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Libya’s Internet Curfew
Libya is doing the same type of protest that Egypt was doing, demanding accountability and change from their government and it looked like Muammar Gaddafi decided to try the whole shut off the internet thing by implementing a curfew. This comes after 84 Libyan’s have been killed throughout the protest. Read the rest of this article…
Saturday Afternoon Bored Time Videos!
I can only assume you are bored so why not waste 10 minutes and check out these awesome videos! Read the rest of this article…
President Obama Having Dinner with Tech Executives (Except Steve Ballmer)
Last night President Obama visited San Francisco to have dinner with some big tech executives including Steve Jobs (Apple), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Eric Schmidt (Google), Carol Bartz (Yahoo!), John Chambers (Cisco), Dick Costolo (Twitter), Larry Ellison (Oracle), Reed Hastings (Netflix) and a few others.
Where was Steve Ballmer? Read the rest of this article…
Skype Will Hire Nokia Engineers
Remember all those Nokia employee’s that walked out? Well they returned to work on Monday but it looks like there may be job cuts over a Nokia. Skype CEO Tony Bates told Yahoo “Our primary engineering focus just so happens to be somewhere between Finland, Estonia and Stockholm, so you can imagine that’s a great opportunity and we’re hiring.”
Looks like it will be an easy transition for some of those engineers that are unhappy with their jobs now. We use Skype when recording our podcasts so we’re not against this.
Sony Officially Frowns Upon Jailbreaking
Who didn’t see this coming? Sony has made an official statement regarding the jailbreaking of the PS3, they don’t want you doing it or you’re banned, so don’t be jailbreaking your shit. Read the rest of this article…
Motorola Xoom Priced at $799
It looks like we have some solid pricing for the Motorola Xoom. Reuters is reporting that the Verizon 3G and WiFi version will run $799 and the WiFi only will be about $600, probably $599.
It actually looks pretty good despite the Motorola name. Here are the official specs: Read the rest of this article…
The Criterion Collection Rolling out on Hulu
I’ve never heard of The Criterion Collection but they sell and distribute “important classic and contemporary films.” Good news for Hulu because they are launching with 150 films from the collection and most of those are going to be available for Hulu Plus subscribers. Also did I mention they were going to be commercial free? It looks like Hulu may have something to draw in more subscribers because The Criterion Collection’s website lets you stream these movies for $5 a pop or you can pay $7.99/month and watch them whenever you want.
So what movies can you expect to find in the collection? Read the rest of this article…
Apple is Being a Bunch of Dicks
When you buy an app for your iPhone, iPod or iPad 30% of the cost goes to Apple, this is how it’s always been and developers have been pretty okay with that. Now though Apple is taking that 30% and charging developers based on their subscriptions. What does that mean? Read the rest of this article…
Really? Screw You US Broadband Providers!
This just pisses me off. In Hong Kong you can get 1 Gbps internet access for only $26/month. I’ve always known that you can get faster internet access in other countries but I didn’t know they were so cheap. Read the rest of this article…
I Need to Start Playing Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Again
Every time I walk by my Xbox I want to jump into AC Brotherhood again. Not just because of the single player but the multi-player was pretty fun also. I was always nervous wondering when I was about to get shanked watching as every character was walking right at me or or close to me. One of the downsides to multi-player was the time it took to start a game because there was probably only a couple thousand people playing at any given time. Read the rest of this article…
