Archive | November, 2010
Trilogy of GTA games from Rockstar (GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas) now available for the Mac
Three of the most iconic video games of all time are finally making their way over to the Mac thanks to Transgaming. Mac users can now shoot bustas, evade cops, and otherwise live a down and dirty gangsta lifestyle with Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. […]
Continue reading...Facebook acquires FB.com, email service looking more like a sure thing
14. November 2010
Comments Off on Facebook acquires FB.com, email service looking more like a sure thing
With rumors spreading that Facebook will launch, or at the very least announce, an email service on Monday morning, it appears that the company recently acquired FB.com, lending more credence to the notion of a web-based email service for Facebook users. A simple whois search reveals all. So why FB.com as opposed to Facebook.com? Well, […]
Continue reading...Why there’s still no Netflix app for Android – Fragmentation
14. November 2010
Netflix redefined the way we watch movies and it was only a matter of time before the service started showing up on devices like the Xbox and Apple TV in addition to infiltrating devices in the mobile space. A Netflix app for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad has been available since August, and like you’d […]
Continue reading...Gorillaz next album to be created solely on an iPad
14. November 2010
Comments Off on Gorillaz next album to be created solely on an iPad
Well this is somewhat fitting. The musical band Gorillaz announced that their next album, which is scheduled to launch before 2011, will be created exclusively with an iPad. Created by Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn, who also happens to be the lead songwriter and frontman for Blur, the Gorillaz burst onto the scene in 2001 […]
Continue reading...Google gives senior executives 30% raise for 2011
14. November 2010
Comments Off on Google gives senior executives 30% raise for 2011
Working for Google sure has its privileges. A few days ago word leaked out that Google was giving each member of its 23,000 workforce a $1,000 bonus along with a 10% raise for 2011. Google was none too thrilled that their overtly kind gesture was leaked to the media, not to mention a leaked email […]
Continue reading...Facebook to unveil Gmail competitor this Monday – Rumor
13. November 2010
Comments Off on Facebook to unveil Gmail competitor this Monday – Rumor
Google has successfully leveraged the popularity of Gmail in a number of different arenas, most notably by requiring Android users to possess Gmail accounts if they want to access the Android marketplace. And though there still remains a significant percentage of folks who use Yahoo! and Hotmail for emailing, there’s no denying that Gmail is […]
Continue reading...iPad goes on sale in Russia in limited supply
13. November 2010
Comments Off on iPad goes on sale in Russia in limited supply
Way in the late 80’s, American children were inundated with stories of how Russian’s would wait in line for hours for a single loaf of bread. Flash forward to 2010 and those lines may still be in existence, only this time it’s Apple’s iPad that everyone’s after. Well, to be fair, long lines is quite […]
Continue reading...Check yourself for STDs with your mobile phone
13. November 2010
Comments Off on Check yourself for STDs with your mobile phone
Guardian reports: Mobile phones and computers will soon be able to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases under innovative plans to cut the UK’s rising rate of herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhoea among young people. Doctors and technology experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell someone quickly and privately if they have […]
Continue reading...Ballmer sells $2 billion worth of MSFT stock
13. November 2010
Comments Off on Ballmer sells $2 billion worth of MSFT stock
Don Dodge writes via Reuters: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is selling 75 million shares of his Microsoft holdings netting $2 Billion. By selling the stock before the end of the year Ballmer saves $100 million in capital gains taxes. Capital gains tax rates are expected to rise to 20% next year from the current 15%. After […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs calls developer after his app was rejected for using private APIs
13. November 2010
Comments Off on Steve Jobs calls developer after his app was rejected for using private APIs
Traversing the iPhone app application process is not as arduous as it once was, but there are a few developers who still experience hiccups from time to time. Most recently, Seattle iPhone developer Ram Arumugam emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs after his iPad app “Economy for iPad” was rejected for using private APIs. Arumugam’s email […]
Continue reading...Apple starts hiring Mac App Store reviewers
12. November 2010
Comments Off on Apple starts hiring Mac App Store reviewers
MacNN reports: Apple has started hiring reviewers for the Mac App Store. Candidates must be “software application specialist[s],” able to “organize and prioritize a heavy workload.” Seven positions are listed on Apple’s website, all based in offices within California’s Santa Clara Valley. The company’s Cupertino headquarters is located in the area. The only technical requirement […]
Continue reading...NVIDIA CEO – “You can’t just put an operating system on a tablet and hope that on a piece of glass and hope that you can compete against the iPad”
12. November 2010
Comments Off on NVIDIA CEO – “You can’t just put an operating system on a tablet and hope that on a piece of glass and hope that you can compete against the iPad”
NVIDIA President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang talking about Apple’s iPad and the burgeoning tablet market in general: We know at this point that the projects that we’re working on, particularly in the tablets, has taken longer than we expected and it has taken longer than we expected by a few months, but the important thing […]
Continue reading...
15. November 2010
Comments Off on Trilogy of GTA games from Rockstar (GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas) now available for the Mac