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By Logan Cooke | Jan 19, 2011

So companies have excellent technical support. These 5 companies may have the worst.…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 19, 2011

It looks like Samsung is feeling the heat of recent rumors that it was trying to charge cellular carriers for updates to the Android operating system on its Galaxy S handsets. The story goes that phones such as the Samsung Fascinate were not receiving upgrades…

By Noah Kravitz | Jan 19, 2011

Anyone out there see TRON: Legacy? What’d you think? I got to see an advance screening with the Nokia folks, and honestly I was underwhelmed. Then again, I remember the original TRON arcade game much better than I do the movie, so maybe that’s saying…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 19, 2011

TechnoBuffalo wants to share some gaming love with you all, and to that end, we’re giving away an Xbox 360! That’s right folks, we’re giving away a Xbox 360 4GB S Console to some lucky winner.  Here is what you’re going to receive in the…

By Tom Moccia | Jan 19, 2011

The Consumer Electronics Show has come and gone, other than Macworld all is quite on the trade-show circuit here on the west coast. It seems as if the high tech party of the year is winding down and we will have to wait for the…

By Jack McGrath | Jan 18, 2011

Today was certainly a hectic day in the world of technology to say the least. We’ve compiled a list of TechnoBuffalo’s top headlines for today to help you make sense of it all. 1. Apple’s Financial Call Though the tech universe is still in shock after…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 18, 2011

Square Enix, the company behind the hugely popular Final Fantasy series, has announced a direct sequel to last year’s Final Fantasy XIII, the aptly named Final Fantasy XIII-2. Not much is known about this sequel as of yet except that Lightning returns as the main…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 18, 2011

HP had already sent out invites for its Feb. 9th webOS-themed event, but, mysteriously, a new one dropped into our e-mail inbox this evening. You don’t usually get a second invite to an event when you’ve already RSVPed that you’ll be there, but apparently they…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 18, 2011

During the last quarterly earnings call, Apple predicted that it would have a $25 billion quarter for Oct. through Dec., but as the company is want to do, it once again broke through its own predictions. For the first quarter of Apple’s fiscal 2011 year,…

By Noah Kravitz | Jan 18, 2011

A few weeks ago a guy named Danny emailed me asking for my opinion on an article he was writing. I don’t know Danny all that well, but he seems like a good guy and he’s the founder of an interesting startup called Blank Label…

By Noah Kravitz | Jan 18, 2011

James Kendrick, the artist formerly known as JK on the Run who now writes a blog for ZDnet, got some hands-on time with the Motorola Xoom – and even managed to shoot a minute’s worth of video of the thing – at a Verizon LTE…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 18, 2011

HP is holding a webOS-centric event on Feb. 9th (which we’ll be at) where it is expected the company will unveil a slew of new webOS products.  A move that has been a long time coming since HP bought Palm last year, so it’s going…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 18, 2011

People constantly complain that there is nothing to watch on the Netflix Watch Instantly service, but considering how much the company is spending on content as of late, it definitely looks like they are out to change your mind. According to a new report from…

By Jack McGrath | Jan 18, 2011

The Mass Effect franchise has been hailed by many as being the single-most memorable series of this console generation. PlayStation 3 owners, however, have been left out as the first two games have been exclusive to the Xbox 360 and PC for some time now. Though…

By Logan Cooke | Jan 18, 2011

Sometimes, building a PC can not be as easy as it seems. Here are 5 things to know before building your own PC.…

By Tom Moccia | Jan 18, 2011

These days we have more digital media than ever before and most people neglect to back up their data, while others simply backup on an external hard drive lacking redundancy. We know the problem with having no backup plan whatsoever, but having only an external…

By Jack McGrath | Jan 18, 2011

The Call of Duty franchise has certainly gone a long way over the past few years. From its humble beginnings as a World War II shooter with a dedicated focus on single-player excellence, the game has now blossomed into a global phenomenon with an emphasis…

By Tom Moccia | Jan 18, 2011

It’s been just about a year since the iPad was announced and many people predicted that it would bury the Kindle in the bowels of tech history, including yours truly. Well, we were all wrong, in fact, not only has the iPad not killed the…

By Jon Rettinger | Jan 18, 2011

As social media continues to evolve, more of our daily interactions occur online.  I’m guilty of staying home talking to friends over instant messenger instead of going out, and I suspect I’m not alone.   It’s not necessarily something I’m proud of, but without editorializing…

By Tom Moccia | Jan 18, 2011

We have all been there, our vacation is winding down and all that’s left to do is drive to the airport and return the rental car. As you pull in to the rental center you realize the tank is half full. You need to make…

By Jack McGrath | Jan 17, 2011

Today was certainly a hectic day in the world of technology to say the least. We’ve compiled a list of TechnoBuffalo’s top headlines for today to help you make sense of it all. 1. Steve Jobs Steps Away Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs decided to take a…

By Winston Sih | Jan 17, 2011

The iPhone 4 for Verizon Wireless was recently announced for launch on Feb. 10th, 2011 on.  Besides other minute design changes in the antenna band, the rest of the hardware appears to be the same as compared to its sibling, the GSM iPhone 4.  As…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 17, 2011

While every one wishes Apple CEO Steve Jobs a speedy recovery from whatever his medical leave entails, one can’t help but to wonder who would be the anointed one to step in and replace him as CEO should he have to step down. While Steve Jobs and…

By Sean P. Aune | Jan 17, 2011

Samsung handset owners are getting more and more frustrated by the lack of updates to Android 2.2.  Could there be a financial reason as to why these updates aren’t coming? Lets take the Samsung Fascinate, part of the Galaxy S family of devices, as an…