Archive for: June, 2014

Double Fine’s Broken Age Comes to the iPad

Having previously released it for desktops, developer Double Fine has brought Broken Age to the iPad. The title is an adventure game in which players control two characters, Vella Tartine and Shay Volta, as they separately try to escape very different situations that have nevertheless trapped them. Players progress in the story through a mix […]

Panasonic Debuts Lumix FZ1000 – Able to Take 8MP Stills While Shooting 4K Video

Panasonic has introduced a bridge camera that is capable of recording 4K video, as well as standard photographs. The Lumix FZ1000 uses a one-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor that can capture QFHD content, with the 20.1-megapixel sensor also capable of producing 8-megapixel photographs from the 4K video feed while the footage is being recorded. Combined […]

Fox Gives the Axe to Riot and Wanna Marry Harry

Fox is getting shut of two low-rated reality efforts: Dating show hoax I Wanna Marry Harry and competition series Riot are being yanked from the network. Starting next week, Fox will replace the Tuesday-night shows with an encore block of comedy series, including Family Guy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl and Mindy Project. Harry, where single American […]

Nickelodeon Greenlights Season Three of Sanjay and Craig

Nickelodeon have given the green light to a third season of its hit animated series “Sanjay and Craig” with a 20-episode order. It was announced today by Russell Hicks, President, Content Development and Production, Nickelodeon. The original series follows the misadventures of Sanjay, an excitable and irreverent 12-year-old boy and his best friend Craig, a […]

Second-Highest Euro Court Sides with EC Over Intel in 1.44 Billion Anti-Competitive Fine

Intel must pay a 1.06 billion euro ($1.44 billion) fine handed to it by the European Union five years ago, the second-highest court in Europe has ordered. Judges based at the General Court in Luxembourg stood by the fine, issued by the European Commission in 2009 over anti-competitive behavior designed to squeeze AMD out of […]

AT&T Increases Activation Fee to $40

AT&T has bumped up the price of activating new equipment on two-year plans from $36 to $40. The change went into effect June 8. The fee doesn’t apply to AT&T Next plans, though AT&T told Fierce Wireless that heavy adoption of its early upgrade program played a role in increasing the activation fee for those […]

Skype 5.0 for iPhone Now Available

Microsoft today released Skype 5.0 for the iPhone. It had originally said the app would appear next week. Skype 5.0 has been rebuilt from the ground up and includes both a new design and new features. It is free download from iTunes.

Huawei Now Taking Preorders for Ascend Mate2 in the US

Huawei today said the Ascend Mate2 is available to U.S. consumers through a new web site, GetHuawei.com. Huawei initially announced the Ascend Mate2 in January, and later said it would sell the device directly to consumers rather than through a wireless network operator. Key features of the Mate2 include a 6.1-inch 720p HD display, 1.6GHz […]

Amazon Launches Amazon Music App – Brings Prime Music to Smartphones

  Amazon today launched Prime Music, its own streaming music service. Prime Music is free to those who subscribe to Amazon Prime ($99/year), which also offers perks such as discounted shipping and Amazon Instant Video. Prime Music is limited to about one million songs, as Amazon hasn’t signed all the major record labels. Spotify, Pandora, […]

Starbucks Expanding PMA Wireless Charging to More Stores

Starbucks is prepared to increase the availability of wireless charging stations at its coffee shops. The company has been trialling the technology in San Francisco and Boston for some time, and has decided to make a broader push first by expanding across the entire Bay Area and then to other regions. Starbucks is working with […]

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