Archive for November, 2011 - Page 30

Google+ Pages Enjoys 61% Adoption Rate Among Top Brands, But Not Not Too Many +1 Votes

Businesses Are Warming Up to Google+ Although Performance Among Google+ Users Leaves Much to Be Desired
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Google launched Google+ Pages for brands and businesses earlier this month, giving companies the opportunity to run their own identity on Google’s social network. But while a good majority of top brands already have a presence on Google+, they still have a long way to go in terms of popularity.

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Google Music Officially Released, Android Market Music Store Included

Google Launches Google Music At Special “These Go To Eleven” Event, Ready to Sell 13 Million Songs]
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Google held a special “These Go To Eleven” media event today to fully launch its official Google Music service alongside its new Android Market music store.

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HTC Vivid: HTC Receives Cease & Desist Letter From Adult Entertainment Company Due to Trademark Confusion

Porn Company Vivid Entertainment Says HTC Vivid Infringes On Their Trademark; Is There Cause for Confusion?
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

HTC Has a knack for choosing bold and imaginative names for its handsets. The last time we saw controversy with smartphone nomenclatures is with the HTC ChaCha. Now, it’s with the recently-launched HTC Vivid.

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Final Fantasy XV To Be An Action RPG?

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Producer Hints That Final Fantasy XV Might Be An Action RPG
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Think back to the early-to-mid ’90s. Remember the Final Fantasy games back then, in all of their 8 bit and 16 bit glory? Those games were RPGs that defined a genre, and many of them will go down in history as some of the best games ever made. Fast forward [...]

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Minecraft Pocket Edition iOS Now Available In New Zealand

Minecraft iOS Now Available In New Zealand, Coming To App Store In North America & Europe Later Today
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Minecraft‘s final release is now so close that we can smell it, but before the full game get its time in the spotlight, the iOS version is sneaking onto the App Store. Minecraft Pocket Edition was released on the New Zealand App Store, which means that iOS users around the [...]

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Gmail App for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Now Available Again

Google Has Fixed Bugs in Gmail for iOS; Gmail 1.0.2 Now Available for Download for iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch Running iOS 4+
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Google has announced that its official Gmail app for iOS devices has been reinstated to the Apple App Store. Now with bug fixes and stability enhancements, the Gmail app is supposed to bring the full Gmail functionality in the convenience of a native app.

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Rumor: Xbox 720, PS4 Projects Already Underway

Ubisoft Currently Working On Xbox 720 Project, Major Sony Studio Shifts To PS4 Development, Say Rumors
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Yeah, yeah. We know you’ve heard this all before. But hey, since we’ve already got so many rumors about the next console generation, why not slap one more on there? Apparently, projects are already underway for the next Xbox and PlayStation, and we may be getting a new console announcement [...]

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Skyrim Sells 3.5 Million Copies In First 48 Hours

Bethesda Ships 7 Million Skyrim Launch Units, Skyrim Sells 3.5 Million Units In First Two Days
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Even though Bethesda is currently rushing to get a patch out to Skyrim players that are having an experience plagued with bugs, it seems like there’s still plenty of reason to celebrate. That’s because Skyrim is a massive hit for the studio, with Bethesda reporting that 7 million launch units [...]

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HP Envy 17 & HP Envy 15 Get Official Unveiling

HP's Latest Ultra-Thin Laptops, The Envy 17 & The Envy 15, Get A Whole New Lease On Life & Some Very Noteworthy Specs
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

It’s been the better part of a year since we last heard much of anything out of the HP Envy lineup, but now we’ve got an update, and was it ever worth the wait! Two new laptops in the Envy line-the Envy 17 and the Envy 15–both got their first [...]

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XtremeMac Brings The Tango Bar To Put Extra Sound In Your Mac

USB Powered Speaker Array Fits Easily Under iMac Or Cinema Display Screens, Provides Ten Watts Of Power
By on Wednesday, 16. November 2011

Okay, Mac users out there, if you’re looking to turn up the sound, then the tipoff we got from our friends out at the Max Borges Agency is just what you’ll want to hear. What we’ve got for you today is the Tango Bar from XtremeMac, and it’s going to [...]

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