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Singlesnet Online Dating Review

Sarah_C — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:14:29 PDT

Here’s some Singlesnet online dating reviews: We talked for 6 months via phone and internet we agreed to meet the follow june 2002..he flew to edmonton alberta and met me in my hometown of rocky mountain house alberta canada…since he was comming from Iceland it was a far was to [...]

Singlesnet Discount Available?

Sarah_C — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:37:34 PDT

Is there a singlesnet discount? Do singlesnet have occasional promotions? Please let us know about any coupon codes or discount codes in the comments below. In the mean time here’s some more singlesnet articles. Just picture this for a second, what if it was impossible to Love one person without [...]

Singlesnet Articles

Sarah_C — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:56:44 PDT

Below are some singlesnet articles. These articles are taken from random sources on the web. Journey”… “I admit that I do not get involved with many stories and only once have I ever looked forward to reading an author’s next book. But Miss Bronte, I have to admit that over [...]

Singlesnet Experience?

Sarah_C — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:06:59 PDT

Is singlesnet any good? Tell us your singlesnet experience below – simply drop us a comment. One memorable date that stands out from the rest was when I was a senior in high school. I was to have been home by eleven because I had two performances to give the [...]

Singlesnet Success Stories

Sarah_C — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:40:07 PDT

Here’s some Singlesnet success stories, and why singlesnet is one of the best dating sites on the web. In the beginning, it was Vera’s daughter who prompted her to start online dating. “She said, ‘I’m tired of you sitting around the house,’” says Vera, “’it’s time to get back out!’” [...]

Google Reader Keyboard Shortcuts

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:19:32 PST

Google Reader one of the web RSS readers. Here are some great keyboard shortcuts that will enhance your Google reader experience and save you time. Navigation Acting on items j/k: next/previous item s: star item space: next item or page <Shift> + s: share item <Shift> + space: previous item [...]

Halo 3: ODST. The Verdict

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:12:14 PST

You must have lived under a rock to not know about the success of Bungie’s golden boy, Halo. In it’s three incarnations, it has never failed to impress, surging to the top of the charts as soon as they were released. Halo 3 has been quoted as being the most [...]

Address Book for Android from Asurion Mobile

Live Crunch — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:07 PDT

Tomorrow Asurion Mobile is releasing new Android application called AddressBook. Address Book App like this has not been seen in Market Store yet. This address book ties most popular social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube or Flickr with your contacts. With this Address Book you get more functions than [...]

Teardown of new iMac, Macbook, Mini & Magic Mouse

Live Crunch — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:00:44 PDT

iFixit has torn down Apple’s new releases which include the new iMac, Macbook and Mgaic Mouse. They discovered that the new iMacs feature: Use of the 27″ iMac as an external display via its MiniDisplayPort connector requires that the machine be fully powered up, as the signal is routed through [...]

Freeware Pick: Open Office

Matt — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:38:25 PDT

Many a student or office worker will remember spending long sleepless nights on Microsoft Office, praying to Bill Gates that the program wouldn’t die on you, nor would the evil Mr. Clippy come and ask you, “It appears you are writing a letter. Would you like help with it?” You [...]

Freeware Pick: Firefox 3.5

Matt — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:54:12 PDT

Continuing on with the theme of ‘Man, I hate Microsoft’s included software $@*($’ we’ve given those that haven’t changed their browser to something other than Internet Explorer, a look at a much better alternative. I won’t cover other browsers at the moment, although Chrome and Opera are worth more than [...]

Freeware Pick: Paint.net

Matt — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:22:16 PDT

Let’s just say you need photo editing software, you don’t have the money for photoshop, nor internet with a speed higher than 4 kb/s. Let’s also say that you strongly dislike GIMP, and want to try something different. Of course, you could always try the updated version of Microsoft Paint, [...]

Windows Live for Windows Mobile.

