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AT&T Voicemail to Text Feature now available for $10 a month

Joe Harouni — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:26:28 +0000

Of course you could always try Google Voice…

CREEPSTER-RIFFIC! Listen in as people leave you a voicemail with Google Voice… hilarity ensues…
Amazon Discounts New Xbox 360 Games in an effort to make you spend money before CoD42 and L4D2 come out… it’s working!
Happy holidays from Gmail – Free Snail Mail Postcard!

Firefox users can now DISLIKE on Facebook! UPDATE: fixed at http://www.dislikes.info

Joe Harouni — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:22:46 +0000

After you install the experimental plugin, you’ll notice that every item in your Facebook News Feed has an easily accessible “Dislike” option sandwiched in between the “Like” and “Similar Posts” options. Once you indicate your less than favorable reaction, a thumbs down icon will appear under the post that ostentatiously calls out your dislike, with your name attached, for your Facebook friends to see (with the major caveat that they also need to have the plugin installed).

Update: http://www.dislikes.info is the latest release and it works.

via Mozilla.

Happy holidays from Gmail – Free Snail Mail Postcard!

Joe Harouni — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:46:53 +0000

OK. So you are a company with a million bajillion dollars. What do you do:

a) Feed the Homeless
b) Cure Cancer
c) Give out one free holiday postcard + stamp for free to everyone in America?

Google picked c and I’m happy about that. Just don’t send one to yourself. Loser. The DIY Dreidel is HI-LARIOUS.

Happy holidays from Gmail.

GameFly Under $10 Used Game Blowout Sale via Cheap Ass Gamer

Joe Harouni — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:33 +0000

Try GameFly for FREE or start for only $8.95!

GameFly is having an under $10 Xbox 360 & Wii used game sale with free shipping. GameFly’s games come complete with manual and case, are guaranteed and are usually in excellent condition. Sale ends 11/23, but I expect quite a few sellouts before then.

Take note of their updated cart system which now allows multiple games shipped in one order and expedited shipping options. Remember, you don’t need to be a member to buy games, but members do get free shipping (and other benefits) year-round.

Xbox 360 Sale items:
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust $4.99
Condemned 2: Bloodshot $6.99
Dark Sector $6.99
Fracture $7.99
Stoked $7.99
Fight Night: Round 3 $7.99
Turok $7.99
NCAA Basketball 09 $8.99
Damnation $9.99
Ninja Gaiden 2 $9.99
Stormrise $9.99
Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway $9.99
Far Cry 2 $9.99
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames $9.99
Pure $9.99
Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 $9.99
Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy $9.99
Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock $9.99
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails $9.99
Sonic Unleashed $9.99
Virtua Tennis 2009 $9.99
WALL-E $9.99

Wii Sale items:
Block Party $6.99
AMF Bowling World Lanes $6.99
Big Beach Sports $6.99
Escape the Museum $6.99
Yamaha Supercross $6.99
Bond 007: Quantum of Solace $7.99
Brothers in Arms: Double Time $7.99
Disney’s Bolt $7.99
FaceBreaker K.O. Party $7.99
Family Party: 30 Great Games $7.99
Grey’s Anatomy $7.99
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball $7.99
Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure $7.99
Solitaire & Mahjong $7.99
Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed $7.99
Cooking Mama: Cook Off $9.99
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows $9.99
The Price is Right $9.99
Up $9.99
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars $9.99
Cake Mania: In the Mix! $9.99
Deer Drive $9.99
Don King Boxing $9.99
Game Party $9.99
Let’s Tap $9.99
Mario Power Tennis $9.99
NBA Live 09 All-Play $9.99
Tomb Raider Underworld $9.99
Vacation Sports $9.99
Virtua Tennis 2009 $9.99

via Cheap Ass Gamer.

Black Friday deals for Kmart and Sears revealed

Joe Harouni — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:32:24 +0000

Kmart

Friday Doorbusters: Friday, November 27, 4 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Saturday Doorbusters: Saturday, November 28, 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.

* Xbox 360:

o Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle – $299 + Halo ODST Free

o Left 4 Dead 2 – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Halo 3 ODST – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Need for Speed: Shift – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Forza III – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Rock Band 2 Special Edition – $99.99 (Save $60)

o Dirt 2 – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Batman Arkham Asylum – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Dragon Age: Origins – $39.99 (Save $20) Saturday Doorbuster

o Brutal Legend – $39.99 (Save $20) Saturday Doorbuster

* PS3 & PSP:

o Buy LE Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines PSP Pack ($199.99), Get Assassin’s Creed II (PS3) Free

o WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Rock Band 2 Special Edition – $99.99 (Save $60)

o Dirt 2 – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Need for Speed: Shift – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Batman Arkham Asylum – $39.99 (Save $20)

o TNA Impact! – $14.99 (Save $5)

