Microsoft Announces 23 Launch Titles

Microsoft has announced that there will be 23 games on launch day. The games come from a variety of publishers, and some of them already have DLC. These games come from a variety of publishers including Microsoft Studios, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft. The highly anticipated Call Of Duty Ghosts is set to be released the same day, and Battlefield 4 already has DLC under the hood, but what more could we expect from EA.


These are the 23 Titles To Be Launched Same Day

1. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
2. Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
3. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
4. Crimson Dragon (Microsoft Studios)
5. Dead Rising 3 (Capcom)
6. FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
7. Fighter Within (Ubisoft)
8. Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft Studios)
9. Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
10. Killer Instinct (Microsoft Studios)
11. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros. Interactive)
12. Lococycle (Microsoft Studios)
13. Madden NFL 25 (Electronic Arts)
14. NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
15. NBA LIVE 14 (Electronic Arts)
16. Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
17. Peggle 2 (Electronic Arts)
18. Powerstar Golf (Microsoft Studios)
19. Ryse: Son of Rome (Microsoft Studios)
20. Skylanders: Swap Force (Activision)
21. Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
22. Zoo Tycoon (Microsoft Studios)
23. Zumba Fitness: World Party (Majesco)

As you can see a majority of these games come from Microsoft Studios, and Electronic Arts. A lot of these titles are familiar, and some of them we have word on.

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Yahoo beats Google in Traffic

According to Comscore Yahoo has surpassed Google in search traffic by about 4 million views. The amount of times Yahoo services was viewed was 196.6 million while Google only had 192.3 million. How is this possible is Yahoo truly becoming more popular than Google? Was it rigged? Or is there something else at work here. These have been the many questions that people have been asking because the numbers don't seem to add up.

Was Tumblr Counted?
Tumblr is the 28th largest website according to Alexa and according to Comscore the views from Tumblr were not factored into this count. I found this to be strange because Yahoo did purchase them a while back which would make sense for them to count it. However,since they are picking and choosing services what did they choose from Google or Yahoo.

How Were The Numbers Counted?
We don't know where these numbers are coming from, is Comscore monitoring all of this, or are the numbers being sent from Yahoo? If the numbers were being sent from Yahoo then they would want to place themselves higher than Google. What services did they count we only know of 2 services counted for Google and Yahoo, and that is their search engines. The question remains, "Is This Real" we don't really know. If you were to go onto the Alexa ranking you can clearly see a mile of Google.

Google vs Yahoo Alexa Rankings

Search Engines (English Only)
Google: 1 Google is the most used website according to Alexa.
Yahoo: 4 Yahoo.com is gaining popularity according to the statistics.
Google wins in this category.

Blogging Service
Blogger: 12
Tumblr: 23
Google wins in this category by a large margin.

Video Service
Youtube: 3
Yahoo: 4
Yahoo does not have a direct youtube like service instead their videos are offered under a subdomain from Yahoo.com this site is http://screen.yahoo.com/.

What Does This Tell Us?
This quick comparison shows us that these results are not fair. Even if it was just between Google.com and Yahoo.com Google has the higher rank and therefore it should have won. But if they factored in subdomains then they would need to factor in the services that Google offers under a different url. Yahoo screen would need to be replaced by Youtube. Essentially the testing was unfair because it only factored in one domain and it's subdomains and since Yahoo has more it was going to win.

Was It Rigged?
That is hard to say what needs to happen is clarification on how these numbers were released because this does not sound right. Everyone is trying to pick sides on this debate because it does not make sense Marissa Mayer has turned Yahoo around, but these numbers sound a little ludicrous.

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Google Now To Be Integrated Into Google Search

Google has finally announced that they will be integrated into Google search. This means that Google Now can do everything that it can on your phone, but from your favorite internet browser. This has taken Google about a year to work on its speech recognition software, but now they claim that it is ready to be released to public. You will be able to expect all of your favorite features from the Google Now on your Android device as you would on the desktop, but lets take an in depth look.


Google has been working on this project for over a year now, and they have wanted to integrate it with their search engine ever since it was launched. Now they are ready to launch the project to the public so we can get our hands on it and test it out.

"What can we do this new search technology?"
You will be able to do the same tasks as you would on your Android device, but now they will work together. You will be able to ask Google questions directly, and if it can it will try to answer the question. For instance if you ask "How Far Is The Earth From The Sun?" then Google will be able to respond with the answer given. Now Google has said that this search will be linked to other Google services. It can get queries from Google+, Gmail, or your Google Calender. It will vary depending on how you phrase the question, but certain phrases are the same. For instance if you say "How old is the Earth?" or "What is the approximate age of the Earth?" then you should expect a similar answer.