Matt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:32:09 PDT

Most announcements from Microsoft today have been about the impending release of Windows Phone (Windows Mobile 6.5), featuring updates to MyPhone, as well as updates to the Mobile Client and an improved web experience for Windows Live. At this point in time, it seems that it’s only a minor update, [...]

Freeware Pick: VLC Media Player

Matt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:54:38 PDT

It doesn’t have the most appealing icon to look at, being nothing more than an orange traffic cone, but VLC player is, well, basically a tank, when compared to most other media players, premium or free. Before you judge the player on it’s interface, the fact that it’s an Opensource, [...]

How to minimize and show the ribbon in Microsoft Word 2007

Live Crunch — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:01:39 PDT

Here’s how to minimize/hide the ribbon in Microsoft Word 2007: Open Microsoft Word 2007. At the very top of the window, click on the little arrow pointing down. (The arrow is next to the default shortcuts on the right of the Office Menu button) In the drop down menu, click [...]

Audiosurf: Tilt

Live Crunch — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:17:11 PDT

Confirmed by Microsoft with a bunch of ‘meh’ racing games, Audiosurf: Tilt is by far, the most exciting game currently announced for the Zune HD. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much else confirmed about it, apart from the fact that it’s in development for the portable media player. The Original Audiosurf [...]

Goodbye Geocities.

Live Crunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:54:02 PDT

Being perhaps, one of the first ways for the public to own their own webpage, Geocities will close this month, on October the 26th. With a almost non-existant user base, as people continue shifting towards Myspace and Facebook, this relic of the internet will finally be laid to rest. Back [...]

Freeware Pick: PeaZip

Live Crunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:58:31 PDT

PeaZip is a file compression, encryption and file split utility. It’s quite similar to WinRar and WinZip, but PeaZip is free. Although it maybe not as powerful as it’s paid competitors, PeaZip is definitely something to try for normal users. To download PeaZip, please click HERE

Kindle goes International

Live Crunch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:28:58 PDT

Basically being one of the cheapest E-Readers on the American Market, Amazon executives have announced that they will release the Kindle internationally, with wireless books being able to be downloaded in 100 different countries. Obviously, this is a move designed to penetrate foreign markets, as well as allowing international travellers [...]

TDK makes 320GB Optical Disk

Live Crunch — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:50:34 PDT

Yes, TDK Corp has made an optical disk that can store more data than a Bluray disk, or most small portable hard drives. The Disk itself has 10 layers, each containing 32GB each. The composition of the disks have been improved in order to combat the problem of a weakening [...]

Zune HD

Live Crunch — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:28:03 PDT

Microsoft’s Zune has always been smacked around on the Portable Media Player market, always being outdone by Sony, and the ever vicious Apple. But, after taking a massive beating from the two companies, Microsoft has clawed it’s way up to 2nd place in the PMP market. Unfortunately, the market share [...]

Grasshopper vs. Google Voice

Live Crunch — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:44:28 PDT

So now that most entrepreneurs and businesses are familiar with Google Voice let me tell you what you are missing out. I have been with Grasshopper for over a year now, formally well known as GotVMail. As an entrepreneur taking on different aspects of business deals Google Voice was just [...]

Online Ads betray release of new iMac, Mac Mini and Macbook updates

Live Crunch — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:13:45 PDT

According to recent rumors circulating the internet, there has been reports of a product refresh for Apple’s laptop lineup, as well as it’s desktops. From Google’s adsense, (Google.nl) we’ve noticed that a few products have been advertised as “new” and feature product revisions that have not been the feature of [...]

Remove or Resize Vista Icon Arrows

Live Crunch — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:44:08 PDT

For those who want to resize or remove those big fat arrows that on the desktop shortcut icons in Windows Vista, here’s how. Download a utility called ‘Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover’. This program will give you the choice to either make the arrows on the icons smaller or fully remover [...]

New Google Toolbar for Firefox: In-Page Translation

Live Crunch — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:33:54 PDT

Google has released a new version of it’s browser toolbar for Firefox. This new release allows you to translate any webpage simply by clicking a button without leaving the page. Two other changes are web-site suggestions and sponsored links to the toolbar when you type in any query. When you [...]

