It looks as though EA’s back-end server tech may benefit audiences other than the Madden/FIFA crowd: DICE is “investigating” the possibility of transferring player data from current-gen versions of Battlefield 4 to their next-gen cousins, according to the series’ official Twitter. In practice, this sounds similar to the technology that will power such functionality in […]
Fourteen new video gamehave risen through the ranks of the Steam Greenlight program to achieve wide-scale distribution on the popular gaming platform. In August 2012, Steam started Greenlight, a program that lets small-scale game developers pitch their game ideas to the Steam community at large. The community can “upvote” their favorite pitches, and the most […]
Not content with pushing AMD’s flagship A10-6800K to just over 8.0 GHz last month, Finnish overclocker “The Stilt” has set a new world record by overclocking the Richland APU to an incredible 8203.34 MHz utilizing a liquid nitrogen cooler that provided load and idle temperatures of -180°C and -186°C at an ambient temperature of […]
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has created a draft code of conduct for mobile apps. The draft (PDF), issued today by the telecoms adviser to the White House, aims to help consumers protect their privacy by asking developers and publishers to give notices for how data is being used and stored by the […]
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Yahoo has brought out its 2013 version of its Fantasy Sports app ( for iOS just in time for the upcoming NFL season, and now offers mobile drafting — allowing users to pick players and participate in live chats on the mobile app. The changes also include a refreshed design and the usual performance and […]
T-Mobile today announced a promotion that will allow customers to purchase new phones with no downpayment. T-Mobile typically asks for a downpayment of about $99 when customers purchase new phones. The $0 down promotion begins July 27 and runs for an undisclosed period of time. T-Mobile customers will still be responsible for making monthly equipment […]
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Because the features of the Google+ Local iOS app have now been incorporated into the latest edition of the Google Maps iOS app, the company announced on Thursday that it would retire the Google+ Local iOS app beginning August 7. Reviews and ratings created in the app will be available in the Google Maps app […]
T-Mobile today expanded the reach of its MetroPCS brand by launching it in 15 new markets. The additional markets for MetroPCS largely overlay the existing footprint of rival Cricket Wireless, and include Birmingham, Ala.; Fresno and San Diego, Calif.; Tallahassee, Fla.; New Orleans, La.; Baltimore, Md.; Akron, Cleveland, Sandusky, and Toledo, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Austin, […]
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Relativity Media has debuted the new trailer for Romeo & Juliet, starring Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ed Westwick, Stellan Skarsgaard and Paul Giamatti. In the October 11 release, an ageless story from the world’s most renowned author is reimagined for the 21st Century. This adaptation is told in the lush traditional […]
We now get to meet Agent Melinda May from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., played by Ming-Na Wen, who will serve as the pilot and enforcer for the group. Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents including: Brett Dalton as […]