The technology is also smart enough to remember past questions and give answers for the follow up questions. This will allow you to ask questions in a far more comfortable manner, and to get your answers in a timely fashion. For instance if you ask "When is my five o'clock appointment?" then Google will give you that information from your calendar. If it has enough information, then you should be able to ask it a follow up questions such as "Where is it?" then if it can it will tell you the location of that same appointment.

It is important to remember that there are still some features in testing that wont be available to the public such as the Google Drive integration,and the only way for you to gain access to it is to be part of their testing group. We will expect such features as those to be integrated at a later time, and for more features and integration to be added.

"What about Bing or Yahoo?"
As of now there is no word if they are developing technology on this scale, but I am willing to bet that within the next few weeks we will see a new "Scroogled" campaign about this to point out whats wrong with the system and then have them promote their own product.

Are you pleased with the direction that Google is headed with search? If so then what do you want to see them add or integrate.

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Desk And Archive 2.0 Review

Desk and archive is a program that is meant to give those writers and heavy office users a break by organising their documents nad to make it easier for them to create more. This is one handy program especially if you like to keep tons of copies of your files on your computer, as well as to organize your articles. So if you are a blog writer, then you will want a program like this, and the best thing is that it takes little to no skill to learn, and if you can't do something, then they have instructional videos that you can follow, and they will teach you all of the tricks to the software.

Features

Create A New Document From Within The Program: You are able to create a new document from within in the program by clicking on the new tab which is located at the top left of your program. You can use this to save time and to keep your work more organized.

Template: You are able to turn everyone of your documents into it's own unique template. For instance lets say that you create a resume for your job interview, well you will never need to do it from scratch, because you saved that last one, and now the program knows to use that document as a template.

Edit As A New File: You can edit a file in a new document, this will copy that file, and all you to edit it without harming the original file. This is a very useful feature especially when working on an important document.

Tag Reminder: You can create a tag and then attach it to a document. This is used as a reminder system hence the name Tag Reminder. you will be able to set a time for this timer to go off, and it will remind you to do what you labeled it, and it will display the corresponding document in a pop-up window.

Exclusion Tags: These tags are meant to prevent certain documents from following your other tags.

Track Unfinished Projects: You can have this program monitor documents that you have not classified as finished and will warn you to continue to work on them. This is great to use especially if you have forgotten to set a tag reminder.

Filter: You are able to filter your documents to have certain ones placed on certain sections. This is great for keeping your work documents separate from your website documents or you book pages.

My Experience
I found the program to be amazing especially for someone like me who constantly tries to organize his documents into folders and then sub folders. This was a faster way, but with the growth of the cloud and Microsoft new Office 365 how long until a program like this is throw away and marked as useless. If you are not a fan of the cloud then this is a must have program, but if you tend to write your documents in the cloud then you might want to pass on this program.

Why Only 4.5 Out Of  5?
While the program installs well is loaded with features it is missing some key elements. The one thing that struck me as annoying was the interface. The interface felt very clunky, and very Windows XP like. The interface needs to be more fluid and then it will earn a five out of five, but as it stands right now it deserves a 4.5 out of 5.

Description From The Company

Manage office documents efficiently
Are you a business person that constantly works with office applications? This is the only file manager built with office productivity in mind. our job is to provide you with proper tools to follow your work easier, spot the documents quicker and improve your productivity.

Desk And Archive 2.0
Reviewed by Scott Hartley on Aug 12 2013 
Rating: 4.5

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360 Mobile Security iPhone App Review

When it comes to protecting your iPhone there are very few apps to choose from and there are even less that are legitimate apps from trusted publishers. Well Qihoo has made their mark with their own iPhone antivirus app. While some people are skeptical I can say that this app is completely safe and if you don't have an antivirus app this might be the one that you want to download. The app comes with all the basic protection that you will need, and it can even make the phone run better, to improve that lag you may be receiving while playing your favorite game.

Features

System Scanning: This feature will scan your phone for security issues such as malicious apps and can help you with the removal process of them. This can also scan for insecure settings that may leave your phone vulnerable.

Location Services: This will let you know what services you have that are tracking your location, and it can warn you that certain apps can track your location thus causing a privacy issue.

Process Scan: This feature will scan for all of the running processes on the device and can end them. This is very similar to a task manager.

Memory Optimizer: This feature will monitor the memory usage of your device and can kill apps that are not currently being used. This is great to do before launching a larger game, or to close useless apps in the background.

Private Vault: This is an interesting service that basically takes the files that you give it and it will encrypt them. This is great to do with your pictures and videos to prevent people from gaining access to your photos and other private information.

