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iTunes’ AppStore Blacklist growing as another app is struck down by the Hand of Jobs

August 7, 2008August 8, 2008 Danny X 7 Comments

Are you rich and wanna flaunt it? If so, download “I Am Rich”, quite possibly the awesomest app ever. You see, what “I Am Rich” does for you, the everyday Rich person, is flaunt your richness by adding a fancy red jewel to your iphone that just declares “I AM RICH!” and absolutely nothing else. The application costs a mere $999.99, a pittance to be able to declare to the world that you are one of the elite few who can afford such unnecessary contrivances. At least, that’s what you…

Bell launches a new ad campaign, just in time for the Olympics

August 7, 2008August 10, 2008 Danny X 0 comment

Tomorrow Bell will unveil its new branding with a 60-second television ad during the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics.“This is a significant rebrand from the basement up,” said Rick Seifeddine, senior vice-president, brand strategy for Bell during a conference call on Wednesday. In anticipation of the launch, Bell has been teasing the public in its major English-language markets since last week with outdoor media executions showing only the letters “er” with portions of larger blue letters at the edges. The number of executions increased over time, appearing in…

Canadian Band “The Craft Economy” hates Bill C-61

August 6, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Bill C-61, Craft Economy1 Comment

Toronto indie band The Craft Economy has gotten active in its dislike towards Canadian copyright bill C-61 by taking some of its latest tracks, putting them together on a CD as a single and B-side, and distributing them around the city attached to light poles for people to pick up at their leisure. For free. At least one of the songs on the disc is released under the Creative Commons licence, an action becoming more and more popular, it would seem. Folk artist Johnathan Coulton, who gave up his day…

XBox Live Gold Now Free On The PC!

July 29, 2008August 2, 2008 Danny X 12 Comments

“For a limited time, Microsoft is offering free online multiplayer on Xbox 360/Games for Windows titles that offer LIVE cross-platform play. This promotion won’t last, so we can encourage everyone to take advantage of it while they can.” That’s the official quote from Microsoft regarding Xbox Live playability from your PC with others on 360 consoles. The promotion covers all titles that include Xbox 360/Games for Windows cross-platform play, and allows 360 users with an Xbox Live silver membership to play online free of charge. A paid Gold-level membership is…

“The Mojave Experiment” goes public

July 29, 2008August 2, 2008 Danny X 0 comment

As has been posted here earlier, Microsoft recently conducted an experiment in which they gave Vista naysayers an opportunity to be the very first to test drive “Mojave”, the new operating system from the software giant. In a nutshell, people who were vocal about hating Vista but had never tried it for themselves were brought in and asked why they wouldn’t upgrade to Vista, with the near-universal response being “I’ve just heard bad things about it”. Then, after praising Mojave on the highest mountain, it was revealed that these people…

You mean you DON’T HAVE AN iPHONE?!?

July 25, 2008September 15, 2008 Danny X 0 comment

It’s been 2 weeks exactly since the (semi) worldwide launch of the iPhone 3G, and the reviews are in. Simply put, people like it. A lot. The gotta-have-it factor is off the scale, with people scrambling all over town to get one, lest The Jobs should hear of their dissention and become enraged. But is it really worth all the hype? Is it really the “God Phone” everyone’s been waiting for? Well I’ve had mine for exactly 2 weeks now, and I can tell you, the answer to that question…

Star Trek movie site gets updated. Still no trailer. I blame Khan.

July 24, 2008July 24, 2008 Danny X 0 comment

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is coming, at impulse speed, to theatres next May, having dropped out of warp and therefore no longer able to make its Christmas 08 release date. The teaser’s been out for a while, and if you saw Cloverfield (and weren’t one of those people who likes to arrive late and trip over everyone’s feet as you mutter loudly through the previews that you hate it when you can’t find a good seat), then you’ve seen it. You also know it’s a pretty cool teaser (though admittedly,…

E-paper makes its way to a newsstand near you. Precogs say, “I knew it would happen all along.”

July 22, 2008July 24, 2008 Danny X 1 Comment

First, it was a TV you could gather around in your living room. Then it was a TV you could watch in colour. Then it was a TV you could watch in big-screen glory. Then it was a TV you could hang on your wall. But how about a TV you can tape to your wall?

Xbox, Vista, Playstation, iTunes, Wii spawn mutant 5-headed baby, dub it “The New Xbox Experience”

July 17, 2008July 25, 2009 Danny X Microsoft, Xbox 36012 Comments

One of the things launched at E3 this week is a brand new dashboard for the XBOX 360, so far dubbed “The New XBOX experience”. Not a great deal is known about it, and precious few (if any) have had actual hands-on experience with it, but if Larry Hryb (XBOX’s very own “Major Nelson”) is to be believed, it’s gonna be, like, totally rad. One look at the new interface and I beg to differ. The UI appears to add nothing new to the gaming universe, and appears in fact…

Just a little love for our iFriends

July 11, 2008July 12, 2008 Danny X 1 Comment

this is just a very quick blurb toeveryone who was at the iPhone launch on July 11 who helped make it such a great event. I’ll be posting something a little more in-depth tomorrow about the vibe, the ups and downs, some of the more memorable moments, and how a quick trip to the mall completely saved the day. That’ll be tomorrow. Now, I must sleep. Cheers 🙂 Ps: this post written on my shiny new iPhone 🙂

Rogers offers Unlimited-ish Data Plan for iPhone 3G.

July 9, 2008July 9, 2008 Danny X 1 Comment

Hot off the Interwebz, Rogers is now offering a promotional $30/month Data plan for the iPhone 3G. $30/month will get you 6 GB of data (ED Note: for phones purchased on or before Aug 31st) You can add the $30 data plan to any existing plan. If you think that’s still a little tight, consider that AT&T’s advertised “unlimited data” plan actually includes a 5gb “soft cap“, meaning customers who go over that amount may be subject to additional fees. The intention is to avoid people thethering their phones and…

CONFIRMED: Apple Retail Stores in Canada NOT carrying the iPhone

July 8, 2008July 9, 2008 Danny X 7 Comments

Apple officially announced today that it would not be carrying the iPhone in Canadian apple stores, finally putting to rest countless rumours and speculative blog posts regarding the device’s Canadian availability. Speculation on whether or not the iPhone would be sold in Apple’s stores ran the gamut from vague curiosity to rumours of an Apple power play to divert an allotment of iPhone stock destined for Canada to Europe.