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Was going to say just this. Google shouldn’t apologize for other people’s problems. No one should.

about 6 hours ago on Google no longer able to pay Android developers in Argentina, pulling apps on July 27th 1 reply 19 recommends

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Don’t listen to anything that idiot says.

about 8 hours ago on NYC Mayor Bloomberg reportedly threatens to 'fucking destroy' the taxi industry 1 reply 3 recommends

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Most of the documentaries are film makers trying to stir up trouble to gain some popularity. Especially considering he NEVER talked to Assange, you can basically count on it being off base or half-truths.

about 12 hours ago on WikiLeaks tears apart 'We Steal Secrets' documentary in full annotated transcript

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A social map app + FB Home. The more they can keep users in their own ecosystem and apps, the better for them.

1 day ago on Google may bid for Waze navigation app, blocking Facebook's attempt to acquire its crowdsourced maps 1 reply 5 recommends

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I hope it’s Yahoo although DirectTV might not be so bad. The problem with TW or another cable/media company buying them though is that it’s going to stunt the growth possibilities of Hulu with restrictions and other companies not wanting to support TW and such. Hulu would be great if they could somehow get more channels on board, but that’s going to take a lot of work if even possible. Yahoo seems to be pushing forward fast and focusing on media so I think it would be a good fit.

1 day ago on Hulu auction heats up as DirecTV and Time Warner Cable place bids

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I had TMo all over SoCal as well for the last 8-10ish years and never had a problem.

1 day ago on AT&T adds 'administrative fee' to wireless bills, stands to rake in hundreds of millions from unwitting customers 1 recommend

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Whatsapp and imessage aren’t open platforms are they? Not sure Google would even have the option to support them.

1 day ago on Best New Apps: Google Hangouts 1 reply

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You left out Facebook Messenger…I’m trying to get all my friends to use Hangouts, but it’s difficult when everyone already has FB and uses Messenger.

1 day ago on Best New Apps: Google Hangouts 3 replies 1 recommend

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I think he did a fine job with that. Might be worded but funny, but that’s definitely how I read it. That they froze the loan payouts. Obviously it’s a bit hard to freeze loan after you’ve given out all the money.

2 days ago on Tesla repays $465 million government green energy loan ahead of schedule 2 replies

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LOL, I laughed so hard at Oldarney + urpert’s reply. Thank you for that. +1 rec for both.

2 days ago on Programmer shuns images, recreates intricate London subway map from pure web code

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All these articles are sensationalism at it’s worst. Obviously they didn’t explain EVERYTHING the X1 will do. Just hold your friggin horses and wait for the rest the story, from both X1 and PS4. Neither company has explained everything, they’re taking different approaches to releasing all the details, but everyone is so upset about what hasn’t been said yet. Just wait.

2 days ago on Unlike PlayStation 4, prospects for indie games on Xbox One are murky

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I guess I would rather have an experience that is consistent with everyone else.

Let those that can afford it have a better experience. Everyone can still be at the same baseline so to speak, but no reason to handicap those that can afford better and want to.

2 days ago on 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' tech demo reveals what next-gen soldiers (and dogs) will look like 6 recommends

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I’ve never once played an Xbox game on my Xbox 360. I’m sure there’s tons just like me.

2 days ago on Microsoft's Xbox head: 'If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards' 1 reply

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I was thinking the same thing lol. How do you not explain what that means?

2 days ago on Google X 'moonshots lab' buys flying wind turbine company Makani Power 1 reply 7 recommends

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Who said it was full retail fee? Where are people getting all these details that weren’t released? Let’s wait and see what they say at E3 before jumping to conclusions.

3 days ago on Xbox One is powered by Windows, but can Microsoft make you care? 1 recommend

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They’ve only put some eggs in the cable basket. They support streaming apps where provided too, ESPN, HBO, etc. They don’t get to choose how cable companies and networks want to deliver their content, but Xbox is supporting them all.

There’s no way around the overlay thing because of cable companies. But once more are streaming then Xbox will be supporting their apps as well. And the companion thing will also be just as easily expanded to match up with streaming apps if that ever becomes the main TV consumption method.

3 days ago on Live TV on the Xbox One: Microsoft learns nothing from Google TV's mistakes

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This is how I feel too. The potential in Xbox from Win core, Win Phone, Surface tablets, Windows run computers, Kinect’s vastly superior motion tracking, voice recognition, TV control, 3rd party media partnerships, etc etc is pretty ridiculous. Sony’s trying to catch up in just about every area except maybe streaming games (if it works as promised).

3 days ago on Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: the next console war pits living room against cloud 1 reply

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You don’t need them….Kinect

3 days ago on Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: the next console war pits living room against cloud

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Microsoft has the capability to do exactly what Sony is describing with Surface, WP, SmartGlass cross-platform style apps, etc. While you can bet both are over-promising in some areas, Xbox has so many more awesome features than PS4 has. Only thing I wish Xbox was getting (which maybe it will eventually), is streaming games. Other than that, Xbox is by far the choice for me.

3 days ago on Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: the next console war pits living room against cloud 1 reply 1 recommend

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The key is trying to become the all-in-one media box. Since blue ray is the only other popular disc for movies, you have to have it.

3 days ago on Five years on from HD-DVD's failure, the Xbox One has a Blu-ray drive

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Thinking this as well. It links that to your account so if someone else tries to install it, Xbox Live will detect that it’s already been installed and make them pay to install.

3 days ago on Xbox One game discs are only used for initial installation, fee charged for second account 3 recommends

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The disks were only used for ownership verification as far as I know? Now they’re just removing that so install is the same, just blue ray next gen sizes though.

3 days ago on Xbox One game discs are only used for initial installation, fee charged for second account

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For most people, only games are what factor in. We use streaming for everything else.

3 days ago on Xbox One game discs are only used for initial installation, fee charged for second account 1 reply

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All that money means great influence. Although there are other ways to be EP without having to put up a bunch of money. As with any Executive Producer he’ll have significant say in all matters of production.

3 days ago on Microsoft announces live action 'Halo' TV series with Steven Spielberg as executive producer 1 reply

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I like it as well. Not great by any means, but pretty good. Since TV is starved for sci fi these days, it was one of the better ones. Now we’re stuck with Defiance, which sounded cool, but is as generic as syfy.

3 days ago on Microsoft announces live action 'Halo' TV series with Steven Spielberg as executive producer 4 recommends