Of course something happened this week. Are you mad?
Official Google Blog: Supercharging Android: Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/supercharging-android-google-to-acquire.html?m=1
Google’s $12.5bn Motorola deal is good maths
http://m.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/aug/15/google-motorola-good-maths?cat=technology&type=article
Google / Motorola Deal Doesn’t Guarantee a “Nexus Droid”
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/google-motorola-deal-doesnt-guarantee-a-nexus-droid/
HP to exit PC and tablet business
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14584428
HP’s WebOS conundrum, Autonomy sale, and more
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/aug/19/technology-links-newsbucket?cat=technology&type=article
HP will ‘discontinue operations for webOS devices’, may spin off Personal Systems Group
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/18/hp-will-discontinue-operations-for-webos-devices/
HP Kills TouchPad, Puts WebOS in Hibernation
http://wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/08/hp-webos-tablet-touchpad/
HP kills TouchPad and Pre
http://m.boingboing.net/2011/08/18/hp-kills-touchpad-and-pre.html
Engadget on the death of HP’s webOS devices
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/18/editorial-engadget-on-hps-denial-of-webos-operations/
HP Plans to Buy Autonomy, Leave PCs and Mobile Behind
http://m.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/breaking-hp-to-spin-off-pcs-buy-autonomy-bloomberg/
It’s Official: HP Kills Off webOS Phones And The TouchPad
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/18/its-official-hp-kills-off-webos-phones-and-the-touchpad/
HP kills off Palm’s webOS
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/hp-kills-off-pa.php
Apple’s Evidence In European Galaxy Tab Injunction Was Seriously Misleading… As In False
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/apples-evidence-in-european-galaxy-tab-injunction-was-seriously-misleading-as-in-false/
Did Apple alter photos of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in its injunction filing?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/did-apple-alter-photos-of-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-in-its-inj/
German Court Suspends Galaxy Tab Injunction In The Apple-Samsung Case
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/16/galaxy-tab-apple-samsung/
Apple faces South Korean lawsuit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14571734
HTC Sues Apple Over Patents, Wants Injunction And Lots Of Damages
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/16/htc-sues-apple-over-patents-wants-injunction-and-lots-of-damages/
HTC’s bootloader unlock process goes live, Sensation prepares for custom ROM glory
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/15/htcs-bootloader-unlock-process-goes-live-sensation-prepares-fo/
HTC announces September meetup event on Facebook, new phones on the way?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/19/htc-announces-september-meetup-event-on-facebook-new-phones-on/
Games:
Xbox Live now topping 35 million users
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/18/xbox-live-now-topping-35-million-users/
Xbox Live Is 35 Million Strong
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/18/xbox-live-is-35-million-strong.aspx
Japanese retailers officially phasing out Xbox 360 sales
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/xbox-360/news/japanese-retailers-officially-phasing-out-xbox-360-sales/a-20110818115148141041/g-20060321132945404017
Newell: Valve wants to convince EA to get back on Steam
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/18/newell-valve-wants-to-convince-ea-to-get-back-on-steam/
Valve Wants EA Games Back On Steam
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/18/valve-wants-ea-games-back-on-steam.aspx
Bethesda Warns Of Possible Security Breach
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/15/bethesda-warns-of-possible-security-breach.aspx
Bethesda forums and users hacked (again)
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/news/bethesda-forums-and-users-hacked-again/a-2011081513327248058/g-20100727104555695026
Redesigned Wii To Launch Before Christmas, Loses Gamecube Backwards Compatibility
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/17/redesigned-wii-to-launch-before-christmas-looses-gamecube-backwards-compatibility/
Xbox 360 kills the gloss, leaves Wii to fight fingerprints alone
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/xbox-360-kills.php
Want to See Some Battlefield 3 Co-Op? 3, 2, 1, Shoot!
http://kotaku.com/5831319/want-to-see-some-battlefield-3-co+op-3-2-1-shoot
Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Fact Sheet
http://www.battlestrats.com/_/featured-gaming-news/battlefield-3-multiplayer-fact-sheet-r1060
Battlefield 3 Co-Op and Conquest Preview
http://gamescom.gamespot.com/story/6329549/battlefield-3-co-op-and-conquest-preview
Battlefield 3 | Caspian Border Gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDDfPxF3EFE
Battlefield 3: Caspian Border Trailer Analysis By d0ntbl1nk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3aaxsFF8Xs
Console server browser in #BF3
http://twitter.com/#!/Battlefield/status/103862131119767552
Battleblog #7: Battlefield 3 introduces themed co-op campaign
http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/battlefield_bad_company/archive/2011/08/18/battleblog-7-battlefield-3-introduces-themed-co-op-campaign.aspx
DICE: No split-screen co-op in Battlefield 3
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/18/dice-no-split-screen-co-op-in-battlefield-3/
Battlefield 3 fact sheet outs multiplayer weapons, vehicles, modes, facts
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/18/battlefield-3-fact-sheet-outs-multiplayer-weapons-vehicles-mod/
Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes is EA’s next ‘Play4Free’ game
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/16/warhammer-online-wrath-of-heroes-is-eas-next-play4free-game/
New BioWare F2P Warhammer Online: Wrath Of Heroes
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/16/new-bioware-ftp-warhammer-online-wrath-of-heroes.aspx
Batman: Arkham City supports 3D whether you have a 3DTV or not
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/16/batman-arkham-city-supports-3d-whether-you-have-a-3dtv-or-not/
