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  • Sherpa digital assistant coming to Google Glass, aims to outdo Google Now

    24 May 2013, 12:37 pm by: Craig Lloyd

    If you haven’t heard of Sherpa, you’re mostly likely not alone. It’s essentially a new Android app that looks to dethrone Google Now and Apple’s Siri. Sherpa plans to launch on iPhone soon, as well as make its way to Google Glass to take down…
  • Splashtop 2 released for Windows Phone 8: remote PC access at last

    24 May 2013, 12:35 pm by: Chris Burns

    Today Windows Phone 8 grabs the cross-platform app by the name of Splashtop, specifically the edition called “Splashtop 2″ for remote PC control. What you’ll be doing with this app – and what Android and iOS users have been doing for some time now –…
  • Gran Turismo 6 used to help tune actual race car

    24 May 2013, 11:48 am by: Craig Lloyd

    As you may already know, the Gran Turismo series is one of the most realistic video game racing experiences you can have, and much of the help in adding features to the games relied on the performance and handling characteristics of actual cars, but in one…
  • Verizon HTC One Google Edition tipped for summer

    24 May 2013, 11:30 am by: Chris Burns

    That’s a lot of buzz words there, HTC, but with the Samsung GALAXY S 4 hitting the Google Play store with its very own Nexus-like vanilla build of Android next month, it may just be time for the all-metal hero to join in on the fun. While HTC has denied both…
  • Xbox One sets sights on 400m sold, Xbox 360 aims for 100m

    24 May 2013, 11:01 am by: Craig Lloyd

    With the Xbox One releasing later this year, many may think that Microsoft will leave the Xbox 360 by the wayside, but it seems that’s on the contrary, as the company aims to sell 25 million units over the next five years, even with the console’s successor…
  • Google Play Music All Access hits the iPhone through gMusic

    24 May 2013, 10:55 am by: Chris Burns

    This week the folks at the app called gMusic have pushed through an update to include Google Play Music All Access for iOS users – iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch included. This update is one that allows the app to stream music using the app’s ability to…
  • Xbox One box art confirmed with Forza Motorsports 5

    24 May 2013, 10:11 am by: Craig Lloyd

    It seems like minimalism is gaining popularity, as Microsoft has revealed the box art for Xbox One games. Overall, the company went with a flatter design with a single shade of green, and a flat gray spine. However, the spine could be different with other…
  • GRID 2 Special Edition comes with PS3 and a real car

    24 May 2013, 9:33 am by: Craig Lloyd

    GRID 2 comes out next week, and you can pre-order it now. The game comes in different editions, though, including a special edition that costs a whopping £125,000 ($189,000). The Mono Edition, as its called, comes with the game, a PlayStation 3 console, a BAC…
  • iOS 7 UI overhaul monochrome, flat, and tipped for iPhone first

    24 May 2013, 8:36 am by: Chris Davies

    Hints at the comprehensive interface changes expected in Apple’s iOS 7 have emerged in fresh leaks from the company, tipping a flatter, more monochromatic UI that pulls the software more in line with the minimalistic hardware. Apple is expected to shift away…
  • Nokia seeks HTC One US import ban with new patent attack

    24 May 2013, 7:58 am by: Chris Davies

    Nokia is attempted to have the HTC One banned from sale in the US, hunting a block on imports over multiple allegations of patent infringement. The ITC legal attack sees six patents join the 44 Nokia has already claimed infringement of by HTC, and includes how…
  • Xbox One used games policy leak claims limited discounts and publisher cut

    24 May 2013, 6:54 am by: Chris Davies

    Used game sales on the Xbox One will use a digital authorization system requiring the console to validate titles against Microsoft’s servers every 24 hours, retailer leaks have suggested, also building in a cut for both Microsoft and publishers with each…
  • Apple likely to lose ebook price-fix case hints judge before trial even starts

    24 May 2013, 6:23 am by: Chris Davies

    Apple is unlikely to be able to counter evidence that it conspired with publishers to inflate ebook prices, the federal judge overseeing the case has said in a surprise pre-trial comment, though the Cupertino firm vehemently disagrees. The case, set to be…
  • YouView: No plans for Xbox One support in UK

    24 May 2013, 5:46 am by: Chris Davies

    Microsoft has been coy on exactly how the Xbox One will work with TV boxes, especially internationally, but already some of the big names in home entertainment are reacting warily. YouView, the hybrid broadcast/IPTV service in the UK, took to Twitter today to…
  • Braun ET66 calculator classic gets reissued

    24 May 2013, 5:16 am by: Chris Davies

    You may never have held Braun’s ET66 calculator, but you probably recognize it. The Dieter Rams designed classic was the “inspiration” for the original iOS calculator app, and has gone on to command big prices for a simple desk tool, with second-hand…
  • Xbox One gets trio of ‘cloud consoles’ for extra crunching Microsoft explains

    24 May 2013, 4:34 am by: Chris Davies

    The 300,000-server-strong Xbox LIVE cloud for the new Xbox One will share processing duties with the console, Microsoft has detailed, responsible for “latency-insensitive computation” like filling in background detail or figuring out complex lighting…
  • Nokia Lumia 925 aluminum ring ensures antenna performance

