August, 2010
Astroturfing in Apple App Store stopped by FTC
Apple has a good thing going with the App Store, the place for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad applications. Various financial estimates place Apple's annual profit at more than $ 400 million, and some consider that estimate to be conservative. seem to be enough money for Steve Jobs. He still refuses to work ...
U.S. economy does better because of video games
Video games have come a long way since Pong, Pac Man and Space Invaders. According to a recent study conducted by Economists Incorporated for the trade association Entertainment Software Association entitled "Video Games within the 21st Century: The 2010 Report," the video game industry contributed a robust $ 5 billion to the U.S. economy in ...
Nothing new with U.S. News college rankings
The U.S. News college rankings were released Tuesday, and guess what: Harvard is number one ... again. Princeton has made it into second again. . National college rankings come from that: A predictable list of well-moneyed heavyweights that is often criticized as meaningless by folks in academia. When deciding which school is best for you ...
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World reviewers are awestruck
Comics and video games merge within the pop-culture candy land that is "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". . Scott Pilgrim's world, in all its hyper-reality, is very comparable to the world of the comic book film "Kick Ass," which so happened to be a preferred of numerous critics who enjoy "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World". ...
Rip Torn request for probation denied by Conn. judge
Emmy Award-winning actor Rip Torn may be heading to the big house. His request for a special probation program was rejected Wednesday by a judge who ruled the charges are too significant to qualify the . Rip torn was arrested in January for breaking into a bank in Connecticut, intoxicated and armed.
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