Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a lot of noise with his comments during the company’s Q4 2010 earnings call. Google, RIM, and TweetDeck executives have refuted some of Jobs’ statements. The executive trash talking is getting good. Grab some popcorn and enjoy. TweedDeck founder and CEO Iain Dodsworth sent out two tweets addressing Android fragmentation … Continue reading “Google, RIM, and TweetDeck Fire Back at Apple’s Steve Jobs”
Former ECW and WWE creative mastermind Paul Heyman has produced a series of videos for EA Sports MMA. His company, Looking 4 Larry, has done some fine work featuring MMA stars Frank Shamrock, Fabricio Werdum, and Cung Le. Check out the spots and let me know what you think (please)!
THQ has announced the opening of its Montreal Studio and the signing of Patrice Désilets, former Ubisoft director that was responsible for the Assassin’s Creed franchise and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Here’s a clip from the official press release: Désilets previously served as creative director on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, as well … Continue reading “THQ Opens Montreal Studio, Signs Assassin’s Creed Director”
T-Mobile kicked off the Android frenzy in America with the HTC G1. Although that phone had its quirks, it was a glimpse of Android’s excellent future. For a while, T-Mobile was the premiere Android carrier in America, but Sprint and Verizon surpassed it with phones like the Droid, Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, and Droid X. … Continue reading “T-Mobile G2 Review: Battery Life, Build Quality, and Performance”
There are lots of great games shipping this week, spanning a variety of genres. Fans of the beautiful game will be able to enjoy FIFA 11 on every platform known to man. If you’d rather kill zombies than play (international) football then there’s Dead Rising 2. Gamers that haven’t had their fill of Guitar Hero … Continue reading “This Week’s Videogame Releases”
Remember those three-million CDMA iPhones that are (supposedly) being made in December? They’re not for Verizon. Unless the company is pulling a swerve, it’s forgoing a CDMA iPhone in favor of one that takes advantage of its upcoming high-speed LTE network. Here’s the word from The Apple Blog: Despite supplier rumors that seemed to indicate … Continue reading “Verizon CEO Crushes CDMA iPhone 4 Dreams”
Google Android is the best mobile OS for me. Its Gmail integration is perfect. Since I have four Gmail accounts that serve four different purposes, I really appreciate how slick Gmail is on Android. Another reason I’m a fan of Google’s OS is that I rely on Google Voice for work and play. With these … Continue reading “Google Voice Apps Hit iPhone: Time to Ditch Android for iOS?”
You must watch this excellent live action Pokemon fan film called Pokemon Apokelypse. It’s a dramatic and dark version of the Pokemon cartoon that’s beloved around the world. Parts of it are campy and parts of it are cool. You’ll giggle as Ash Ketchum says the theme song lyrics, “I want to be the best…like no … Continue reading “Pokemon Apokelypse: A Dark, Grim, and Violent Pokemon Fan Film”
Here’s a bit of completely awesome news — Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G, Borat) has been signed to play Freddie Mercury in an upcoming Queen movie. I’m a huge Queen fan (Brian May rules!) and I really enjoy Sacha Baron Cohen. While Mercury’s voice is impossible to replicate, Cohen — more than anyone else I … Continue reading “Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Freddie Mercury in Queen Movie”
This is one of the most disappointing things I’ve learned all year — ancient Greek statues were probably extremely tacky when they were first erected. Accroding to i09, “Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away.” Scientists have used ultraviolet-light techniques to get a picture of what … Continue reading “Ancient Greek Statues Were Once Fruity and Tacky”
