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Twitter And iTunes’ Ping Get Cozy, Cheat On Facebook!
November 12, 2010
Hello, hello, hello! There’s some interesting news coming out of the Twitter Blog today, as it has been announced that Twitter users will now be able to link their accounts up with Apple’s iTunes Ping social network service, the social music network that was launched alongside iTunes 10 back in September.
This is a pretty big step forward for Apple and Ping, as before now it has been somewhat limited without the integration of existing social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. Apple had originally included Facebook integration, but this was pulled after Facebook claimed that they hadn’t approved such a feature.
How does the integration between Ping and Twitter work, then? I’ll leave it up to the professionals to tell you that one…
Continue reading »Project Natal Renamed Kinect & Release Date Announced
June 16, 2010
With the E3 games expo/conference in full swing, major product releases are coming left right and centre.
Microsoft’s E3 press event in LA, Project Natal is now renamed “Kinect”, provided some interesting moments, with a Cirque du Soleil performance accompanying the somewhat strange launch.
Fortunately, Cirque du Soleil didn’t dominate all the news. We learned that early adopters of Kinect for Xbox 360 will have 15 compatible launch titles to play. The games on offer include ‘Kinect Sports’, Microsoft’s predictable competition against Wii Sports; Dance Central for the ladies and Sonic Free Riders.
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