Epic battle: SOPA vs. Epic Games
As time is ticking and SOPA is about to be discussed in the USA’s congress, many companies are taking a side: pro or against this bill. You can see the bill here
The Stop Online Piracy Act gained many “big fishes” around, like the Motion Picture Association of America, Microsoft and Apple.
Some unconfirmed names supporting SOPA are Sony, Electronic Arts and Nintendo.
Detractors of this bill are: Facebook, Google, Mozilla, Zynga, Twitter and, of course, Epic Games.
Epic Games’ Senior PR manager (Data Cowley) wrote on the official Epic Games forum: “Epic Games supports efforts that would stop overseas websites profiting from pirating our games, but we have to do that in a way that’s compatible with freedom of speech and due process of law. Thus, we do
01.3.12 by Caleb GillesNew CEO
Thompson was unveiled as Yahoo!’s new CEO before market open on Wednesday, ending a four-month search that followed the ouster of his controversial predecessor, Carol Bartz. Thompson most recently served as president of PayPal, a unit of eBay(EBAY). PayPal President Scott Thompson has been appointed CEO of Yahoo! Speaking during a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, Thompson explained that he wants to improve Yahoo!’s ability to serve both users and advertising partners. “One of the great things that we were able to achieve at PayPal was balancing the consumer need with the merchant need,” he explained. Read full post here… 01.1.12 by David RosebyTop Five gadgets that are just for gamers
Gadgets and gamers seem to go hand in hand, they are at the cutting edge of technology most of the time and this is why we tend to highlight gamers gear every now and then. In this Top Five we are looking at some more interesting ideas that gamers will love, there is something for everyone here, retro, concept and stuff that is on the market already, enjoy!
No more sweaty palms
One of the more no so good side effects of a long gaming session is sweaty palms, not only does this mean less control, it also makes the controller dirty. However, there is no worry about that with the Air Flow games controller!
12.31.11 by Mikayla HarneySoftware API Integration is Not Always the Right Way Forward
Spend anytime among the cloud-computing crowd like we do at VM-Associates and you’ll soon find that API integration is a hot-topic. How friendly or unfriendly a given app’s API is, how many native integrations it has, the price-point at which API reference keys become available: all those factors are huge selling points for online business software and a major consideration for would-be consumers.
Naturally, we also think API integration is great, especially when it’s native. When two or more apps play nice with one another it can mitigate double entry and other workflow “knots,” making IT more bearable. Next-gen
12.18.11 by David RosebyVideo – Nokia Wellness Diary
A new video popped up yesterday from Nokia on their Youtube channel, and it covers the Nokia Wellness Diary. If you have not yet seen this application, or heard of it, you may want to learn more about looking after yourself with this great free app.
Nokia Wellness Diary is available at . A
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McDonald’s diners gorge on free bytes
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A McDonald’s restaurant on London’s Fleet Street. Read full post here…
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