“Glee” Overshadows, Elvis Surrenders.
News has landed that Fox’s hit tv show, “Glee”, has surpassed the King of Rock and Roll on the Billboard Hot 100 charts landing past the 71 mark. The shows songs, which are usually remixes or covers of popular songs, are released each week on iTunes after an episode airs. As of today, 2.8 million albums have been sold in the US alone.
Other artists rolling in their graves: James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and the Beatles minus two.
Source: Reuters
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.
The Heat Death Of The CityVille Universe – Strategies and Secrets!
You may be enjoying it now (or it may be sucking the life clean out of you), but eventually, like the universe itself, it has to run out of fuel. This is how it’s going to happen…
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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.
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FEZcast Gaming Blast 02-15-2011
We’re back with another Gaming Blast Podcast! Listen as the guys discuss Sony retweeting the PS3 unlock code, the console that wouldn’t die (hint: it’s the PS2), Activision kills Guitar Hero, True Crime and Tony Hawk and then closes Bizarre Creations, Zynga worth more than EA, no chance of Mirror’s Edge 2 and the Duke Nukem Forever: Balls of Steel Edition.
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The Big Bang Theory – Smart Is The New Sexy
As I mentioned on the podcast, I’ve been watching the show “The Big Bang Theory” and, let me tell you, I’ve been getting a big kick out of the nerd / hot chick antics.
For those of you who haven’t seen it, this is a show about a bunch of nerds who have a hot chick living across the hall from them. She manages to deliver a bit of the real world into their fantasy and physics filled lives and the results are often pretty damned funny. There’s a quick video after the jump.
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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…
