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NBA2K11 footage with Michael Jordan in the game

If this 10 minute peek is any indication, 2KSports is putting together one of the best sports games, well, ever with its NBA 2K11 with Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan on the cover and in the game.
This clip is a recreation of the 92 NBA Finals between Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and the Portland Trail Blazers. [...]

After RIM, its Skype and Google’s turn to open up

RIM averted a ban by Indian government by providing an interim solution that India authorities will test for another 60 days before making any further decision. Earlier India Government had warned RIM of possible shutdown if they don’t provide access to encrypted email and instant messages. Not much has [...]

Google Voice going mainstream with Gmail

Google’s getting pretty serious about Voice business and is moving aggressively in this direction. Today they unveiled a new feature for Gmail using which users can call any phone number in USA and Canada free of charge. Yes u heard it right, its free. However the free calls will last only until end [...]

Verizon plans to allow live TV streaming to iPad

NewTeeVee has an interesting report today about Verizon allow its FiOS subscribers to watch live TV on their iPad.
Customers can expect the new App early next year, though subscribers with iPad will only be able to watch linear programming in their own home.
For you and me, this means you can have a mobile TV. [...]

Google to give iPad some competition, launch tablet

According to the Download Squad, Google is planning to launch a tablet computer Nov. 26, just in time for prime Christmas shopping season.
The source claims the Chrome OS tablet will be built by HTC, the same folks who make those cool Android phones, like the EVO for Sprint.
It looks like the tablet will have 3G [...]

Smaller, 7-inch iPads on the way by Christmas?

A Taiwanese newspaper is reporting that Apple is readying a smaller iPad with a 7-inch screen by Christmas.
The current model, featuring a 9.7-inch screen, has sold more than three million units since debuting in April.
A smaller iPad might sell for $100 cheaper than the current model, which begins at $499.

Subway and PlayStation team up to offer free gear with sandwiches

Next time you go to get your $5 dollar (five-dolla, five-dolla) footlong, you may be able to quench your gaming jones, too.
Turns out that Sony and Subway have announced a “marketing alliance” that will allow you to win PlayStation prizes, including some products before you can buy them in stores. Sony says the prizes will [...]

India joins the bandwagon to ban RIM

India has joined the bandwagon to ban Research In Motion’s Blackberry Smartphone unless it gives the key to decode encrypted email and messages. In fact India issued an ultimatum today that if they don’t get the code by end of Aug, they will ban RIM Blackberry phone. The BlackBerry-to-Blackberry messenger and the BES, [...]

DirecTV offers bonus coverage from PGA Championship

I’m starting to really like this bonus golf and tennis coverage we’re getting from DirecTV. The sat-caster is again providing extra coverage from this week’s PGA Golf Championship, the final major of the season.
Beginning at 1 p.m. today, DirecTV will offer the main broadcast feeds (TNT and CBS) plus a channel dedicated to a marquee [...]

Google says Goodbye to Wave

Today Google made a big decision. Its bidding Goodbye to Google wave, the messaging 2.0 product that they unveiled with much fanfare . Somehow I had this feeling that the product was geekier in nature and complicated for average users. So the news is good and bad for Google. Good that they were [...]