Michael Convente March 20, 2012 0

NetZero is back!  Well, actually you may be surprised to learn that similar to other ’90s phenomenons that are still around (like Beanie Babies and Tamagotchis),  NetZero never left.  While the company somehow still

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Free Apps Are Reducing Battery Life

Free Apps Are Reducing Battery Life

Michael Foley March 19, 2012 0

Why pay money for something you can get for free? Well it seems, as far as smartphone apps are concerned, free might not always be best. According to a new paper from Purdue University which

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The New iPad: Retina, 4G, A5X. Available March 16th.

The New iPad: Retina, 4G, A5X. Available March 16th.

David Liu March 7, 2012 0

We reported a week ago that March 7 would be the day Apple unveils the newest iteration of their iPad. Today, it is, and they have! The next-generation iPad is, as always, evolutionary, adding

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