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Disney shuts down LucasArts, will license 'Star Wars' brand to other developers

By Dante D'Orazio on April 3, 2013 01:48 pm + 131 comments

After purchasing Lucasfilm last October, Disney has decided to shut down the company's video game Continue reading…
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Verizon closing its app store for Android and BlackBerry devices in January

By Nathan Ingraham on November 5, 2012 03:03 pm + 60 comments

Back in early 2010, Verizon attempted to cash in on the app craze by launching its very own Continue reading…
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PSA: Windows Mobile Marketplace shutting down today

By Tom Warren on May 22, 2012 05:28 am + 9 comments

If you're still using a classic Windows Mobile smartphone then today is d-day for access to the Continue reading…
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Kevin Rose's Oink iOS app shuts down after less than five months

By Nathan Ingraham on March 14, 2012 06:43 pm + 78 comments

It was only late October when Digg founder Kevin Rose announced Oink, the first app from Milk, but Continue reading…
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Gowalla finally shuts down after team moves to Facebook

By Sam Byford on March 12, 2012 02:50 am + 1 comments

When the Gowalla team joined Facebook back in December, we were told to expect the location-sharing Continue reading…
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Ovi Share being shut down on May 30th, save your data now

By Dante D'Orazio on March 5, 2012 01:01 pm + 2 comments

Nokia's Dropbox-like media hosting service Ovi Share is being discontinued on May 30th, and users Continue reading…
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Dashwire shutting down Windows Mobile cloud service on February 15th, save your data now

By Dante D'Orazio on February 6, 2012 05:02 am + 1 comments

Back in the days when Windows Mobile phones roamed the land freely, Dashwire was one of the only Continue reading…
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Google stops work on Sky Map, Picnik, GMC, Social Graph API, and more

By Dante D'Orazio on January 20, 2012 05:30 pm + 56 comments

It looks like Google is staying true to its plan to cut the fat and focus. The company did some fall Continue reading…
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Summify news aggregator purchased by Twitter, shutting down its services soon

By Nathan Ingraham on January 19, 2012 02:12 pm + 10 comments

If you're a fan of news aggregating service Summify, we have some bad news: the service has been Continue reading…
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Sony to close Dash developer site on February 29th, alarm clock's future uncertain

By Dante D'Orazio on January 18, 2012 04:38 pm + 9 comments

It looks like Sony's Chumby-enhanced Dash alarm clocks might not be with us for much longer. The Continue reading…