Freeware Pick: Music Bridge

Live Crunch — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:27:48 PDT

MusicBridge is a program that helps to keep your music libraries in sync. It syncs your music meta-data such as song ratings and the number of times a song has been played from one media player to another. It can also move those ratings and info from one computer to [...]

Rick Roll Telemarketers

Live Crunch — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:20:35 PDT

Do you get a lot of phone calls from telemarketers? Yea, they drive everyone nuts. Here’s something funny and creative that you can do for your next phone called from a telemarketer: Rick Rolled!

Google Releases Website Translator Gadget

Live Crunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:19:42 PDT

Google has released a new website translator gadget which automatically translates a website into different languages. Site owners and publishers will be able to implement this feature by paste a short snippet of code into their websites and instantly increase their reach to up to 51 languages. The translator gadget [...]

HP’s ENVY is a Laptop that looks like a Macbook

Live Crunch — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:00:40 PDT

Well, the new Laptops being made by HP, the ENVY 15 and 13, are based on the “Voodoo ENVY legacy” Fair enough, you could say. Fortunately for my title, the laptop does look quite a bit like a Macbook Pro. The 13″ Laptop is a powerhouse, supporting Radeon 4330 graphics, [...]

Apple’s App Store Stats: Q4, 2009

Live Crunch — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:31:04 PDT

Today, Apple has announced that the Apps store for the iPod Touch/iPhone has over 85,000 apps avaliable, which in total, have been downloaded by users over 2 billion times. The amount of downloads has continued to grow steadily, with half a billion downloads taking place last quarter. As usual, Appleinsider.com [...]

Microsoft Security Essentials Out Now!

Live Crunch — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:26:50 PDT

Microsoft has released the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). You can download it for free HERE. Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to [...]

Lockerz

Live Crunch — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:18:17 PDT

Quickly shaping up to be one of the best sites on Earth to get free stuff, Lockerz is now in it’s beta phase, willing and able to give away a lot of high priced electronics to users, simply for logging in, referring people, and answering questions. It’s a bit like [...]

This Cradle for T-Mobile G1 is Awesome

Live Crunch — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:39:05 PDT

If you are owning T-Mobile G1 this double battery charger Cradle is going to be a blast for you. Just this past week by reading some comments on different forums it was noticeable that many people do buy an extra battery for G1. In most cases people have to buy [...]

iWork 09 Update 9.0.3 and iWork.com Improvements

Live Crunch — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:09:14 PDT

Apple released iWork 09 Update 9.0.3. This update (about 60MB) addresses general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, updates the help, and fixes a number of other minor issues in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. They include: Reducing file size of images that have Instant Alpha applied Managing file size when inserting some movies [...]

Texas Instruments iPhone calculator app

Live Crunch — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:35:40 PDT

Texas Instruments has released a new iPhone app called Plus Financial Calculator. The app isn’t cheap. It costs $14.99 USD or $17.99 AUD. It will work both on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s the description of the app: Click HERE for the apps store link.

AT&T iPhone MMS now live

Live Crunch — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:49:07 PDT

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is now available to AT&T customers on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. To enable MMS, you need to update the carrier settings. This can be easily done by connecting your iPhone to iTunes and clicking on Check for Update for your device. You’ll get a [...]

Picasa 3.5 released: Facial Recognition And Geo-Tagging

Live Crunch — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:38:55 PDT

Google has released version 3.5 of their desktop photo organizer and viewer application, Picasa. The update adds facial recognition so when you add a name tag, it scans your entire photo library and applies that name to every match. If it’s unsure of a particular face, will will give you [...]

Extract images from PDF files

Live Crunch — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:25:47 PDT

Have you ever wanted to extract the images from a pdf file? The most obvious way is to take a screenshot and then edit it in a image editor. But there are actually software out there that can do this automatically for you. One of them is called Some PDF [...]

iTunes 9.0.1 Update

Live Crunch — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:22:54 PDT

Apple has released the first update for iTunes version 9. Update 9.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including: Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store. Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive. Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit. Fixes a problem syncing Podcasts in playlists [...]

