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Entries for November, 2011

Video: Real-life Iron Man takes on fighter jets

Amazing. That’s the only word that describes the video footage of "Jet Man" Yves Rossy flying next to the Breitling Jet Team over the Swiss Alps. read more Original post by David Gomez

Nintendo: Wal-Mart lost money on Black Friday Wii deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nintendo sold more Wiiconsoles on Black Friday than ever before, thanks to deep discounts by the national chain Wal-Mart. Original post by Unknown Lamer

Xbox sees biggest ever sales week thanks to hot holiday weekend

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that last week marked the Xbox 360′s best ever week of sales. The company sold more than 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles and more than 750,000 Kinect controllers last week. Microsoft also confirmed that more than 800,000 of the consoles it sold last week were purchased on Black Friday alone. ”We have seen [...]

Facebook settles privacy case with U.S. FTC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended. Original post by Unknown Lamer

FCC to let AT&T pull merger application: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission planned to approve AT&T Inc’s request to withdraw its application for approval of its acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Original post by Unknown Lamer

Cyber Monday sales hit record $1.25 billion

(Reuters) – Cyber Monday online sales set a record, led by department stores and home goods retailers, according to U.S. data released on Tuesday. Original post by Unknown Lamer

No, Texas Chainsaw does not need 3D

As we often preach here at TG, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Yes, the remake of Texas Chainsaw is supposedly what started all these lame horror reboots we’ve been suffering through the last decade.

 read more Original post by David Konow

HTC may ignore smartphone sales ban in Germany

IPCom has reportedly moved to ban HTC from selling smartphones in Germany. HTC lost a patent lawsuit to IPCom in 2009 and recently decided not to file an appeal against the ruling, likely in an effort to avoid further litigation it might have faced from a ruling on two additional patent cases. HTC may ignore IPCom’s [...]

HTC may ignore smartphone sales ban in Germany [updated]

IPCom has reportedly moved to ban HTC from selling smartphones in Germany. HTC lost a patent lawsuit to IPCom in 2009 and recently decided not to file an appeal against the ruling, likely in an effort to avoid further litigation it might have faced from a ruling on two additional patent cases. HTC may ignore IPCom’s [...]

New To The Charts: TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router

The TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router has been tested and added to the Router Charts. Original post by Soulskill