Is Zynga Doomed?
As sensational as the title may seen, it appears that social gaming magnate Zynga is about to tragically slam into a brick wall – or perhaps already has. We all recount the rise of Zynga, its controversial past, and how our moms needed to harvest their crops in Farmville before going to bed. But by their own numbers, it appears that they’ve hit a hard glass ceiling on the appeal of their titles and have nowhere to go but down.
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Nexus One Owners Jelly, No Ice Cream Sandwich
If you’ve wanted to stay on top of the mobile upgrade train (like our gerascophobic friend, Kelly), it’s been tough for Android owners. While anyone can build an Android phone with publicly available software, the incentive to keep those users upgraded to the newest version faces the point of diminishing returns quick. Google uses the Nexus line to show off its latest and greatest version of Android before it disseminates to the masses and then ensures that older models will be upgraded quickly when new versions arrive. However, while this year’s Nexus S will be getting the upgrade to Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich, born to this world by the new Galaxy Nexus – its predecessor will not. Nexus One owners are up in arms, but why?
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Barnes and Noble – Not Just for Books Anymore
According to the Chicago Tribune, Barnes and Noble is now dipping it’s feet into the consumer electronics and home products space, and a quick click over to Barnes and Nobles website confirms it. Clicking on Electronics brings up “Featured Categories” with pictorial representation such as cameras, notebooks/tablets, gadgets, and a few others. So far it reminds me of Best Buy’s website layout but with fewer options to sort a product by relevance, like price, manufacturer, ratings, etc. You know, things Amazon, Newegg, and even e-Bay have had since the dawn of time. Read the rest of this article…
Modern Warfare 3 Weapon Progression Behind the Scenes
I’m getting more and more excited with COD MW3 every time they come out with something new like this showing off the way to level up. The last article I wrote was showing the behind the scenes of ELITE and strike packages. I have a huge problem with kick while playing these games and this new proficiency upgrades will hopefully make me better. Read the rest of this article…
750 Words: Brain Dumping Program
Like to write? Don’t want or need a fancy program, just need a place to clear you mind and dump your brain? Well, 750words.com will let you do just that. It’s a free program that is cloud based and allows you to sign in with your Google, Facebook, Yahoo, or openID, so you don’t have to keep track of another user name and password. How does this differ from just using a word processing program? You don’t have to worry about balancing different documents or programs all the time, it automatically saves, and it keeps track of writing statistics for you. Some of them are practical, like how long it took you to write 750 words, how many words per a minute you write, total time that it took you to reach, and how many times you got distracted. Some of them are just kind of fun, a parental rating, how you’re feeling, what you’re concerned about and others.
‘Steve Jobs’ by Walter Isaacson – Book Review – How To Unravel A Complex Man
In the past week, the tech blogosphere and other media outlets have picked at this book like vultures. Jobs granted noted author/biographer Walter Isaacson intimate access to his life, family and then some, going so far as to reveal his final acts and product ideas before his death. Ripping morsels from a tome like this while Apple is in its prime is petty; a cruel version of ‘Snape Kills Dumbledore’ that does little justice to who Steve Jobs was. While I never fell in love with Apple or its end-to-end ecosystem, it’s intriguing to see how ruthless Jobs had to be to exact his specific vision and the enthralling story of how he got there.
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Sons Of Anarchy Season 4 – Episode 8 – Family Recipe – Some Spoilers
Now this is what I’m talking about, dammit! Sons of Anarchy is really starting to roll again with another huge entry into season 4.
Read on for a recap with some spoilers.
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How to Use Google Business Photos
Google just announced Google Business Photos today and it’s really pretty cool. It’s like Street View but inside businesses. We heard rumors like a year ago that they were doing this but nothing really came about that until now. My problem is I couldn’t figure out how to use it at first so I thought I would show other people so you don’t struggle like me. Read the rest of this article…
Nokia Unveils Flagship Windows Phones, But Is It Enough?
At Nokia World this morning, the Finnish cellphone maker finally unveiled its inaugural Windows Phones to the planet. As we all know, Microsoft spent a lot of time courting the company in an effort to expand their influence to developing markets: places where Nokia currently thrives. But does this pair of new hardware have what it takes to elevate Microsoft’s mobile efforts?
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GTAV Wallpapers, You Want Them!
OMFG, hell yeah, I want me some GTAV action. It’s coming Rockstar just announced it with a release date for the trailer coming November 2, 2011. Rumors are flying everywhere that it will be based in LA, you will play multiple characters and that it’s coming out November 2012. People are already starting a wish list of things they want in the game, to fly planes, drive tanks, knock down tress and my hope is that there is a destruction engine kinda like Red Faction! Others are wanting something they can get their hands on right away and that’s wallpapers. Read the rest of this article…
