10 Differences Between Apple iPhone and BlackberryApril 9th, 2009 Apple iPhone and Blackberry Storm have been two of the most influential releases in mobile phone industry of late. While people have been fanatic over iPhone's apps and candyfloss look, blackberry has developed its own position by virtue of usability and features. They have their own sets of mass.
AT&T pre-launch list: BlackBerry 9700, HTC Tilt 2August 10th, 2009 Are you planning to buy a new Blackberry phone, a HTC phone or anyone of those touchy smartphones? Well, if you wanna get your hands on a brand new phone by AT&T, here's something for you. We got across the a la carte of AT&T to be released soon.
How to Use Blackberry as a ModemApril 9th, 2009 Did you ever imagine that your blackberry can be used as a modem too. Yes, thanks to berry4all, a free, open-source software for using your Blackberry on alternative OS’es (Linux, OSX)It has been tested on Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora) and OS X (Tiger (PPC & x86), Leopard) and is found to be good.
Facebook's Farmville set to become most popular applicationSeptember 5th, 2009 LONDON - Facebook's free online game Farmville, which allows users to run their own virtual farm, is set to become the most popular application on the social networking site. Farmville, which allows Facebook members to plant, grow, and harvest virtual crops, trees, raise livestock, invest in farm equipment and sell their produce for profit, has become very popular ever since it was launched on June 19.
Palin takes to social networking sites to communicate with supportersJuly 6th, 2009 Palin offers comments over Twitter, FacebookANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin is communicating through social networking sites after her surprise announcement last week that she will resign as Alaska governor. Throughout the holiday weekend, the governor has provided frequent updates to supporters on Twitter while otherwise laying low.
Vonage gets a cheap-calling app on the iPhone, BlackBerry; undercuts on international callsOctober 5th, 2009 Vonage releases calling app for iPhone, BlackBerryNEW YORK — Vonage Holdings Corp., a pioneer in Internet-based home phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers. The free programs let users place calls that are routed over Vonage's network, at least for the international leg.
World's largest browser based games portal BigPoint expands to increase monetizing solutionsMay 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bigpoint.com, the world's largest portal for browser games, today announces a partnership with PlaySpanT, the leader in monetization solutions for online games, social networks, and virtual worlds, to bring PlaySpan's PayByCash(r) and Ultimate Game Card(r) payment options to Bigpoint's more than 63 million users globally and 200,000 new registrations daily. Bigpoint.com is the world's largest portal for browser games and is one of the top three gaming portals in the world.
Oldest person on Twitter, Facebook becomes oldest swigger at 103!July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - From being the oldest person on networking sites Twitter and Facebook, Ivy Bean has now become the oldest swigger too at the age of 103. After a wild weekend party with four pals aged 73 to 90, Bean posted pictures on the Internet of herself swigging from a bottle of champagne as she sat in her wheelchair.
Engineers design Facebook games to improve 'music search engine'June 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Electrical engineers at UC San Diego have designed novel music discovery games on Facebook in order to improve their experimental music search engine that is capable of listening to new songs and accurately labelling them with words-with no help from humans. The engineers launched the music discovery games on Facebook as an application called Herd It.
Video game site lets players win (or lose) money based on their gaming skillsJuly 29th, 2009 Video game site lets players bet on their skillsNEW YORK — Although you can win or lose real money, BringIt.com is not considered online gambling, and it's legal in 39 states. The site, which lets players challenge other gamers for money, says it is different from online poker and other games of chance because video games are considered a game of skill.
10 most dangerous web search terms revealedJune 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Web searches including terms like lyrics, free music downloads are most likely to put your computer at risk of virus or even malicious software, for security firm McAfee, Inc. has listed these words as some of the most dangerous search terms on the internet.In a recent report, McAfee has revealed Web search terms that put users most at risk for accidentally downloading unwanted or malicious software.
'Need for Speed' titles lead pack of upcoming racing video gamesSeptember 18th, 2009 'Need for Speed' titles lead pack of racing gamesLOS ANGELES — The video game racing genre is gearing up for a traffic jam. Nearly a dozen racing games are expected to drive onto store shelves before the end of the year, competing for the attention of gamers at a time when sales have tapped the brakes.
US video game sales slide 23 percent in May, marking third straight month of declinesJune 12th, 2009 US video game sales slide 23 pct in MayLOS ANGELES — U.S. video gamers spent less on games, hardware and accessories in May compared with a year ago, a sign that this year's release schedule couldn't compete with Take Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto IV" last spring.
Video game industry running out of ammunition; console prices could fall soonJuly 30th, 2009 Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next?Kathleen Byrnes and Justin Choi, a married couple attending medical school at Tulane University, say $40 is just too much to fork over for a Nintendo Wii game they might not enjoy. They haven't bought one since last fall, when they picked up "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed."
Since then? "Nothing really interesting came out," said Byrnes, 23.
San Diego Padres follow New York Yankees onto Internet broadcasts of gamesJune 29th, 2009 Padres follow Yankees with Internet broadcastsSAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres are following the New York Yankees onto the Internet with live local-market video broadcasts. The Padres, Cox Communications San Diego and MLB Advanced Media announced an agreement Monday that starts broadcasts July 16 for customers of Cox's high speed Internet service.