Angry Birds developer claims Microsoft jumped the gun, Rovio ‘not committed’ to Windows Phone 7
October 10, 2010 No Comment
Software developers make or break a platform, as Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer once famously stressed, but that shiny new Windows Phone 7 site has angered a mildly important one of them. Rovio Mobile, developer of the wildly popular Angry Birds game for iPhone, Android and webOS, tweets that it’s presently ‘not committed’ to bring the game to Windows Phone, and that the above icon is being used in Microsoft marketing completely without permission. While it’s possible this is just some sort of mix-up and Rovio just wanted to make its own announcement (“nothing to do with if we do or don’t, it’s just that we decide that ourselves,” the company added in a later tweet), it’s not the first time Microsoft’s engaged in shady business to inflate its new app store. Angry Birds developer claims Microsoft jumped the gun, Rovio ‘not committed’ to Windows Phone 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Israeli cabinet has approved a controversial bill that would require all non-Jews taking Israeli citizenship to swear loyalty to Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state”. The…
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A Russian capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, bringing three new residents. The two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut are joining three others at the space station. Their mission will last 5-and-a-half months. (Oct. 10)
Continue reading …For the second year in a row there Social Security recipients will not be getting a raise (from the TaxProf Blog ): For the second year in a row, social security recipients will not receive a cost of living increase in 2011 because of an absence of inflation in the consumer price index (calculation
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All we have to say about this shirt-folding robot is that it does a better job than we could ever hope to. And for that, we love it. Video is below. Continue reading Lego Mindstorm NXT enlisted for shirt-folding robot Lego Mindstorm NXT enlisted for shirt-folding robot originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A dozen young people, most of them women, were taken to hospitals after overdosing on an unknown substance that may have been slipped into their drinks at a house party in central Washington, police said. (Oct. 10)
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photo via applied language Add Egypt to the list of countries moving forward and getting to work to phase in more renewable energy to meet growing demand needs while phasing out coal and other dirty fossil fuels. Energy demand is increasing in Egypt at about 6 percent a year, but the country is committed to greatly increasing its use of renewables, including the country’s first privately owned wind farm. The wind farm is slated to begin operation in 2013, and be located in the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Continue reading …Fred Barnes has a lengthy piece on the Boxer-Fiorina race for Senate from California and how if Boxer falls liberalism will take a real body blow.
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Two weeks ago in its season premiere, “Saturday Night Live” bashed Delaware Republican senatorial candidate Christine O’Donnell for “masturbating constantly.” This Saturday, the NBC variety show mocked O’Donnell’s recent “I’m Not a Witch” commercial by making it crystal clear: she really is a witch. “If elected to the human senate,” soothingly said Kristen Wiig, “I promise to fly straight down to Washington, on a plane, and do exactly what you would do, not spells” At the end of the mock ad, a female announcer disclaimed, “Paid for by the Coven to elect Christine O’Donnell, who is not a witch” (video follows with transcript and commentary): KRISTEN WIIG AS CHRISTINE O’DONNELL: Hi. I’m Christine O’Donnell, and I’m not a witch. I’m nothing like you’ve heard. I’m you. And just like you, I have to constantly deny that I’m a witch. Isn’t that what the people of Delaware deserve: A candidate who promises first and foremost that she’s not a witch? That’s the kind of candidate Delaware hasn’t had since 1692. And that’s why, if elected to the human senate, I promise to fly straight down to Washington, on a plane, and do exactly what you would do, not spells. Besides, if I were a witch, why wouldn’t I just cast a spell making all of you forget that I’m a witch? It’s certainly not because the spell requires one newt per person and I lack a sufficient number of newts. [ Laughter ] I know the problems facing our nation because I’ve been living among you since I moved to Delaware from the black forest of Germany almost 3,000 years ago. [ Laughter ] So this November 2nd, vote for Christine O’Donnell, aka Zoraida the Enchantress, because I’m not a witch. And if I am, do you really want to cross me? I didn’t think so. ANNOUNCER: Paid for by the Coven to elect Christine O’Donnell, who is not a witch. In the end, this wasn’t the slightest bit funny, and seemed a waste of 90 seconds of air time. But more importantly, with all the silly people already in Congress, couldn’t the folks at SNL spread around the satire a little better?
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