By Todd Haselton |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon Wireless just sent out emails to the press asking to save the date on May 22 during this year’s CTIA show. The email promises a “special announcement” will be made, but doesn’t go beyond that. We have heard rumors that Verizon is preparing to…
By Joey Davidson |
Well, this caught me off guard. Instead of announcing the release date of Pikmin 3 during this morning’s Nintendo Direct presentation, the Big N has elected to do it a bit later. Here, from Twitter, is Nintendo’s announcement. Since you guys asked so nicely, here’s a…
By Todd Haselton |
The rumors were true — LinkedIn just announced that it acquired the popular news application Pulse. Earlier reports suggested LinkedIn would pay between $50 million and $100 million for Pulse, and LinkedIn said the deal is worth $90 million and includes 10 percent cash and…
By Todd Haselton |
iMessage is down for some users, according to Apple’s support page that shows the status of the free chat application. The issue is affecting users who also rely on the system for FaceTime. This isn’t the first time iMessage has gone down, of course, and…
By Todd Haselton |
Google just confirmed that it will launch its Google Fiber service in Austin, Texas by mid-2014. The company will offer residents “Gigabit Internet or Gigabit Internet plus [its] Google Fiber TV service with nearly 200 HD TV channels.” Google has not yet finalized pricing for…
By Joey Davidson |
It’s official: this fall will see another entry in the Arkham series with Batman: Arkham Origins. This story serves as a prequel to the other games in the series. The announcement comes by way of yet another cover reveal for the brand new issue of Game Informer. The…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just announced that it will offer the “first and only phone” that was built from the ground-up to feature Facebook Home, the social network’s new experience on Android. The device, aptly named the HTC First, will be available on April 12 for $99.99 with…
By Brandon Russell |
HTC has officially unveiled the HTC First at today’s Facebook Home announcement. The company says this is the best social experience you’ll find, with Facebook’s new Home experience pre-loaded and optimized onto the phone right out of the box. It’s clearly aimed at the younger crowd,…
By Roy Choi |
Facebook Home, announced Thursday, can be downloaded from the Google Play starting April 12 on the HTC One, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Samsung Galaxy S III and S 4. The HTC First will be released on April 12 as well through AT&T. Facebook Home will…
By Todd Haselton |
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage in San Francisco today and said Facebook is going to focus on Android moving forward. “The great thing about Android is its so open,” Zuckerberg said. “You can have apps that can be your keyboard, can be your…
By Joey Davidson |
Updated (2:45pm EST): This should be our final update (I write knowing that I’ll probably eat my words). We specifically asked our contact at LucasFilm if Star Wars 1313 was officially canceled. Their response is brief. “All internal projects have been halted.” That’s a hard stop. While…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint just announced that it will begin selling the 32GB HTC One beginning on April 19 for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The carrier will begin accepting pre-orders for the device on April 5. Sprint will only offer the 32GB model as the 64GB option is…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just announced that it will begin accepting pre-orders for the 32GB HTC One on April 4 for $199 with a new two-year contract, officially stifling rumors that the phone would cost $249. The carrier also said a 64GB option will be available for $299.99…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just announced that customers will be able to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 beginning on April 16 for $249.99 with a new two-yer contract. Customers interested in reserving a device can visit http://www.att.com/galaxys4 today to do so. Oddly, we expected the phone to come in at…
By Joey Davidson |
Metal Gear Solid V has been revealed. And, in typical Hideo Kojima fashion, even the announcement feels like a ball of yarn that needs to be slowly unraveled. Way back in December of 2012, the internet was getting wind of The Phantom Pain and the fact…
By Brandon Russell |
It took a long, long, long time—years even—but T-Mobile announced it’ll finally offer the iPhone 5 on April 12 for $99 down, with monthly payments after that. Apple’s flagship device is about five months old by now, and in its sixth iteration to boot, but…