First USB 3.0 product certified

Live Crunch — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:31:44 PDT

According to Engadget, the first certified product that features USB 3.0 will be NEC’s xHCI host controller. Not the most interesting gadget that you can have it’s a start. Later on, companies will be showcasing more USB 3.0 gear at upcoming trade shows such as a Buffalo external hard drive, [...]

Google acquires ReCaptcha

Live Crunch — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:22:59 PDT

Google has acquired ReCaptcha. The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is said that Google plans to use ReCaptcha’s technology both as a security measure on Google sites and also to make its book-scanning project a little smarter. Here’s why Google’s reason for the acquisition: “But [...]

Login to Facebook using username

Live Crunch — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:32:39 PDT

A few months ago, Facebook allowed users to get usernames for their Facbeook account/profile. Now you are able to log into your Facebook account using your username. The old method of using your email address will still work.

Behind the Scenes: Laptop Hunters

Live Crunch — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:27:00 PDT

Microsoft has a behind the scenes video of their Laptop Hunters ad. Enjoy.

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 Coming

Live Crunch — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:01:24 PDT

Microsoft has started rolling out Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4. Currently, only a very few number of people have received the changes and new features. It was released on the 31st of August and is said to be rolled out over the first few weeks of September. Below are some [...]

Windows 7 Logon Background Changer

Live Crunch — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:02:41 PDT

Are you tired of the same old logon screen in Windows 7? If so, give Windows 7 Logon Background Changer a try. It’s a free open source software that let you change the wallpaper of the Windows 7 logon screen (also known as “welcome screen” or “login screen”). Note that: [...]

Windows 7 UK & US Student Discount Offer

Live Crunch — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:32:46 PDT

Students in the UK and US with a valid email address given by the college or university will be able to purchase Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional (upgrade versions) for £30 and $30 respectively. The offer will start on the 1st of October and and on the [...]

Feet First into Hell?

Live Crunch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:12:24 PDT

Oh dear, from leaked previews, it seems that Bungie’s highly anticipated Halo 3: ODST isn’t as good as it’s cracked up to be. According to the developers, and some Microsoft officials, it’s been confirmed that the game was done ages ago, ready for release. Apparently, the entire development process only [...]

Scribblenauts (Nintendo DS)

Live Crunch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:02:29 PDT

Ever remember the Pirates vs Ninjas dilemma from years ago? Maybe you’d prefer Helicopters and Napoleon vs Hercules? Well, there’s a game that will let you do all of the above, maybe you could even put a few dinosaurs into the mix as well. The game is known as Scribblenauts, [...]

More Sites partners with Windows Live

Live Crunch — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:58:17 PDT

This week, 23 new third-party feed partners and 4 new contacts partners will be rolling out globally on Windows Live. The feed partners (which basically allows you to import your activity from other sites into one place and that is your Windows Live Home page) include MySpace, Hulu, Goodreads and [...]

Native Flickr app for iPhone

Live Crunch — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:30:15 PDT

Flickr has released a native iPhone application. Previously, Flickr offered an iPhone optimized website and you had to use email for uploading photos. The experience wasn’t great. However, this new Flickr app will make things much better. The Flickr iPhone app will allow you to: Shoot, upload and share phtoos & [...]

iPhone and iPod Touch firmware 3.1

Live Crunch — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:57:34 PDT

Apple has released iPhone and iPod firmware 3.1 at their “It’s Only Rock and Roll” media event. iPhone OS 3.1 is available as a free download for iPhone users and also iPod touch users who are already running iPhone OS 3.0. iPod touch users running earlier firmware versions can upgrade [...]

Mac OS X 10.6.1 and Security Update 2009-005

Matt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:53:35 PDT

Today, the first update for Snow Leopard was released. The update is quite minor, dealing with small security loopholes that have been exposed on the new operating system, as well as several bugfixes. Mac users using Snow Leopard are advised to update, as one of the fixes concerns Adobe Flash [...]

