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Xbox in the News: Live, New Controllers, and a closer look at Kinect!

Xbox in the News: Live, New Controllers, and a closer look at Kinect!

I think it’s safe to say that we have quite a few Xbox 360 fans in our audience. And, I’ll be honest: I’m right there with you– I love my console. So, when I came across a number of Xbox-related stories, I felt obliged to spread the news. Fair warning: some of it’s good and, regrettably, some [...]

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Free phone calls with Gmail!

Free phone calls with Gmail!

Thanks to the folks over at Google, you and I can officially make calls from our computers to mobile phones (and landlines too)… for free!
Three days ago, Google launched its newest service via Gmail’s webclient. It allows you to make and receive calls to and from the US and Canada. To make calls, you use [...]

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Net Neutrality Recap

Earlier this month, on August 9th, Verizon and Google held a joint press conference o discuss net neutrality, an issue that’s becoming more and more pressing. In a nutshell, net neutrality deals with the openness and availability of the internet– in a “perfect world” there shouldn’t be internet discrimination; access should be equal for all users. [...]

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New iPhone, iPad, and iPod Models May Be Hitting Shelves Sooner Than You Think

New iPhone, iPad, and iPod Models May Be Hitting Shelves Sooner Than You Think

That’s right, new iPad models, iPhone 4s without the antenna issue, and a whole new line of iPods could be coming soon to an Apple Store near you. While it’s only a rumor, you can expect to see new Apple products in stores “as early as this month” according to iLounge‘s “highly reliable source”.
Seeing [...]

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US Senator Rips Apple Over iPhone 4 iPhone 4 Antenna Issue; Drafts Letter to Steve Jobs

US Senator Rips Apple Over iPhone 4 iPhone 4 Antenna Issue; Drafts Letter to Steve Jobs

AppleInsider posted an open letter to Steve Jobs from New York Senator Charles Schumer (D). Basically, the letter rips on Apple and the iPhone 4′s antenna issue.
Let’s recap shall we? Instead of working on real, pressing issues the Senator is wasting time worrying about the iPhone 4. Just wonderful! Clearly, he was mis-informed and didn’t [...]

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RIM releases BBM usage stats from World Cup… and they’re pretty impressive

RIM releases BBM usage stats from World Cup… and they’re pretty impressive

As many of you know, I’m just about fed up with my BlackBerry (post coming soon: “Why I Can’t Wait to Ditch My BlackBerry.”). But, one thing I know I’m going to miss, perhaps miss desperately, is BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM). BBM is Research in Motion’s BlackBerry to BlackBerry messaging service that uses a minuscule amount of [...]

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Apple To Hold iPhone 4 Press Conference On Friday

Apple To Hold iPhone 4 Press Conference On Friday

Apple sent out notifications to a select few in the media that the company’s holding a press conference this Friday, July 16th at 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern).
Right now, we don’t have a lot of details… wait, scratch that–  we only have one:  the conference is related to the iPhone 4.
We, along with about 99.9% of [...]

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Hulu Plus launches on PS3; will be a exclusive to Sony’s console through 2010

Hulu Plus launches on PS3; will be a exclusive to Sony’s console through 2010

Hulu Plus, which we offered our thoughts on a few weeks ago, launched a preview earlier today for some lucky Play Station Plus members.

For the time being, you’ll need to be a subscriber to PlayStation’s Plus network in order to access Hulu’s content– rest assured though, the rest of you will be able to watch [...]

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Hulu launches Hulu PLUS- an evil plot to bankrupt the world?

Hulu launches Hulu PLUS- an evil plot to bankrupt the world?

Have you been longing to watch your favorite TV shows on Hulu on your iPad, Xbox, PS3, iPhone, or even on that new big screen TV in your den? Well, now you can… for a $10 a month that is! Or, uh, you’ll be able to soon?
Although Hulu officially announced its new premium subscription service, known [...]

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HP Buys Melodeo, Apple’s Nightmare in Progress?

HP Buys Melodeo, Apple’s Nightmare in Progress?

HP, that big ‘ol company that just bought Palm, has acquired yet another company: Melodeo.  Melodeo is the creator of nuTsie (yes, that is an iTunes anagram), an interesting personal radio service.  As the webOS and Palm fan that I am, I can’t help but recognize the power this deal has over the webOS desktop-to-mobile [...]

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Breaking: Apple Offers Unlimited Data Plans to iPad 3G Customers before June 6th

Breaking: Apple Offers Unlimited Data Plans to iPad 3G Customers before June 6th

We ordered a second iPad 3G for extensive testing on June 6th– the infamous cutoff date for unlimited data. All iPads purchases after the 6th are now subject to AT&T’s new data plans: $25/month for 2GB of data and $15/month for 200 MB of data.
Although Apple and AT&T indicated that customers who purchased the iPad [...]

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