Category Archives: Software

Sony Says Playstation Network to Be Fully Restored In Most Areas By the Weekend

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Gillis

The amazing Sony hacking saga continues. As you probably know, the company has had a few problems with hackers. Although now, it looks like the company may be seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. Sony on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs to Unveil iOS 5, iCloud, OS X Lion at WWDC Keynote Next Week

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

In a move that was somewhat unexpected Apple confirmed today that CEO Steve Jobs will appear in person at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference next week to unveil Apple’s newest shiny goodness. According to the company, Jobs and other Apple executives will … Continue reading →

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Amazon Launches Mac Software Downloads Store

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

In direct competition with Apple’s own App Store Amazon announced late yesterday the launch of its online store for Mac OS X applications. The store, which features downloads of over 200 different software titles and 51 different games, will go … Continue reading →

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Google Announces Google Wallet and More, Promptly Sued by eBay and PayPal

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Joe Gillis

During a press conference in New York City yesterday, online search giant Google officially announced its Google Wallet and Google Offers mobile payment services. Google confirmed that it is working with banks, retailers, and other partners to allow users to … Continue reading →

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FDX Reader for iPad Released

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

When the iPad was first released many users regarded it as an ideal device to read books, comic books, magazines and screenplays. For that last one, your choices were pretty much limited to a PDF format of a script. If … Continue reading →

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Apple Acknowledges ‘ Mac Defender’ Problem, Releases Removal Instructions

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

In a not surprising move Apple has finally relented and admitted that there is actually a potential problem with the so called “Mac Defender” malware and has offered a fix on its support website. In case you haven’t been keeping … Continue reading →

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Netflix App Finally Comes to Some Android Devices

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

If you’re an Android-powered device user and have been jealous of all your iPhone and iPad using friends who get to watch Netflix content on their devices, be jealous no longer. Netflix finally announced that its Android application is now available and ready for … Continue reading →

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Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Joe Gillis

In what may be a good thing or a bad thing, today Microsoft  announced it will buy Skype for $8.5 billion in cash. This news comes just days after reports cam out that Facebook and Google were both interested in … Continue reading →

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