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Xbox Live Prices in US/Canada/UK/Mexico Going Up In November 2010

August 30, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

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Xbox live which is an online add-on service for Xbox 360 users will be seeing a price increase this November.

The price hike is on average only 1 or 2 dollars extra per month.

As of Nov 1st 2010 the Xbox live prices will be:

US (USD)

$9.99 1 Month
$24.99 3 Months
$59.99 for 1 year

Canada (CAD)

$9.99 1 Month

UK (Pounds)

$5.99 1 month

Mexico (Pesos)

599 1 month.

Note: Packages not listed are not effected by the prices changes.

Personally I find the cost for Xbox online gaming is too much. They should have a lite package for just basic online gaming.

Major Backlash Of Digg v4 Hits Reddit

August 30, 2010 by dreamsburnred 2 Comments

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The new design of Digg.com is out, and trust me no one is happy.

As soon as the last design was rolled out there was backlashes on Reddit (a major competitor), Twitter, Facebook, etc. Many are calling the new Digg aka Digg v4 “a major failure, a giant RSS reader, voids the purpose of it, digg is now dead…” etc.

One of the major cons is that you may no longer bury a story, so you can’t down vote an article like you can on Reddit. This renders the site useless, unless you like promoted content. Another backlash is that there is a my news section which is like a RSS feed.

I have to agree with the backlash as the new Digg is horrible, I mean the front page of Digg is even full of Reddit links.

I love Reddit, and its easily the winner now. Reddit is reporting higher signups to its site.

Digg Users Sure Dig Digg Competitor Reddit (webpronews.com)
Reddit games the new Digg. Has 7 of its own posts on the front page. (thenextweb.com)
Digg User Rebellion Continues: Reddit Now Rules the Front Page (readwriteweb.com)
Reddit Takes Over Digg (brentcsutoras.com)

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Yahoo Search Is Now Powered By Bing Search In US/Canada

August 25, 2010 by dreamsburnred 1 Comment

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Yahoo has slowly been walking the plank. Last year when Microsoft wanted to buy Yahoo, and they turned it down it was a bad move.

Now Yahoo is almost worthless. So much so yahoo search results in Canada/US are now actually bing results.

The transition is smooth, so nothing should really change. Hopefully this “increase” in usage in Bing will translate in better Bing results.

Too this date google and duck duck go results are still better. So not real change.

Tell me your thoughts, is it cool, bad, ugly or meh?

Yahoo now officially powered by Bing in US, Canada (arstechnica.com)

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Android 2.2 Windows Mobile 7 And iPhone 4 Compared

August 23, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

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Pocket now has an early review of Android 2.2 (Nexus One), Windows Mobile 7, and iPhone 4 browser comparisons.

Watch and learn .

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StumbleUpon Joins iPhone/Android

August 19, 2010 by dreamsburnred 2 Comments

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Hurray, the social discovery service Stumbleupon now has an App for iPhone and Android users!

In a blog post today at the stumbleupon blog, shows the features you get.

The app optimizes the content for mobile viewing, meaning new discovery are fast, and easy.

The StumbleUpon app also gives you a walk-through for new users.

I love the app, and you should check it out too. Just search for it in the Android market, or the App Store.

StumbleUpon iPhone & Android App (laughingsquid.com)
Mobile Serendipity: StumbleUpon Heads to iPhone & Android (readwriteweb.com)

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Vimeo Adds HTML5 Embed Support

August 17, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

Vimeo believes in HTML5 and Web M. So much so, Vimeo has added HTML5 support to its embed code.

The new embed code will support flash, and html5 video streaming – depending on your browser. However mobile support is a Plus feature so most embed videos will not work (plus users have to turn it on).

I am glad that Vimeo is still pushing HTML5 out, as it’s needed as an alternative to Adobe’s flash.

Vimeo gets Flash-HTML5 hybrid player (news.cnet.com)
Vimeo Gets HTML5-Friendly Embeds and a Roku Channel (mashable.com)
Vimeo rolls out HTML 5 player for iPhones and iPads (edibleapple.com)
Vimeo offers HTML5 player to support iPhone and iPad (geek.com)

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iOS 4.0.2 (iPhone/iPod Touch), and iOS 3.2.2 (iPad) Fixes PDF Exploit Bug

August 11, 2010 by dreamsburnred Leave a Comment

Recently the on the device jailbreaking website jailbreakme.com used a PDF exploit to gain root access to your iOS device.

Apple today has fixed the hole for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users alike.

Naturally jailbroken users will not be a fan of this update as it will un-jailbreak their device.

Personally I do not jailbreak my devices – I have no need. So this security fix is much needed as I don’t want my iPod Touch hacked without my knowledge thanks to a pdf bug.

The update is very large at 380mb+ via iTunes.

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