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By Sean P. Aune | May 19, 2013

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Yahoo board of directors has unanimously approved the $1.1 billion purchase of blogging service Tumblr.…

By Roy Choi | May 17, 2013

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is reported to speak at a 5:00 p.m. EST product event scheduled for Monday in New York, NY. The invite states, “Join us as we share something special.” Nothing else hints at what the possible announcement may be. It could be…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

Google announced new features for Google Maps mobile today, but it’s also “reinventing” Maps for the desktop. Google asked, “wouldn’t it be awesome, if we could build billions of apps, one for every user?” That’s exactly what it says it’s doing: creating custom maps for…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

Google announced at Google I/O 2013 that it will soon sell an unlocked Galaxy S4 Developer Edition, aka the “Google Edition,” for $649 that include a pure version of Android Jelly Bean. Several pundits wondered if this meant that HTC, too, might follow in similar…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

Google took the stage at Google I/O to discuss the progress of Knowledge Graph and Google Search. Search is now smarter than ever and can compare answers to your questions with other answers it think you might ask. If you’re wondering the population of India,…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

Google announced on Wednesday that a new Photos application will now examine hundreds or even thousands of images from a trip, a vacation for example, and will bring up the ones it thinks you’ll want to share with friends and family. The software actually analyzes…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

Google just announced during Google I/O 2013 that it’s introducing 41 new features to Google+. The stream experience will be completely redesigned on phones, tablets and the desktop. Google said it thinks the old design was flat and the new one is about finding depth.…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

Google said during Google I/O 2013 that educators put the task of bringing affordable and practical mobile tech to school systems. Google agreed, and today announced Google Play for Education. A teacher can choose an application and it can be installed on every student’s Android…

By Brandon Russell | May 15, 2013

Google clearly isn’t afraid of Samsung’s growing Android presence, with the search giant today announcing a completely stock Galaxy S4. Vanilla. Stock. No TouchWiz anywhere. One of the best new Android devices available today just got much, much, much better times infinity. “What you’re seeing…

By Joey Davidson | May 15, 2013

Today during the 15th anniversary celebration of all things Gran Turismo, Sony and Polyphony Digital have announced that Gran Turismo 6 is in development for the PlayStation 3. Here’s the tweet from Gran Turismo Creator Kazunori Yamauchi: “I’d like to announce today that we are developing GT 6 for the…

By Todd Haselton | May 15, 2013

We’re in line waiting to get into Google I/O out in San Francisco, but the company already—perhaps accidentally—let us in on a little secret: the next version of Android that will be discussed today is Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Like the Google Maps leak earlier…

By Todd Haselton | May 14, 2013

Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins just confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will launch for iOS and Android later this summer. It will be free and allows all users to connect to one another, but it will be the most robust on BlackBerry 10. It requires iOS…

By Joey Davidson | May 14, 2013

NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD has moved from idea and prototype into official product form. Simply known as “SHIELD,” this new Android powered gaming device is set to launch next month. It will sell for $349. Starting May 20th, 2013, interested gamers will be able to pre-order…

By Brandon Russell | May 14, 2013

Improving on an already excellent design takes tremendous skill and vision. Apple did it, and HTC did it. And Nokia on Tuesday joined that illustrious club with its new Lumia 925, a reimagined take on the company’s popular 920. If you had your eye on…

By Sean P. Aune | May 10, 2013

Lucasfilm has announced that as with all of the films in the series, Star Wars: Episode VII will be filmed in the United Kingdom. While the Star Wars films are known for doing some location shooting – most notably using the African nation of Tunisia…

By Todd Haselton | May 10, 2013

Nokia and Verizon have finally and officially announced the Lumia 928. The device will land in Verizon Wireless stores on May 16 for $99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year contract. The Lumia 928 runs Windows Phone 8 and is equipped…

By Todd Haselton | May 9, 2013

Amazon is reportedly working building two smartphones, one of them with a 3D screen, as well as an audio device that’s only capable of playing streaming audio, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday afternoon. The 3D smartphone will reportedly offer screens similar to 3D phones we…

By Joey Davidson | May 7, 2013

Bethesda has announced a brand new entry in the classic Wolfenstein franchise. Bound for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and “next generation consoles” in Q4 of 2013, this new game is titled Wolfenstein: The New Order. A presser made the rounds this morning with a few…

By Brandon Russell | May 6, 2013

Disney is looking to further capitalize on the Star Wars franchise by announcing a multi-year licensing agreement with EA to develop games based around the beloved universe. This early on, no roadmap was shared regarding when the first game will be out, but Disney did…

By Todd Haselton | May 1, 2013

Facebook on Wednesday published its first quarter 2013 earnings report. Wall Street analysts were predicting revenue of $1.44 billion and an earnings per share of $0.13. The company reported revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter and an earnings per share of $0.12, missing predictions…

By Joey Davidson | May 1, 2013

The brand new Call of Duty: Ghosts has been announced with a new teaser trailer. This Call of Duty also sports a brand new engine. A press release was sent out to media, which you can find in full at the base of this post. The…

By Todd Haselton | Apr 25, 2013

Nokia just sent out press invites for an event that will occur in London at 10a.m. local time and will last until 4p.m. That’s quite a lengthy event, and the company promises that it will share the “next chapter of the Lumia story” during the…

By Joey Davidson | Apr 24, 2013

Just think, in less than a month’s time, Microsoft will give us a reason to call the next Xbox something other than the Xbox 720. That might just be better news than anything they could possibly reveal at their upcoming showcase. Both Game Informer and Kotaku have…

By Todd Haselton | Apr 23, 2013

Apple just posted its earnings for the fiscal second quarter of 2013. The company reported a net profit of $9.5 billion, $43.6 billion in revenue and an EPS of $10.09. That was above average analyst estimates of revenue of $42.3 billion and an estimated EPS…