Free & Better Alternatives To MobileMe
MobileMe is Apple’s attempt to help users keep their data in sync. However, there is one problem with MobileMe: It costs $99 a year. While many users may be able to justify spending $99 a year to keep their data synced between their devices, others may find it outrageous and, as it turns out, there are free alternatives.
LastPass vs 1Password Part 1 of 3 – 1Password
This is the question that has been plaguing me for quite some time: LastPass vs 1Password. Two very similar applications with two very different methods of execution. They both have their strengths as well as their weaknesses. Before I begin, a brief summary on these two great applications.
Solving Sudoku in Seconds (With Google Goggles!)
Just when you may have thought Google Goggles couldn’t be any more amazing, Google goes and throws in some new features.
The Making of Tron: Legacy
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I found this amazing video on Vimeo and had to post it.
Warning: This is filled with spoilers.
Why Apple Approved Opera And Not Google Voice
AnonymousRyan,
I've asked my colleagues who deal with Apple if they knew why Opera was approved while Google Voice was rejected.
I've discovered that some of the higher-ups at AT&T did have a high amount of influence on the two applications being accepted and rejected.
AT&T decided to reject Google Voice due to the fact that users would have no reason to keep their texting plan since they would be able to send/receive all their text messages through the Google Voice app which would make use of their data plan. This would cost AT&T to lose $20/month per user who got rid of their texting plan.
Opera Mini, on the other hand, compresses web pages before they are sent to the device as a way to speed up their web browsing experience on slower networks (EDGE). Because Opera compresses the web page before it is sent to the device, it results in less data transfer on the device. This would result in AT&T saving money by charging users the same amount every month for using less data.
I hope this has cleared some things up.
Ever since Opera for the iPhone was released, I asked myself over and over, why did Apple approve Opera and not Google Voice?
Well today, I finally got my answer. The following statement was emailed to me from a friend and employee who works for AT&T.
Ubisoft DRM Authentication Servers Go Down
You can view the Ubisoft forum rage here.
I’m sure we all saw this coming. It seems as if Unisoft’s DRM authentication servers have gone down. What’s this mean? For the past 16 hours, users who legitimately purchased Assassins Creed 2 are unable to play the game, at all. Needless to say this has angered many Assassins Creed 2 owners. When Ubisoft’s new DRM system was announced, this was one of the top concerns with it. Assassins Creed 2 has been out for no longer than a week and is already having severe issues. With an 86% uptime, Ubisoft’s DRM servers have the lowest uptime percentage of any server I’ve ever seen. Ubisoft is learning first hand why people pirate their games, especially games with excessive methods of copy protection. More…