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Nintendo to Bring Something Unique to E3 With the Wii U
Ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo or E3, Nintendo already unveiled details about their upcoming gaming console Wii U. The company needs to make a huge comeback after disappointing sales for the DS3 and the 2006 Wii console. They need to prove that they’re still in the game. In a video released on their YouTube ...
HP Discover 2012 Kicks Off with New Integration for ProLiant Gen8, NonStop and More
HP Discover 2012 officially kicked off today in Las Vegas, and will continue until June 7th. The four-day event will showcase new innovations on Cloud Solutions, Security and Risk Management, and more. Here are some of the early announcements from HP Discover: Tributary announced the only native attachment of HP StoreOnce D2D De-Dupe to HP ...
Microsoft’s Default DNT Pisses Off Advertisers, and For Good Reason
As the digital era looms on, every user’s concern is over privacy. It seems every gadget we use gives away our data, like web activities or location, and worse, even our e-mail addresses and other personal information. Some may argue that you can prevent your data from being acquired just by simply turning off a ...
Galaxy SIII On Sale Soon from 5 US Carriers
Today’s mobile news roundup features plans for the Samsung Galaxy SIII to hit the US this month, Microsoft’s latest domain buys, Asus’ unveiling of a new Windows 8 tablet, and Apple’s iOS Security revealed. Samsung Galaxy SIII’s US launch Samsung Electronics Co., before they revealed their US plans, clarified that the Samsung Galaxy SIII will ...
3 Surprising Ways Mobile Wallets Use Your Data
Mobile wallets are supposed to save us from ourselves, centralizing our bank and credit cards into our smartphones so we never have to carry a physical wallet again. No more worrying about forgetting your wallet at home, and even if your wallet is stolen you still have all the necessary information on hand, as long ...
Cloud Apps for a Smarter, Secure Home
These days, we want everything to be connected, and we want to be able to pull data from wherever we are. But one of the most important ways connected devices are helping consumers in their everyday lives is helping them organize their homes and personal spaces. BrightNest, the online app dedicated to helping people de-clutter ...
HOW TO: Export Your Instagram, Glancee and Lightbox Data
Facebook acquired quite a few companies these past weeks, and most of them were social content sharing services that let you store huge amounts of data. Not every acquisition means the end of their service, but after web 2.0 the savviest of users will at least back up their data. So far it’s evident Facebook’s purchased ...
More Facebook Talent Buys in Mobile. What’s the End Goal?
Facebook acquires another mobile-centric photo sharing service, which begs the question, “What is Facebook really up to?” What’s Facebook’s plan? Facebook is getting aggressive with their acquisitions in recent weeks. Aside from Lightbox, they also took in Instagram and more recently Glancee, the social discovery app for iOS and Android that lets users find new people based on ...
Go Daddy’s Latest Rebranding Effort: $5M Donation to HIV/AIDS Center
GoDaddy has been shrouded in controversy for shutting down sites that support the Stop Online Piracy Act. They lost a lot of customers when their SOPA support was made public, but was able to regain trust when they announced back in December that they no longer support the act. Now, Go Daddy is reinventing their ...
Rdio Redesign Goes Social to Compete with Spotify
Rdio, the ad-free music subscription service, announced the reinvention of their app. Rdio took everything that’s good and redesigned it to be simpler, faster and be more social. What’s new? The new and improved Rdio features a new look and feel that puts music and people front and center. Navigation has also been simplified, as ...