Battlefield 3’s upcoming Close Quarters map pack, which focuses on indoor combat and is due out this June, won’t support the game’s “Rush” multiplayer mode, according to a post by lead designer Niklas Fegraeus on The Battlefield Blog: “We understood quickly that Rush, being a large and progressive mode that takes you on a journey […]
It’s good to be EA in the UK right now, as the publisher holds the top four spots on the all formats sales chart. The company’s latest addition, FIFA Street, debuted at the top of the charts, pushing Mass Effect 3 and SSX into second and third, respectively. Fourth is held by stalwart footster FIFA […]
Developer Marco Ament has reported that his Instapaper 4.1 for Retina Display iPhones and the new iPad has gone live in the App Store, offering greatly improved readability along with six new fonts (three serif and three sans-serif), a full-screen mode, new gestures and more. The update introduces a gradual descent into Automatic Dark Mode […]
YouMail has updated its Android application with a number of new features. The key new capability of the application is the ability to permanently block unwanted calls from telemarketers, robocalls, and spammers. Android YouMail users can choose to “ditch” a call with one tap. Once ditched, calls from that number are no longer visible or […]
Chris Blizzard served his last day as Mozilla’s director of Web platform this past Friday, March 16, he revealed on his blog. He will move on to a “very small startup” based in Palo Alto, though didn’t go on to name it. Blizzard would only say the work involves the intersection of systems, compilers, and […]
NetZero took a different direction Monday by starting up its own 4G service. Its Clearwire-sourced WiMAX is contract-free and has the unique choice of picking either a basic (1Mbps/384Kbps) or full-speed (10Mbps/1.5Mbps) access plan, even having the option to switch over the web. The service also lives up to the company’s once historic practice of […]
Verizon Wireless today said that it is offering a system update to the LG Revolution. The update does not install Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but does add a few new features. The chief new tool that will arrive with the update is Verizon’s remote diagnostic software, which will let Verizon’s technical support staff view […]
Motorola today revealed in regulatory filings that its acquisition by Google is to receive an additional round of scrutiny from China regulators. The deal has already been approved by European and U.S. regulators, and is awaiting only China’s approval before the acquisition can be completed. Motorola said it still believes the deal will close by […]
MetroPCS began selling the ZTE Score M via its web site today for $49.99 after mail-in rebate. The ZTE Score is a variant of the Score sold by Cricket Wireless. MetroPCS’s version has a slightly larger battery and is slightly thicker, though other features remain unchanged. The Score M is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone […]
Apple ahead of its live event call confirmed the plans for its $97.6 billion cash balance. It now intends to start quarterly dividends of $2.65 per share starting with its summer quarter, which starts July 1. Along with the move, it plans to buy back $10 billion in shares over the course of three years, […]
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