    24 May 2013, 2:44 am by: Brittany Hillen

    Nokia’s Lumia 925 handset is the first in the Lumia line to feature a metal body, something that some feared would result in issues with its antenna and reception. Addressing those concerns, Nokia has posted a rundown of its antenna design in a blog post…
  • NASA ramps up search for habitable planets near Earth

    24 May 2013, 1:40 am by: Brittany Hillen

    We’ve written several times about recent habitable planet findings, such as the discovery of three such planets on April 18 via the Kepler space telescope. Such planets exist within the habitable zone, but aren’t necessarily capable of supporting life, and…
  • AT&T’s new monthly stealth fee has some crying foul

    24 May 2013, 12:36 am by: Brittany Hillen

    AT&T has imposed a new “stealth fee” that, starting with this month, will tack an extra 61 cents on their monthly bills. While the amount is small, the principle behind it has many – both customers and non-customers alike – crying foul. The carrier…
  • Google under investigation by FTC over advertisements

    23 May 2013, 11:24 pm by: Brittany Hillen

    Google is once again under FTC scrutiny, this time over its advertisement methods and whether it is using them to harm its competition, something that is separate from the issue closed earlier this year concerning whether it was in violation of antitrust laws.…
  • This message will self-destruct: OTR plugin brings Snapchat fuctionality to browsers

    23 May 2013, 10:13 pm by: Brittany Hillen

    Like something out of an Inspector Gadget cartoon, a new plugin for browsers called OTR allows users to send messages to other users that will self-destruct a few seconds after they are read, (hopefully) disappearing forever. The plugin was launched today by…
  • Google reportedly considering bid against Facebook to buy Waze

    23 May 2013, 9:11 pm by: Brittany Hillen

    Waze is a navigational app that offers crowdsourced information on things such as traffic conditions, with the information and map updates coming from users themselves. The app has long been the source of acquisition rumors, with word having surfaced back in…
  • Microsoft doesn’t infringe on Motorola patent, says Commission

    23 May 2013, 8:12 pm by: Brittany Hillen

    As we reported on March 22, a judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission took Microsoft‘s side in a legal battle that has been going on since 2010, saying the company did not infringe on Motorola Mobility patents. While Microsoft was pleased with the…
  • Verizon HTC One tipped for “later” by HTC ROM creator

    23 May 2013, 5:50 pm by: Chris Burns

    As this week’s hope for an HTC One from Verizon is dashed by none other than Jennifer Lopez, fans of the device turn to a developer of ROMs for the manufacturer. In a bit of a cryptic announcement by the developer known only as LLabTooFeR, confirmed HTC…
  • Samsung GALAXY S 4 Developer Edition opens door to Android purity for Verizon

    23 May 2013, 5:22 pm by: Chris Burns

    This week the Samsung GALAXY S 4 Developer Edition has been announced by the company for Verizon and AT&T, here opening the door to a more “pure” Android experience for those wishing to hack and port. While the Google Edition of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 is…
  • Netflix to double original content next year

    23 May 2013, 4:30 pm by: Craig Lloyd

    While we’re aware that Netflix is planning to up its game when it comes to original programming, we were never really given a solid number or when it would all occur. However, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos says that original content on Netflix will double in 2014…
  • Google Glass gains ClockworkMod Recovery for future hacks: have a peek!

    23 May 2013, 4:12 pm by: Chris Burns

    This week the folks at CyanogenMod, far and away the most popular 3rd party ROM development group, have revealed their first shot at ClockworkMod Recovery for Google Glass. This interface is one of the bare-bones first steps toward creating a slew of…
  • Yahoo getting into gaming with PlayerScale acquisition

    23 May 2013, 3:56 pm by: Craig Lloyd

    Added to the list of many Yahoo acquisitions happening recently, PlayerScale is the latest one to get bought out by Marissa Mayer and company. PlayerScale was founded on 2009 and is a startup that creates software infrastructure for cross-platform gaming.…
  • Nokia Lumia 928 Review

    23 May 2013, 3:40 pm by: Chris Burns

    Now that Verizon has its own Nokia hero smartphone working with Windows Phone 8, it’s high time the platform takes off, isn’t it? At the moment, the Nokia Lumia 928 is one of the nicer Windows Phone 8 devices on the market, and if it weren’t for the…
  • EA CTO: Xbox One and PS4 “are a generation ahead of” PCs

    23 May 2013, 3:02 pm by: Craig Lloyd

    The new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One come with some pretty impressive hardware on the inside. So good, in fact, that Electronic Arts CTO Rajat Teneja believes that the performance and hardware in the Xbox One and PS4 “are a generation ahead of the highest end…
  • Destiny live-action trailer teases Xbox One and PS4 graphics finesse

    23 May 2013, 2:21 pm by: Craig Lloyd

    Bungies upcoming sci-fi shooter is getting teased yet again. A new live-action trailer for Destiny has been released, featuring Giancarlo Esposito, who starred in Breaking Bad and is currently starring in NBC’s Revolution. The trailer involves Esposito…

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