BlackBerry finally gets a halfway decent Twitter app! Although I’m not big into Twitter, there are plenty of BlackBerry users that loath the lack of Twitter intergration on the BlackBerry…enter “UberTwitter”:
ÜberTwitter is a company devoted to delivering highly functional Twitter clients for mobile devices. Our first product is ÜberTwitter for the BlackBerry line of mobile phones. We are very excited about the opportunity to provide BlackBerry users with a full featured Twitter client which will include:
Integrated ability to upload pictures to a site dedicated to serving ÜberTwitter users
Ability to optionally update your Google Talk status with your last tweet, making your tweets reach a wider audience than just people following you on Twitter
Automatically update your location based on the cell tower information provided by your phone, no GPS hardware required, click here for an example
At this weeks GDC 2010 in San Francisco, Sony has announced details and the upcoming release of their new “Playstation Move” motion contollers. Sony promises that the Move will deliver “a motion-based, high-definition gaming experience unlike anything on the market.”
The Playstation Move is said to be more accurate that Nintendo’s WiiMote thanks to advanced motion sensors. These controllers will also include the typical shock and rumble features that have become standard in most controllers today. Sony has announched multple packages.
standalone Move controller
Move controller with PS Eye & game (less than $100)
entire console solution
Sony also states that at LEAST 20 titles will be released in 2010, including “Sports Champions”, that will cater specifically to these new motion controllers. At the time of the conference, there is no information on pricing or an exact release date (other than Fall 2010).
The Sony Playstation 3 is the first in the line of consoles to get HD purchases and rentals from all 6 of the major movie studios.
Sorry Xbox 360 fans, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is still missing Fox and Sony (obviously). Although most movie studios will more than likely show up on the 360, Sony’s HD appearance might be a while if ever!
From Movie Theater to Home Theater: PlayStation(R)Network Delivers High Definition Movies From Six Major Movie Studios in the United States
PlayStation(R)3 Computer Entertainment System First to Have High Definition Movies for Purchase from All Major Studios
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will offer high definition (HD) movies for purchase and rental on the PlayStation®Network video delivery service in the United States. PlayStation Network is the first to offer high definition movies for purchase from all of the major movie studios, further establishing PlayStation®3 (PS3®) as the preeminent home entertainment platform for this year’s most popular and critically acclaimed high definition movies.
“Securing high definition content from these studios is another significant milestone further validating PlayStation Network as a complete entertainment network in the home. PlayStation Network is the first and only service to deliver high definition home entertainment from all six major studios, directly to consumers for download,” said Peter Dille, senior vice president, marketing and PlayStation Network, SCEA. “PlayStation Network continues to offer the most comprehensive catalogue of HD movies to PlayStation Network members that realize the wide-ranging entertainment power of the PS3 system.”
The PS3 system is the most complete home entertainment solution on the market today, enabling consumers to enjoy high-definition games and movies, as well as listen to music, view photos, browse the Internet and more. Today’s announcement joins one of the industry’s strongest home entertainment brands with the major media companies that produce and distribute a substantial number of films. At launch, the content will be available in the U.S. only, with plans to launch soon in the U.K., France, Germany, and Spain.
New titles available today on PlayStation Network include:
· 20th Century Fox – “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”, “Jennifer’s Body” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (on March 23)
· Walt Disney Pictures – Disney Pixar’s “Up”, Jerry Bruckheimer’s “G-Force” and Disney’s “Earth”
· Paramount Pictures – “Star Trek”, “Paranormal Activity” and “Zoolander”
· Sony Pictures – “This Is It”, “2012″, “District 9″ and “Zombieland”
· Universal – “Inglourious Basterds”, “Couples Retreat” and “Public Enemies”
· Warner Bros. Digital Distribution – “The Hangover”, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” and “The Wizard of Oz”
As of 6:30 pm last night, the Playstation 3 Network is back up and running. Exactly what happened to bring down the whole system for over 24 hours? Via the Playstation blog, Patrick Seybold, the Director of Corporate Communication states:
“We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year. Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that the symptoms are now resolved and that users are able to use their PS3 normally.”
With that said, it is now safe for any and all of the Playstation 3 models to access the Playstation Network…game on!
Many users have experienced an Error: 8001050Fand all that is known right now is it the PS3 network will not allow users to log into their accounts or play games online. Furthermore, if you have an older PS3 (Fat, not Slim), there is extra caution for you not sign on at this time.
Errors include:
* The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
* When the user tries to sign-in to the PlayStation Network, the following message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”.
* When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install trophies. Please exit your game.”
* When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
* Users are not able to playback certain rental video downloaded from the PlayStation Store before the expiration date.
Sony has acknowledged this problem and is hoping to have it resolve within the next 24 hours, so stay tuned!
Are you a fan or user of Microsoft Office (Live), Xbox Live, MSN, Windows Live Messenger or HOTMAIL? Microsoft has a 22 page document which goes into detail on how they store all of your personal data on their servers. Furthermore, how the government can access it. Big shocker, they don’t want John Q. Public to see: Microsoft Spy
Once Micosoft found out that Cryptome unearthed this secret document, they sent out the hounds (lawyers) to kick it offline ASAP via their hosting provider. Read it while it’s hot people!
Most if not all people have only a short list of websites they visit on daily basis. If you are one of these people, http://fav4.org is for you.
What is Fav4? Simply put, Fav4 is your new homepage! Fav4 is set as your homepage on your favorite browser and displays a linked icon to your four favorite websites. You can customize these links from the 34 current shortcuts available, more will be added soon.
The bad news? Yes, there is no link to PCQuikFix…yet!
We often recommend Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 as the antivirus protection software to put on our customers’ computers. We were excited to read online that Kaspersky Labs (a Russian based company) was awarded the patent for a hardware antivirus device that keeps computers secure by attaching directly to the disk drive.
What is this mystery device?
“An anti-virus (AV) system based on a hardware-implemented AV module for curing infected computer systems and a method for updating AV databases for effective curing of the computer system. The hardware-based AV system is located between a PC and a disk device. The hardware-based AV system can be implemented as a separate device or it can be integrated into a disk controller. An update method of the AV databases uses a two-phase approach. First, the updates are transferred from a trusted utility to an update sector of the AV system. Then, the updates are verified within the AV system and the AV databases are updated. The AV system has its own CPU and memory can be used in combination with AV application.” (PC Mag)
I think this sounds pretty cool and much more exciting than the current antivirus protection that is on the market.
Apple released a security update/patch yesterday for both the Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch. This update patches five security holes with the worst hole being that a hacker could take control of the unit remotely. One of the other holes had allowed hackers to access the data on your iPod or iPhone.
Plug your device into your computer and connect to iTunes and update!
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