The 10 Most Hated Companies in America

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24/7 Wall St. says:

Customers, employees, shareholders and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a lengthy list of corporations for which there is substantial research data to choose the 10 most hated in America.

There’s no doubt that some companies bug us more than others. Whether it’s your bank or your cel provider or your ISP, we all have a corporation or two we hate.

Boardwalk Empire VFX Breakdowns of Season 2

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Boardwalk Empire is an Emmy nominated HBO show about the life and times of Nucky Thompson, a fictional Atlantic City gangster. Watching the show, you don’t realize just how much of it is computer generated special effects. The people at Brainstorm Digital have a reel of before and after footage from the show  that will blow your mind when you see how much of 1920s Atlantic City is all in the computer. […]

The Best of Everything at CES

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The “Best of Everything at CES” from Gizmodo: Well that about does it for CES. We managed to escape Las Vegas with our lives, most of our belongings, and almost none of our dignity intact. But for all our bellyaching, … Continued

Huge Queues for Chinese iPhone 4S Launch

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Steven Millward, Tech in Asia:

There are already huge queues outside of China’s five official Apple stores in readiness for tomorrow’s launch of the iPhone 4S. At the two stores in Beijing, and the three in Shanghai, there are clearly lines stretching hundreds of meters, with reports of hundreds of queuers at each, snaking around city blocks.

The iPhone 4S will be available online, but that hasn’t deterred many Chinese from braving the sub-zero temperatures to line up at Apple Retail Stores.

If you think iPhone sales in the US are huge, wait until Apple fully breaks into a market of one billion people.

Want to bet on next week’s Apple announcement?

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We all know Apple will have an “education based” announcement next week in New York City. But care to lay a fiver on what they will announce? Well, Paddy Power, Ireland’s largest bookmaker, is laying odds on what hardware will be revealed.

The easy money is on eTextbooks at 1-6 odds with a new Apple HDTV going off at 8-1. Your best bet might be for a new “Apple Teacher Robot.” Forty to one odds? Might be worth it!

iPhone stops New York Philharmonic

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From “thousandfold echo” comes the reason why you turn your phone off at concerts: Until today I’ve never been to a concert where a cellphone stopped the orchestra in the middle of a piece, but now I can check that … Continued

Sony says no PlayStation 4 unveiling at E3

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Engadget: In a roundtable with reporters at CES, Sony’s Kaz Hirai responded to a question about recent comments attributed to gaming division head Andrew House by stating that “Andy is absolutely right in that we are not making any announcements … Continued

T-Mobile blames spectrum for iPhone absence

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AllThingsD: “The key reason we didn’t have the iPhone in the past is we are on different band than globally the market was,” Humm said. “That is something which will change over time. Chipsets are also evolving to be able … Continued

Nikon D4 Overview

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Digital Photography Review: 16.2MP, 10FPS (24fps 2.5MP grabs), ISO 204,800, 1/8000th of a second shutter speed, 1080p30 HD video, 51 focus points, $5999.95. Short version? Drool.

You have new texts… and you’re paying for dinner

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If you’ve ever been irritated at dinner because someone in your group is yapping away on his cell phone, or felt insulted because a person across the table from you keeps checking her texts while you’re trying to engage them in conversation, a new game is probably just what you need.The rules are as follows: The game starts after everyone has ordered. Everybody places their phone in the table face down. The first person to flip over their phone loses the game. Loser of the game pays for the bill.

I would lose this game every time.

Apple may not be able to stop Steve Jobs doll

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Paidcontent.org: A UK newspaper caused a stir yesterday when it reported that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) had threatened legal action against a Chinese company that plans to sell an eerie replica of its late founder starting next month. The Daily Telegraph … Continued

Infinity Blade franchise makes $30M

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Gameindustry.biz: Infinity Blade developer Chair, owned by Epic, has made over $30 million from the franchise in just one year since the original game’s launch on iOS. Infinity Blade II, which runs only on the new iPhone 4s and the … Continued

Apple threatens Steve Jobs action figure maker

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The Telegraph: The 12-inch figurine, which comes complete with Jobs’s trademark blue jeans, sneakers and black turtleneck sweater, was created by Chinese company In Icons and was set for release in February. But ‘their efforts have reportedly met with’ a … Continued

On gaming on the Mac

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The Globe and Mail: The important thing, though, is that I found the MacBook Pro with both Mac OS X and Windows 7 installed felt like a more complete computing solution than anything I’d ever had before. And it made … Continued

Report says Kodak preparing bankruptcy filing

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Wall Street Journal: Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection filing in the coming weeks should efforts to sell a trove of digital patents fall through, people familiar with the matter said. Kodak has had a ridiculously … Continued

In defense of Atari

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Technologizer: I’m all in favor of developers drawing upon old games for inspiration, improving them and turning them into entirely new ideas. And I like fan-made homages when they expand significantly on the original and–this is important–are not sold for … Continued

Roku Streaming Stick set to compete with Apple TV

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AllThingsD: Today, the company is unveiling plans for its Roku Streaming Stick, a flash-drive-sized dongle that plugs into the back of television sets to enable the same streaming capabilities as a Roku box. Roku is leapfrogging Apple by offering a … Continued

Atari pressures Apple, iOS game developer copycats

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Gamesindustry.biz: Atari has reportedly been applying legal pressure to developers which it believes are infringing on its intellectual property rights, despite the developers affected claiming that attempts had been made on their part to reach an agreement. Black Powder Games, … Continued

RIM preparing board change

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The Vancouver Sun: Under intense pressure from a group of shareholders, Research In Motion Ltd. is preparing to unveil a corporate shakeup at the beleaguered BlackBerry maker that could see co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie relinquish their titles as … Continued

Android ‘clopen’ as opposed to open

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Marketing Land: Imagine if when Windows 7 came out, it was only offered on only one particular Dell computer. It was also uncertain when or if other computers, including those made by Dell, would ever be able to upgrade to … Continued

Samsung reuses Apple actor in Galaxy Tab ad

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Electronista: Samsung has drawn criticism Monday after viewers realized that it was reusing a child actress from an iPhone 4S ad for a Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE spot. Samsung can’t even think up its own ads. Pathetic.

Not even considering Android or Windows Phone devices

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Last week, I bought an iPhone 4S. I hadn’t planned on buying one, but my upgrade became available eight months ahead of schedule, and I couldn’t help myself.

When I learned that my upgrade was available, my mind didn’t stop for a moment to consider an Android or Windows Phone device, I simply went straight to the Apple Store and bought a 4S.