Mr. Freeze Trailer Hits Batman: Arkham City
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/batman_arkham_city/b/ps3/archive/2011/08/15/mr-freeze-trailer-hits-batman-arkham-city.aspx
There are Few Famous Heroes in this New X-Men: Destiny Trailer
http://kotaku.com/5831745/there-are-few-famous-heroes-in-this-new-x+men-destiny-trailer/gallery/
X-Men Destiny trailer encourages choice in your mutanthood
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/17/x-men-destiny-trailer-encourages-choice-in-your-mutanthood/
X-Men Destiny GamesCom trailer shows you the possibilities of mutation
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/x-men-destiny/news/x-men-destiny-gamescom-trailer-shows-you-the-possibilities-of-mutation/a-20110817173924980028/g-2010100711594034039
X-Men Destiny reveals more mutations with new set of screens
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/x-men-destiny/news/x-men-destiny-reveals-more-mutations-with-new-set-of-screens/a-20110819171557839088/g-2010100711594034039
Age of Empires Online Season Pass offers all and future available content for one price
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/17/age-of-empires-online-season-pass-offers-all-and-future-availabl/
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine bombards your brain with four trailers
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/20/warhammer-40k-space-marine-bombards-your-brain-with-four-traile/
Space Marine single-player demo set for this month
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/16/space-marine-single-player-demo-set-for-this-month/
Notch challenges Bethesda to Quake 3 deathmatch for ‘Scrolls’ trademark
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/17/notch-challenges-bethesda-to-quake-3-deathmatch-for-scrolls-tr/
Notch And Bethesda: Quake-Style Conflict Resolution
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/17/notch-and-bethesda-quake-style-conflict-resolution.aspx
Minecraft creator challenges trademark belligerents to winner-take-all Quake deathmatch
http://boingboing.net/2011/08/18/minecraft-creator-challenges-trademark-belligerents-to-winner-take-all-quake-deathmatch.html
Minecraft creator challenges Bethesda to deathmatch for the word ‘scrolls’
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/18/minecraft-creator-challenges-bethesda-to-deathmatch-for-the-word/
Notch: challenging Bethesda to Quake 3 duel ‘might have been a poor choice’
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/19/notch-challenging-bethesda-to-quake-3-duel-might-have-been-a-p/
Assassin’s Creed Revelations trailer prepares us for Ezio and Altair’s swan song
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/assassins-creed-revelations/news/assassins-creed-revelations-trailer-prepares-us-for-ezio-and-altairs-swan-song/a-2011081781659500088/g-20110505104358594093
Nine minutes of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, direct from Gamescom
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/18/nine-minutes-of-assassins-creed-revelations-direct-from-games/
Ezio Shows Off Bomb Crafting In New Assassin’s Creed Revelations Demo
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/assassins_creed_revelations/b/xbox360/archive/2011/08/18/ezio-shows-of-bomb-crafting-in-new-assassin-39-s-creed-revelations-preview.aspx
Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops preview: Walk slowly and carry a big gun
http://joystiq.com/2011/08/18/modern-warfare-3-spec-ops-preview-walk-slowly-and-carry-a-big-g/
F1 Is Back For Another Season
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/f1_2011/b/xbox360/archive/2011/08/18/f1-is-back-for-another-season.aspx
The Stellar Space Age MMO That’s Played on an Android
http://kotaku.com/5832540/the-stellar-space-age-mmo-thats-played-on-an-android
It’s the Little Things That Matter In Mass Effect 3
http://kotaku.com/5832215/its-the-little-things-that-matter-in-mass-effect-3
Shepard Rescues A Krogan Female And Teams Up With Anderson
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mass_effect_3/b/ps3/archive/2011/08/18/shepard-rescues-a-krogan-female-and-teams-up-with-anderson.aspx
Call of Duty: James Bond. Sorry, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded hands-on
http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/goldeneye-007-reloaded/preview/call-of-duty-james-bond-sorry-goldeneye-007-reloaded-hands-on/a-2011081717464897071/g-2011072093442459008
Computers:
Apple’s OS X Lion USB sticks now available online, for $69
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/16/apples-os-x-lion-usb-sticks-now-available-online-for-69/
Windows 8 App Store officially announced, we’re all shocked
http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/18/windows-8-app-store-officially-announced-were-all-shocked/
Social Media:
English cops arrest man for planning water-fight via Blackberry Messenger
http://boingboing.net/2011/08/16/english-cops-arrest-man-for-planning-water-fight-via-blackberry-messenger.html
Google+ Rolls Out Verified Profiles, Still Struggles With Real-Name Policy
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/20/google-rolls-out-verified-profiles-still-struggles-with-real-name-policy/
Internet:
Rural broadband to be rolled out
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14539380
Google Is Now The Proud Owner Of Android.me
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/15/google-is-now-the-proud-owner-of-android-me/
YouTube’s Director of Engineering Explains How 60% Of Videos Are Processed In Under A Minute
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/16/youtubes-director-of-engineering-explains-how-60-of-videos-are-processed-in-under-a-minute/
Fun With Fair Use: Daily Mail Steals Blogger’s Image, Refuses To Pay Up
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/17/fun-with-fair-use-daily-mail-steals-bloggers-image-refuses-to-pay-up/
http://blog.wryterra.com/
Evernote Buys Image Sharing App Skitch, Plans On Offering It For Free
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/18/evernote-acquires-image-sharing-site-skitch/
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Mercedes F1 designs a bionic hand for a kid who asked nicely
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/mercedes-f1-des.php
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