Spotify for iPhone

Matt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:10:02 PDT

After what seemed like an eternity, Spotify has finally made it onto the iPhone. Considering the amount of hype surrounding it, it could be seen as one of the most hyped App store applications ever. Spotify has been hailed as the iTunes killer, which is unusual, considering that it’s been [...]

iTunes 9.0

Matt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:32:39 PDT

With the new iPod Nano being packed with features, such as a FM Radio, Video Camera, Pedometer, metallic paint job and a wider screen, users may point out that the poor iPod Classic, has been completely neglected, and the iPod touch merely got a better CPU. The iPod’s updates were [...]

iPod Evolution

Matt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:10:16 PDT

It’s offical that Apple has released new iPods today, with updates to the Nano, and Touch. The iPod Nano has recieved the majority of updates, with the small device now supporting a Video Camera(Note, the video camera can’t take pictures), FM Radio, Microphone, a supposedly larger screen, as well as [...]

DJ Hero

Matt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:49:47 PDT

It’s been a fairly eventful year for music games, with Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band: The Beetles, and most awesomely, DJ Hero. To state the obvious facts, DJ hero is a music game, where you simulate being a DJ. Sound boring, or reminicently Japanese? DJ Hero is a different kettle [...]

Number of Android Apps? Over 9000!

Matt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:04:05 PDT

In the world of Mobile OS, Google is perhaps still perceived as being a lightweight in the competition. However, with an avalanche of devices supporting Android to be released within the next few months, software developers have eagerly anticipated a massive market for Android apps, and have developed a staggering [...]

Windows 6.5 October 6th Release? (Mobile)

Matt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:45:27 PDT

No, it’s not a stripped down version of Windows 7, rather it’s Microsoft’s new Mobile Operating system, being released with new phones, on October the 8th. The phones will be offered by these providers, in these regions. • In North America: Mobile operators AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, TELUS and Verizon [...]

Email Passwords? $20

Matt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:28:09 PDT

According to the Washington Post, the demand for hackers is booming, with hackers selling services such as ‘Crack your spouse’s email password’. Websites offering the service charge little to find out passwords, starting at around $20 per password. The actual price is relatively small, but the paper was unsure what [...]

What’s that Statue? iPhone Bing it!

Matt — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:45:16 PDT

Following the Metro Paris Subway application, and Layaar, there is another Augmented Reality app, which will be released for the iPhone 3GS. Currently they call it: RobotVision. The Bing-Powered app allows users to use their camera to point at places of interest, and allow them to receive information at what [...]

Microsoft’s Teacher’s Tools

Matt — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:02:13 PDT

New, from Microsoft’s education labs and development, comes software that is supposedly going to revolutionize the classroom. At least, it’ll save a few trees from destruction… The company has just announced a ‘Math Worksheet Generator’ where teachers can create… Math Worksheets, and email them to their students to solve. In [...]

PS3 Sales Double after Slim’s Release

Matt — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:58:05 PDT

Cooler, Lighter, Slimmer, Cheaper, Greener, Sleeker. What’s not to like about the PS3 Slim? Apparently, users agree with the above statements, in such a way that the sales of the PS3 have doubled after it’s release. It seems that the slim, and cool looking stuff will always trump the theory [...]

Facebook’s Great Widget Leap Forward

Live Crunch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:54:17 PDT

With Facebook being the more ‘mature’ version of Myspace, it still is unusual that Facebook has shunned widgets, in favor of time wasting applications, and random quizzes. After all these years, Facebook appeared to wise up, and release a Fan Box widget for celebrity users, companies, etc. Apart from this [...]

Old Wordpress is Vulnerable

Live Crunch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:41:19 PDT

From around the web, reports have been coming in that older versions of Wordpress are no longer safe. With Wordpress being one of the largest blogging engines, (It’s latest version has had over 5 million downloads) Wordpress is used by many large internet blogs, such as Tech Crunch, to display [...]

