Gazmik Fizzwidget
Member since: Feb 15th, 2007
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| Joystiq | 3 Comments |
| TUAW.com | 11 Comments |
| Engadget | 5 Comments |
| Joystiq Nintendo | 1 Comment |
| WoW | 45 Comments |
| Engadget Mobile | 1 Comment |
| Autoblog Green | 2 Comments |
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Super Joystiq Podcast 050: Magic 2014, Ace Patrol, Gran Turismo 6, Nvidia Shield
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Jun 14th 2011 9:47PM (TUAW.com)NOVA 2 evolving mobile combat on Dec. 16
Dec 14th 2010 5:34PM (Joystiq)I don't see them guarding any vans...
What happened to the white iPhone 4?
Jun 23rd 2010 7:19AM (Engadget)TUAW Tip: Character building with Mac OS X
Jan 21st 2010 9:06PM (TUAW.com)SwagDog releases new design, limited time WoW.com discount
Sep 22nd 2009 1:41PM (WoW)The Queue: Crazy delicious gets my vote
Aug 5th 2009 6:38PM (WoW)Feel free to use the god mode cheat if you want to get all the story bits without getting bogged down in gameplay, but don't be too eager to use it. This may sound backwards, but the more it looks like you're going to use at the start of a level, the more likely it is that you're supposed to for the story (and won't actually fail the level).
WWDC Video: AOL's Christina Wick on developing for Macs, iPhones
Jun 23rd 2009 3:51PM (TUAW.com)Video: Tele Atlas' photorealistic city models to aid navigation, terrorism
May 20th 2009 2:32PM (Engadget)PSA: Advantageous auto-checks Amazon MP3 pricing from iTunes
Apr 7th 2009 10:47PM (Engadget)The choice of which price to use for a given song is determined by the labels, not Apple. Given what we've heard of the labels' negotiating history with Apple, Amazon, and other online music sellers, it's reasonable to assume that when iTunes charges more than Amazon for a given track, it's because the labels charged Apple more for it.
The major labels don't like that Apple earned a strong bargaining position against them (by actually building a product and service that customers wanted) and are using their position as monopoly rightsholders to undermine competition among online music stores. What happens if Amazon gets successful enough to try to negotiate pricing or terms changes from the labels? They'll just find another music store to prop up and give Amazon customers the shaft. What happens if some newcomer builds the Next Big Thing in music stores? Sorry, Amazon (or Apple, or Microsoft) is the labels' favored dog in this fight right now, so NextBigThing customers will have to pay a premium.
So, go on and buy from Amazon when you see a track that's cheaper there than on iTunes, but know that to do so isn't "sticking it to the man"... on the contrary, you're empowering the RIAA types who want more control over how you can buy music.
Ammo stacks in 1000, sells in 200
Mar 16th 2009 4:15PM (WoW)Yes, we're not getting rid of consumable ammo entirely this patch. Blizz told us of that before the PTR even launched. This isn't news.