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Microsoft takes over Halo with launch of upcoming Defiant Map Pack (With video)

Posted by Ken on February 28, 2011 in Gaming | ∞

The baton has been passed in the Halo video game franchise. Microsoft’s 343 Industries game studio has taken the reins from Bungie to develop future Halo games. This week, the company showed off the first result of that transition with the announcement of the Halo Reach Defiant Map Pack.

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Please Help Me Understand the Android Releases

Posted by Ken on February 15, 2011 in Android, Smart Phones | ∞

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Here’s our best shot at deciphering the official statements made by Eric Schmidt at today’s Mobile World Congress, statements made here and there by Android workers, and less-than-official bits and pieces that help color in some of this rather crowded, abstract picture.

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Shazam vs. SoundHound: Battle of the Mobile Song ID Services

Posted by Ken on February 11, 2011 in General Tech | ∞

That you can hold a phone up to music these days and identify it is amazing. But which smartphone song-finding app is more amazing? We researched and road-tested the two most popular song ID apps to see which was a better install.

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Both Shazam and SoundHound offer free song ID apps for Android and iPhone, with Shazam covering other platforms, too. Shazam’s free iPhone version is limited to five song IDs, or “tags,” per month, while SoundHound is an ad-supported but otherwise free service. Both show artist and song information when they can identify a song, with purchase and YouTube links and bookmark options. SoundHound has a bit more visual build-out, but Shazam has the simple, clean look down. Other than that, they both serve the same purpose: to name the songs you’re currently hearing.  Read more... (1054 words, 6 images, estimated 4:13 mins reading time)

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Five Ways the Android-Powered Google Tablet Is Better than the iPad

Posted by Ken on February 2, 2011 in Android, General Tech | ∞

Five Ways the Android-Powered Google Tablet Is Better than the iPad

The iPad is easily the best tablet you can buy right now, but that’s changing.
Google showed off their upcoming tablets today, casting a spotlight on the iPad’s
shortcomings. Here are the Android features we wish we had on our iPads.

A Helpful, Simple, and Non-Intrusive Notification System

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