Archive for December, 2011

Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft pull SOPA Supprt

December 31, 2011 6:14 AM
Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft pull SOPA Supprt

The three biggest names in the entire video game industry, are pulling their original support for the SOPA Bill.  Finally the three companies are doing an incredibly good thing for their customers, because the more large companies go against SOPA, the less likely it is to pass.  The reason that [...]

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UPDATE: Verizon Wireless Backs Down on Extra Charges

6:04 AM
UPDATE: Verizon Wireless Backs Down on Extra Charges

Yesterday we told you about the new $2 fee that Verizon Wireless was planning on adding to bills payed online or over the phone.  Due to massive backlash from many customers, Verizon is actually backing down from the extra fee.  The fee made little sense anyways, but if it was [...]

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Top 5 Video Games of 2011

December 29, 2011 10:16 PM
Top 5 Video Games of 2011

As the year comes to an end it is time for me to put in my opinion of the Top video games of 2011.  Throughout the year multiple games came out from many different genres and styles and turned people who used to hate video games into video game lovers.  [...]

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Google ends 2011 as most visited site

9:51 PM
Google ends 2011 as most visited site

Google, Facebook and Yahoo! took the top 3 spots for most visited sites throughout 2011 according to industry tracker, Nielsen.  With the unveiling of multiple new Google features it makes sense that they would take the cake as #1 most visited, and obviously Facebook is not a surprising #2. Here [...]

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Verizon Wireless to charge a $2 Fee for paying online

6:46 PM
Verizon Wireless to charge a $2 Fee for paying online

According to a leaked Verizon memo originally posted on Engadget, Verizon is planning to require an extra $2 fee for paying single bills online or over the phone.  This fee will not apply to users who pay their bills through an automatic-payment system or people using gift cards.  The memo [...]

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Amazon sells over a million Kindles per week during December

6:33 PM
Amazon sells over a million Kindles per week during December

From the original Kindles to the Fire, the line of Kindle devices has been extremely popular among most e-Reader Lovers.  According to the latest sales report from Amazon, over a million Kindle unites were sold each week during December.  Although we all know that the Kindles are a great gift [...]

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US-CERT warns of major security issues from Wi-Fi routers

3:13 AM
US-CERT warns of major security issues from Wi-Fi routers

According to a new report from US-CERT the current Wi-Fi protected setup standard is open to serious security flaws which could potentially affect thousands of Wi-Fi Users.  The flaw comes from the error message sent back to a user if they enter the wrong security code.  The way that the [...]

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UPDATE: GoDaddy already losing important users

2:55 AM
UPDATE: GoDaddy already losing important users

Earlier today we told you about GoDaddy and the impending boycott threatening to take tons of users away from one of the largest Domain Registrars.  Well that time has already come, and even a little bit early.  GoDaddy is already losing some of their major users hours before the Boycott [...]

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Verizon Wireless Dealing with its 3rd December Outage

2:24 AM
Verizon Wireless Dealing with its 3rd December Outage

Starting Wednesday reports across the United States have been coming in of widespread outages of both Verizon’s 4G and 3G services.  The reports have been coming from over a dozen states in different parts of the country and the numbers are growing.  In general, the outage has been more common [...]

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Google + May reach 400 Million Members by the End of Next Year

1:58 AM
Google + May reach 400 Million Members by the End of Next Year

The increasingly popular Google + Service is said to have the possibility of reaching 400 million members by the end of 2012 according to a Independent Research Report.  This number comes from the current statistics of usage for the Service, which is currently adding around 625,000 new members every day. [...]

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PS Vita Sales Already Dipping

December 28, 2011 10:54 PM
PS Vita Sales Already Dipping

The Sony PlayStation Vita took a humungous hit in its sales during its second week on the market.  During its first two days on the market 321,000 units were sold but that number dropped to only 72,479 units during its second week.  This number was not only surprising but also [...]

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Go Daddy Hurting from SOPA Support?

10:41 PM
Go Daddy Hurting from SOPA Support?

Go Daddy has recently been criticized for its apparent support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).  SOPA has been a very controversial bill which is working hard to make its way through Congress, though is yet to reach enough support in order to be passed and due to the [...]

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