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Resident Evil 6 features zombie prez
Joystiq: Resident Evil 6 announced by Capcom, arriving November 20 on 360/PS3 with PC version later
Microsoft’s ‘Entertainment and Devices Devision’
Microsoft Q2 2012 (October 2011-December 2011) Earnings Report The Entertainment & Devices Division posted revenue of $4.24 billion, an increase of 15% from the prior period. The Xbox 360 installed base now totals approximately 66 million consoles and 18 million Kinect sensors. Xbox LIVE now has 40 million members worldwide, an increase of 33% from […]
Walt Mossberg on the Nokia Lumia 710
Walt Mossberg: Talk Is Cheap and Reliable on Nokia’s $50 Phone After a week of testing the Lumia 710, my verdict is that it’s a good value for the money, and a good choice for people moving up to their first smartphone, or those looking for an alternative to Android and Apple. It has some notable […]
The Oatmeal and SOPA
The Oatmeal Just great.
PC sales saw a slump in 2011
All Things D: 2011 Was the Second-Worst Year for U.S. PC Sales in History, Except at Apple Year-over-year shipments (IDC) HP: -5 percent Dell: -8 percent Acer: -30 percent Toshiba: +1 percent Apple: +16 percent
Xbox sees big 2011
All Things D: Xbox Accounted for 40 Percent of All Videogame Sales in 2011 According to NPD data released today, about $6.7 billion, or 40 percent of consumer retail spending, was spent on the Xbox, breaking down into two categories: $2.1 billion on consoles and $4.6 billion on games.
iPad 3 to have higher-res display, LTE connectivity
Bloomberg: iPad 3 Said to Have High-Def Screen, LTE Bloomberg claims that the iPad 3 will have a quad-core CPU and a resolution with “more pixels on its screen than some high- definition televisions” with production ramping up in February. The source goes on to add that the iPad 3 is likely to have LTE […]
Congressman violates his own SOPA bill
Boing Boing: Congressman who wrote SOPA is a copyright violator I do not see anywhere on the screen capture that you have provided that the image was attributed to the source (me). So my conclusion would be that Lamar Smith’s organization did improperly use my image. So according to the SOPA bill, should it pass, maybe […]
Android isn’t free
Microsoft: More than 70 percent of all Android smartphones sold in the U.S. are now receiving coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio. By my rough calculations, Microsoft is making a lot of money from Android.
The Nokia Lumia 900
Engadget: Nokia Lumia 900 official: 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED, 4G LTE, exclusive to AT&T The Europe-only Nokia Lumia 800 has been getting overwhelmingly positive reviews, and the Lumia 900 looks to do nothing less but carry on where its predecessor left off. Frankly, I’m very excited to get my hands on one.
The Motorola path to Android 4.0
Motorola Ice Cream Sandwich Update DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX are powered by the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network and run on Android™ 2.3.5 Gingerbread, to be upgraded to Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The DROID XYBOARD tablets will also be upgraded to Android 4.0. Both DROID smartphones will be available in Verizon Wireless […]
Sprint Galaxy Nexus comes with Google Wallet
The Verge: Sprint LTE Galaxy Nexus now official… with Google Wallet The Sprint Galaxy Nexus coming with Google Wallet in tow puts more credence to the rumors of Verizon strong-arming Goog into removing it.
Netflix gets original programming starting February
Netflix becoming a legit original content provider is an attractive hypothetical.
What to do with your new BlackBerry
If you got a shiny new BlackBerry for Christmas, Intomobile ran a pretty in-depth post on what to do with it. Now, you can go ahead and read the 3500 words in that post, or… well, can you find out if you can exchange it? Also, you should really find out why the person who […]
Samsung not upgrading Galaxy S devices to Ice Cream Sandwich
Business Insider: It Looks Like Samsung’s ‘Value Pack’ Update For Galaxy S Phones Won’t Happen One thing we are sure of is Galaxy S phones, which include several phone models sold in 2010 and much of 2011, will be permanently stuck on the year old version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Tough cookie.
Research in Motion’s sinking stock price
It’s a sad, sad state of affairs to see an early pioneer of the modern day smartphone in such a slump. Over the past 24 hours, we learned that RIM was in some level of acquisition talks with two parties: Microsoft/Nokia and Amazon. And as is probably apparent by now, both of the acquisition talks […]
Developers choose iOS over Android
According to Flurry Analytics, the iOS platform is chosen over Android about three-to-one. Surprising? It shouldn’t be. However, Eric Schmidt feels that this is going to change in six months. Initial reviews of Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 are overwhelmingly positive, so if Google and its partners can find a way to get the latest […]
understatementblog:
The announcement that Nexus One users won’t be getting upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich led some to justifiably question Google’s support of their devices. I look at it a little differently: Nexus One owners are lucky. I’ve been researching the history of OS updates on Android phones…
Very interesting piece by Michael DeGusta. Worth a read if you haven’t done so already.
the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support
Ice cream sandwiches are tough to deliver
Sony Ericsson and Motorola have both weighed in on the process of getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to their respective devices. The conclusion: it’s going be a while. 1. Merge and adapt the new release for different device hardware architecture(s) and carrier customizations 2. Stabilize and ‘bake’ the result to drive out bugs 3. […]
Google just got screwed by Verizon
Once upon a time, Google fought tooth and nail to keep the 700 MHz spectrum “open,” which has been the company’s mantra since Android’s release, only to be outbid by Verizon. While they didn’t necessarily “win” that auction, they did get the open access they so coveted. The two later got together and released the Droid, […]
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