Archive for December, 2010

The economy may have taken a turn for the worse, but companies like Google seem to be doing just fine. With offices and employees located all around the world, Google is doing pretty well in this time of global turmoil. In fact, the company just purchased a $1.8 billion office building in New York City! More »


The year is ending and if we look at the music industry in this past year, it has continued its ‘identity crisis,’ dominated by major labels, and there were quite a lot of leaks. It seemed hard to get music to fans without losing money. More »


Get some holiday tunes to pump up your spirit with the Christmas Radio app. It provides you with various radio stations around the world, with one common theme to be playing those familiar Christmas carols you’ll recognize and a few new ones. More »


- Skype is currently down and it is affecting more than you think. Hopefully it will be back soon.

- After their offer fell through for Groupon, Google looks to pick up a similar site in order to partner up with. More »


Earlier this month, we launched the giveaway of a FUJIFILM FinePix JX200. That giveaway has since ended and now it’s time to announce the lucky winner. Drum roll, please! More »


After the mediocre response Microsoft received from the Windows Vista operating system, the company subsequently revealed the “new and improved” Windows 7. Well, it looks like the Microsoft is at it again, because rumor has it that they will be revealing details for a new OS early next year! More »


Motorola have released a teaser for their new product, in the video we see the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy tablet, and the comments of what people had said about it when it was released, however in the video we do not see the Motorola tablet. More »


It looks like the person in charge of publicity for TRON: Legacy had a little too much fun making movie posters More »


Google had released a new “Chrome for a Cause” extension which enabled users to choose to donate their opened tabs to one of five causes at the end of each day. Tree planting, clean water, shelters, vaccinations, and books were among the 5 choices of which to donate your tabs. Chrome users have raised a total 60,599,541 tabs equaling to $1 million dollars. The image above shows the breakdown of how much will go to each cause. More »


Gmail users, remember that “Call phone” button on chat that no one ever touches? It allows you to call any phone from your computer, as long as you have a microphone, and it’s been completely free to use (with the exception of international calls). It won’t be free forever, but it will be free for another year thanks to Google getting into the spirit of giving just in time for Christmas! So go ahead and save some cell phone minutes and call people through your computer, courtesy of Google. More »


If you were looking to get an Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi ($139) in your hands before Christmas day, it’s now too late for the device has now sold out leaving new orders to be delivered after Christmas. This just confirms the device’s status as one of the most popular electronic gifts of this year’s holiday season. More »


This interesting and colorful InfoGraphic was recently published by Fast Company and it shows the breakdown of the iTunes App Store as of this year of 2010. More »


Although it may be hard to believe that winter has just arrived, BELIEVE IT. As the type of person who can’t go to sleep in extreme weather it has always been hard for me to go to sleep in the cold. If you’re one of those people like me than have to have a hard time sleeping in the cold, the new release of the Pajamas Warming Pouch will be absolutely perfect for you. More »


Bring some smiles to your holiday stresses with the Talking Christmas Santa Kid app. Play and talk with this adorable Santa kid-in-training and be entertained as he reacts to everything you do. The app even features some well-known Christmas Carols for you to enjoy too. More »


According to Roku CEO Anthony Wood, their sales doubled when the new Apple TV launched, although Roku was expected to get some trouble in selling its web TV set-top boxes, especially when the new Apple TV was selling out at stores. However, instead of being a trouble for Roku, Apple TV helped arouse a lot of attention to this technology and apparently quite a lot of people chose Roku to get the same features for less money. More »


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