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Diablo 3 to launch 2nd quarter 2012

February 10, 2012
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Based on the Activision Blizzard earnings call on February 9, 2012, Diablo 3 should launch in 2nd quarter of this year (2012).  The game is still in beta, with 100,000 more beta invites having been sent out this year. Previously it was stated that Diablo 3 would be released in early 2012 but as...

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Future changes to the Start Menu button in Windows 8

February 5, 2012
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Over at the Supersite for Windows, Paul is reporting that the Start Orb, aka Start Menu button on the bar at the bottom of the Windows desktop, has been removed in the beta (Consumer Preview) of Windows 8.  Many of us were shocked and dismayed by the way the Start Menu worked, or rather...

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EA’s Reckoning – I reckon it sucks

January 28, 2012
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I kept hearing about this game from various sources, one of which was Frogpant’s Networks The Instance.  I decided it was time to give it a shot, especially since it was available in open beta.  The premise sounds pretty good for a game – a bad fae that takes over and then you’re special...

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Microsoft’s last CES keynote ends with a whimper

January 10, 2012
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The Tweet Choir?  I caught the last 40 minutes or so of the Microsoft keynote at what will be their last CES and the choir was probably the most interesting all the while the lamest aspect of the keynote. They demonstrated Windows 8 on the Samsung tablet, stating that they are working with partners...

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The truth behind SOPA

December 29, 2011
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This is an interesting video, which is on YouTube, but I’m hosting it on my own server just in case the powers that be decide that it should be taken down.

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You Have Downloaded – A satirical site or something more sinister?

December 14, 2011
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Joke or not, when I read about this site, the hair on the back of my neck stood up.  According to this TechCrunch and ExtremeTech article, the site will take your current IP address, and look it up in their database to see what files you have downloaded on the net.  My first knee jerk...

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How the “cuss” was put into Customer Service – My Skype support experience

December 13, 2011
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Let me begin by stating that yes, I know that the word “cuss” isn’t in Customer.  It’s a play on words and slang. This is a personal story of loss, discovery and validation.  Ok, it’s not really.  It’s a simple story of a hacked account and my attempts to figure out what the hell...

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HP Touchpad on sale for $99 again…with caveats

December 7, 2011
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TechCrunch is reporting that HP will be selling their  WebOS powered TouchPads for $99 on Sunday, December 11th.  The sale is on HP’s ebay store and starts at 6:00pm CST for HP employees.  The units will be available to the general public a little later.   Also, these are refurbished units and come with...

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Carrier IQ – The Bad, The Good, The Ugly

December 6, 2011
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If you haven’t been living under a rock and have read any tech news on the Internet in the past week or so, then you’ve probably heard about the fiasco that is Carrier IQ.  Carrier IQ produces software that is running on millions of cell phone devices from various carriers.  Trevor Eckhart, a security...

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Has Blizzard executed the old bait and switch with patch 4.3?

December 2, 2011
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It’s no secret that I’ve been a World of Warcraft player since it was in open beta in 2004.  I was sucked in instantly.  I even remember the first time I made it to Darnassus, I couldn’t believe that there was so much more to this digital world that I was living in.  My...

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