Lifestyle

StumbleUpon - Now an iPhone/Android App

Social bookmarking site StumbleUpon is extending its reach to mobile devices with the release of Free iPad App earlier this year and Free iPhone and Android Apps last week.
The interface for iPhone and Android includes predefined categories (Photos, News, Flickr, YouTube) and list of Topics based on your preferences. The big “Start Stumbling” button gives [...]

August 24th, 2010 | supa | Comments | Continued

Gears of War 2 BLASTS and here is why

If you have not heard of GoW, following rave is not for you. If hated GoW, it is not for you. If you were not getting tingling sensation from GoW 2 previews, it is not for you. BUT if you would like to see your character crush a Locust’s head under his feet and would like the [...]

November 13th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued

Yahoo Calendar Beta: Disappointing!

My primary email is Yahoo! Mail and therefore I have been dying to see the integration of Notes, Contacts, Calendar and Mail get better (After all, it has been years since Google calendar came out with AJAX). Unfortunately, Yahoo Calendar’s new Beta, released October 8th, is not even catching up to its already far-ahead competitors.
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October 31st, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued
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Social gaming play, Playfish raises $17 mil series B

Social gaming play, Playfish, announced today that it has completed a new round of funding led by Accel Partners and Index Ventures. The $17 million Series B investment will be used to grow Playfish. The company is betting on social games, which according to Playfish, has an important role in the future of the gaming [...]

October 28th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued

Apple supports Gay Marriage, helps with $100K

Apple is political now. In a very unusual move for the industry, Apple has declared itself publicly opposed to Proposition 8. Proposition 8, titled ‘Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry’, is an initiative measure to amend California’s constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California. Such marriages were legalized following a decision of the [...]

October 26th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued

Re: Top 10 Reasons All Video Games Should be 2D

I just read on Old-wizard.com, Top 10 Reasons All Video Games should be 2D and I wanted to shoot that person’s 2D ass with my 3D Dark Matter Gun. Some of the arguments presented in that article are so absurd, they do deserve a good hearted laugh.

10. Simpler: Remember how simple Mario 1 was? Remember [...]

October 20th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued

Nokia 5800, Nokia’s first attempt at an iPhone competitor

Nokia has just launched the 5800 XpressMusic and it’s a lot like the iPhone. As Nokia’s first mass-market device with a touch screen, the 5800 is being positioned as a lifestyle device for music, just like Apple iPhone. The touch interface is designed to have shortcuts from the homescreen to menu items such as calendar, [...]

October 3rd, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
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Armani and Samsung launch the NIGHT EFFECT

Samsung and Armani have launched the latest luxury mobile phone, the NIGHT LIFE. The two companies are working together as part of an alliance for creating designer portable and home consumer electronics. The goal: consumer devices with the aesthetic appeal of Giorgio Armani and the sophistication of Samsung technology.
The illuminating LED’s around the edge are [...]

September 22nd, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued

Online advertising hit by wall street crisis

The financial meltdown is having a big impact on online image based advertising revenues. According to a study by the Neilsen group, financial services companies are hurting and cutting down on ad spending.
Compares to the first 2 quarters of 2007, financial services companies have spent 27% less in the first two quarters in 2008, a [...]

September 21st, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
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Yahoo search to webplay music

Yahoo has teamed up with RealNetworks to integrate music playback to it’s search results. Beginning today, users who search for an artist with available content on Yahoo! will be able to click & play music right in the Yahoo! shortcut at the top of the search results and instantly stream full-length songs by that artist [...]

September 18th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued

Google Maps for Mobile has street views, walking directions

Google maps now offers street view on java powered and Blackberry mobile devices. Street View can be launched from any address and if Google has photos in their database from that location, maps will display the street view for the address. Street View can be overlaid on the map or in full screen and also [...]

September 18th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
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Mobile game trial company Mpowerplayer raises $2.5 million series A

Mpowerplayer, the mobile game trial and merchandising solutions company for the wireless industry, announced today that it has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding. The round includes investments from New Atlantic Ventures, the Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund, and LaunchBox Digital.
The company is aiming at casual gamers through game trials using widget based [...]

