Thursday, November 11, 2010

New 'Call of Duty' blasts last year's sales record (AP)

New 'Call of Duty' blasts last year's sales record (AP)

New 'Call of Duty' blasts last year's sales record (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:25 PM PST

In this Nov. 9, 2010 photo, Joe Chen, 18, watches as his pre-ordered copy of the new 'Call of Duty: Black Ops,' video game is placed in a bag after it went on sale in Sacramento, Calif. One of the most anticipated game introductions of the year, Call of Duty: Black Ops, from Activision went on sale at midnight Tuesday morning.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - "Call of Duty: Black Ops" blasted entertainment records this week by raking in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale, a dramatic and lucrative indication that video games have cemented their place as mainstream entertainment on a par with movies, books and music.

Cisco's shortfall an omen for rest of tech world (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:08 PM PST

This photo taken Sept. 22, 2010, shows a Cisco UCS B440 M1 High-Performance Blade Server at a conference in San Francisco. Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010, that its earnings for the latest quarter climbed 8 percent from last year, providing fresh evidence that business spending on technology continues to recover from the recession. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - A gloomy outlook from Cisco Systems Inc. is shaking some investors' faith in the strength of the technology industry's recovery.

Companies yank cord on residential phone books (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:06 AM PST

This photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, shows Emily Goodmann sitting with a small stack of phone books at the Northwestern University Library in Evanston, Ill. Goodmann is a doctoral student who is doing her dissertation on the history of the telephone book. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - What's black and white and read all over? Not the white pages, which is why regulators have begun granting telecommunications companies the go-ahead to stop mass-printing residential phone books, a musty fixture of Americans' kitchen counters, refrigerator tops and junk drawers.

More evidence of revamped Nexus phone spotted (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:49 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Those on the lookout for the rumored follow-up to Google's Nexus One handset got fresh grist for the mill Thursday: Best Buy postedâ€"and promptly pulledâ€"a link to the "Nexus S" on its website, and a purported photo of the phone …

Don’t hold your breath for stand-alone 3-D Blu-ray of ‘Avatar’ (Ben Patterson)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:45 AM PST

Ben Patterson - Almost a year after its theatrical debut, "Avatar" is due to arrive December 1 as a 3-D Blu-ray disc, but only if you buy a Panasonic 3-D TV to go along with itâ€"and according to the movie's producer, it could …

Leaked Target Black Friday ad includes $298 40-inch TV, $99 Blu-ray player (Digital Trends)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST

Digital Trends - Black Friday is rapidly approaching, with only two weeks for businesses nationwide to win consumers' first go at holiday shopping.  Gottadeal reported an especially tempting offer Target will be running on November 26.

Remains of the Day: It’s on like Genghis Khan? (Macworld)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:30 PM PST

Macworld - The New York Times gives its stamp of approval to e-books, Steve Jobs dials ‘D’ for ‘developer,’ and Nintendo trademarks a classic catchphrase. The remainders for Thursday, November 11, 2010 are the first links of the rest of your life.

Google (Investor's Business Daily)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:33 PM PST

Investor's Business Daily - Google (NMS:GOOG) was started with an outperform rating at Macquarie Equities, which said its search ad business will grow above industry rates, with emerging mobile services beginning to show potential.

TV Execs: Social Media Influence Still Anecdotal (PC World)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:40 PM PST

PC World - While the television industry now considers social media involvement a necessity, the benefits of establishing a presence on Twitter, Facebook and other services haven't really been shown to include improved show ratings, according to a panel of television marketing executives at the Digital Hollywood conference in New York.

Which games would gaming icons bring to a deserted island? (Digital Trends)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:20 PM PST

Digital Trends - Many a music fan has played this game â€" you're sitting around with your friends at a pub or perhaps on a long road trip â€" and the conversation turns to what three albums you'd bring to a deserted island.

Facebook vs. Google and the Battle for Identity on the Web [OP-ED] (Mashable)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

Mashable - The Social Analyst is a column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space.

Developer wants iPad to work like video game consoles, iPhones like controllers (Appolicious)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:35 AM PST

Appolicious - App developer Big Bucket Studios has come up with an elegant solution to playing games on the iPad: make it feel more like a console.

Cloud Execs: Traditional Vendors Slow Adoption (PC World)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 05:30 PM PST

PC World - A group of cloud providers blamed traditional hardware and software companies for their role in discouraging cloud adoption, pointing fingers at Oracle's Mark Hurd, who spoke earlier here.

Apple Updates Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server (NewsFactor)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:49 PM PST

NewsFactor - Apple issued updates Wednesday for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. The version 10.6.5 updates, the company said, are recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Snow Leopard Server. They include general fixes to improve stability, compatibility and security.

Zombie Virus Infecting Phones in China Costs You $300,000 a Day (PC World)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

PC World - A virus masquerading as an antivirus application (how’s that for irony?) has been infecting countless mobile phones in China. The virus lets hackers take control of the phone who then spam the phone’s entire address with links that allow the virus to spread to even more phones.

Google Releases Data Cleanser (PC World)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:50 AM PST

PC World - Google has updated and re-released open-source software for cleaning, analyzing and transforming data sets, now called Google Refine.

Newsweek and Daily Beast agree merger: report (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:01 PM PST

Reuters - Website Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com) and magazine Newsweek have agreed a deal to combine, just weeks after abandoning merger talks, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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