Archive for January, 2011 - Page 19

Verizon iPhone 4 Order Pages Now Live, Still Does Not Mean You Will Get Yours Any Earlier [Online Apple Store Verizon iPhone 4 Order Pages Now Online, Comes With Pricing Information For Data, Hotspot, Messaging & More]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Whether or not this pages will remain throughout the day remains in question, however at present the order pages for the 16GB and 32GB iPhone 4 with Verizon are now live on the Apple website. Granted, this does not mean [...]

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50% of iPhone Applications Can Track You [iPhone Apps Might be a Privacy Concern, as More than Half Collect Device ID Information & Can Potentially Link These to Identifiable User Information]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Privacy is a big concern these days, with a lot of Internet users having social network profiles and always-connected mobile devices. But even if you’re careful with your privacy, the apps you use might be tracking you discreetly.

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Call Of Duty Black Ops PS3 Getting Fix For Freezes, Also Adds Contracts [Call Of Duty Black Ops Patch Will Fix Freezes, Add New Features]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

After previously putting out the word that they may need to shut down Black Ops PS3 servers, Treyarch have apparently gone back to work to fix whatever it is they can and unlike the whole Modern Warfare 2 situation, it [...]

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Shadow Of The Colossus Dev’s PlayStation 3 Exclusive, The Last Guardian, Release Date Leaked? [The Last Guardian Coming On October 7th According To Retailers]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Shadow Of The Colossus and Ico were both haunting masterpieces and it’s fair to say everyone is expecting Fumito Ueda to surpass himself given the vast expanse of the PS3′s hardware muscle he has to play with. Must be something [...]

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Smartphone Technology Could Eventually Power Satellites In Space [UK Researchers Currently Developing Low-Earth Orbit Satellite That Uses Smartphone Technology]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Launching things into space, particularly satellites, is a tricky business. Not only do you need to develop satellites with expensive technology that can survive and function properly in the harsh environment of space, but you have to make them as [...]

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Franck Muller iPhone 4 Case Costs $1,270 [Swiss Watchmaker Franck Muller Makes iPhone Cases that Cost More than an iPhone 4]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Luxury items are often goods that have baffled economists, in that they don’t usually follow the usual supply-and-demand argument. The more expensive a luxury item is, the more desirable it is to consumers–at least those who can afford it. Take [...]

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The Social Network Nominated Oscar Best Picture [Movie About Facebook Gets Nominated for Best Picture at the 83rd Academy Awards, Along With 7 Other Oscar Nominations]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Who knew that a movie about how a social network grew from the bosom of the academic world will become this critically-acclaimed? The Social Network, which is a stylized account of Facebook’s development, has been nominated for eight Oscars no [...]

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Major Nelson Announces Xbox Live Marketplace Sale On Tons Of 2K & Rockstar Content [Xbox Live Marketplace Sale Sees Various Content From 2K & Rockstar Discounted By 50%]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has announced a Xbox Live Marketplace sale on a veritable treasure trove of content from both 2K and Rockstar. The sale sees nearly all of the content discounted by 50%, with the lone exception apparently being [...]

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Verizon iPhone Mobile Hotspot Feature To Cost $20/Month [Verizon To Charge Their Going Rate For Mobile Hotspot Access When The iPhone Comes To Town]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

It looks like Verizon will be charging their regular smartphone plan prices for the iPhone. Yet, the tech blog world is reporting each reveal like it’s some amazing new story. Yet, here we are. Verizon’s Brenda Raney confirmed that the [...]

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Zynga Issues Cease & Desist Order To Makers Of ‘Blingville’ [Zynga Trying To Halt Release Of 'Blingville' By Issuing Cease & Desist Order]

By on Wednesday, 26. January 2011

Ah, trademark wars, they just keep getting more and more ridiculous by the day. In a move of sheer hypocrisy, Facebook game company Zynga has issued a cease and desist order to Blingville LLC, the creators of the game Blingville, [...]

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