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YouTube Pulling Funding for 60% of Original Channels
Watch me please.
YouTube is trying to have stronger content to keep people watching and be able to demand high advertising dollars. One way they have been trying to do this was by funding about 100 channels on YouTube, giving out more than $100 million to help these channels produce better content. Channels received up to $5 million in funding! Read the rest of this article…
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Teams Up With YouTube to Bring In-Game Live Streaming
Getting my ass kicked by 12 year olds will be streamed for the world to see.
EA announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s new live streaming feature, available when the game launches on November 13th, will let players live stream gameplay on YouTube directly from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles. This is a first for consoles. Last week Sony Online Entertainment announced live streaming PlanetSide 2 through Twitch.TV. Read the rest of this article…
Kim Dotcom Can’t Catch a Break, Me.ga Domain Seized
Mega issues, amirite?
After recently revealing the domain for the new cloud storage service, Mega. Communication Minister Blaise Louembe of Gabon, the country that controls the domain, has suspended it saying, “Gabon cannot serve as a platform or screen for committing acts aimed at violating copyrights, nor be used by unscrupulous people.” The domain seems to work on and off for me. I might be hitting cached servers but it redirects here. Read the rest of this article…
Xbox SmartGlass Now Available for iPhone & iPad
No lie.
Yay. Now I have SmartGlass for my iPhone! I still haven’t played a game that has used SmartGlass but I’m excited for when it will eventually happen! Well I haven’t tried it for watching any video or playing music so I guess it’s not entirely Microsoft’s fault for not giving me something to use it on. I can see my using my phone as a mouse pad to work with Internet Explorer more than I could using a tablet. Read the rest of this article…
CBS Starts to Cave, Brings Shows to Hulu
YEEAAAHHHH!
Fox, NBC & ABC have a couple of things in common. Their shows are available on Hulu & they own Hulu. CBS has never had shows on Hulu. In fact, CBS owns TV.com where you can watch CBS shows. I don’t know why CBS decided not to have shows on Hulu. I always thought they were left out and pouting. Today that is all starting to change though. Read the rest of this article…
Instagram Adding Web Profiles Finally
Instagram web profiles look like this.
Instagram has been one of those members only clubs for too long now. For the longest time, Instagram was only available to iPhone users and online you could only see a picture if you had the link to it. Recently, Instagram opened up for Android users, still leaving images to only be see with a direct link. That will all be changing this week when Instagram rolls out web profiles for all 100+ million users. Read the rest of this article…
Philips Hue Just Reinvented the Light Bulb
Meet, Hue.
Over a month ago we wrote about LIFX. They are looking to reinvent the light bulb with a connected LED bulb that allows you to completely control it from your smartphone. Changing the color, the intensity and even coming out with an SDK to allow hackers to make it work with apps or whatever else they come up with. Well, Philips has beaten LIFX to the punch with Philips Hue, available now. Read the rest of this article…
Air Patriots, Amazon’s First Mobile Game, Launches
I’m an airplane.
Amazon just released their first mobile game, Air Patriots. Air Patriots is a defense game but unlike traditional tower defense games your “towers” are mobile. They have launched a trailer so you can see a little of what they mean but not much. The game is free and available right now for iOS and Android devices so it’s definitely something worth checking out. Read the rest of this article…
What’s the Song in the BioShock Infinite Trailer? We’ve Got the Answer! [UPDATED for Launch Trailer!]
![What’s the Song in the BioShock Infinite Trailer? We’ve Got the Answer! [UPDATED for Launch Trailer!]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bioshockinfinitebanner-650x322.jpg "What’s the Song in the BioShock Infinite Trailer? We’ve Got the Answer! [UPDATED for Launch Trailer!]")
Need this game nao!
It’s been a week since the new BioShock Infinite trailer was released, finally showing off a release date. The trailer had a catchy song timed to the video. The song is Beast, by indie band Nico Vega from their self-title album that was released in 2009. If you like that song you should also check out their new single. Read the rest of this article…
Google’s New Voice Search, a Threat to Siri?
Look at that whale! I found it with my voice! I summoned it!
Siri is a pretty cool piece of technology and everyone is trying to emulate it. I’m a little surprised that Google has been taking so long to actually come out with something better. I got to say though they are getting close with the updated Google Search app that is available now. So how does it compare to Siri? I took some time and played with it and thought I would give you my thoughts. Read the rest of this article…
