Real-time betting app, YouBetMe, has officially launched for iOS, allowing its users to place wagers on anything desired. The app is intended for those who are not interested in wagering through established gambling pools or with ‘bookies’, and facilitates casual bets with friends for drinks or dinner. Account set-up can be completed through Facebook Connect. […]
Following the explosive mid-season finale for “The Walking Dead,” the characters in the series found themselves separated and alone, and it seems things aren’t going to get better very quickly. Speaking with EW, star Andrew Lincoln spoke about the remaining 8 episodes in the season which he says has some of his favorite episodes in […]
Sony Pictures has released a new, action-heavy TV spot for the upcoming RoboCop. Opening in theaters and IMAX on February 12, the Jose Padilha-directed action thriller stars Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. In RoboCop, the year […]
Rust, the MMO-meets-survival game from Facepunch Studios, sold 750,000 copies in a month and a half since entering Steam early access. The news is courtesy of an update from creator Garry Newman, who described the sales mark as “an amount we never even imagined selling over the game’s lifetime.” The PC/Mac/Linux game’s success has been […]
Twitter has purchased approximately 900 patents from IBM, and has also signed a patent-licensing agreement with the company. IBM accused Twitter last year of infringing on three IBM-held patents. The purchase and cross-licensing agreement are meant to help protect Twitter from patent-related lawsuits down the road. The companies did not immediately place a value on […]
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Foursquare recently announced a new partnership with GrubHub Seamless that makes it possible to order food from 20,000 different restaurants around the country from within the Foursquare app. Users simply need to click the GrubHub Seamless button in the app to see nearby participating restaurants. The app also makes it easy to search for restaurants […]
Inq Mobile recently indicated via its web site that it will cease operations effective today. Inq Mobile launched in 2008 and fielded the first “Facebook phone.” The company followed its first effort with several more, but eventually stopped making hardware to focus on software and mobile apps for Android devices. One of its current apps, […]
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Razer, a company best known for its high-end PC peripherals, has announced plans for a line of Xbox One accessories, furthering a partnership with Microsoft that spawned the above-pictured controller as well as other devices for the Xbox 360. “Razer is dedicated to improving the overall experience from the games themselves to the player, be […]
Telenav has acquired Skobbler for $23.8 million in cash and stock. Skobbler, which is based in Germany, runs a crowd-sourced OpenStreetMaps application. OpenStreetMaps uses data supplied by the public to help create the most accurate and up-to-date maps possible. Telenav expects to add Skobbler and its development team to its own mapping and navigation products, […]
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GoPro has announced the upcoming launch of its GoPro Channel apps for Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The GoPro Channel apps will stream on-demand GoPro video content to Xbox Live Gold members worldwide and enable them to purchase GoPro cameras and accessories directly through the app, fulfilled by the Microsoft online store. This is the […]