Archive for January, 2013

Holiday tablet sales reached an all-time high

January 31, 2013 10:30 PM
Holiday tablet sales reached an all-time high

Holiday season 2012 was an incredible time for tablet sales as they reached a new record of 52.5 million, which is 75% higher than they were last year!  2012 as a whole was very good for tablet sales, but having such a drastic increase during the holiday season really says [...]

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Grand Theft Auto V release date announced

10:09 PM
Grand Theft Auto V release date announced

Rockstar has finally announced the release date for Grand Theft Auto V.  The game will be out September 17th, 2013 and while we do not have a whole lot of details on the game, it is Grand Theft Auto, so of course it will be good! Sam Houser, Founder of [...]

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Nintendo will not bring Wii U price drops despite lack of sales

11:24 AM
Nintendo will not bring Wii U price drops despite lack of sales

Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata announced that they will not drop Wii U prices to try and increase sales, but instead will expand their software library. Iwata believes that the lack of software has “not yet fully communicated the value of our product.”  So basically, Nintendo truly “believes” their product is [...]

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RIP Facebook Phone Rumors

4:13 AM
RIP Facebook Phone Rumors

In the recent past there has been much buzz about a Facebook Official cellphone. Today (Jan.30, 2013) during the earnings call,  Chief Executive of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg  put all rumors to rest without beating around the bush. Zuckerberg came out and said “We are not going to build a phone”. [...]

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BlackBerry 10 Event

3:48 AM
BlackBerry 10 Event

Today, RIM held the official release of BlackBerry 10 and the new Z10 and Q10 Smartphones. The event ended all rumors and closed up all loose ends of the BlackBerry 10 OS. This article is going to briefly summarize what the major points of the event were The main points [...]

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Facebook removed 37% of spam accounts since June 2012

12:52 AM
Facebook removed 37% of spam accounts since June 2012

While spam accounts are obviously still an issue on Facebook, they have been able to make a considerable dent in the amount of fake accounts that are registered.  Since June 2012, Facebook has been able to remove 37% of spammers, bringing the total amount of spam accounts down to about [...]

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Torture scene in Splinter Cell: Blacklist has been removed prior to release

12:41 AM
Torture scene in Splinter Cell: Blacklist has been removed prior to release

A torture scene in Splinter Cell: Blacklist where the player-controller character Sam Fisher stabs an enemy in order to attain information has been removed before the games release. Between the criticism that the game would receive for it, and the overall negative tone around the scene, there was really no [...]

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MEGA crowdsourced Search Engine gains traction

12:20 AM
MEGA crowdsourced Search Engine gains traction

Due to a major emphasis on privacy from Kim Dotcom on MEGA, the site has been unable to use pre-existing search engines because they would be able to see user information.  So, a crowd sourced search engine for MEGA has been released and has been live for a few days now. Mega-Search.me  is [...]

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Facebook Offers claimed by over 42M users

12:08 AM
Facebook Offers claimed by over 42M users

Facebook offers has turned out to be a surprisingly successful service, with more than 42 million users claiming them according to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. The only significant report before this one about Facebook Offers was made last quarter, when Sandberg announced that 100,000 small and medium-sized businesses had used [...]

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Amazon shares reach all-time high after $22bn Christmas earnings report came out

January 29, 2013 9:28 PM
Amazon shares reach all-time high after $22bn Christmas earnings report came out

Amazon released their Christmas earnings report today showing off $22 billion in revenue resulting in the largest surge in shares the company has ever seen. Shares in Amazon rose 22% worldwide right after the report was released.   Much of this increased revenue can be attributed to the 20 new [...]

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BlackBerry 10 Release Finally to Come

8:34 PM
BlackBerry 10 Release Finally to Come

After months of waiting, the BlackBerry 10 will finally be released tomorrow( Jan. 3o, 2013). The new device has been said to be able to put all Apple and Android devices to to dust. RIM will release the new OS and their new line of Smartphones at the official release [...]

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The Truth about the Microsoft Surface Pro

6:54 PM

The Surface Pro is a Microsoft tablet that comes with the full Windows 8 pre-installed onto it. The Surface Pro comes in only black and can be bought with 64 gb model, and a 128gb model. The price for the Surface Pro starts at $899 for the 62gb model, which [...]

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