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Get Ready to Die – How Social Networking Will Kill You

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

You knew that it was too good to be true. All those blissful hours that you while away on Facebook will surely come back to haunt you. Studies are now proliferating, which attempt to prove that our fascination with social networking will kill us—slowly, painfully, but surely. One evident danger of Facebook or MySpace activity [...]

We’re All a Bunch of Nerds

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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A recent report from Forrester Research, gives hope to the tech industry, vision for the future, and a half-humorous/half-disgusted view of the American consumer. Forrester, a technology and market research firm, performed an in-depth investigation of over 50 thousand American and Canadian homes to determine how techie we’ve all become.

Hide Your Children – Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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Hide Your Children – Entertainment Rating Laws Have No Legal Bearing In Britain

We live in a society today where so much of it relies on protecting our children. With access to the internet, movies, games it can be hard to decide upon what is appropriate for kids and what is not. Which is why we have rating systems to help parents figure out what their children can view or not. Also, these ratings are the basis for most laws which make it illegal for businesses to sell inappropriate material to minors. That is unless you live in Britain.

Is Downloading Movies and Games Becoming a Legal Business?

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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Is Downloading Movies and Games Becoming a Legal Business?

The rogue trade of file sharing or should I say illegal downloading of movies and games has been rife for years. So many pirate sites exist that allow P2P file transfer or access to news servers where header information points to the file server. It’s claimed that the movie industry alone loses millions of dollars each year to the trade. Though, what can be done to control it?

Make Friends. Win Fans

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Facebook continues to define social networking through its über creative forays into boxes, fans, and feeds. Their latest foray is called Fan Box. And, since becoming a fan is a pretty popular thing to do on Facebook, they’ve just made it easier.

PSP + Cell Phone = “iPhone Killer”?

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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As the hordes of electronics manufacturer rush to compete with the legendary iPhone, a new competitor enters the fray. But the new competitor entering the arena has more than armloads of apps and cutting-edge features. It has games. Lots of games. Cool games. It’s the Sony Play Station Portable, now rumored to be going mobile [...]

New iPhone 3GS Overheats, Turns Brown

Monday, June 29, 2009

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No, “iPhone Brown” is not the new official name for the iPhone 3GS, but the new smartphone is too hot for its own good. The overheating glitch actually singes the phone a golden brown. The French journal, Le Journal du Geek posts a user photo of a burnt iPhone, in which an achromatic iPhone is [...]

Collaborative Game Design with HeroEngine

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Collaborative Game Design with HeroEngine

When it comes to collaborative game development, no engine is doing better for the gaming world than HeroEngine from Simutronics. The platform allows developers and artists to interact and work on a project no matter where they are located. This dissolves the need for a constant in-house solution and opens the doors to a telecommuting [...]

The Twitter Revolution: Helping the People, Yes; But Will It Help Twitter?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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The Twitter Revolution: Helping the People, Yes; But Will It Help Twitter?

The June 15, 2009, edition of TIME Magazine displayed on its cover a picture of an iPhone with a Twitter message from author Steven B. Johnson. The feature story was Johnson’s message on “how Twitter is changing the way we live—and showing us the future of innovation.” The June 29, 2009 Time magazine cover shows a crowd of protestors in Iran.

Which is more secure – Facebook or Twitter?

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Which is more secure – Facebook or Twitter?

Facebook and Twitter have become powerful social and web 2.0 tools. Friends can stay connected with friends living in other countries. The sites are recognized as being marketing tools for businesses more and more each day. Though, what about security? Are they both equally secured or is one leading the other?

Twitter Goes to War—Literally

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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For all the social blather that is released on Twitter on an hourly basis, there are some serious topics being tweeted. Among the more serious tweeters is the communication branch of the U.S. military, which regularly tweets war news from Afghanistan.

We Call it Bing Microsoft’s New Version of LiveSearch to Be Named “Bing”

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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We Call it Bing Microsoft’s New Version of LiveSearch to Be Named “Bing”

After months of pablum discussion over the new name for Microsoft’s new search engine interface, the speculation is over. The news is out. The nail biting is over. It shall be called “Bing.”

NPD Group: Gaming more popular than movies

Friday, May 22, 2009

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NPD Group: Gaming more popular than movies

Staying in and playing videogames is becoming more popular than going out to watch a movie, according to new research from the NPD Group.

Gmail Makes It Easier to Switch Accounts

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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Gmail Makes It Easier to Switch Accounts

Nearly everyone has had or used a number of e-mail services in their lifetime. I am now a staunch defender of Gmail, after four years of watching it evolve. Now, with an attractive theme, cool shortcuts, and the layout just the way I like it, I feel as comfortable with Gmail as I do in my own living room at home.

Too Much Texting?

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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How do you know you’re sending too many texts? One indication that you’re sending too many text messages is when you get interviewed by Fox News for sending over 300,000 texts in one month. Yeah, I intentionally put five zeros in that number. The actual number is 303,398, but of course what are three thousand [...]

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