By Jacob Kleinman |
A second generation Nexus 7 tablet designed and manufactured by Google and Asustek Computer is expected to hit stores later this year according to DigiTimes. A source in the tablet’s supply-chain told the news outlet that the new device would ship at the end of…
By Brandon Russell |
Under the guidance of Jony Ive, Apple is gearing up to introduce a vastly different mobile OS in June. Less flair, more functionality. Many of the skeuomorphic principals present throughout iOS from day one are reportedly being taken out, replaced by what sources call “flat…
By Joey Davidson |
Welcome to the 31st episode of Tech on the Range! Your hosts for this week’s show are Sean Aune and Joey Davidson. We’ve also been joined by the gaming department’s Ron Duwell. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Joey Davidson - @JoeyDavidson Ron Duwell –…
By Todd Haselton |
Public relations firm Brodeur will no longer represent BlackBerry, an employee told TechnoBuffalo in an email recently. Brodeur has been BlackBerry’s go-to PR firm in the United States for more than 16 years and helped usher in the latest devices and tech, including the BlackBerry…
By Brandon Russell |
A new version of Gmail for Android is on the way, and it introduces a completely new design, including the now standard navigation drawer. Outed during a Google I/O session called “Structure in Android App Design,” the new Gmail ditches the familiar action bar and…
By Todd Haselton |
Wow — hot on the heels of its Tumblr acquisition, Yahoo is now apparently interested in acquiring Hulu. AllThingsD broke the news on Friday and noted, as we’ve reported in the past, Yahoo isn’t alone in its interest for Hulu. Several other large firms are…
By Joey Davidson |
What makes a great indie soundtrack in today’s gaming world? Is it personality? Charm? Uniqueness? Ron and I (Joey Davidson) teamed up to hammer out 10 of our favorite gaming soundtracks from the relatively contemporary indie scene. What we wound up with is a list…
By Todd Haselton |
Best Buy is kicking off a new sale on iPhone and Android smartphones starting this Sunday, May 26. The promotion knocks $50 off the purchase of an iPhone 5, iPhone 4S or iPhone 4 for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, AllThingsD said. Though, oddly, the iPhone 4 is…
By Joey Davidson |
Backwards compatibility, when it comes to gaming consoles, means that a current system can play games from the software that launched during the previous generation. The Wii can play GameCube games, the Wii U can play Wii games, launch PlayStation 3s could play PlayStation 2…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple has cut prices again for refurbished models of the latest iPad and iPad Mini. The news was revealed on the company’s online store where it sells repaired tablets and other devices at a discounted price. The most budget-friendly 16GB WiFi-only iPad Mini’s refurbished price…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Rumors that a vanilla Android version of the HTC One will be announced very soon keep popping up online, despite a public statement from the Taiwanese company that it has no intention of releasing a “Nexus Edition” of its new handset. The latest report on…
By Todd Haselton |
In April Apple launched a commercial that said very little and simply showed how often iPhone users take advantage of the camera. Now the company has a new commercial, but this time it shows consumers using the iPhone to listen to music. There are only…
By Ron Duwell |
Jonathan Blow always has a lot to say. With his new game, The Witness, being developed as an exciting early PlayStation 4 exclusive, he finally has another chance to speak out in developer videos about the visions for his games and what it means to be an…
By Jacob Kleinman |
We still don’t know much about the heavily redesigned iOS 7 for sure, but Sir Jony Ive and the rest of Apple are hard at work completely revamping the mobile operating system that Steve Jobs and former iOS chief Scott Forstall established with the original…
By Adriana Lee |
Tim Cook was in the hot seat recently, as U.S. senators questioned the executive about Apple’s tax practices. Of course The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart couldn’t let the opportunity for comedy pass him by, so he weighed in with his own special brand of color…
By Todd Haselton |
Waze is quite the hot item right now. The social traffic application apparently shot down a buyout bid from Apple and is currently in talks to sell to Facebook for $1 billion. But wait, things get even hotter: apparently Google is interested in bidding on Waze…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Verizon Cloud launched recently for iOS and additional Android devices including the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC’s DROID DNA. The carrier broke the news on its official website, updating an earlier post announcing the new service. The cloud service is available to Verizon subscribers with…
By Joey Davidson |
As we understand it right now (and, trust us, it’s hard to understand), the Xbox One will carry with it a system that requires customers buying or borrowing pre-owned games to pay a fee in order to use them. That’s not just a rumor that’s…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Smule, the company best known for making the iOS music apps including Ocarina and I Am T-Pain (the 25th most downloaded app in iPhone history), announced today in an interview with Evolver that it raked in $12.6 million in 2012 thanks to 100 million app store…
By Brandon Russell |
The world of 3D printing is an exciting one, and it has the potential to change the world in a big way. It’s also terrifying. But as more news of 3D printed guns rears its head, researchers are focusing their attention on using the technology…
By Joey Davidson |
Sony has announced a brand new game bundle program for the PlayStation 3. In light of all the amazing games that have launched for the PlayStation Network, Sony new has the “Best of PlayStation Network” collection. Launching June 18th, 2013 is Best of PlayStation Network, Vol.…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon Wireless took the stage during CTIA 2013 yesterday to reveal that Jennifer Lopez will serve as the company’s figurehead for Verizon’s Viva Movil arm, which will target the Latino population in the United States. We’re all for celebrities representing brands, especially in cases such…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s already quite clear Microsoft’s Xbox One isn’t merely just for gaming. The company is aligning its next-gen superstar to be an all out living room conductor, and something that is capable of detecting your every move and word—even your heartbeat. But what’s making that…
By Brandon Russell |
Amazon on Thursday said its 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD models will be available in over 170 countries starting June 13, and pre-orders are already available on the company’s website. Aside from Google’s Nexus 7 and the iPad mini, Amazon’s two latest tablets are…
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