This year's Mobile World Congress edition is just a few weeks away but it's increasingly clear that Samsung's 2012 flagship Android Ice Cream Sandwich handset will not be announced during the Spanish show. A new report suggests that the Galaxy S III will be unveiled on March 22, during some [...]
Yesterday we were somewhat surprised to hear that Best Buy has already conducted a survey to gauge the public opinion and interest in a $1,499 42-inch Apple HDTV, as they call it. Apparently as an HDTV retailer, Best Buy wants to know whether the public would be interested in an [...]
At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Sony and Square Enix announced plans to release an HD version of Final Fantasy X on both the PS3 and the PS Vita. Final Fantasy X is a divisive game among Final Fantasy fans, so some were very excited to hear it was getting [...]
Last month, rumors that claim the next Xbox won’t play used games started making the rounds. As we all know, this is a terrible idea, so naturally all of the money grubbing developers and publishers will love it. Even now we’re seeing some developers come out in support of the [...]
The solid state drive has long been a popular tool for computer users, especially those who like their storage media free of moving parts for added safety and speed. And to that end, the folks at Intel have wheeled out a whole new version of their solid state drive–the SSD [...]
Now here’s a surprise that’s going to come as a pretty big blow to the crew out at Research In Motion. Having lost a whole lot of market ground of late, not to mention having a whole host of other problems, you would have thought that they’d be looking for [...]
Even though the market is absolutely flooded with tower defense games, Dungeon Defenders has proven that there’s still room for success within the genre, so long as you take the time to innovate a little. That’s because the downloadable title has hit one million paid downloads across PC, Xbox 360, [...]
More than a few people, back when Siri had emerged on the scene and was impressing everybody half to death with its ability to let you actually talk to your smartphone and have it respond accordingly, thought that Siri’s limit to the iPhone 4S was merely a marketing ploy designed [...]
One month from today, Mass Effect 3 will be in the hands of eager gamers all across the US. Like clockwork, the folks over at Xbox360Achievements.org have leaked the game’s achievements list ahead of release, and you can see each and every achievement Mass Effect 3 has to offer by [...]
And so it begins…or does it? Netflix’s first original series, Lilyhammer, has just gone up on Netflix’s streaming service, accessible by Netflix streaming subscribers. The question now becomes, are we witnessing the beginning of a whole new era? Or are we looking at a mere statistical aberration? Lilyhammer, featuring Steven [...]
Motorola has officially announced and released an update for the MOTOACTV fitness watch that was introduced back in October of last year. And well, what can we say — any update that comes with the promise of improved battery life sounds good to us. That being said, the update for [...]
Naughty Dog’s upcoming post-apocalyptic game The Last of Us is looking pretty awesome so far, but a lot of longtime Naughty Dog fans aren’t going to be pleased to find out that the studio originally considered making a new Jak & Daxter game instead of creating a new IP. That [...]
Over the past few months we have seen some details in terms of upcoming 4G LTE devices that are expected to arrive with Rogers. That being said, while we have already seen details in terms of Rogers launching the Sierra Wireless AirCard 330U and the AirCard 763S in the past [...]
We’ve all seen ski goggles that serve a variety of functions, from taking pictures to helping you find your way around on the slopes, but the folks at Buhel have taken things up a notch by offering a set of goggles, the G33 Speakergoggles, that allow you to keep in [...]
You may have already seen some kind of 3D printing technology, whether via Makerbot or the like, that allows you to literally turn out three dimensional shapes from extruded plastic or similar materials. And while many are beginning to wonder what the implications of such impressive technology are (some call [...]
If you happen to be an Rdio customer that is sporting an Android handset — you may want to check the Android Market for the latest version of the app. Yup, Rdio for Android has been updated and this new version of the app is described as being “completely redesigned.” [...]
The rumors about Redbox launching a streaming video service to complement their DVD rentals is coming true. Of course, while this is indeed coming true, it does not look like it will be happening exactly as we had expected. That being said, Redbox will soon begin offering on-demand streaming, however [...]
It has been some time since we last heard anything in terms of an All Hands Sale with T-Mobile however assuming these latest rumors prove to be accurate — another may be coming up fairly soon. Of course, the key here is that this has yet to be confirmed by [...]
We had already known that the White Galaxy Nexus was coming to the UK market sometime this month. In fact, back in early January we saw UK retailer Clove begin to offer the handset for pre-order. Plus, it was Clove who offered up the first official images of the handset [...]
It's been 12 months since Nokia and Microsoft announced their new strategic alliance which saw Nokia make Windows Phone 7 their operating system of choice for mobile phones. Nokia didn't quit Symbian cold-turkey, though. They've been slowly producing less and less Symbian devices, and now, one source says that Nokia [...]
