Monday, December 27, 2010

Google Buys Massive Building in NYC Chelsea

Google gets right up next to Chelsea Market.

Earlier this month we learned that Google was closing a dealthat would see the search giant acquire the 2.9-million-square-foot building that currently houses the company's New York office.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Kinect May Support PC Games After All

A PC game developer claims it's adding Kinect support to a current MMORPG.
Korean-based developer GamePrix has launched a new MMORPG for the PC called Divine Souls. The game promises to resemble console titles by featuring a combat mode similar to what's used in Tekken and other console-based fighting games. However the big news is that it will eventually support Microsoft's motion-sensing device for the Xbox 360, Kinect.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Skype Goes Down, Millions of Voices Silenced

One of the largest providers of voice on the internet, Skype, today had its usually reliable service interrupted with an outage that left many silenced.
Those trying to make their holiday calls or even typed chats on Wednesday found it difficult, if not impossible to sign in to the service.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Google Continues the Gift of Free Phone Calls

Gmail is more than just for email.

Some of the best things in life are free, and Google today promised to continue giving out one such free thing -- phone calls in USA and Canada -- through 2011.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

WP7 Hitting Verizon, Sprint Soon

An insider scoop confirms a recent Verizon flier that Windows Phone 7 will arrive on Verizon and Sprint in Q1 2011.

An unnamed source claims that Microsoft, Sprint and Verizon will announce the availability of Windows Phone 7 devices sometime in January-- possibly during CES 2011.