Loopt. iCyberstalk

Live Crunch — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:27:33 PDT

Silicon Alley Insider has reported that the Social Networking service Loopt, has entered a partnership with AT&T, which will permit the company to monitor a user’s location (With Permission), after installing the Loopt application on the iPhone. The application can run a process in the background, to enable the service [...]

E-Readers Require Price Drop

Matt — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:38:53 PDT

Analysts have reported that E-Readers need to become much cheaper before E-Books have a chance in overtaking Paper, as being the preferred medium of reading. With Amazon’s E-Reader, the Kindle, and Sony’s Reader being priced more than 4 times the recommended price, perhaps it will take a lot longer before [...]

Apple Music Event: New iPods Links

Live Crunch — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:26:14 PDT

Apple will be hosting a media event on September the 9th. The event is themed/uses a tag line from a Rolling Stones song. The media event is music focused so it means new iPods. There has been a number of evidence that the new line up of iPods will feature [...]

iPhone MMS Launching September 25th for AT&T

Live Crunch — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:23:43 PDT

AT&T has issued a press release today announcing that MMS will become active for iPhone users on September 25. “We’ve been working for the past several months to prepare our systems and network to ensure the best possible experience with MMS when it launches – and that launch date is: [...]

US Open iPhone App

Live Crunch — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:10:06 PDT

The US Open (tennis) iPhone app is a must for tennis fans. The app allows you to view live scores, news, video clips, photos, schedule, draws, player profiles and Twitter updates from a number of tennis players including Andy Roddick and Serena Williams. You can also also stream the USOpen.org [...]

Google+COOLERBOOKS vs Amazon

Matt — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:56:30 PDT

From what seems to be a concerted, decisive attack from Google, in attempting to break into the E-Book market, it seems that the company has backed several smaller publishers, equipping them to take on Amazon, and it’s Kindle E-Book reader product line. Google has also helped the electronic giant Sony, [...]

Netbook Tips

Matt — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:43:42 PDT

With a recent article on Netbooks, it seems fitting that there should be a list of applications and gadgets that every Netbook user should have. Unfortunately, I haven’t really researched a lot of Linux applications, so the applications below are geared towards users with Windows XP and above installed on [...]

Marvel/Disney Confirmed

Matt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:04:19 PDT

In a very unprecedented mvoe today, Marvel Comics has been taken over by the entertainment giant that is Disney. The takeover cost was expected to be around 3bn dollars, with each share in Marvel comics estimated to be around $50. With the merger all but completed on paper (All that’s [...]

Netbook Frenzy

Matt — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:50:08 PDT

Gone are the days where consumers are willing to flesh out a thousand dollars for a notebook anymore. Since the release of the eeepc, possibly one of the most popular notebooks, industry insiders noted that a cheaper, more portable computer would appeal to a broader market. Primarily, Students, Small Children, [...]

Google Translator more Multi-Lingual

Live Crunch — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:35:50 PDT

For the last day of August, Google has announced on their blog that their translator is able to now translate more languages, an impressive 51. Apart from the usual Google spin that is on their blog, the new languages include the following Afrikaans Belarausian Icelandic Irish Macedonian Malay Swahili Welsh [...]

PSP Go

Live Crunch — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:22:23 PDT

Sony industries recently announced the PSP Go, perhaps the worst kept secret at E3 2009. The PSP Go is essentially Sony’s extremely late answer to the iPod touch. But still, it’s an honest challenger to the portable Media/Gaming device. One of the more important features about the PSP Go, is [...]

Apple Resellers iPod Stocks dwindling

Live Crunch — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:50:50 PDT

Ars Technica has reported that current Apple Resellers are running low on iPods, and that no additional shipments of iPods will be delivered to the resellers. All existing versions of the iPod are considered to be discontinued, as well as any SKU’s (Stock Keeping Unite) kept by the retailers. The [...]

