If you have a 30 GB Zune, then you may have noticed something very odd at about midnight last night – namely, that it stopped working. Apparently, for some unexplained reason, this particular model of the Zune started freezing at the loading screen beginning early in the morning – and just 24 hours before the [...]
Entries from December 31st, 2008
[News] 30GB Zunes All Simultaneously Fail; People Predict the End of the World [Update: Microsoft Comments]
December 31st, 2008 · No Comments · News
[Macworld 2009 News] Steve Jobs May Be Much Sicker than Expected
December 30th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Gizmodo recently broke a story that may have the reason behind Steve Jobs’ no-show at MacWorld this year – he is much more ill than previously thought.
Steve Jobs’ battle with his illness was the expected reason behind the cancellation, but Apple had refused to comment on the matter. However, according to a source who “has [...]
Tags:illness·macworld 09·steve jobs
[News] Sudden Spike in iPod Usage Indicates the Obvious
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Hmm, interesting… A graph showing a measurement of people using the iPod Touch’s Safari browser. Well, it seems pretty norma– Whoa, what is that sharp spike?
Apparently, a lot of people got the iPod Touch for the holidays, and are having a lot of fun playing with it. Developers of $.99 apps have reported earning up [...]
Tags:christmas·ipod·statistics
[Review] DOSBox Made Easy with Boxer
December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Review
Classic DOS games like Ultima and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? are fun, but DOSBox isn’t easy for everyone to set up. That’s where Boxer comes into play.
With Boxer, all you have to do is locate the file and drag it onto the enclosed application (conveniently named “Drop games here to install them”). [...]
[News] The Discrimination Crusade
December 25th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Are you looking for a job? You might not want to mention to your potential employer that you play an MMO – it could keep you from getting a job.
Even though MMOs supposedly improve the workforce, that isn’t keeping employers from discriminating against those who like to spend the weekend raiding dungeons. Joystiq has an [...]
Tags:discrimination·mmorpg
[News] Psystar Says Apple Doesn't Hold Copyright on OS X
December 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News
For those who haven’t heard, Psystar and Apple have been in the middle of a number of lawsuits – Apple suing Psystar for their clone computers, and Psystar countersuing Apple for every reason they can get their hands on. So far, they’ve been through a number of claims, including Apple attempting to gain a monopoly [...]
[News] Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be Grand In Scope
December 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · News
There have probably been some people edging away from the Nintendo DS version of Grand Theft Auto, but if the latest Nintendo Power is to be believed, the scope of the game isn’t going to be a problem. According to an interview with Rockstar president said the DS game is far bigger in comparison to [...]
Tags:ds·grand theft auto·rockstar
[News] Cracking Job! Telltale Releases Pictures of Wallace and Gromit
December 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · News
Strong Bad maybe done for the season, but there is still another major property that Telltale is making a new series for: Wallace and Gromit. And for those of you interested in a look at the game, Telltale has just put up some screenshots on the official site.
It seems like, for the most part, Telltale [...]
[News] Singing in the… TARDIS?
December 21st, 2008 · No Comments · News
The Tenth Doctor’s reign isn’t over until the Time Lord sings.
Tags:doctor who·musicals
[News] Dell Burns on Apple's Evironmental Efforts; Gizmodo Makes Fun of All
December 20th, 2008 · No Comments · News
Dell disses Apple; Gizmodo fights back.
Tags:apple·dell·green technology