Sony on Saturday night said it was rolling out the promised mandatory new firmware for PS3s to get ready for the return of the PlayStation network. The 3.61 update pushes a password change and also requires that password changes for PS3 users can only take place on the PS3 itself. Those who’ve never used a […]
May 15 2011 | Posted in
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Flipboard, the popular digest-style feed reader for the iPad, has added the prestigious magazine The New Yorker to its list of publishers. Partial and complete articles, a selection of cartoon and images and other highlights from the full print or digital edition — the latter of which is available in full as its own app […]
In Dawn of Fantasy’s rich MMO universe, three races are dominant; the race of Men, the Orcs and the Elves. However, this is no simplistic copy of classical fantasy; all of these races have spread around the world for generations and the tribes have adapted to their locales. Additionally, these aren’t the only peoples in […]
There have been rumors going around that Ron Howard’s adaptation of Stephen King‘s Dark Tower series might be in trouble at Universal, but could end up going to another studio. Well, the THR reports Universal is moving forward with the project that includes three films and two seasons of television to tell the sprawling story […]
Now it’s official – Cave’s adorable, yet tight controlling, lolita-themed shoot-em-up – Deathsmiles IIX will be coming to Xbox 360 Games on Demand on May 17. The game will be in its original Japanese and will cost $29.99. It will also be the first Games on Demand title to bypass retail stores and go straight […]
Rob Lowe has been many things: Author, big screen star, little screen star, best example of what not to do at the DNC, he has even tried to Miramax studios. Well now you can add director to his credits. Rob Lowe has directed Butterfinger the 13th, the “first-ever film produced not by one of America’s […]
Rambus has destroyed documents that relate to patent cases it filed, a US appeals court said. Despite this, judges asked a lower court to review its decision to throw out a lawsuit. Memory chip makers Micron and Hynix Semiconductor, both of whom were involved in a lawsuit against Rambus, accused Rambus of destroying documents that […]
May 13 2011 | Posted in
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Google wrapped up the week with an update to Google News on mobile devices. A “news near you” addition uses the GPS on a smartphone to automatically tailor the news based on the phone’s location. The strategy doesn’t just look for the publication but scrapes the article itself to find location keywords nearest the owner. […]
HP’s Slate 500 has shown up in a listing at Canadian retailer Future Shop. The 8.9-inch, Windows 7-based tablet costs $800 Canadian, the same as it does in US currency. Its version is similarly equipped with the 1.86GHz Atom Z540, 2GB of RAM, 64GB SSD, and dual cameras. The tablet isn’t currently available in stores, […]
May 13 2011 | Posted in
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Nintendo’s Wii showed its lowest month of new U.S. sales ever in April, while the Nintendo 3DS sold less than half as many units in the entire month as it did during its March launch week. Nintendo reported sales of 172,000 Wiis for the month, according to a MarketWatch report — down 38 percent from […]
May 13 2011 | Posted in
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