By Brandon Russell |
Life without the Internet is an unfathomable thought; by now it’s become a part of our everyday existence, almost a necessity. But many people across the globe—two out of three, according to Google—aren’t fortunate enough to have such unfettered access. The search giant wants to…
By Brandon Russell |
Following a quick pit stop at the FCC this week, the supposed Nexus 7 successor has made an appearance at the Bluetooth SIG. And, in addition to a thumbnail-sized picture, there is an informative little paragraph that reveals all kinds of details, including processor, camera…
By Brandon Russell |
AT&T this week started pushing out a small software update to iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S owners, adding Wireless Emergency Alerts. The carrier rolled out the system about twelve months ago as part of the FCC’s CMAS program mandated by law, which provides customers with…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Espoo might not be household name for most of us, but Finland’s second largest city and home to Nokia is synonymous with the Finnish smartphone maker in the same way Mountain View and Cupertino are synonymous with Google and Apple. Surprisingly, that hasn’t deterred Samsung…
By Adriana Lee |
It is well-known by now that the Moto X smartphone will be built in the United States. That is a stunning piece of news, considering how commonplace overseas manufacturing is in technology. Designs are routinely sent abroad so that vendors can build the products that…
By Maximum PC |
Low cost tablets are fast becoming a reality. It took some time, but Google’s hardware partners finally got the memo that consumers are interested in affordable Android tablets, and the lower the price the better. That’s not to say Android can’t compete with the iPad…
By Sean P. Aune |
With iOS 7 finally out there in the world for people to see, it felt like a good time to take a look back at when the operating system was in its infancy. Despite the fact that the reception to iOS 7 has been mixed…
By Adriana Lee |
Ever fall asleep on your keyboard? Of course you have. Who doesn’t know the fuzzy horror of waking up with an indentation on your cheek and NNNNNNNNNN across that all-important document? When it comes to one bank staffer in Germany, those NNNNNNNNNNs would’ve been far…
By Sean P. Aune |
The MeMO Pad Smart is a great Android tablet, and we’re thrilled to have teamed up with the folks from NVIDIA to be able to give one away! With over 7,600 entries, one lucky person is walking away with a MeMO Pad Smart, and that…
By Ron Duwell |
A dominant series on the action front for the NES and SNES, Contra took a major nosedive over the course of the PlayStation’s lifetime. It was from here on out that Konami knew Contra was never meant for 3D. Konami outsourced the series to Hungarian…
By Adriana Lee |
Sitting on an old, dusty Yahoo username? Well, be warned: The company will be blowing the cobwebs off a slew of defunct account names to re-release them to the public this summer. The idea, says platforms executive Jay Rossiter, is “to give our loyal users…
By Ron Duwell |
Here’s a little love for a series that never really gets its due. Dynasty Warriors finds itself in the middle of a situation most series would kill themselves to be in. The games are cheap and easy to make, and its fans don’t ever want…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Path, the private social network that pits itself as the anti-Facebook is reportedly entering a new round of fundraising in an effort to reach a $1 billion valuation, TechCrunch said Friday. Path is now looking for an investment of $75 million to $100 million, according to an anonymous…
By Brandon Russell |
A supposed leaked instruction manual shows Sony is readying a follow up to its excellent RX100 compact camera complete with tilting LCD screen. Uncovered by SonyAlphaRumors, the photos show off what’ll be recognized as the RX100 Mark II (the name could be different upon announcement)…
By Ron Duwell |
Of all the Xbox exclusives announced during Microsoft’s press conference, Sunset Overdrive is the one I want the most. Hyped as an open-world shooter inspired by world events, Insomniac Games is looking to return to full form with bright colors, cartoonish graphics, agile combat, and…
By Sean P. Aune |
Here we are with the 34th episode of Tech on the Range. This week’s show features a full round table of three hosts, Sean Aune Joey, Todd Haselton and Jon Quach. You can find us each on Twitter. Sean Aune - @seanaune Todd Haselton - @robotodd Jon Quach…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Galaxy S4 Mini, a 4.3-inch variant of the flagship handset, may be heading to Verizon in the near future. Droid-Life reported the news earlier today after spotting the suspicious model number SCH-I435 on Bluetooth SIG. The model number lines up with previous handsets in the Samsung…
By Jon Rettinger |
Mario Kart is a gaming series from Nintendo that holds a special place in the hearts of a large chunk of the TechnoBuffalo crew. It could possibly be because of the very rowdy after work matches that happen in the office after work on Mario…
By Joey Davidson |
E3 2013 is officially behind us, and now it’s time to sit and wait for all the amazing things that we saw over the course of the show to come to fruition. As part of spending that time waiting, we’ve decided to collect our favorite…
By Jacob Kleinman |
One of the biggest complaints with Windows Phone 8 is the weakness of the Windows Phone app store. In response, Microsoft announced that it would pay $100 to any developer whose app gets published in the Windows store this month, with a cap at $2,000 per…
By Brandon Russell |
Facebook has scheduled a new product press event for June 20 at its headquarters in Menlo Park. The social network says in a teaser to ABC News that, “A small team has been working on a big idea,” though it’s unclear what that big idea could mean.…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The clock is ticking for Google Reader, which is scheduled shut down on July 1, and although there are already a number of solid RSS feed replacements available, with another from Digg incoming, it looks like Facebook may be throwing its hat in the ring…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s iOS 7 icons will likely change before the final version hits later this year, according to reports. But this early on in the first beta it’s unclear how much or how little things will change. Leave it to Apple’s own website to give us…
By Ron Duwell |
Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami and Bethesda are trying to rewrite the book on survival horror for the next generation with The Evil Within. More than just spooks and scares, Developing team Tango Gameworks says much of the suspense from the game comes from an…
