Archive for: October, 2012

Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack Coming December 18

Forza Horizon will veer wildly off the beaten path with a new DLC expansion due December 18. The “Rally Expansion Pack” adds off-road rally racing to Turn 10’s racer, including “deeper ruts, higher jumps, and new surface types to explore.” Unlike in real life, it’ll be fun to drive in these unsafe conditions because the […]

Ford and U of Michigan Aim to Curb New Car Smells

When I was little, and no the Edsel wasn’t a new model then, one of the joys of buying a new car was the “New Car” smell. It was the smell of happiness and freedom. Now we have learned that “fresh from the showroom” smell might be harmful. It is better to not have the […]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is Going Digital

Jeff Kinney is one of the most popular children’s book authors on the planet. More than 75 million copies of the first six books in his “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series are in print in 41 languages. They just haven’t been available in a digital format. But that’s about to change. The series’ publisher, […]

Call of Duty Elite Won’t Come at the Launch of Black Ops 2 for the Wii U

Black Ops 2’s Elite service won’t be available in any form on the Wii U at launch, Activision says. “We are currently evaluating options for Call of Duty Elite to support Nintendo’s Wii U game system, however Call of Duty Elite for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will not support this platform when the […]

Microsoft Acquires StorSimple Cloud-Integrated Storage Provider

Microsoft will acquire StorSimple Inc., a cloud-integrated storage (CiS) provider, according to an announcement released earlier today. With this acquisition, Microsoft will amp up its Azure platform while gaining ground on competitors like Rackspace and Amazon. The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Says Michael Park, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Server […]

Isis Will Start Mobile Payments Service on October 22

Isis has confirmed that its mobile payment service will finally get off the ground in the coming days. “Isis will be launching in Austin and Salt Lake City on Oct. 22. By year end, as many as 20 Isis Ready handsets are expected to be in market. We look forward to sharing more details on […]

Apple Buys Justin Timberlake’s Particle

Particle has been acquired by Apple, according to reports. The consulting studio has done  HTML5 work for Amazon, Google, Motorola, and has previously worked with Apple  executing the iAd platform and aspects of the now defunct Mobile Me service. The  deal was completed last month, and was made public today. Particle was founded in 2008 and […]

Paul Attanasio to Rewrite Scarface Script

It was announced last year that Universal Pictures was developing a contemporary remake of Scarface and shortly thereafter, Training Day David Ayer was brought aboard to provide a screenplay. Today, Deadline reports that the project is still moving forward and that Quiz Show writer Paul Attanasio has signed on to rewrite. Originally directed for the […]

‘Our Name is Adam’ May Gain Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise is eyeing an original science fiction project called Our Name is Adam,  Variety reports. There are no details on the plot as of yet, but the script arrives from T.S. Nowlin, best known for writing Agent 13, currently in development at Universal Pictures with Rupert Wyatt lined up to direct and Charlize Theron […]

Logitech Makes HD Broadcaster Wi-Fi Webcam for Mac Official

Logitech has formally announced its new HD Broadcaster Wi-Fi Webcam aimed at bloggers and video professionals. Previously rumored camera can wirelessly transmit 720p video at a distance of up to 50 feet over Wi-Fi to an iOS device, a Mac, or a Ustream account. Accompanied by a plastic carry case that can double as a […]

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