o Dragon Age: Origins – $39.99 (Save $20) Saturday Doorbuster

o Brutal Legend – $39.99 (Save $20) Saturday Doorbuster

* Nintendo Wii & DS

o DSi handheld – $169.99 (Free $25 Nintendo Gaming Coupon) Friday Doorbuster

o DS handheld – $129.99 (Free $25 Nintendo Gaming Coupon) Saturday Doorbuster

o Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii) – $29.99 (Save $20) Friday Doorbuster

o Spore Hero (Wii) – $29.99 (Save $20) Friday Doorbuster

o Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up – $29.99 (Save $20)

o Game Party – $9.99 (Save $10)

o Game Party 2 – $9.99 (Save $10)

o Sponge Bob’s Truth or Square (Wii) – $29.99 (Save $10)

o Cars Race O Rama (Wii) – $29.99 (Save $10)

o World of Zoo (Wii) – $29.99 (Save $10)

o Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Wii) – $39.99 (Save $10)

o Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks – $19.99 (Save $20)

o Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga (Wii) – $14.99 (Save $5)

o Lego Batman (DS) – $14.99 (Save $5)

o My Sims Kingdom (Wii) – $14.99 (Save $5)

* PS2

o High School Musical Dance 3 Bundle w/ Pad – $9.99 (Save $20)

Sears

Doorbusters: Friday, November 27, 4 a.m. – 12 p.m.

* Xbox 360:

o Brutal Legend – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Dragon Age: Origins – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Need for Speed: Shift – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Halo 3 ODST – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Left 4 Dead – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Forza 3 Motorsport – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Kit – $49.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster

* PS3:

o Brutal Legend – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Dragon Age: Origins – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Need for Speed: Shift – $39.99 (Save $20)

o Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Kit – $49.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster

o Free Blu-ray remote w/ purchase of PS3 Console

* Nintendo Wii & DS

o A Boy and his Blob – $29.99 (Save $10)

o Biggest Loser – $29.99 (Save $10)

o Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum – $29.99 (Save $10)

o Drawn to Life (DS) – $19.99 (Save $10) Doorbuster

o World of Zoo (DS) – $19.99 (Save $10) Doorbuster

o Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Kit – $49.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster

o Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up – $29.99 (Save $20) Doorbuster

via Joystiq.

Caution: Verizon’s $350 Early Termination Fee is now live

Joe Harouni — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:44:28 +0000

Just a word of caution to anyone out there with an itchy credit card finger: signing up for a contract with Verizon just became a considerably more binding affair thanks to a big boost of its contract early termination fee from $175 to $350. Rumored for a few days now, the change became official as of yesterday, which means that anyone who bought an “advanced device” prior to the 14th is in the clear. The advanced device list can be found on Verizon’s site, and as you might expect, it’s a little broad and ridiculous — winners like the Versa, Exilim, and Glyde are on there, so they’re obviously not just referring to smartphones. They throw you a bone by reducing the ETF by a stout $10 for every month of the contract you successfully hurdle, but that still leaves you with a $120 ETF 23 months into a 24-month deal… so yeah, just be careful out there and don’t do anything rash, alright?

via Engadget.

Cheap Xbox Live Gold at Sears and Kmart this week

The Chef — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:30:42 +0000

Kmart and Sears have announced a special deal in celebration of the new Xbox Live Dashboard Update, which arrives this week. Starting TODAY, the same day as the update, gamers can pick up discounted Xbox Live Gold subscription cards. Three-month cards are being knocked down from $20 to $15, while twelve-month cards are dropping from $50 to $35. Not a bad deal for gamers looking to get their online gaming on the cheap — or those looking to give it to others for the holidays.The cards will be available only on the Sears and Kmart websites through November 21.

via Joystiq.

Man steals 100 copies of Modern Warfare 2 from GameStop

The Chef — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:45:06 +0000

WPXI in Pittsburgh today reports that Western Pennsylvanian police are still looking for a man who robbed a Meadville, Pa. GameStop of 100 copies of Modern Warefare 2 and “a few other items” last Tuesday evening. According to the report, the man told the store clerks that his friend outside would shoot them if they called the police.

via Joystiq.

Activision establishing ‘Call of Duty Endowment,’ donating $1 million to war veteran aid

The Chef — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:42:29 +0000

On the eve of Modern Warfare 2’s official release, the game’s publisher has announced intentions to donate $1 million to veteran-related charities through a newly created foundation. The “Call of Duty Endowment” or simply “CODE” is said to “support other groups that assist veterans with their careers,” reports the Washington Post.Though he’s mostly known for facepalm-inducing hard business quotes, Activision head Bobby Kotick thoughtfully commented, “How do you expect people to actually join the military if when they leave the military they can’t integrate back into the free market they’re supposed to be protecting? The joblessness rate that [veterans] should have should be far less than the national average, not more.” The foundation’s first donation will be for $125,000 to the Paralyzed Veterans of America and will go towards the opening of a vocational rehabilitation center.

via Joystiq.

Modern Warfare 2 Montage plus Eminem = TEH AWESOME

Joe Harouni — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:07:19 +0000

Things you can tell from this video alone:

1. You are in space at some point.
2. You are underwater at some point.
3. THERE IS A SNOWMOBILE GUNFIGHT.