September 11th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
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Apple refreshes iPod line, prepares for holiday season

Today, Apple refreshed it’s iPod product line with the introduction of the new 4th generation iPod Nano. The 3rd generation Nano was met with much criticism for an un apple like design. The new Nano is sleek and is elongated in shape, much like the 2nd generation nano, a big hit among nano buyers.

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September 9th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued
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Coming to Wii: ‘Pirates vs Ninjas’ Dodgeball

So who would win in a fight: Pirates or Ninjas?
Now you have two ways of finding that out. The game ‘Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball’ is already released for XBOX Live Arcade on September 3, 2008. However, game maker Blazing Lizard and publisher Gamecock have promised a Wii version of the game for Q1, 2009. It [...]

September 6th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued
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Dell unveils Inspirion Mini UMPC: both Windows and Linux options!

Dell has finally unveiled it’s Ultra Mobile Personal Computer, the Inspirion Mini 9. Michael Dell was spotted carrying one of the early versions of the UMPC at the D-conference a few months back. The device is now official with Dell’s announcement today.
The Mini 9 is small and weighs just 2.28 lbs. It comes with a [...]

September 4th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued

XBOX 360 for $200

Microsoft is cutting the price of its gaming console XBOX 360 yet again. Beginning on Friday, the XBOX 360 Arcade version would sell for $200 making it $50 cheaper than rival Nintendo Wii. Microsoft had dropped prices in July as well.
The XBOX 360 Arcade has been selling for $280. An XBOX 360 with 60 GB [...]

September 3rd, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued

Register to Vote via Xbox Live

Twelve million strong Xbox Live user base has a new choice in fight - the fight for the President of United States in 2008. Your voting initiative Rock the Vote has announced a partnership with Microsoft to bring the political battle to Xbox Live. The objective of the partnership is to register two million under-30 [...]

August 27th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued

Laptops get artsy and personal

Dell is working hard to change it’s image from a manufacturer of cheap cookie cutter computer systems to one more aligned with the times: trendy and customizable. Enhancing personal expression and style, Dell has launched five bold and contemporary Special Art Edition designs for the Dell Studio 15 and 17 laptops, exclusively created by urban [...]

August 25th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued

Losing at Home Turf: 360 beats PS3 in Japan

Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console has had the home turf advantage in Japan. XBOX 360 sales there have been in low numbers. But it changed in the week ending August 10. Microsoft’s XBOX 360 sold 24,962 units in the week of Aug. 4 to 10, according to data from Media Create, beating Sony’s PlayStation 3 [...]

August 16th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued
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Social Networks exploding world-wide

comScore today released a study of worldwide usage of social networking sites. Growth of social networks in North America is slowing down while seeing strong growth in other regions of the world.
During the past year, the total North American audience of social networkers has grown 9 percent compared to a much larger 25 percent growth [...]

August 13th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued

California considering penalties for ‘cyber bullies’

If you liked picking on others when you are surfing up the internet or if you harass your classmates with your text messages, you are a ‘cyber bully’. And now, if your home state is California you might be in trouble.
Lawmakers in California are close to passing a bill in state Legislature that will enforce [...]

August 12th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued

GTA inspired teens firebomb cars

Three teens from Georgia took the game of GTA to a new level. They firebombed three cars using Molotove cocktails. The only problem is that the cars were real and so were the bombs.
Milton police first confirmed on July 25th that three cars were bombed in the north Fulton county in Georgia using homemade Molotov [...]

August 11th, 2008 | supa | Comments | Continued
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Search now an Internet Lifestyle, No. 2 after e-mail

According to a report released by the Pew Internet Project, search is now the 2nd top activity after e-mail for daily internet users. Also, the percentage of internet users who use search engines on a typical day has been steadily rising from about one-third of all users in 2002, to a new high of just [...]

August 7th, 2008 | rp | Comments | Continued