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America, you are not being told about the protests in Brazil….#ChangeBrazil

“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince There is this country called Brazil, you may have heard of it, the world’s fifth largest country by both [...]

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Nintendo E3 Announcement: The only thing you need to know

Today’s very subdued Nintendo video presentation brings to light what we’ve all been thinking: There’s not too much worth looking forward to on the Wii U. Sure Bayonetta 2 now has a estimated release date and hair do, the first cooperative-play Mario 3D game was announced, and yes there’s even an HD version of The [...]

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Xbox One, Licensing vs. Ownership, and Voting With Your Wallet

Today’s news about the forthcoming Xbox One’s reported limitations on their “license” and how it’ll affect consumers is a bit troubling. The short version of this is that Microsoft has created a system that can potentially kill the trade-and-resell market for video games but has deferred the actual pulling of the proverbial trigger to publishers. It’s a [...]

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3-D Printed Heart Splint Saves Baby’s Life

Today’s guest post comes from Jose Sepulveda. Jose is a photography and tech enthusiast. You can keep up with what he’s up to at Click-Whirl and on Twitter. With all the bad press 3-D Printing has been getting the past few weeks because of the printable gun, its nice to hear about the good things [...]

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Yahoo set to buy Tumblr for $1.1B; Mayer promises “not to screw it up”

It’s not every day that one of Web 1.0′s largest players buys up another company in an all cash deal, but with one looping .GIF, Yahoo announced that its board had given the okay to buy up Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Cash. For those of you keeping score at home, that figure is roughly a [...]


 
 

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America, you are not being told about the protests in Brazil….#ChangeBrazil

Posted June 17, 2013 @ 5:37 pm CST by Kevin Jones

“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince There is this country called Brazil, you may have heard of it, the world’s fifth largest country by both [...]

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Let’s talk XBOne and PS4 – no one got it right

Posted June 11, 2013 @ 3:33 pm CST by Alberto Lima

Last night I was elated after hearing Sony announce not just the price of the new Playstation 4 (a paltry $399) but their steadfast commitment to consumers – the PS4 was going to support used games! As I’m likely to do after most great evenings, this morning I awoke a little bleary-eyed, tired, dehydrated, and [...]

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Nintendo E3 Announcement: The only thing you need to know

Posted June 11, 2013 @ 11:47 am CST by Alberto Lima

Today’s very subdued Nintendo video presentation brings to light what we’ve all been thinking: There’s not too much worth looking forward to on the Wii U. Sure Bayonetta 2 now has a estimated release date and hair do, the first cooperative-play Mario 3D game was announced, and yes there’s even an HD version of The [...]

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Thirty Seconds to Mars’ Emotionally Charged ‘Love Lust Faith + Dreams’, The Album Review

Posted June 10, 2013 @ 4:30 pm CST by Kevin Jones

“I will save you from yourself Time will change everything about this hell. Are you lost, can’t find yourself? You’re north of heaven Maybe somewhere west of hell” -’Birth’ It begins with ‘Birth’, Faith and Dreams, with the single word “Love”, and burns through a dizzying array of emotion. It is the long awaited new [...]

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Xbox One, Licensing vs. Ownership, and Voting With Your Wallet

Posted June 7, 2013 @ 2:35 pm CST by Alberto Lima

Today’s news about the forthcoming Xbox One’s reported limitations on their “license” and how it’ll affect consumers is a bit troubling. The short version of this is that Microsoft has created a system that can potentially kill the trade-and-resell market for video games but has deferred the actual pulling of the proverbial trigger to publishers. It’s a [...]

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3-D Printed Heart Splint Saves Baby’s Life

Posted May 24, 2013 @ 9:20 am CST by Noisecast

Today’s guest post comes from Jose Sepulveda. Jose is a photography and tech enthusiast. You can keep up with what he’s up to at Click-Whirl and on Twitter. With all the bad press 3-D Printing has been getting the past few weeks because of the printable gun, its nice to hear about the good things [...]

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Yahoo set to buy Tumblr for $1.1B; Mayer promises “not to screw it up”

Posted May 20, 2013 @ 3:13 pm CST by Alberto Lima

It’s not every day that one of Web 1.0′s largest players buys up another company in an all cash deal, but with one looping .GIF, Yahoo announced that its board had given the okay to buy up Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Cash. For those of you keeping score at home, that figure is roughly a [...]

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Rejoice! A new Lady Mechanika is on the way!

Posted May 17, 2013 @ 10:16 am CST by Kevin Jones

She survived a serial killer’s three year terror campaign through England. She was the only one out of innumerable victims. Left with no memories and mechanical limbs, the woman dubbed ‘Lady Mechanika’ by the press uses her talents to pursue a career as a private detective, solving crimes others cannot in a turn of the [...]

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Will we see Nokia’s “Catwalk” at their May 14th event?

Posted April 25, 2013 @ 1:46 pm CST by Alberto Lima

There have been plenty rumors of a new Lumia handset making its way to consumers in the coming months. The general consensus seems to be a change in design language, opting for an aluminum case instead of the now signature polycarbonate unibody design. According to a report from The Verge, the rumored phone, (pictured at [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S 4 Delayed on Sprint and T-Mobile

Posted April 24, 2013 @ 2:55 pm CST by Alberto Lima

If you were so moved by Samsung’s shit-storm of an unveiling presentation at their Galaxy 4 event last month and were counting the days you’d be able to head to your local Sprint or T-Mobile store to pick one up, you may be in for a longer wait. AllThingsD has confirmed that both Sprint and T-Mobile are [...]

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