Archive for October, 2010

VIDEO: Microsoft Windows 7 phone keynote and demo

If you want to see what Steve Ballmer and Company have cooked up with the new phone, see the video below.Click here

Whoa, Happy Meal doesn’t decompose….after 171 days

Think about this the next time you want to give the kids a little Ronald McDonald love:A British newspaper reports that a New York photographer named Sally Davies conducted a little experiment in the post “Supersize Me” world. Unlike Morgan Spurlock, who ate McDonald’s for days on end — and risked his health — in [...]

Frustrated Panther fan makes song “Teach Me How To QB”

Tip of the hat to reader Carmen F., who sent me the link to “Teach Me How To QB,” a song aimed at original Carolina Panthers star Matt Moore. I won’t make any commentary about being patient with a young team with young QBs. Enjoy

Nike’s new Machspeed driver to hit stores next month

If you’re a golfer who loves gadgets, you’ve got to love fall. That’s when all the golf companies show off what their R&D departments have been cooking up all summer. Nike today announced its new SQ MACHSPEED black driver, due Nov. 26. It is available with a round or square 460 cc head. It’s designed [...]

Report: Apple won’t support 4G with iPhone 5

Now things are getting interesting. With Verizon’s announcement last week that it’s new 4G network would be deployed by year’s end in nearly 40 markets, including Charlotte — and media reports that the company would be getting an iPhone in January — many assumed the iPhone would be Verizon’s first 4G device. To quote ESPN’s [...]

Wilson to give away 11 free set of irons next month

Attention golfers, Wilson plans to give away 11 sets of its new Di11 irons on Nov. 11. The irons are made for distance and accuracy. To enter, visit Wilson’s web site Submissions will be accepted until Nov. 8. Winners will be announced Nov. 11 Wilson Staff Di irons have pushed the distance and accuracy envelope [...]

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7, hopes to boost sales

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced his company’s latest offering into the smartphone industry, Windows Phone 7, Monday morning in New York. Microsoft is going the Google/Android route by developing software and allowing hardware manufacturers to create the handsets. Customers will get touchscreen thin handsets as well as QWERTY keyboard devices. Ballmer describes the new phones, [...]

“Halo Reach” a masterpiece, (possibly) a fitting goodbye

There have been few videogame series as good as Halo, and this is a fitting finale (at least for Bungie, the game’s developers). It’s a masterpiece, one of the best games of 2010, along with NBA2K11. The game is set a few weeks before the start of the original Halo, when we were introduced to [...]

“Spider Man Shattered Dimensions” worth a try

This is like four mini-adventures in one, plus more Peter Parker one-line cracks than many fans will be able to take. Really, it does kind of get old. “I break pots,” Peter says at one point. “It’s what I do.” Really? Luckily, the game just rocks. The game begins with Spider Man battling with Mysterio [...]

LightSquared LTE plans are gaining momentum

With the recent inflow of $850 million debt, LightSquared announced vendor partners who will provide network, chip and devices for its ambitious wholesale LTE launch . The overall LTE network will be constructed, operated and maintained by Nokia Siemens Networks. This is a huge deal for NSN. The total budget to build, operate and maintain [...]