EA’s hoping to storm to the top of the modern military FPS heap with Battlefield 3, ending Call of Duty‘s recent reign as the number one shooter franchise. The man leading the charge at the DICE development studio making the game is executive producer Patrick Bach. Bach’s been at DICE for nine years and spoke with me about what DICE …
Apple to Lift One-Time Download Limits for iTunes Songs?
Did you know: If you purchase a song from iTunes, download it to your computer and neglect to transfer it to a compatible device before your hard drive dies in a spectacular symphony of clicking and grinding sounds, that song is gone forever.
Per Apple’s terms and conditions for the iTunes store:
“Products may be downloaded only once
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Friday Time Sink: Ask Jeopardy! Champ Ken Jennings Anything
Social news site, Reddit, features an interesting section called Ask Me Anything (AMA) wherein people in certain fields or areas of expertise can open themselves up to questions from the rest of the Reddit community.
Well guess who recently showed up to field questions? None other than 74-time Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings. He’s …
How Apple and Google Became the Two Most Admired Companies in the World
Early in my reporting for Fortune’s annual survey of the World’s Most Admired Companies, it became apparent that Apple and Google would again rank near or at the top of the list. As it happened, they ended up as number 1 and 2 respectively. (Technology companies landed four spots in the top 10, with Amazon.com at number 7, and …
Emanata: How to Survive Comics Convention Season
Comic book convention season officially opens today, with the beginning of Emerald City ComiCon in Seattle. Between now and the middle of October, a whle lot of people in the American comics industry will be crisscrossing the country on a regular basis, digging through their pockets to come up with big announcements for every show, and …
TechFast: Android Tablet Prices, iTunes Music, Ask Ken Jennings
Good morning! Here are some of today’s interesting tech stories so far. We’ll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start.
After Seeing the iPad 2, Samsung Reconsiders Galaxy Tab Pricing
Link: Mashable
We may begin seeing a trend emerge with Android tablet prices. In regards to his company’s …
Why Aren’t More Cable Shows on Hulu? Because Old People and Contracts Suck, Apparently
For those of you who think that Hulu doesn’t offer much in the way of cable programming, you can rest a little easier knowing that it’s not Hulu’s fault. Instead, according to Lauren Zalaznick, NBCUniversal’s chairman of Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, you can blame old contracts and a lack of foresight on the …
Tractor Beam Lasers? Possible, Say Scientists
Lasers are cool. They’re useful during presentations, can fix your eyesight, and are capable of propelling spacecraft along their solar sails. Sometimes, they even burn holes in stuff.
(More on TIME.com: 10 Technologies We Want to Steal from Harry Potter)
A team of researchers from Hong Kong and China may have discovered another …
Video Starts Upgrade Process at Windows 1.0, Ends at Windows 7
Oh hey, childhood, early teens, high school, college, post-college and modern day memories. What are you guys all doing here?
An angel of a saint of a man on YouTube has documented the installation of Windows 1.0 followed by an upgrade to every subsequent version of Windows thereafter. He opts for Windows 2000 instead of Windows ME, …
Is Nothing Sacred? ‘Blade Runner’ Spinoff Rights Being Negotiated
Keeping with the complaint that nothing new is coming out of Hollywood, Alcon Entertainment is trying to bring back the Blade Runner property. The company, who produced The Blind Side, is trying to buy the film, television and ancillary franchise rights to the classic science fiction film. It’s not just prequels and sequels they’re …
A Computer Not Designed for the Easily Distracted
A Taiwanese computer manufacturer has come up with the perfect solution to the age-old problem of computers lacking Lego-compatible cases: a case that’s built for Lego building.
The HELLO-Q machine has two USB ports on its front, and several dozen Lego-style studs for sticking Lego bricks on to. You and I both know which of these …
Microsoft Unlocking Unused Xbox Live Gamertags
If you’re looking for your perfect Xbox gamer tag, you’ll have a few more options to choose from soon. Microsoft is releasing previously taken, now unused gamertags for new players to take/swap for. Instead of having to be LTStarbuck92381049 or LEW10AUNTSARBUKC, you might actually be able to get her name.
Don’t worry: They’re …