Microsoft may have officially ended support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020, but it seems the operating system (OS) is the company’s bad penny—Microsoft just can’t get away from it. No sooner did Microsoft announce that Windows 7 was…
AOL Gets Rid Of Patch, But Keeps Minority Stake
AOL will continue to have a relationship with its hyperlocal news service Patch, but is relinquishing operation and majority control, as it has announced a new joint venture with Hale Global. AOL says it will contribute Patch to a new…
AOL Income Down 61% in Third Quarter
AOL today released its third quarter earnings report, showing a large 61% year-over-year drop in operating income to just 16.7 million. This on total revenues of $561 million, a 6% increase from revenue generated during the third quarter of 2012.…
AOL Reportedly Laying Off Hundreds From Patch, CEO Reportedly Fires Someone For Taking His Picture
Layoffs are coming to AOL’s Patch hyperlocal news service over the next week or so, according to multiple reports. When the company reported its earnings earlier this week, CEO Tim Armstrong indicated that AOL would get rid of up to…
Internet Explorer 8 Zero-Day Exploit Gets Fixed Today
Earlier this month, Internet Explorer 8 was hit with a pretty nasty zero-day exploit. Microsoft sprung to action with a quick fix, but there wasn’t a permanent patch solution available just yet. That day has finally come with the patch…
Resident Evil 6 Gets Patched Up In December
Resident Evil 6 took a beating from critics and players upon its release. I found the game to be pretty fun, but it definitely has some issues. Capcom can’t really fix a lot of said issues so they’re going to…
Oracle Finally Patches Huge Java Exploit
It was brought to the Internet’s attention on Monday that Java was susceptible to a pretty nasty exploit that could see a user’s PC infected with malware. It was later revealed this morning that Java knew about the exploit since…
AOL’s Patch Editor Brian Farnham Resigns
Patch editor-in-chief Brian Farnham announced today on his blog that he’s leaving the AOL-owned local news network. Farnham’s blog post is fairly detailed, and one of the first points that he makes relates that he’ll be staying with Patch in…
Skyrim 1.5 Update Arrives for Consoles
Back in March, PC players received the Skyrim 1.5 update. And now, the rest of us can experience the new kill cameras and animations. Over on the Bethesda blog, they tell us that 1.5 is officially available on Xbox LIVE.…
Enormous Battlefield 3 PC Patch Is Live!
The enormous Battlefield 3 patch that hit the PS3 earlier this week is now live for all PC players. The 1.6 GB update is available now and features updates that were included in the PS3 patch. They also go more…
More Pink Slips Handed Out At AOL
Looks like even more people got fired at AOL yesterday. Business Insider reports that a number of employees in the New York office marketing department were called in to meet with managers about their positions. The meetings didn’t go well.…
Skyrim 1.5 Update Officially Arrives for PC
Last week, Bethesda released the Skyrim 1.5 update in beta. The update fixes various bugs throughout the adventure – like weapon specifics, character glitches, and minor problems with certain quests. But probably the most important and exciting thing to arrive…
Skyrim 1.5 Update Adds More Kill Cams
I think we can all agree that Skyrim is a pretty fantastic game worthy of all the praise, including game of the year at GDC. Like with any good game, however, there are always ways to improve. Bethesda has taken…
Skyrim Gets First Unofficial Patch
Bethesda has handled the launch and post-launch upkeep of Skyrim way better than any of their previous games. By all accounts, it’s a pretty stable game without much wrong with it. There are still a few minor issues that Bethesda…
Pulse News Launches Local Feature
News application Pulse announced today that it’s launching Local, a new category that allows users to easily discover what’s going on around them, including news, sports, food and deals. Pulse local “will always keep you in the know.” Pulse Local…
AOL To Cut 50 Jobs
According to the Wall Street Journal, AOL plans to cut up to 50 jobs from it’s AIM unit. AIM is best known for its Instant Messanger service. Among those being cut is vice president of AIM products, Jason Shellen. The…
AOL Rumored to Plan Layoffs
AOL is rumored to be planning to lay off hundreds of its employees next week. According to Pando Daily, their source on the matter is legitimate. Allegedly, AOL might possibly be set to disappoint investors this quarter, and would like…