Like Xbox Live, Sony's network service is to be holistic, offering gamers a consistent experience across games with options such as friends lists and match-making.
He had earlier been an uninhibited legacy-hunter, expediently making friends with a dying but wealthy young man.
When I was discharged from the hospital, friends and family from all over came together to help me by making giant get-well cards from various schools or having friends make dinner for us on a weekly basis.
Over the past week--in addition to making it through multiple rounds of competitions--the students have made new friends, advanced ideas and knowledge, and potentially changed the future of the world!
Audiences have also become more accepting of less-than-perfect female leads, making their best friends seem comparatively sane.
WSJ: Zoe Lister-Jones in 'Lola Versus' and the Evolution of the 'Best Friend'
Making friends or even engaging in some quasi-bartering relationship with them can make all the difference in the world.
FORBES: 10 Unconventional (But Very Effective) Tips For Job Seekers
Some well-intentioned friends or family will tell you to avoid making any financial decisions for some time, such as working with new financial professionals or buying investment products.
"An Armenian Sketchbook" (New York Review Books) offers a clear-eyed, loose-limbed account of two months spent making friends, traveling to a remote village to attend a wedding and feasting on hot peppers and Cognac.
This is, to put it mildly, an unorthodox interpretation of the DMCA. The whole point of the DMCA is to prevent even lawful owners of copy-protected content from making copies and giving them to their friends.
The laptop's display is brighter and wider than previous models and features a 178-degree viewing angle, making it great for sharing multimedia with friends and family, or work content with colleagues.
ENGADGET: Samsung unveils the Series 7 Ultra, refreshes the Series 7 Chronos with a slimmer design
You could also dictate custom rules, such as ringtones for contacts in specific groups, or create carrier-branded circles that are populated with your friends on the same network, making it easier to determine whether or not you'll be billed for calls to a particular user.
Likewise, almost two-thirds would be happier making less money and living close to their friends, rather than more money in a city of strangers.
The app has up-to-date game lines and keeps a running tally of overall wins and losses, but will people really find interest in making non-monetary wagers just for the right to brag to their friends and social media followings?
FORBES: New Peer-To-Peer Sports Betting App Says "Screw The Bookie, Bet Your Friends"
In hip-hop, this is a moment for choosing sides, making noise and unlikely friends at the same time.
Other violations included committing fraud, mishandling evidence, shop-lifting and making unauthorised use of the FBI database to search for information on friends and family.
Friends might mean no harm in joking around, making inappropriate comments or tagging you in unsafe-for-office photos, but harm can be done when potential clients or employers see those jokes and tags.
Instead, it used Facebook as its main marketing platform, making it dead-easy to join a game and enabling users to tell their friends about their experiences.
Maybe you couldn't quite figure out that whole "people" thing in high school (there's enough us on staff at Engadget -- we understand), but perhaps you could increase your social standing by making your own friends.
ENGADGET: Alt-week 7.28.12: social mathematics, Pluto's moons and humans-on-a-chip
With its unique user interface complete with colorful Live Tiles, the next version of Windows Phone, code-named Mango, puts people front and center making it easier to connect and share with friends, family and colleagues so important moments are never missed.
ENGADGET: AT&T announces Windows Phone Mango lineup coming this fall, existing devices to be updated
Friends of the Earth said the government should be focusing on making England's current housing stock more energy-efficient.
He co-wrote "Tropic Thunder" based on an idea he had in 1987, when many of his friends were making war movies, he recalls in the film's production notes.
The counselor helps the patient focus on what's already making him or her feel better -- whether it be exercise, going out or talking to friends -- and emphasizing those things.
Most of them view it as a waste of time but a handful say that compared to making a long-distance phone call, it is still an inexpensive way to communicate with their friends and family who live in other countries.
For example, the Cover Feed looks fantastic on tablets -- "it looks like a gorgeous personalized magazine about your friends" says Mosseri -- but neither viewing a massive 16 x 24 grid of icons in the app tray nor making a six-inch swipe to remove a Chat Head provides an ideal user experience.
ENGADGET: Facebook Home's immediate future: buddy lists, an app dock, folders and more
应用推荐