Halo 3: ODST

Live Crunch — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:19:11 PDT

With Modern Warfare 2 being released within 2 months, ODST will be released in around 23 days. Perhaps it’s a move on Microsoft’s part in trying to get into the game crazed world that will follow after 11/10/09. However, the game is going to be exclusive to the Xbox 360 [...]

Modern Warfare 2

Live Crunch — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:39:30 PDT

There’s a lot of speculation surrounding Infinity Ward’s newest, and possibly, the most anticipated game of 2009. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, will be released worldwide on 11.10.09. Continuing on from where the last game left off, (Call of Duty 4) the game follows the aftermath of the ultranationalist [...]

Facebook iPhone App News

Live Crunch — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:17:02 PDT

Facebook released version 3.0 of their iPhone application. Over the past year, it has been downloaded 12 million times making it the 2nd most popular free app on the iPhone platform in 2008 behind Pandora. Facebook 3.0 for iPhone brings significant changes. They include: The changes bring vast improvements and [...]

New Bing Cashback Ad

Live Crunch — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:57:19 PDT

Microsoft’s has made another ad for their search engine, Bing. This ad is focused on Bing Cashback which is a program that allows users to save money when they purchase items found using Bing search.

Xbox 360 failure rate as high as 54%

Live Crunch — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:22:24 PDT

A Game Informer survey of 5,000 readers found that the Xbox 360 has a mind blowing 54.2% failure rate. Sony’s Playstation 3 had a failure rate of 10.6% and Nintendo’s Wii had a failure rate of 6.8%; both significantly better than the Xbox. Also according to the survey, about 41% [...]

Yahoo Calendar Sync for iPhone Here

Live Crunch — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:04:47 PDT

Yahoo Calendar can now sync with your iPhone. However, you have be running software 3.0 or higher. Also, you will be switched to Yahoo’s new version 2 of their Calendar. Setup is pretty simple. Here’s the run down: Go to your iPhone settings application. Tap “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”. Tap “Add [...]

Adium 1.3.6 Update

Live Crunch — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:21:02 PDT

Adium is one of the best instant messaging and chat apps on the Mac. Version 1.3.6 of Adium has been released. The changes and improvements include: Updated to libpurple 2.5.9 Fix a crash via a specially crafted MSN message (CVE-2009-2694). Fix a crash in Bonjour, MSN, and XMPP when trying [...]

Layar’s Augmented Reality Browser

Live Crunch — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:12:00 PDT

The name Layar might not seem like a name you would recognize as being a leader in mobile technology, but with the announcement today that it’s Augmented Reality software was released to Android phones, soon to be released to iPhones, only time will tell if we can say the same [...]

Quake Live for the Mac

Live Crunch — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:28:59 PDT

Quake Live, a web browser based FPS from id Software, was today released for Macs. Essentially, it’s a web based version of Quake 3, which has been designed to allow users to play it from around the world, for absolutely nothing. Users create an account, and fight against each other [...]

iPhoto 8.1 Update

Live Crunch — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:37 PDT

iPhoto 8.1 has just been released, with a massive 170mb download required to update it. What makes the update so large, is that it’s packed with many new features, with the most useful being a Christmas card maker. You can download the update through Software Update. External Links: 9to5Mac – [...]

iTunes share of US Music Sales standing at 25%

Live Crunch — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:42:30 PDT

Market Research firm NPD has reported that iTunes has grabbed a 25% share of all music sales within the United States. Currently, it is also the number 1 music retailer within the US, from the first half of 2009. Apple’s market share is up from 21% in 2008, and 14% [...]

TomTom GPS App for iPhone

Live Crunch — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:00:22 PDT

From a rough Google translation, as well as elements of Babelfish and other translation websites, a report from iPhoneclub.nl was deciphered, and the information was certainly quite interesting. It seems that Apple has released 4 versions of it’s Tom-Tom GPS program inside New Zealand’s App Store. Importantly, here are the [...]

