Wednesday, December 22, 2010
'World of Warcraft' Sets PC Game Sales Record
Close on the heels of its "Call of Duty: Black Ops" runaway success, Activision Blizzard's "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" has sold more than 3.3 million copies in the first 24 hours.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Top 10 Google Stories Of 2010
Google may be the company of the decade -- the previous one, if not the next one. As such, its actions are closely scrutinized, and its steps and missteps make news. What started as a search engine is now a company that's shaping our technological future, with initiatives in mobile phones, tablet and netbook computing, telephony, and TV. Unburdened by decades of legacy tech and customer expectations, it's proven more nimble at exploiting new niches than its competitors. From successful forays into mobile devices to embarrassing breaches of people's privacy, Google was in the news a lot in 2010, most often for its steps but sometimes for its missteps. Here are the ten top news stories involving Google this year.
Victor, Meet Spoils: Weaponeers Peddle Wares to Iraqi Cops
Next year's supposed to be the big year in Iraq: the final departure of U.S. troops. But the Iraqi Ministry of Interior wants you to know that it's got a lot of business opportunities available long after that for the enterprising defense corporation.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Real Doc Dispenses Prognoses for Fantasy Team Jocks
Stephania Bell was your run-of-the-mill fantasy football fan. Now she's ESPN's official fantasy-sports injuries analyst. 
Google adds site hacking notifications in search results
Google has started notifying its search engine users of sites in their list of query results that may have been compromised by hackers. For sites that Google believes have been hacked, search engine users will see a warning pop up, giving them the option to go back to the results page, get more information from Google or continue on to their intended destination.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Victor, Meet Spoils: Weaponeers Peddle Wares to Iraqi Cops
Next year's supposed to be the big year in Iraq: the final departure of U.S. troops. But the Iraqi Ministry of Interior wants you to know that it's got a lot of business opportunities available long after that for the enterprising defense corporation.
In An iPhone World, iPods Still Matter
Smartphones have long been able to play music but it took the iPhone to really get people to use their phone as a music player. Do we still need dedicated MP3 players?
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