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Game/Life Balance U.S. Podcast Episode 4: League of Legends profits, The Witness, Yik Yak app

 League of Legends brought in $1.6 billion in revenue in 2015, and Jon explains why that’s a big deal for video games and their fans. He then explains why he’s hype about The Witness, and Cody discusses why he’s addicted to the Yik Yak app.

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iThing of the Week: Deer Hunter 2014

I have killed thousands of digital people while playing various games, but I’ve never really killed many animals. At first, Deer Hunter made me uncomfortable. The game is a hunting simulation. During the first levels the prey stood still, so there wasn’t much of a challenge. However, as the game progressed, it became challenging. Sometimes…

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iThing of the Week: Can You Escape

Can You Escape, by Kaarel Kirsipuu, is a puzzle game. You find yourself in a room. You are not given any clues about how to escape; you must explore the room to find clues and objects that will help you escape. Tapping is how you will discover the parts of the room you can interact…

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iThing of the Week: Turbo Tip Calculator

Many people don’t know that servers in most restaurants don’t earn minimum wage in the United States; tipped employees are actually paid $2.13 (in some states it is more), which is why servers rely on tips. For those of us who don’t want to spend time figuring out the proper tip, Turbo Tip Calculator is…

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BlackBerry Messenger for iOS Still Pending Approval

Senior Strategic Account Manager of BlackBerry, Alex Kinsella, took to twitter to advise the public that the iOS version of BlackBerry Messenger was submitted to Apple weeks ago. Just in case we forgot to mention, BBM for iPhone was submitted for review 2 wks ago. #waiting #BBM4ALL — Alex Kinsella (@alexkinsella) September 6, 2013 In…

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iThing of the Week: TV Apps

When I was younger, there were three channels available to watch on TV. I grew up in rural Indiana, and I remember I was the remote and the one who had to adjust the antenna to make the signal clear. Cable came and then satellite dishes for the home, bringing more channels to homes. Now,…

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Facebook Messenger VoIP, eh?

As a Canadian citizen I often find as new products are rolled out in other countries, I’m left waiting months for them to get to Canada. Any Canadian citizen will tell you that often the Canadian equivalent of popular US-based services leave a lot to be desired (Amazon & Netflix to name a couple). I…

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