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Ice Cream Sandwiches are hard to make part deux

Sony: Update on Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for Xperia™ smartphones In regards to Xperia PLAY, after extensive in house testing with our developer teams and working with our partners, we have concluded that a consistent and stable experience, particularly with gaming, cannot be guaranteed for this smartphone on Ice Cream Sandwich – therefore, we will not […]

Facebook, Instagram, and getting the big picture

April 9, 2012: Facebook buys Instagram to the tune of $1 billion. May 24, 2012: Facebook releases their own camera app, which, at face value, looks like an Instagram competitor.  I don’t think that the two are that much alike. Yes, the Facebook Camera app has filters, but it’s self-contained to the Facebook ecosystem. You […]

Most valuable brands in the world

Business Insider: The 28 Most Valuable Brands In The World It’s no surprise that Apple sits atop the list, but the fascinating is the $67 billion margin between them and number 2, IBM. A full $67 billion, which is almost as much as AT&T, sitting at seventh. Apple – $183 billion IBM – $116 billion […]

Assassin’s Creed 3 ‘pre-alpha’ footage

Get ready to change your pants.

$99 Xbox with a 2-year subscription

$99 Xbox with a 2-year subscription

Microsoft 4 GB Xbox with 2 years of Xbox Live Gold (without subscription) = $419.99. 4 GB Xbox with 2 years of Xbox Live Gold (with subscription) = $458.76. Edit: there’s an early termination fee, and it’s super shitty.