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Amazon.com has announced a new slimmer and faster version of its Kindle electronic book reader. It’ll be $139 and $189 (Wi-Fi and 3G Respectively) and will be available at the end of August. The recent Kindle 2 has been taken out of stock on the Amazon website and now it’s time for a new version of the Kindle. Faster e ink and page times along with a smaller form will make it even more popular than it’s ever been.

If you’ve got a mobile phone and $2.99 you can see the first mobile PPV event to stream to your cell phone. It features rapper and musician Soulja Boy and is being carried through Radio One and Swaggmedia.com. PR Below and if you try it out, let us know in the comments. Log onto swaggmedia.com for more details.

PR: (Los Angeles, CA) Friday, July 9, 2010 – Swaggmedia.com teams up with Hip Hop Super Star and Twitter phenomenon, Soulja Boy to celebrate his birthday with a red carpet bash, exclusive performance and pay per view event. The event takes place July 28th in Hollywood, California and those not on the private invite list, have an additional opportunity to be involved. Swaggmedia.com and Mathew Gavin present a pay per view live stream for only $2.99 when you log on to SwaggMedia.com.
The internet music marketing boom has been growing exponentially for two main reasons, one of which stems in artists themselves being more involved in their own marketing efforts and secondly the growth of social media outlets including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and music blogs like (World Star Hip Hop, Southern Hospitality, Bossip etc.) On the forefront of this trend is SwaggMedia whose platform is about connecting listeners to unique content with premium technology. Craig Nobles, Swaggmedia.com’s founder commented, “The future of music is a combination of technology teamed up with the artist to provide immediate and continuous content. Swaggmedia.com provides just that, an opportunity to reach millions of viewers with their music, products and interviews from the comfort of their home or the convenience of their cell phone.”
The Birthday Bash will include celebrities, VIP guests and a combination of Soulja Boy’s current hits and a preview of his upcoming album. Soulja Boy has over two million twitter fans and followers.
For more information log on to SwaggMedia.com.

EA released the Soundtrack details for their upcoming Madden 11 videogame and it’s fairly impressive. Big names such as AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne will join the franchise as gameplayers fight throughout the NFL season to become the #1 Madden player in the US. PR Below:

Classics by AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Guns N’ Roses and More Highlight New Edition of ‘Most Influential Soundtrack in Videogame History’
EA today unveiled the music track listing for Madden NFL 11. This year’s soundtrack features 23 tracks that recreate the ultimate live gameday experience via a collection of crowd favorites, stadium classics, and official NFL team fight songs.

After 10+ years of being a foremost showcase for introducing new artists – including Franz Ferdinand, Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet For My Valentine, Yellowcard, Wolfmother, Jet, The Bravery, B.o.B., Good Charlotte, OK GO, Fallout Boy and 30 Seconds To Mars – the Madden NFL 11 soundtrack focuses on stadium authenticity with classic fan-favorites by AC/DC, Queen, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne (including his new hit “Let Me Hear You Scream”), Guns N’ Roses, The Hives, Gary Glitter, Blur, Ying Yang Twins and Todd Rundgren. Adding to the unprecedented authenticity are official team fight songs of the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and more.

“The term ‘Madden Music’ has come to mean music that matches the intensity of the video game,” says said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing for EA. “This year, we wanted the music to not only define the game, but also the stadium experience. These are the classics that consistently bring NFL crowds to their feet. It’s an exciting new audio direction for Madden NFL, one that we know all fans will respond to. There is nothing like the experience of live football in a packed stadium, and the Madden NFL 11 soundtrack absolutely brings that excitement home.”

The complete in-game soundtrack for Madden NFL 11 includes:

Original Recordings:

AC/DC – Thunderstruck
Archie Eversole – We Ready
Blur – Song 2
Bush – Machinehead
Guns N’ Roses – Welcome to the Jungle
Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil’ Wayne – Let It Rock
Kiss – Rock and Roll All Nite
Ozzy Osbourne – Let Me Hear You Scream
Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
The Hives – Tick Tick Boom
Todd Rundgren – Bang the Drum
Ying Yang Twins featuring Homebwoi – Halftime
Cover Versions:

Rock N Roll Part 2 – as made famous by Gary Glitter
We Will Rock You – as made famous by Queen
Crowd Chant – as made famous by Joe Satriani
Kernkraft 400 – as made famous by Zombie Nation
Team Fight Songs:

Chicago Bears – Bear Down Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions – Gridiron Heroes
Green Bay Packers – Go Packers Go!
Miami Dolphins – Miami Dolphins #1
Minnesota Vikings – Skol Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles – Fly Eagles Fly
Washington Redskins – Hail to the Redskins
Madden NFL 11 will be available on August 10th, 2010 for the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Wii, and PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld entertainment system. Madden NFL 11 will also be available for download globally on mobile platforms including iPod touch and feature phones.

Madden NFL 11 is developed in Orlando, Florida by the EA Tiburon studio, which also produces NCAA Football, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, and EA SPORTS MMA.

For more information about Madden NFL 11 please visit the Official Website

The latest Google trend tonight is American Baseball pitcher, Grover Cleveland Alexander. Many may ask why this is a trending topic on Google and many don’t. But bracing technology, it allows us to see the history of the Baseball, his pitching stats, and even on YouTube a video of his early pitching performance. He had 90 shutouts and 373 wins in the early days of Baseball and this was in an era of baseball where there were no steroids, no drug talks, and no trades like today. He was acquired for $750 in 1911 by a team which in today’s standards would be a bargain. Enjoy the video and a embrace technology and it’s marvels. Baseball and the internet bring you a trending topic: Grover Cleveland Alexander

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In a recent post on Techcrunch and on the Paypal blog, Paypal is stopping Indian users from removing their funds via electronic transfer and only via cheque. Paypal has been talks with Indian banks and Indian users have been in an outrage concerning Paypal’s decisions. Many outsourced workers and global workers depend on Paypal for payments and the ability to get the money electronically made sense, but global banking regulators are stopping that. According to Techcrunch, the Global Bank of India is coming down on Paypal for not being in regulatory compliance.

We often write about tech reviews, gadgets, internet technology, and current trends. We are going to be branching out to include social media such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media engines as our site grows. In the ever changing world of the Internet, it’s important to see how people communicate and how businesses communicate with each other and with its customers in real time. You can check out the success of the Old Spice campaign on You Tube and see how popular this has been and according to Mashable, its increased volume by 2X.

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