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Entries for April, 2012

Angry Birds trip to space tops 50 million downloads

Rovio on Monday announced that the company’s latest Angry Birds installment, Angry Birds Space, has been downloaded a whopping 50 million times in 35 days, making it the fastest growing mobile game of all time. The company also teased that “something even bigger is on its way” and gamers should stay tuned. Angry Birds Space was [...]

Hitachi-LG exec to plead guilty to price fixing: U.S.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An executive with Hitachi-LG Data Storage has agreed to plead guilty and serve a prison sentence for rigging bids for optical disk drives for computers, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. Original post by samzenpus

Tagg Pet Tracker Review

How many times have you or someone you know lost a pet? I’ve been looking for something I can use to keep track of my dog, Moto, when we take him out of the house — you know, in case he starts to chase a squirrel and gets off leash. The Pet Tracker is the [...]

Copyright case in Oracle vs. Google goes to jury

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Jurors began deliberating on Monday about whether Google Inc violated Oracle Corp’s copyright on parts of the Java programming language, part of a high stakes trial over smartphone technology with more than $1 billion in play. Original post by samzenpus

Shareholder sues Google to block stock split

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – Google Inc and its board were sued on Monday by a shareholder who wants to block the company’s stock split plan because it entrenches the Web search company’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, according to court documents. Original post by samzenpus

Microsoft eyes tablet lift via Barnes & Noble deal

NEW YORK/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is jumping into the fast-growing e-books market by investing $300 million in Barnes & Noble Inc’s Nook e-reader and college business, as it looks to unlock Amazon.com and Apple Inc’s grip on the exploding tablet computer market. Original post by samzenpus

Hon Hai’s plunge exposes poor end of Apple value chain

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Shares in Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd took a beating on Monday after lackluster quarterly profits, in sharp contrast with the booming fortunes of its main client, Apple Inc, highlighting one of the main downsides of life as a maker of others’ high-end products. Original post by samzenpus

Who invented video games?

More than two-thirds of U.S. households play video games, according to the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Without the crazy ideas of a few pioneering folks, we might still be stuck playing marathon sessions of charades. So who do we have to thank? Original post by samzenpus

How the African Diamond Trade Works

Africa produces around 60 percent of the world’s diamonds, but a few of those are mined illegally, with the profits going to fund terror and violence. How can it be stopped? Original post by samzenpus

5 Unusual Things that Raise Your Car Insurance Rates

Most consumers are aware that certain things, such as causing an accident, will cause their auto insurance rates to take a hike. But there are some factors that can raise your rates — like the five on this list — that may surprise you. Original post by samzenpus