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Oh Snap! Snapchat (Stupidly) Rejects $3 Billion Buyout From Facebook

Oh Snap! Snapchat (Stupidly) Rejects $3 Billion Buyout From Facebook

Michael Convente November 14, 2013 0

Hot off the presses this morning is a report that the photosharing and messaging service Snapchat has rejected a $3 Billion all-cash buyout offer from Facebook.  If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering how

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Instagram Modifies Privacy Policy: All Your Photos Are Belong To Us

Instagram Modifies Privacy Policy: All Your Photos Are Belong To Us

Michael Convente December 18, 2012 0

In a move that has stunned the tech world, Instagram has modified its privacy policy to give it the right to sell your photos without compensation or notice.  The move, which goes into effect

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Top Smartphones for the 2012 Holiday Season Shopping Guide

Top Smartphones for the 2012 Holiday Season Shopping Guide

Michael Convente December 18, 2012 3

Last year I wrote a top smartphones of 2011 shopping guide, and since we’re fully in the 2012 holiday season, I figured I would give it another go this year!  Like last year, Samsung

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Groupon is the 21st Century’s “Sky Mall”

Groupon is the 21st Century’s “Sky Mall”

Michael Convente April 29, 2012 1

Oh, Groupon.  I bet your founders (Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky, and Brad Keywell) are now wishing they took Google’s $6 billion paycheck in 2010 and rode off into the sunset.  Those were the Golden

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Top 5 Tech Stories of 2011

Top 5 Tech Stories of 2011

Michael Convente December 31, 2011 2

2011 has been a remarkable year for technology.  Never before have we seen the power of technology on display more than in 2011.  We’ve seen tech companies of both old and new stumble with

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2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Video Games

2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Video Games

Matt Evangelist December 20, 2011 0

Many of you out there likely know someone that just enjoys a good video game. There were many great games released this year on every platform that it may seem overwhelming which ones to

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2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Headphones and Earbuds

2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Headphones and Earbuds

Patrick Nosker December 19, 2011 1

If smartphones are not quite the item you’re looking to give this holiday season, maybe you want to give the gift of sound. If so, you’ve come to the right place. I will help

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2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Five Smartphones

2011 Holiday Shopping List: Top Five Smartphones

Michael Convente December 18, 2011 5

Santa’s trip around the world is only one week away, but there is still time to send a last minute gift request to the North Pole.  If a smartphone is at the top of

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What does Valve’s Shift Away From Episodic Content Mean For Video Games

What does Valve’s Shift Away From Episodic Content Mean For Video Games

jmaltz@pnosker.com May 14, 2011 0

In a little ballyhooed interview recently, Gabe Newell, the head honcho behind Valve, stated that the company will be supporting their games post-release by including updates which are substantially smaller than the previous episodic

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Will the Wii 2 Be As Successful As Its Predecessor?

Will the Wii 2 Be As Successful As Its Predecessor?

Will Anderson May 3, 2011 0

The gaming world has been abuzz with the news of a successor to the Wii to be shown off at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California.  Speculation and rumors of features

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