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Beginning:
Games:
F1 2012 Release Date Announced
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/08/10/f1-2012-release-date-announced.aspx
F1 2012: Turning an already great simulation into a better video game
http://www.gamesradar.com/f1-2012-turning-great-sim-better-video-game/
Assassin’s Creed III PC Delayed To November 20, Surprising Nobody [Assassin's Creed]
http://kotaku.com/5933654/assassins-creed-iii-pc-delayed-to-november-20-surprising-nobody
OUYA console pre-order now available for non-backers starting at $109, slated to ship in April
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/ouya-console-pre-order/
Ouya’s Ridiculously Successful Kickstarter Ends With Millions in the Bank [Ouya]
http://kotaku.com/5933174/ouyas-ridiculously-successful-kickstarter-ends-with-millions-in-the-bank
Day Z Becoming A Standalone Game
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/08/07/day-z-becoming-a-standalone-game.aspx
Day Z to become standalone product
http://www.gamesradar.com/day-z-become-standalone-product/
DayZ now an official standalone project
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/07/dayz-now-an-official-standalone-project/
DayZ is Officially Being Turned Into a Standalone Game [DayZ]#
http://kotaku.com/5932418/dayz-is-officially-being-turned-into-a-standalone-game
League of Legends Season 3 ‘Championship Series’ is worth millions
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/06/league-of-legends-season-3-championship-series-is-worth-millio/
Stupid Thing Nintendo & RIM Have Done This Week:
RIM: Layoffs Are Ongoing, Will Not Affect BB10
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/10/rim-layoffs-are-ongoing-will-not-affect-bb10/
The Kicking Of RIM’s Tires Continues, As IBM Reportedly Considers Its Enterprise Unit
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/ibm-sniffing-at-rims-enterprise-unit/
The 32GB 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook Is Now Available From Canadian Carriers For $550
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/09/the-32gb-4g-lte-blackberry-playbook-is-now-available-from-candian-carriers-for-550/
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One of the Worst-Rated Game Franchises of All Time Gets a Wii U Sequel [Shovelware]
http://kotaku.com/5933216/one-of-the-worst+rated-game-franchises-of-all-time-gets-a-wii-u-sequel
Computers:
Valve announces new Software section for Steam, games to get some company September 5th
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/valve-announces-new-software-section-for-steam-games-to-get-som/
Valve launching non-game software on Steam this September
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/08/valve-launching-creativity-software-on-steam-this-september/
News – Steam Expands Beyond Games
http://store.steampowered.com/news/8584/
Internet:
Chrome Tightens the Leash on Adobe’s Flash Player
http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/08/chrome-tightens-the-leash-on-adobes-flash-player/
Google Chrome for Windows gets more secure Flash player, gives users a browsing sandbox safety net
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/google-chrome-windows-secure-flash-player/
Google to pay $22.5 million to settle FTC charges over tracking cookies in Apple’s Safari browser
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/google-to-pay-22-5-million-ftc-cookies/
Internet Archive adds 1,000,000 legal files to the world’s store of BitTorrents
http://boingboing.net/2012/08/07/internet-archive-adds-100000.html
Internet Archive makes 1 million public-domain files available with BitTorrent
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/08/internet-archive-bittorrent/
Google experiment lets you visualize the global arms trade in detail
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/07/google-experiment-lets-you-visualize-the-global-arms-trade-in-de/
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/projects/armsglobe/
French illegal downloads agency Hadopi may be abolished – Audio & Video Software
http://m.cnet.com.au/french-illegal-downloads-agency-hadopi-may-be-abolished-339341011.htm
Phones/ Tablets/ eReaders:
OTA Update Center encourages PC-free upgrades for custom Android ROMs
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/ota-update-center-encourages-pc-free-upgrades-for-custom-roms/
CM9′s first stable release lands for GSM Galaxy Nexus
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/cm9s-first-stable-release-lands-for-gsm-galaxy-nexus/
‘Kidney for iPad’ trial begins
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-19197542
Amazon Now Selling More EBooks Than Real Books In The UK
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/06/amazon-now-selling-more-ebooks-than-real-books-in-the-uk/
Hold the presses! Amazon UK selling more e-books than printed ones
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/06/amazon-uk-selling-more-e-books/
Galaxy Note 10.1 WiFi and 3G models coming this month, LTE variant later this year – Android and Me
http://androidandme.com/2012/08/tablets-2/galaxy-note-wifi-and-3g-models-coming-this-month-lte-variant-later-this-year/
Galaxy Note 10.1 just hitting shelves, already said to be rooted
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/galaxy-note-10-1-rooted/
Social Media:
Other:
Red claims Dragon is ‘single most significant sensor in the history of image capture’
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/10/red-jannard-dragon-sensor-best-dr/
Sky adds Bond Channel to its movie offering, will screen entire back catalog in high-definition
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/07/james-bond-channel-sky/
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