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Motorola Droid, the first Android 2.0 device, get a thumbs-up from Ars Technica: Potential e-book reader?

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:02:43 GMT

It has a number of interesting features, including a big (for a smartphone) 3.7” screen that might make it attractive to people wanting to read e-books.
Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home

Gary Marshall: Bring on the wall! Paying for news isn't new

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:43:02 GMT

As John Lennon sang in 1963, "The best things in life are free - but you can give them to the birds and bees. I want money!" It's the end of free! Not really.
Source: Tech.co.uk

Microsoft to start working on Windows 8 by July 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:32:33 GMT

It seems one can wait almost a decade for a decent Microsoft operating system to tip up, and just as it does, there's already talk of starting work on the next one by the middle of next year, in time for a 2012 release.
Source: Hexus

Wii, PS3 crow over Thanksgiving success, Microsoft silent

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:19:35 GMT

Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica writes: "Thanksgiving week is a boon for retailers, both on- and offline, and the big three are starting to share their sales data on their respective consoles.
Source: N4G

Wii, PS3 crow over Thanksgiving success, Microsoft silent

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:19:35 GMT

Windows 8: Microsoft Shifting Focus To Next OS In July 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:50:21 GMT

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Source: PC World

More pay, less wall: the websites that already successfully charge for content

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:59:08 GMT

The New York Times: said to be considering a return to its experiments with charging.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Battlefield: Heroes wants more money, angers player base

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:36:32 GMT

To catch you up to speed, because -- let's face it -- most of you aren't deeply invested in Battlefield: Heroes, the free-to-play online game allows players to earn points with which to buy in-game items by either whipping out their wallets, or by...
Source: Destructoid

Quoted in 'Windows 7 party pack fittingly arrives on party-filled Cayman Islands'

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:34:38 GMT

said in Engadget:

An Ars Technica reader from the Cayman Islands was annoyed enough that he couldn't throw his own official Windows 7 Party that he e-mailed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to complain. The result? A free Windows 7 Party Pack before anyone else gets theirs.

Ars Technica's Ken Fisher Speaks!

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:49:43 GMT