Archive for: July, 2014

EA’s Maxis Hiring for ‘Unique, Emerging IP’

A recent Maxis (The Sims, SimCity) job posting for a Senior Designer sounds like the studio is in the early stages of creating a new brand in the creative genre. The job posting notes the candidate should have an “understanding [of] other games in the creativity space, including Little Big Planet, Minecraft and its popular […]

The Walking Dead Season 5 Poster Revealed

AMC has officially released the first poster for “The Walking Dead” Season 5 which you can check out below and fans will see at this week’s San Diego Comic-Con! The panel for the series will take place on Friday, July 25 at 12:20 pm Pacific Time in Hall H. Based on the comic created by […]

Doom 4 Revealed at QuakeCon 2014

Late last week at QuakeCon in Dallas, id Software gave attendees an exclusive reveal of the new Doom game from the company. Doom 4 has witnessed turmoil in its production, since ZeniMax-owned Bethesda Softworks acquired id Software in 2009. However, the company finally showed off gameplay footage at QuakeCon, after promising information on the title […]

Hasbro Partners with Shapeways to Sell 3D-Printed Models

The 3D printing industry has received a new and unlikely ally, with toy producer Hasbro working with Shapeways to offer printed models. The new site, SuperFanArt, will allow prospective designers to submit 3D models of Hasbro licensed characters for sale, in turn taking a cut of the profits, with Shapeways creating the plastic model for […]

Facebook Debuts ‘Buy’ Button Test on News Feed, Business Pages

Less than a month since Twitter began testing a “buy now” button on the social media service, Facebook has jumped into the arena to offer its own “buy” button. The new feature is being tested with a small number of businesses as a way to drive commerce directly to those involved, without requiring people to […]

Western Digital Extends WD Red NAS DriveLine and Launches WD Red Pro

Western Digital has updated its Network Attached Storage-focused WD Red range of hard drives with new capacities and models. The main WD Red line now includes drives with 5-terabyte and 6-terabyte capacities, while the new WD Red Pro drive line is aimed at medium to large businesses, including a few additions to help in an […]

Many Backdoors Included on iOS, Researcher Says at Hackers On Planet Earth

iOS contains several backdoors that may allow for Apple and/or governments to collect private data, according to a forensic scientist, Jonathan Zdziarski. Presenting at the recent Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE/X) conference, Zdziarski said that that there are several conspicuous design gaps — and some deliberately-included forensic services — that make it possible to extract […]

Google Now Launcher To Be Preloaded on Upcoming ZTE Phones

ZTE has announced it plans to preload the Google Now Launcher onto “several” of its devices. To be more specific, ZTE plans to load the GNL on all of its Android 4.4 devices that have Google Mobile Services and Google Play. This move makes allows ZTE to offer some of the first non-Nexus, non-GPe products […]

Kanex Products Announces Thunderbolt to eSATA and USB 3.0 Adapter

Kanex Products has announced the release of its Thunderbolt to eSATA and USB 3.0 adapter. Allowing users to connect Thunderbolt-equipped Mac or PC to an eSATA device, the adapter is capable of extending the use of existing eSATA-equipped external storage units. It USB 3.0 port facilitates a fast connection to peripherals that users may already […]

Unlocked HTC One (M8) Will Have OTA to Android 4.4.3 Next Week

If you own an unlocked HTC One (M8), you’ll be pleased to know that an update is in your near future. HTC executive Mohammad Versi has revealed on Twitter that HTC is targeting “late next week” for the release of Android 4.4.3 on the unlocked One (M8). Versi also notes that HTC is pushing Android […]

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