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Mortal Kombat Maker Midway Games Declares Bankruptcy

Midway Games , the maker of Mortal Kombat and other titles, has…

Bertel King, Jr

Let’s not fool ourselves – news doesn’t have a ‘value’

Once more the inane argument about whether newspapers should be charging for…

Steven Hodson

When in Rome, you may not be able to get on Facebook

The Italian Senate has passed a law that will force Internet providers…

Duncan Riley

Space crash: US and Russian Satellites collide over Siberia

Here’s something you don’t see every day: an American and Russian satellite…

Duncan Riley

Mozilla should be thanking Microsoft for bundling IE not kissing EU’s butt

I can’t believe we are still dealing with this non-issue of Microsoft…

Steven Hodson

Outbrain raises $12 million Series B

Outbrain has taken $12 million Series B in a round led by…

Duncan Riley

Google Maps Gaining on MapQuest

Google Maps is creeping closer to MapQuest in traffic, some newly released…

Bertel King, Jr

Google Now Offering a New Way to Give Up Your Privacy

Looking for a new way to throw out another piece of what…

Bertel King, Jr

Silicon Alley Insider relaunches under Business Insider brand

Silicon Alley Insider has completed its transformation from blog network to uber…

Duncan Riley

Psystar wins one against Apple

For those of you not familiar with the back story to this…

Steven Hodson

BitTorrent in Developing Countries

Where bandwidth is plentiful it’s become a curse to the media industry.…

Duncan Riley

About those fried eggs you’re eating….

Eggs are a versatile little thing that can be used is so…

Steven Hodson

Microsoft Offering Free Domains and Hosting (Yes, Really)

Here’s your chance to score some free stuff from Microsoft: The Windows-maker…

Bertel King, Jr

Firefox 3.2: A Sneak Peek Ahead

With Firefox 3.1 creeping closer to its release , Mozilla is starting…

Bertel King, Jr

Mozilla Sets the Date For Firefox 3.1 Beta 3

Mozilla has set the date for its slightly delayed Firefox 3.1 Beta…

Bertel King, Jr

Google Powermeter: now Google wants to know how much electricity you use

Google everywhere? why not in your power meter? As bizarre as that…

Duncan Riley

White label meme tracker OneSpot takes $4.5 million Series A

OneSpot , a provider of white label meme tracking services has taken…

Duncan Riley

Mark this day: President now takes press conference questions from bloggers

Barack Obama addressed the nation this evening, before opening the doors to…

Duncan Riley

Yahoo buying Tumblr…or maybe not

Valleywag reports that Yahoo is in negotiations to by cut down blogging…

Duncan Riley

Ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman confirms California Governor run

Ex-eBay CEO Meg Whitman has confirmed that she is running for Governor…

Duncan Riley

Your personal deep sea webcam

It is often said that we know less about our oceans that…

Steven Hodson

Who should worry about Twitter’s search? It ain’t Google.

The newest mantra to hit the web has to be real time…

Steven Hodson

Amazon Kindle 2: What’s New, When’s it Available, and Everything Else

Amazon has launched its new Kindle 2.0 e-book reader. The updated device…

Bertel King, Jr

Google Unveils Google Sync For iPhone and Windows Mobile

Google has announced new beta versions of its Google Sync utility with…

Bertel King, Jr

The role of social media and the internet in the Victorian Bushfires

As Victoria woke this morning, the bushfire news continued to get worse.…

Duncan Riley

I bet Britons are wishing for a modern day Guy Fawkes

Back in 1600’s there was a growing feeling of discrimination against the…

Steven Hodson

Chew on this Hasbro – Scrabulous returns to Facebook as Lexulous

I’m pretty sure that anyone who is a Facebook member; or follows…

Steven Hodson

Kaspersky site hacked to exposed sensitive data

I can just imagine the howls of laughter and high fives (virtual…

Steven Hodson

Inaugural day sneakiness from CNN

What will probably go down as one of the most significant days…

Steven Hodson

Tom Cruise speaks Spanish. At press conference in Brazil. Where they speak Portuguese.

Tom Cruise isn’t endearing himself to the natives in Brazil, with a…

Duncan Riley

BREAKING: Google deleting music blogger posts

There is a nervous chill going through the music industry bloggers corner…

Steven Hodson

Catching Village Voice Media with its hands in the Digg cookie jar

Now I am pretty sure that we all know who Digg.com is;…

Steven Hodson

Apple Store: No More Facebook For You

Apple has put the kibosh on Facebook usage in its U.S. retail…

Bertel King, Jr