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10 celebrity cameos in classic video game ads
Before Breaking Bad returns on August 11, you owe it to yourself to watch Bryan Cranston hawk Mega Force for the Atari 2600. Read More


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Minecraft in Latin? … Perhaps now the pope will play
All I really know about Minecraft is that this video game has captivated my three children like no activity they have known in all of their 11 years. So I have taken to following the Twitter account of Minecraft lead developer Jens (Jeb) Bergensten and noted this tweet from him July 4. Read More

Garmin's head-up display connects smartphone navigation to any vehicle windshield
Garmin today announced a portable head-up display device for smartphone navigation apps that costs $129.99 and can be used in any car. Read More

Solar-powered aircraft completes cross-US journey
A one-of-a-kind solar-powered aircraft completed a two-month journey across the United States at just after 11pm EDT Saturday evening (3am GMT Sunday) when it landed at New York's JFK Airport. Read More

What Apple's low-cost and plastic iPhone may look like
The website Techdy is reporting that it's gotten ahold of the front and rear parts of Apple's long-rumored low cost iPhone. As we've reported before, Apple is reportedly gearing to sell the low cost iPhone with a focus on emerging markets and will maintain its healthy margins by using chaper materials like plastic. Read More

Geek-themed meme of the week: No. 3
They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so I have started publishing here on Buzzblog a selection of memes that amuse me. Here's No. 3. Read More

Box launches comprehensive Salesforce app
Salesforce.com customers now have access on the company's AppExchange marketplace to an application that delivers the full functionality of the Box cloud storage and file sharing service within Salesforce.com's CRM suite. Read More

Skeptics don't get that new-time Windows 8.1 religion
Analysts remain skeptical that Microsoft's relaunch of Windows 8 and the free upgrade to Windows 8.1 will translate into increased PC and tablet sales in the second half of the year. Read More

Apple iOS battles back in market share struggle
Apple's iOS is closing the gap on rival Android in the U.S. market, according to new statistics released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which says that the three months that ended in May 2013 saw iOS' share of the American smartphone market grow by 3.5%. Read More

Nintendo's fan site hit by illicit logins, 24,000 accounts accessed
Nintendo said a main fan site was hit by a wave of illicit login attempts in Japan over the last month, with attackers gaining access to nearly 24,000 accounts containing users' real names, addresses, phone numbers and emails information. Read More

Microsoft slates Windows 8.1 RTM for late August
Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 to computer and tablet makers in late August, a company executive said today. Read More

Facebook pushes out Graph Search, mobile version on the way
Facebook is rolling out Graph Search, the advanced search feature intended to help users more easily find people, photos, videos and places on the social network. Read More

16 Great iPhone App Battles
The iPhone has become a battleground for a number of popular mobile app categories. In addition to Apple's own native apps, there is an ecosystem of third-party apps--all fighting for a place on your iPhone. Read More

 

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