Archive for August, 2011 - Page 11
Windows 8 File System to Feature Ribbon Interface [Microsoft to Revamp Explorer Interface With MS Office 2007 Like Ribbons]
If you think you’ve had enough of Microsoft’s ribbon-based interface with Office, you’re in for a treat. Microsoft is revamping Windows Explorer with a new ribbon interface with its upcoming Windows 8 launch.
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Pics Leak [Pictures Of BlackBerry QNX-Based PlayBook OS Version 2.0 Land Online, Missing BES Support, Has Android Icon]
Pictures of RIM’s QNX-based BlackBerry PlayBook OS version 2.0 were recently leaked online by a Chinese site. A few changes on the OS are evident by the leaked pictures, and if you’re interested in what they are (especially you folks [...]
Walmart Explains That $249 Price Of Xbox 360 Kinect Was Mistake [Microsoft Isn't "Rolling Back" The Price On The Xbox 360, Walmart Sale Was Temporary, But Does The Xbox 360 Need A Price Cut?]
If you follow the gaming blogs, then you saw last week pictures of a Walmart price tag offering the Xbox 360 4GB Kinect bundle for just $249, about $50 off its regular price. Microsoft responded to press inquiries saying that [...]
The Top Seven Things The Cook Era Of Apple Should Offer [We Offer Up Seven Ways To Make The Cook Era Of Apple Distinct From The Jobs Era, From iTunes Original Programming To A Whole New iDevice]
We’ve made a lot out of the recent shakeup in Apple’s top brass. And it’s not surprising, either, as it’s a big deal. But we’re looking at the dawn of a new way of life for Apple here, and the [...]
Facebook’s Bug Bounty Program Pays Out $40,000 Since Launch [The Facebook Bug Bounty Program Isn't A Month Old, But Has Already Paid Out Handsomely To Several Hackers]
Remember when, just a few weeks back, we brought you the story of the Facebook bug bounty, in which, if you could discover a way to hack Facebook, and were willing to put up with a few terms and conditions [...]
Epic Games Confirms Season Pass For Gears Of War 3 [Epic Announces That They'll Be Offering A Gears Of War 3 Season Pass, Which Will Save Players 33% Off The First Four Gears Of War 3 DLC Packs]
Epic Games has decided to jump on the Season Pass bandwagon that’s been revolutionizing the way we buy DLC lately, announcing today that they’ll be offering one of their own for the first four post-launch DLC packs for Gears of [...]
Xbox 360 Version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Will Fit On One Disc [While Other Developers Are Resorting To Multiple Discs For The Xbox 360 Version of Their Games, Bethesda Says That Skyrim Will Only Use One Disc On Xbox 360]
Make no bones about it, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is going to be absolutely massive. Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas were massive games in their own right, and Skyrim promises to be even bigger than those. In [...]
Modern Warfare 3 PC Will Use Steam, Valve Announces [Retail & Digital Copies Of Modern Warfare 3 PC Will Support Steam While Battlefield 3 Won't Even Be Showing Up On Valve's Platform]
The war between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 will almost definitely be decided by console sales, but both Activision and EA should be smart enough to know that it’s a terrible idea to turn your back on the PC [...]
iCloud Coming To Snow Leopard? [Apple Users Who Haven't Updated To Lion May Still Get In On iCloud Thanks To A Possible Update To Snow Leopard]
Interesting news for you Apple users out there who didn’t want to get in on the Lion fun but still want a shot at iCloud; Apple is reportedly working on a system to get iCloud onto Snow Leopard devices, thus [...]
$20,000 Scholarships Are Being Offered To Aspiring Tech Journalists [Associated Press & Google Looking For Up & Coming Tech Journalists Still In School To Offer Scholarships To]
Are you still in school and need some cash to get by with? Google and AP are teaming up to offer scholarships to aspiring tech journalists to the tune of $20,000. That should help some, right?