Microsoft’s Bing continues to grow

Live Crunch — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:00:04 PDT

Bing is beginning to claw it’s way upwards in terms of Market Share, with another series of statistics showing that it has increased it’s share from 8.5% to 8.9% this Month. The data itself is quite interesting, with statistics proving that the gap between the Demi-God Google, and Bing is [...]

Snow Leopard Packaging Photos?

Live Crunch — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:54:50 PDT

It seems that there has been a leak for Snow Leopard’s packaging, with images of it’s cover art, and case being posted on Macrumors. The images below happen to be the Portugese edition of Snow Leopard, but if these images are genuine, perhaps Apple’s target of an early September release, [...]

Sony Switches to Open Format for eBooks

Live Crunch — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:24:29 PDT

Today, Sony announced that it is about to release it’s e-Book range in the open source ePub format, a format recognized by many retailers, hardware manufacturers, and publishers, except for Amazon, and the Kindle reader. However, because of this move, users of non-Sony e-Book readers will be able to enjoy [...]

Google Wave opens public soon

Live Crunch — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:54:29 PDT

Google Wave’s Public Beta Release will be opened up on the 30th of September, according to Wave API Tech Lead Douwe Osinga. Before the Beta is released to the public, Osinga has released a document outlining it’s features. Probably the most important one is the ‘automated expressions’ function that can [...]

Paypal Debit: Students Account

Live Crunch — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:11:16 PDT

On Tuesday, Paypal is about to introduce a new service, targeted at parents that have children in High School, or University. The service is named ‘Student Accounts’ and it utilizes a Mastercard/Paypal fusion Debit Card. Controlled from a parent’s Paypal account, they can credit the card with funds whenever they [...]

Photoshop Album Starter Killed: Web Photoshop is the future

Live Crunch — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:21:18 PDT

After 6 years of noble service to those who could not afford the amazing Photoshop, Photoshop Album Starter Edition has been axed by Adobe, with the company nudging users to its online image editing suite, (Photoshop.com). From its release in 2003, Photoshop Album Starter Edition has been the lowest tier [...]

New features for Google Services for Websites

Live Crunch — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:26:05 PDT

With Google releasing Google Services for Websites earlier this year, this allows the webmaster and access providers to offer powerful tools to their customers. These services include Webmaster Tools, Custom Search, Site Search, and the Almighty Adsense, which could be made available to the webmasters from their hosters quite easily. [...]

Trillian Astra

Live Crunch — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:37:32 PDT

For those who live outside the United States, there is a instant messaging program other than ‘Windows Live Messenger’. And yes, just because they’re unheard of, it doesn’t mean that it’s inferior to WLM. In fact, it easily is a lot better than WLM, firstly because it’s not a Windows [...]

Chinese Unicom purchases around 5 million iPhones

Live Crunch — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:50:05 PDT

International Business Times has announced that the Chinese wireless service, China Unicom has purchased around 5 million reigion specific iPhones from Apple, and will release it to the public around next month. China Unicom, the potential exclusive distributor of iPhones in China, has poured 10 billion yuan ($1.46 billion) to [...]

Facebook Acquires FriendFeed. What’s Next?

Live Crunch — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:40:10 PDT

As you may have heard, Facebook acquired Friendfeed a few days ago for $50 million. That is $15m in cash and the rest in Facebook stock. FriendFeed will continue to operate normally for the time being while the two companies figure out the long-term plans. A number of Frienfeed user’s [...]

Free Upgrade to Windows 7 from Acer

Live Crunch — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:03:44 PDT

If you are planning on purchasing a new Windows PC or laptop, then consider this offer from Acer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Windows Vista based PC from June 26, 2009 to January 31, 2010 can get an upgrade to Windows 7 when Windows 7 becomes available. Here’s how it [...]

Zune HD Details

Live Crunch — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:09:55 PDT

Microsoft has revealed details of the soon to be released Zune HD. It has also available for pre-order (currently at Amazon and at the Microsoft Store). It is planned to be released on the 15th of September and is available in 5 different colours. The 18GB model is sell for [...]