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Hiatus time… 15 Jul 2010 | 12:52 pm
After a bit of discussion Cliff and I decided we need to step back for awhile. Cliff has been carrying far more of the load than he should have, which is my fault, and since I am in the middle of movi...
Battle.net to use RealID for new forums (Updated) 8 Jul 2010 | 12:46 pm
(Update) It looks as though Blizzard has backed down from its RealID plans for the moment. After a lot of people expressed concern over the move, Blizzard has decided to listen to the fans. This is wh...
Time Warner required to give just 28 IP address owners to US Copyright Group per month 8 Jul 2010 | 09:06 am
A few months ago, the US Copyright Group launched massive lawsuits against thousands of Internet users it alleges downloaded illegal torrents of the movies Far Cry and The Steam Experiment in two sepa...
Prince provides amusement with bizarre misreading of his business 7 Jul 2010 | 07:53 am
Normally, I’m all about simply facts and information. I put something up that I figure people can learn from, and I’m happy with that. But there’s a darker side…a side that enjoys laughing at someone....
Account hacking a problem on iTunes 6 Jul 2010 | 10:50 am
It appears that iTunes accounts are being hacked in to by app developers to and use them to purchase apps. That in turn shoots the apps in question up the bestseller charts, gaining them attention fro...
Activision unhappy with lack of multiplayer revenue 6 Jul 2010 | 07:02 am
In an interview with the Financial Times (account may be needed to read), Activision CEO Bobby Kotick talked about being unhappy with the fact that Activision doesn’t make any money from Xbox Live sub...
More people still prefer discs to digital downloads 5 Jul 2010 | 12:12 pm
In a new report by Ipsos MediaCT they found that 64% of gamers still prefer a physical disc than a digital download. MCV quoted: “I believe the preference for physical discs amongst next gen gamers re...
Broadband as a legal right. 4 Jul 2010 | 12:50 am
From July 1st, Finland has guaranteed that every Finn has access to a 1Mbps line (megabit per second) with a goal of a 100Mbps by 2015. Speaking to the BBC, Finland’s communication minister Suvi Linde...
US Colleges & Universities required to help combat illegal media swapping 3 Jul 2010 | 04:26 pm
As of this month, a provision of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 kicks in to being. That provision states that colleges and universities have to (from Skunkpost) : effectively combat the ...
Ipsos Reid polls show many buyers still prefer physical goods to digital 3 Jul 2010 | 09:43 am
A report based on several polls run in the UK by Ipsos MediaCT shows that many buyers still prefer purchasing a physical product to a digital version, with the percentages varying depending on the mar...
