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Apple Seeks Patent to Force Users to Watch Advertisements

In a quiet move which some call anti-user, Apple is seeking a patent for technology that would lock up devices until users demonstrate that they had viewed advertisements. Last year, Apple filed an application with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office which was made public

Sony Announces Firmware Update, Facebook Integration

Sony announced a firmware update 3.10 for the Playstation 3 that would include Facebook integration. By linking Playstation Networks accounts with Facebook, users will have the option of letting their PS3 update their Facebook news feed with trophy and Playstation Store activity. Additionally, developers will

Call of Duty: World at War Zombies Swarm iPhone

Call of Duty may have taken over the video game world, but now its zombies are taking over the iPhone. Call of Duty: World at War ZOMBIES is now available on iTunes for $9.99. The app for iPhone and iPod Touch features the original zombie

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Borderlands Fastest Selling Original IP of 2009

Gearbox announced that Borderlands had “the fastest-selling original property video game launch of 2009.” Though it is not a Modern Warfare 2 by far, NPD puts sales figures at 418,000 for Xbox 360 and 113,000 for the Playstation 3. A PC Patch was released today

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AI Convention Will Host Starcraft Bot Competition

The 2010 Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference (AIIDE) will host a Starcraft competition where players craft bots to compete against one another. There are no prizes except bragging rights, but the competition is free to enter. The final competition will be shown live

AMD vs Intel lawsuit leads to $1.25 billion settlement

Advanced Micro Devices’ (AMD) stock soars 22% today after reaching a settlement with rival Intel for $1.25 billion.  Intel accounts for approximately 80% of the microprocessor market for PCs and servers.  AMD and regulators have claimed that Intel has long been engaged in anti-competitive behavior with

Facebook Integration Confirmed for PS3

Sony has confirmed that shots leaked yesterday of Facebook integration are indeed real. Speaking with CVG, Sony stated that “We’ll have more info on this very shortly.” Other screenshots showed new colors and options for Playstation Network Gamercards, and also enhanced photobrowsing. This move should

Banned Xbox 360’s Flooding Craigslist, Ebay

Buyer beware. With the announcement that Microsoft had banned potentially one million modded Xbox 360 users, Craigslist and eBay are seeing a flood of consoles. The consoles are quite a steal packaged with games, controllers, listing “custom firmware” and some prices are a steal. Microsoft’s