Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Stars of Mass Effect 2 Revealedt

Bioware has announced the cast for the voices of the new game Mass Effect 2, ad the list is star studded. Listed among the main characters were Martin Sheen, Seth Green, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Baldwin, and Keith David

Gwen Stefani and Courntey Love Sue Guitar Hero


Gwen Stefnau and Courtney Love are suing Activision,the maker of Guitar Hero, for some miscommunication over their characters, or husband's characters. The characters of both Kurt Cobain and Gwen Stefani are not only available to be played ofr their own songs, but for other songs on the game as well. This has infuriated Stefani and Love alike, and subsequently, they are suing. Activision however has filed a countersuit claiming that both of the artists knew this, and for them skipping out on contractually obligated promotions.

Norway's Cloud Spiral Explained

A spiral cloud in the Norway sky left many screaming UFO's, but it was revealed recently that the spiral was nothing more than a failed Russian missile launch. The missile was supposed to be Russia's great missile yet, with a launch range of over 5,000 miles. However, this was the thirteenth time the missile failed, so, the missile might not be so great.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Disk Plus On Demand


300/300,000 titles are available to watch on Amazon.com with TeVo or on the PC. If these DVD purchases are a hit then it will be the new way to get them faster.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

JooJoo Launched


Previously called the CrunchPad, the production contractor went ahead and renamed the $500 tablet the "JooJoo" after an investor backed out. The tablet has a 12.1 inch touch screen and boosts directly to an internet browser via wifi. The production of the product has lead to many legal arguments, with the production contractors ending up on top.

Apple Buys Lala


Apple has bought the music steaming service Lala recently. The site before was known and made popular by allowing streams at a faster rate than most for as little as ten cents per song. They also had an app for the Iphone app allowing them to stream the songs to their Iphones. Apple is not commenting on their motives of the purchase.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Facebook Changes its Privacy Settings


Anounced by Mark Zuckerberg on December 1st, Facebook is now changing its privacy settings that allow you to change the privacy on a post to post basis. For example, if you wanted to post something but didn't want everyone to see it like your parents, you can make it viewable to only your friends. The changes will be put in place over the next few weeks.

Comcast Buys NBC


Comcast has purchased a majority share of NBC from GE. This also includes affiliated networks like SyFy, Bravo, and USA, they also purchased Hulu and Universal theme parks. The final total for all of this rounded out to around $6.4 billion. Comcast is also bringing some of its networks to the share, like E!, Style, and G4. Overall, this is estimated to be worth around $7.25 billion.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Youtube To Stream TV Shows For a Fee


Youtube has announced that it is soon going to be streaming popular TV shows on its website the day after the show has aired. The streams will be going for the same same price it is to download an episode on Itunes, which makes many people question whether this is a god idea on their part. They say that it doesn't matter, because people who download episodes generally only watch them once.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Black Friday Madness Ensues!


Black Friday has past, and the results are in. Spending went up with a .5% increase, and overall Americans spent $10.7 Billion. Wow! Now, people are going on their computers to try and find holiday deals online. A Blackberrie Storm goes for $10 on Amazon.com (with the purchase of a contract as well :\)