Italys Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country, but at times there have been concerns that the entire thing could come crashing down. Just in case that happens Italy has now built two new leaning towers, and because theyre a hotel, anyone can spend a night in the slanting buildings.
via Italys two new leaning towers; just in case the original topples | DVICE.
Investors have been salivating over the possibilities for years, and according to the Wall Street Journal, the wait is nearly over. Facebook is going to file for its IPO next week with a company valuation of between $75 an $100 billion. Not only will the IPO let people own a piece of Facebook, but this will finally let employees cash out those stock options.
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Wasn’t it just four years ago that the pundits and game media gathered in wake, made a few pithy quips about graphics and soundcard drivers, and poured their 40‑ouncers over the grave of PC gaming? Well guess what, baby—PC gaming ain’t dead by a long shot. In fact, there’s a strong argument that PC gaming is not only alive and well, it’s thriving and poised to dominate consoles.Don’t believe us? Battlefield 3, one of the most anticipated launches of the year, only offers 64-player goodness to those on the PC, and tweaks the frak out of PC-only graphics that make game consoles look like peddlers of VGA output in a 1080p world. Smash a window in Batman: Arkham City on a PC with PhysX support, and you’re rewarded with glass particles flying everywhere—just as if you threw a thug through a plate glass window in real life. Do that on a console, and you’re rewarded with a pathetic tinkle.
Let’s not even talk about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has enhanced textures and graphics on the PC that its developer, Bethesda, says will “melt your face.” And hell, we haven’t even gotten to the PC-only titles of Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dota 2, and Diablo III, or the free-to-play phenomenon and MMOs.So are we seeing a resurgence of PC gaming, or are we just fooling ourselves?
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via Maximum PC | The Return of the King: Why PC Gaming is Making a Comeback.
TorrentFreak’s top 10 most pirated games of 2011 list is out and taking the top prize was Crytek’s Crysis 2. What were the other top nine games that pirates stole last year? Find out after the jump.
With nearly 4 million illegal downloads Crysis 2 easily took first place. Coming in a close behind were Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 and Portal 2 for PC.
Rounding out the top 10 most pirated games were Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii), Mario Sports Mix (Wii), Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) and Gears of War 3 (Xbox 360).
Facebook now offers a desktop chat application for Windows. Like the company’s standalone mobile app, it is called Facebook Messenger, but the Windows client includes notifications and Ticker to drive users back to the site.Ticker, a lightweight version of News Feed, has included Sponsored Stories since November. A Facebook spokesperson has confirmed Ticker in the Windows application will function as it does on Facebook.com. Though whether these ads are shown on the website or a desktop client could have different effects on clickthrough rates. As Facebook reviews adoption and engagement of the new app, it will also have to consider ad performance.
via Inside Facebook · Facebook Releases Chat Client for Windows.
The Web giant has created Google+ Pages, a place where businesses can add their own content so customers and fans can connect with them.”So far Google+ has focused on connecting people with other people,” Google Senior Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra wrote in a blog post. “But we want to make sure you can build relationships with all the things you care about–from local businesses to global brands–so today were rolling out Google+ Pages worldwide.”
via Here come Google+ Pages for business, at last | Digital Media – CNET News.
This little PC houses an Intel Pineview D525 dual-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz, 2GB of DDR3 memory, 55GB MLC solid state drive (supports up to 750GB of mobile HDD storage), Intel GMA 3150 graphics, GbE LAN, mini-PCI Express expansion, external ExpressCard/34 slot, four USB 2.0 ports, two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse, and headphone/microphone ports.
via Maximum PC | Stealth Launches Another Pint Sized Rugged and Fanless Mini PC.
The incredible mixed-media art of Joe Fenton. He uses materials such as graphite, ink, acrylic, crayon and more.
via Sing that Lullaby › Illusion – The Most Amazing Creations in Art, Photography, Design, and Video..
If you post often, you will see an immediate spike in News Feed impressions, but it’s generally not worth the cost in lost fans. When your fans see two status updates from you in their News Feeds, they’ll likely get annoyed, and will consequently unsubscribe or un-fan. There are few exceptions to this rule.
If you post too infrequently, you’re missing out on opportunities to reach your fans. Over the course of a year, a page with 10,000 fans that posts only half as often as they could misses more than 1 million chances to get their content in front of a hyper-targeted Facebook audience. The larger your fan page, the more often you should be posting — without annoying your fans.
You may not have heard of all the free to play games coming out recently they don’t tend to have the same marketing budget as your Battlefields and Call of Dutys but you should probably be paying a little more attention. Sure, some of them are a little shallow, or unfair to non-paying customers, but there are F2P games in every genre, and a lot of them are top notch.So why pay to play? Read on for our list of 25 top-notch free online games. For each game, well tell you what you get for free and what costs money, so you never get surprised.
via Maximum PC | The F2P Revolution: 25 Killer Online Games You Can Play For Free.