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Two of the Luckiest HALO Kills of All Time

J. Frank Wilson on Mar 21, 2015 (Updated: Dec 8, 2016)

This video clip from the Microsoft Xbox game, Halo, is probably the luckiest kill in the history of gaming. The bullet ricochets 3 times …

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 11, 2015 (Updated: Jun 16, 2020)

In 2005, the Xbox 360 was the king of innovation. The best selling console was a huge hit for Microsoft and has sold over 80 million units since its …

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 13, 2014 (Updated: Jun 16, 2020)

How are developers making billions of dollars from free apps? Let's examine the app monetization strategies from these popular mobile apps.

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 6, 2014 (Updated: Aug 6, 2022)

Millions of Nintendo Wii and Xbox owners are making the switch to PlayStation. What happened? How did Microsoft make such a colossal error and put the …

Urooj Kazi on Sep 9, 2014 (Updated: Sep 9, 2023)

Love the location sharing and meetup concept behind apps like Foursquare and Swam, but don’t necessarily want to forge permanent friendships? …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 18, 2014 (Updated: Jun 16, 2020)

Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio (XES) may not be dead after all. In July, Xbox head, Phil Spencer, announced that they were killing the …

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 29, 2013 (Updated: Jun 16, 2020)

Do you own a smartphone? There’s a 50/50 chance that you do. Over 1/2 of the 7 billion people on Earth now own a Google, Apple (iPhone), RIM …

Jeffrey Powers on Feb 11, 2013 (Updated: Jan 5, 2020)

Need to turn your iPad mini into a phone? Here are a few apps you can use not to mention bluetooth devices to make your call more private.

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 12, 2012 (Updated: May 15, 2020)

The latest Halo sales numbers for Halo 4 put the combined sales for the Halo game franchise well over $3.38 billion.

Jeffrey Powers on Oct 29, 2012 (Updated: Jul 1, 2019)

Here's a detailed comparison between the two major tablets: Kindle Fire vs iPad Mini. Hopefully, this info will help you decide which tablet to buy.

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 26, 2012 (Updated: Oct 12, 2020)

Microsoft famously sent the Firefox 3 development team in 2008. Now Firefox is returning the favor with a giant Firefox cake.

Jeffrey Powers on Jun 29, 2012 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

Five years ago today, the first generation iPhone (also known as the iPhone EDGE) was released to the public. People stood in lines to get the new …

Jeffrey Powers on Jun 18, 2012 (Updated: Oct 11, 2020)

Microsoft announces the Surface Tablet, which it's Pro version runs like a desktop. Will this change the tablet game?

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 10, 2012 (Updated: Jan 4, 2020)

When Bill Gates' 2005 CES keynote demonstration of the new Windows Media Center ended with a Blue Screen of Death, the audience and the press were …

Jeffrey Powers on Aug 5, 2011 (Updated: Jan 2, 2021)

A Solid State Drive (SSD) is a new form of computer hard drive. Let's talk about SSD hard drives and if you need one or not.

Jeffrey Powers on Jul 30, 2011 (Updated: Jan 12, 2019)

He's everywhere and nowhere at the same time. He peeks at at every email subject at unreal time probing every sentence and all your punctuation. Got …