Wednesday
Feb052014

Name your price for Sid Meier game bundle

Been a fan of Canadian-American video game developer Sid Meier and his highly addictive simulation games? Well, his creations are up for grabs over at the Humble Bundle store for a limited time. You just have to name the price you want to pay to own Civilization III, Civilization IV, Ace Patrol, Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies, and Railroads. If you pay over the average $8.58, you can also own Civilization V and Civilization V: Gods and Kings downloadable content. Pay over $15 and they also throw in the new Civilization V: Brave New World DLC.

Proceeds of the sale can either go to 2K video game publisher, who publishes all his games; Action Against Hunger charity; or Humble Bundle store itself. Buyers can choose how much of their payment goes to the three groups. 

Wednesday
Feb052014

Google to clamp down on phony YouTube views

Google wants to make sure the video viewing count on streaming site YouTube remains accurate to not just help keep trust of users but to make sure the advertisers were assured the ads are seen by actual people. That is why the tech company plans to validate view counts periodically and take out fraudulent views.

YouTube software engineer Philipp Pfeiffenberger said in a blog post, “We don’t expect this approach to affect more than a minuscule fraction of videos on YouTube, but we believe it’s crucial to improving the accuracy of view counts and maintaining the trust of our fans and creators.”

Source: Ubergizmo

Wednesday
Feb052014

Giftagram delivers just in time for Valentine's

 

By Sonya Davidson

If you haven’t thought about Valentine’s Day yet don’t panic. You still have time! But here’s an app that may help your gifting needs. Giftagram is a Toronto-based site and mobile app that offers an easier way to get your gifting needs done at the touch of your screen.

It has an impressive roster of gift items from designers and retailers that are current and not always your average go-to ideas for those who are hard to buy for.

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Wednesday
Feb052014

FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone Apps surpass 1 million downloads

FileMaker announced that its FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone apps have surpassed 1,000,000 downloads from the iTunes App Store. The milestone confirms the continued popularity of the FileMaker Platform for creating custom business solutions that run on iPad and iPhone.

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