Archive for: October, 2012

Halo: Silentium Has New Release Date

Originally slated for January 2013, the third installment in Greg Bear’s series of Halo novels will now drop in March 2013, Tor Books has announced. Entitled Halo: Silentium, the novel wraps up Bear’s Forerunner trilogy, which appropriately details the story of the Forerunners, the mysterious, extinct race that ruled the galaxy thousands of years prior […]

Second-Generation Samsung Chromebook Will Have 3G Version

The second-generation Google Chromebook made by Samsung is also available in a 3G model. The standard 11-inch model available through Google Play is Wi-Fi only and sells for $249. The 3G version is being sold directly by Samsung as well as through Amazon with the 3G module adding $80 to the asking price at $330. […]

Xbox Division Earnings Off 1% Compared to Last Year

Microsoft reported that its Entertainment and Devices Division, responsible for the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone, earned $1.95 billion in revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal 2013, down 1% from the same period last year. 1.7 million Xbox 360 consoles were sold in the quarter ending September 30. This is a 29 percent […]

Sony Xperia T Supports HD Voice

It turns out that the Sony Xperia T had a trick up its sleeve – a feature that was not mentioned initially when the device was publicly announced. The smartphone is actually HD Voice certified. What is HD Voice, you ask? Think of it as a better way of transmitting audio during calls – a […]

Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 Come to 3DS eShop

  Four formerly retail-only 3DS games arrive on the eShop today. Super Mario 3D Land, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, and Mario Kart 7 will all be released digitally for $39.99 apiece. On Sunday, they’ll be joined by new release Style Savvy: Trendsetters, which lets players create a boutique clothing store and stock it with […]

Instagram Hits 50 Million Downloads on Android

When Instagram arrived on Android months ago, it was welcome by the Android faithful.  They wanted to join the fun their iPhone friends were having tweaking the looks of their pictures with a classic vintage. And now, Instagram celebrates a  50 million downloads on Android. This brings the overall count of Instagram users to 100 million, […]

Vita Call of Duty Dev Nihilistic Becomes nStigate – Moving Away from Retail Games

Black Ops: Declassified and Resistance: Burning Skies developer Nihilistic Software is reorganizing and reforming, with a focus on moving from retail game development towards downloadable, online, and mobile markets. The California-based company today announced it’s renaming itself as nStigate following a reorganization that won’t see any “planned layoffs,” but will see its staff base shrink […]

Google Announces New Chromebooks – Swaps x86 for ARM

Google announced today the latest version of its Chrome OS-powered Chromebooks. These new models sport significantly lower price than past Chrome devices. There is a new 11.6-inch Samsung Chromebook coming in at $249. The new device will be available for pre-order today and will be available for purchase in physical retail locations next week. The […]

Swype for Android Beta Features Trending Words, Dictionary Sync

A ton of Android users love Swype. The swipe to type QWERTY is available directly from the developer or as a pre-installed app on many Android models. Swype has now been given an beta updated by Nuance Communications and includes a new Dictionary backup and sync which will save your personal dictionary to the cloud […]

Nano SIM Card Cutter Released

MicroSIMCutter.com has announced the launch of a new tool for cutting SIM cards into the new nano SIM format used by the iPhone 5. The Nano SIM Cutter can reduce both SIM and Micro SIM cards down to the new nano size, and includes two adapters for using the smaller card in both Micro and normal SIM slots. […]

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