If rumors are to be believed, network equipment manufacturer Cisco is sniffing around the popular Skype VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service for a possible acquisition. While this is certainly possible, it seems a bit odd seeing as the company just fought to free …
Rumor: Cisco May Be Looking To Buy Skype
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An Infographic: Books Vs. E-Books
People are already going around saying that the e-book is going to replace the printed book, but how true is this? What are the benefits of such a thing happening. Luckily there is some raw data to analyze, albeit not much.
Knowbodies put together this infographic that …
USA Today Preparing For A Larger Digital Presence
USA Today has been the king of the daily newspapers for years now, but The Wall Street Journal has now grown to 2.1 million while the former champ has fallen to a still respectable 1.8 million. Unlike some companies that wait forever to try to catch up with changes in i…
Disagreement During An Online Game Brings Out The Stupid
You know the scenario. You’re playing an online game of some sort, usually a first person shooter, and someone either keeps killing you repeatedly, or they do something that causes you to die, and you get frustrated. The trash talking starts, expletives are th…
iTunes App Store Passes 250,000 App Milestone
After two years and 49 days, the Apple App Store has passed the milestone of a quarter million apps available for download. (this does not count regional apps available outside of the United States only.)
148Apps.biz was the site to discover this news on Friday and they …
Rumors Of iPod Redesigns Circulate Before Sept. 1 Apple Event
The days leading up to an Apple event are always filled with rumors of what will be announced. They usually overshoot what we will see (how many times have we had a “confirmed” rumor of a Verizon iPhone?), but every once in a while something pops up that adds…
Blockbuster To File For Bankruptcy In September
Well, that didn’t take very long, now did it?
Earlier this week we told you that it looked like Blockbuster was delusional about its future. We also told you there was a possibility the company might go into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, or even chapter 7 li…
Microsoft Can’t Afford for Windows Phone 7 to Fail
We’re drawing closer to the final release of Windows Phone 7 that’ll launch overseas in less than two months. Developers are working hard on their apps, manufacturers on their hardware, and Microsoft on wiping the slate clean from Windows Mobile. A repo…
Will September 1st be the Death of the click wheel?
Apple sent out invites for their Fall press event that’ll likely be centered around new iPods, a new Apple TV, and some upgrades to the iTunes ecosystem. Although the event has been confirmed, its still anyone’s guess as to what’ll make an appearanc…
Flashback Friday: Apple Introduces The iPod Shuffle
While I’ve personally never understood the allure of the iPod Shuffle, obviously people buy it as Apple keeps making new versions, and I see a lot of second generation clip-on ones when I’m at the gym. Of course, I’ve…














