Internet Explorer Patch released!

As informed on December 16th (see breaking news: Internet Explorer compromised), Microsoft had warned the world's most popular web browser users that a fatal flaw had been discovered.

Great news, in only 8 days Microsoft releases the Patch to get rid of the flaw.

If you IE, you definitely want to get it...

Want your video game to get noticed?

You want your media to be acknowledged by culture? Use culture to your advantage!

You most probably have heard about president Georges Bush dodging and ducking shoes thrown at him. Apparently, so did a game developer and that got him to be noticed...

Interesting eMarketing study

Social networking websites and YouTube should be delighted analysts say. Promotional spending for internet based video ad is set to increase exponentially as opposed to TV ads.

duh! Or darn!

Goodbye MacWorld

The major gathering where Steve Jobs held his keynote address to the rest of the world scheduled to take place in January 2009 will be the last one. Moreover, it seems Steve will not be hosting it.

Whilst Apple preaches the event's obsolete necessity, the general consumer and critics are associating it to a sick Steve Jobs...

"...the times are a changing..." as Bob Dylan sang.

A new breed of taxes

As a means to compensate for the New York state deficit, the governor of the big apple's state is proposing an iPod tax!!

And as usual, this sort of news comes with a twist...

EMI launches its own online music store

It's official. EMI is launching the EMI online music store. Fans will have the option of buying music and have access to their favorite EMI artists' biographies and so on...

The question is: Will it survive?

Cheech and Chong are back...

Big Vision Entertainment and Chamber Bros Entertainment have announced their intention to bring the iconic stoned duo back to life in animated format...

Guitar Hero and Rockband newcomers

Aerosmith's idea did not seem too far fetched: Metallica just confirmed: You will be able to perform 28 of their tracks as any of the band members. Good news for the drummers, as an expert mode will be created....

On the other hand, Pearl Jam chose to follow the Beatles and make the reissue of Ten downloadable through Rockband.com

RIAA's legal strategies to be questionned

A judge in Rhode Island postponed the hearing of a key lawsuit where the defendant will be represented by a team of Harvard law students assisted by their professor.

Their main argument could be of a controversial nature...

Breaking News: Internet Explorer compromised

A major security flaw has been detected in Internet Explorer.

This "glitch" allows hackers to steal your various passwords. You are strongly encouraged to switch to an other web browser if you currently use IE.

Microsoft are trying their best to come up with a patch to "heal" its product.

Music Sales Strategies

Kid Rock and AC/DC refused to sell individual tracks on the iTunes store, at the expense of not distributing through that channel. On the other hand Lil' Wayne made it really big by doing the strict opposite.
Each of the aforementioned strategies are supported by significant industry key players. Read the article, know the numbers.... where do you stand?

The video game industry is catching on

The gaming industry has, it seems, started to face the consequences of the economic crisis. Despite sales going up, the slope of the graph has decreased.

Read full article

Survey reveals troubling facts....

A survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Intel polled 2,119 personal computer American users to find out about their "priorities"...

And the winner is...

Google getting booed

Google has just been accused of stabbing web neutrality issue in the back...
Is it just another fine example of bad phrasing???

Britain could "extend" the copyright law

The UK legends are worried about not making money from their art after a while. In Britain, an artist owns his or her music for 50 years. The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney are not too thrilled. As a result, the british culture minister is considering a little amendment...

Should artists own their music forevermore? What do you think?

Playstation Home out today!!!!

"Think of it as a hybrid of Facebook, Second Life and the prettiest game lobby ever"

Tim Clark - Official Playstation Magazine

The best part is that it is free*
*if you happen to own a PS3 and are a registered user of the Playstation Network

Check it out!

Bad news for the once good news Webbies

The good: The US Federal Communications Commission wanting to sell radio frequency space and push for free internet.

The bad: Lawmakers and Telecom companies are creating obstacles.

The ugly: Who do you think will succeed and how?

US Game Industry... Good News!!!

The credit crunch does not seem to affect entertainment. It seems the consumer is still concerned about having fun and following trends despite the difficult financial times. In a nutshell, the US video game industry rose 10%!!!!

As to the financial value and the most popular games, check it out...

Gamers' voice put to the test

Ubisoft has decided to test the consumer's claims by not placing any DRM on the highly anticipated remake of the epic game Prince of Persia.

Will the people be right?

Oops upside your head gamers!!!

TN games has in the past released a vest for gamers to wear in order to "feel" the effects of being hit by bullets when playing first person shooter games.
I guess for some this was not enough as the firm has just announced a rather disturbing upcoming product...

1984 or safety?

The Australian government wants to have a certain level of control regarding access to specific content. Though the objective does remain noble in many ways, a lot of people are angered by the action taken and claim this to affect the country's democratic values...

Where do you stand, protect yourself from pigeons by using the net over your balcony, or simply enjoy the view and deal with the potential consequences?

Post your comments people!!

A booming market thanks to the paranoid

If you thought only James Bond could have had a camera in his watch, you better think again! The credit crunch has generated a lot of panic amongst the bold and the doubtful and a store that specializes in selling Spying Products is having the best Christmas ever...

Watch the video... (click on title)

Made it through YouTube

Have you ever posted video footage on YouTube? How many views did you get? Although it is very much possible for a person to make a "very decent" amount of money, do you know anything about the limitations, hardships, and figures?

A couple of cases...

Stop sharing illegally, Start selling legally!

Here is a brand new business idea based on a question that might rock a lot of people's boats: If one can sell his or her CD's in the second hand market, why should somebody not be allowed to sell their unwanted MP3s?

Intrigued? (click on title)

Why do we call it mouse?

You will not believe how old this is... Check out this fantastic video about how the computer mouse became known as the mouse

How often do you say 143 to your partner?

Fibonacci was a rookie! Text messaging youth have developed a vocabulary that a lot of people might find hard to imagine. This is beyond ASAP and c u later...

(click on title 2 c y...)

DRM killed the videostar...

Does the name Spore mean anything to you? It probably does if you are into games. When released in September 2008, EA had implemented some serious DRM angering a lot of consumers.
Consequence...

Google releases the most popular searches for 2008

It might be worth some investigation. Guess who made it as most popular search in the UK in 2008?

... not the news!

Need a little pocket money?

You definitely know about the financial crisis... you might have to tighten your belt. Then again, what brand is it?
A big round of applause to yet another strike of cybergenius.

music...check! Games...check! Porn...

You might have heard of the RIAA and IFPI and even game companies suing people for downloading content illegally. However, many people in the UK have received a letter asking them to cough up for downloading porn illegally.
The only problem, or so it seems, is that the accused seem to have been selected randomly...

Meet the Music Industry's trend setter

Whether you own an iPhone or would simply call yourself an iWishIhadOne, you probably have heard about some applications made available for the little device. Does Tap Tap Revenge ring a bell? No?
Well it seems Moby and Tiesto have heard of it...

Care to play?

South Korea is in for 200 million Dollars! By 2010, the country is hoping to be ranked number.... (click on title)

Koobface Unleashed!!!

Code red!
Facebook users beware of Koobface, a malicious worm that uses a savvy approach to "invite" it to your computer...

(more info click on title)

We're roaming... I wanna roam it with you...

You might have been fortunate enough not to catch Vodafone's version of Bob Marley's "Jammin" on Television. It seems however that EU governments took it as a wake up call...

Read the full article by clicking on the title.

The world is ok... for professional networking websites!

You most certainly must have heard about the economic crisis. Whilst most companies are closing down, employees are getting laid off and the stock market is radically fluctuating, there seems to be some good in this whole situation.
Linked in and Xing could not be any happier...