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Well now, it looks like the long awaited Portal 2 by Valve finally has an official release date after much speculation: February 9th, 2011. News also got out that Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office will take the role of the robot guide, Wheatley’s voice. Being a huge fan of Portal myself, I can’t wait [...]

EC Media is mass producing a tablet called the Wink for $35. The Wink has a design similar to older generation kindles, being roughly 6 inches, and sporting an (800 x 600) screen. It will most likely support 15 languages, and will feature a variety of publishers like Penguin, Roli, Oxford University, Harper Collins and [...]

So for the folks who live in the wonderful emerald city of Seattle, you’re in luck!  Since Google has announced their plans to serve 1Gbps internet to certain cities (known as Google Fiber), Seattle Mayor, Mike McGinn, has announced that he will be accepting this offer. Check back for more updates.

So with the new hype on eBooks lately, we decided to make a poll seeing if you prefer an eBook or an actual book.  Or maybe you’re one of those people who doesn’t have a clue what a book is.  Check out the poll in the sidebar.

In just six years, Facebook gained over 400 million users.  They’re celebrating this incredible achievement with some  new product launches tonight, as well as a site redesign.  Stay tuned, and we’ll keep you updated.

Though it hasn’t actually happened yet, “Bloomberg and All Things Digital” confirmed that Apple was looking to buy a music streaming service called “LaLa“.  If it’s true, Apple would most likely add streaming to iTunes (unless Steve Jobs has other plans).

AT&T is kind of getting back at Verizon for  the “There’s a Map for That” ad campaign.  After losing a request for an injunction against Verizon, AT&T has started a campaign of its own.  The ad shows Luke Wilson slapping magnets on a board and it seems as if AT&T threw this commercial together pretty [...]