Unfortunately for them, HP has been unsuccessful in making a webOS device that appeals to any sizeable amount of customers, save for the weekend where they sold their TouchPad tablets at firesale prices. But, HP's top woman still has confidence in their own operating system. HP CEO Meg Whitman said [...]
The HTC Flyer hasn't been attracting much attention in the tech blog circles lately. The single-core 7-inch Android tablet seems to be destined to be an entry-level mid-priced tablet, and case in point, Expansys has started offered the tab in sale in the United Kingdom for a price of Ā£235 [...]
Like we told you about yesterday, Best Buy started taking pre-orders for the super-sized Samsung Galaxy Note. This happened just after Samsung made a massive splash by introducing the phone to millions of Americans via a new commercial which aired during Super Bowl 41. As if you needed any more [...]
It's not every day that we see Best Buy send survey on rumored Apple products to its customers, but the retailer seems to be very interested in what its current customer base think about an Apple-made TV that would be launched at some point in the future. The Verge revelead [...]
The next-gen iPhone 5/6 and the Samsung Galaxy S III are rumored to share a common feature, a Liquipel waterproof coating "“ that's disregarding any similarities between the two device families, at least as claimed by Apple. Liquipel unveiled an interesting waterproof coating technology for smartphones during this year's Consumer [...]
Last year we heard that Apple could launch an ARM-based MacBook Air model at some point in the future, and while the company may have tested such a device in its secret labs it appears that the company will not go forward with such plans at this point. Richard Gardner, [...]
Now that we know The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is coming to Xbox 360 in the form a special “Enhanced Edition,” it’s time for the folks at CD Projekt Red to start getting players pumped for its release. One of the ways the developer will be doing this is [...]
A few days ago we looked at the main cash sources for three of the most important tech companies in the U.S., Apple, Microsoft and Google, remarking that the latter relies heavily on advertising, with around 96% of revenues coming from ads in the last two years. But Google could [...]
When GameStop announced that it would stop buying and selling retro games and classic consoles some years back, I can remember being pretty upset. Sure, you won’t find games as pretty as the ones the current generation offers, but the evolution of gaming meant that you could revisit the past [...]
The Samsung Galaxy Note Android smartphone/tablet is finally available for pre-order and North American buyers can pre-order theirs from either AT&T or Best Buy Canada. The AT&T Galaxy Note will cost you $299.99 with a two-year contract and it will be delivered to your door on February 17. In Canada [...]
The days of the PlayStation Network as you know it are numbered. Okay, that sounds a bit dramatic, but in just a few short days, the Network you know and love will be undergoing a name change. Starting February 8th, the PlayStation Network will no longer be known as PSN, [...]
Corning, a well-known resistant glass maker for various devices including some of the most popular smartphones and tablets out there, announced that it joined Samsung Mobile Display to create a new company which will make "specialty glass substrates for the rapidly expanding organic light emitting diode (OLED) device market."¯ The [...]
In case you did not find out yet, Google is going to replace all its Terms of Service for existing online services with a single one, a move meant to bring users a better Google experience, although some argue that the move is intended to help Google make more cash [...]
Apple's main rivals in the computer and mobile business are, without a doubt, Microsoft and Google, but the Cupertino-based company has managed to surpass them in revenues and profits last quarter in a manner that we've hardly witnessed so far. Apple had a record quarter when it comes to total [...]
Apple is rumored to launch its Apple iTV set at some point in late 2012, therefore we're not surprised to hear that such a product won't be ready to launch in the second quarter of the year. Nevertheless, a report from Digitimes now says that Apple is not likely to [...]
Valve has a super secret project in the works for 2012, but before you start getting excited, you should know it has nothing to do with Half-Life. Instead, Valve is planning something for Team Fortress 2. That’s a bit of news that should turn some heads. The fact that Valve [...]
As surprising as it may seem, it looks like Google's Android Developer pages are not supporting CDMA devices anymore, including Google's third Nexus version, the LTE/CDMA Galaxy Nexus currently sold by Verizon and expected to hit Sprint in the future, the CDMA Nexus S 4G, available from Sprint, and the [...]
Only 19 more days to go before the PlayStation Vita is released in the US! Are you excited? If you aren’t, then maybe you should stop in at your nearest GameStop and see if they have a demo unit for you to try. Today the company announced that PS Vita [...]
Earlier today Apple was hit by an important verdict in a patent battle started by Motorola in Germany. Moto won a permanent ban against most iOS devices in the region, and Apple had to remove all infringing products from its stores. As expected, Apple appealed the decision and it looks [...]
Here in the United States, Twisted Metal is scheduled to launch on Valentine’s Day, giving couples all across the nation the chance to show their love for one another by blowing each other up and (hopefully) laughing maniacally while they do so. Unfortunately, European couples won’t be so lucky, as [...]