My Thoughts

The app is still very new and offers some very important features, and they are all aimed at protecting your device and the files that it has. You can give your phone the protection that it needs for free with no ads,and it is very light on the system. What more could you ask from an antivirus app, the app is also 100% safe according to virus total which shows that it is a trustworthy app. The company is working on giving new features to the app, but they tend to focus on the Android version of the app, but they are trying to keep the updates released at a similar fashion. The Android version is at 1.2 and the IOS version is 1.1 so they are trying to keep both of them updated.

Do I Need Antivirus?

Yes every mobile device should have some sort of antivirus app on it,and that is for good reason. Granted that IOS malware is only 8% of the total malware, that is 8% of 276,000 malware samples that were discovered by Juniper. That is still 22,080 samples of malware that are on the market. This is a great threat, and since it is increasing every day you might as well have an app that can protect you against those threats. The threat of malware is something that you need to watch out for, and you have to look at it what do you really lose from having this app installed. This app will take up little of your RAM, and it will protect you from threats that can take private information on your device. So the threat is what you have to avoid so you have to give a little of your phones power to give you that protection.

Download The App Here
https://itunes.apple.com/app/360-mobile-security/id653387969&mt=8

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Apple To Announce The Iphone 5s On Sept. 10th

The new rumor is that Apple will be announcing the Iphone 5s which is the rumored name for the next Iphone, will be announced on September 10th. As far as details go we have very little information about this new device. But we do know some specifics and the rumors would make the phone sound amazing. However as we know these rumors are almost always false and only set the phone up to be a disappointment much like the Iphone 5. So what can we expect and what will they announce.

What Is Going To be Announced?

There are no specifics about what they will tell us about this phone, but we are expecting quiet a bit of information about the hardware and IOS7. They will also go over the price of the phone as well as the carriers like they do everytime. We might expect other devices to be announced or even software updates to their OSX operating system. But as of this time we can only confirm the Iphone 5s to be announced. That does not meant they will not announce anything else, but we have very limited information at this time.

IOS 7: The new operating system for Iphones, and Ipads has been turned into a joke and lets go over why. Below you will see the new icons for IOS 7, and they have been laughed out and stamped "Made By Fisher-Price" there is a lot of hate because they look like they are designed for children. As you can see these apps are slight larger have rounded corners and are more colorful. These are all the things that children like, and this is why a lot of people are laughing at the new design. Maybe it will do better then their other iterations but we cant say for now. Now IOS 7 has also taken a lot of features from Android, read the full list here. So IOS 7 is far greater than the older iterations software wise because it shows that Apple is starting to try and catch up with Android. 

What We Know

We know that IOS 7 is going to be the operating system of choice, which is going to a very interesting spin for people that are familiar with the old IOS because the new direction is very Android based. As far as other specifications such as the hardware or price we are not 100% certain on anything, but you can surf around and you will find some very funny rumors. Such as the phone having a fingerprint scanner, or being able to project holograms. It is only a matter of time until we know for sure what Apple has been working on, and lets hope that it can live up to the expectations that people have set for them. 

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Hotspot Shield Android App Review

What Does It Do?

When it comes to proxy and VPN services hotspot shield is one of the largest and most well knowns services. They have established a large trust with their user's because of their great service and the amount of people using it. The main thing is that they have such a large amount of users that they are almost the go to place for VPN services because of their amount of users. The idea is that the more users they have the more they will get because more people will recommend it. So when it came to popularity they get an extra edge because of their popular mobile VPN service.

Why Do I Need This App?
This app is very useful because it allows you to get pat WiFi blocks and to protect your information on public WiFi. This will make your information safe and harder for a hacker to access. This is key for using public WiFi they need to protect their information from potential hackers especially since they don't have access to the control settings of their WiFi which means a skilled hacker can gain access this is quite common on public WiFi.  I use the app to protect my resume information, and I have had issues yet. The best part is that the service is free with ads of course, but they are non intrusive and show up rarely. It is also upgradeable yo the pro version which comes with no ads and added protection from malicious sites.

Features
The app might seem to be low on features however the ones that you get are almost necessary especially in a world where our data is constantly trying to be taken by others. So yes it is light on features but the protection that the app provides is exactly why you need it. What do you have to lose from using this app. Not much and then potential gain meaning the protection that you gain is almost invaluable to a person who is in a connected world like ours. If you do decide to go pro you will get the following features

Privacy Protection: View the web anonymously. 

Malware Protection: The app will block known malicious sites so that your device will be safe.

Data Savings: This app can reduce the amount of bandwith and reduce unnecessary data charges.

Download it here

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hotspotshield.android.vpn

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