The European Commission reacted to mounting pressure Wednesday by at least temporarily halting plans to ratify the ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) proposal, choosing to pass it to the European Court of Justice for inspection. The continent’s high court will decide if ACTA violates fundamental EU rights. EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht took a balanced […]
With the full launch of the PS Vita in the US today, Sony has released a number of new games and apps in the online PlayStation Store. Users can now download the free Flickr, Live Tweet, and Netflix apps. Flickr is a photo-sharing site that lets users join groups and make personalized photo streams. LiveTweet […]
Adobe on Wednesday published a roadmap (PDF) giving a peek at the long-term future of Flash. Having dropped the mobile version, it’s now focusing on games and video on the desktop and now agrees that HTML5 and other web standards are more suited for animation. Accordingly, the imminent 11.2 update would improve hardware graphics acceleration, […]
Computer chipmaker AMD will turn to Cyclos Semiconductor for its resonant clock mesh technology in its upcoming Piledriver-based chips. They will replace the Bulldozer-core chips introduced in the fall of 2011. The new technology will reduce the chip’s clock distribution power. The technology will reduce distribution power by as much as 24 percent, while maintaining […]
SanDisk’s NAND flash lineup may have set a record Wednesday after the company claimed to have the world’s smallest 128-gigabit (16GB) memory chip. The 19 nanometer, three-bit-per-cell storage has a footprint of about 170mm square (0.26in square), or less than that of a penny. It’s also relatively quick for its capacity and size at 144Mbps […]
CD Projekt RED has released a brand new teaser trailer offering another look at their upcoming RPG, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, coming soon to the Xbox 360 console and PC. The video features in-game footage of the game’s environments and intense melee combat. The game launches April 17 worldwide for the […]
T-Mobile USA has urged the FCC to block the $3.9 billion sale of wireless spectrum by cable companies to Verizon Wireless on Tuesday. Possibly frustrated after its own deal with AT&T was denied, the provider argued the deal between Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, and Cox Communications would give Verizon an “excessive […]
Hitachi staked out a claim as the top builder of thin hard drives on Wednesday through a 500GB version of the Travelstar Z7K500. The drive is the first to hit a half-terabyte at the slimmer 7mm height while keeping a full 7,200RPM spin speed and just one drive platter. Along with being the first to […]
Here is the the Mass Effect 3 trailer for those who missed its premiere during The Walking Dead on Sunday. After you watch that, you can click below for an extended version embedded. In other news about Mass Effect 3, which hits March 6 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PCs: You can pre-order the game […]
Apple took advantage of its current exclusive on The Beatles with the first-ever availability of ringtones from the band on iTunes. The initial batch involves ringtones cut from the singles highlight album 1. Picks range from the very earliest songs, such as “Love Me Do,” to “The Ballad of John and Yoko” and the very […]
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