Link: Ars Technica Comments on Star Craft 2′s lack of LAN support By Chris Star Craft 2 will not have the ability to play multiplayer over a private local network and this has garnered much grumbling within the gamosphere since it was announced by Blizzard. Ars Technica’s analysis mirrors my own thoughts on the matter, [...]

Link: End of an Era: Compuserve is dead..ish Will you miss Compuserve? Take a look at it’s history.

ReBlog’d from Dwayne’s BeyondtheGeek. Culturally speaking, the iPhone’s been a phenomenon in the US and Europe, but Asia’s always been a question. Obviously it’s a gadget dynamo for we Westerners but Korea and Japan are a little different. Being homes to companies with names like Samsung, LG, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, and Sony, both nations represent epicenters [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss the launch of the new gadget social network, GDGT, try to figure out why the heck Blizzard killed a popular play mode from Starcraft 2, and delve into a discussion of Microsoft’s latest ads. Subscribe using the links to the right, or download the episode. Topics Discussed [...]

We dig through the Symbiotek archives to unearth a discussion on our increasing reliance on web applications and services, Twitter and microblogging clones, and Google Wave. Subscribe using the links on the right, or download directly. Topics Discussed (02:10) Are web applications making desktop apps irrelevant? (26:02) On Twitter and other microblogging services (42:04) Google [...]

Looks like the Platform Wars have entered yet another battle! Technologizer’s done a bit of research and laid out Microsoft’s new pricing strategy for their Windows 7 operating system. More than just news, Symbiotek wonders what it is this’ll do for Apple’s attempt to gain market share amongst end-users this year. We’ve already seen Apple [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss the impact of Twitter (and other social media sites) on the fallout from the Iran election. They also chat about the long-awaited digital TV transition, and what it could mean for the future of television. Subscribe using the links on the right, or download directly. Topics Discussed [...]

Link: Apple’s iPhone enterprise strategy: constant improvement – Ars Technica By Chris But how much success will they get in moving into the corporate market? While they seem to be doing quite well in creating software and hardware that works well with corporate needs, I suspect that an additional hurdle will need to be overcome [...]

DEVINDRA REPORTS that it looks like the Zune HD is using Nvids hot new portable 3d/HD accelerator. This thing is going to be game changer for netbooks and other devices. The idea that we can cram such power into a device as small as the Zune is astounding. Link: http://www.pcper.com/comments.php?nid=7345 (via shareaholic)

Note: This pilot episode was recorded last week. A new episode will be posted soon with news a bit more relevant to this week, and we hope to maintain a regular schedule starting next week. In the first episode of the Symbiotek podcast, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris chat about the “summer of smart phones” with [...]