Ever look at a cover model, and wonder whether she really looks that good in person? (Sorry to pop your bubble, but most likely not.) What about that paparazzi shot of your favorite star or athlete snuggling with a skank you absolutely can’t stand? Imaging pros and experts may be able to tell a bogus
Halfbrick Developing Fruit Ninja Sequel
Get ready to take revenge on all of those various fruits for what they wrought against your various friends, family and loved ones. Halfbrick Games, the development studio behind titles like Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, is officially working on a new entry in the Fruit Ninja line. The news comes from a rather unexpected source, as
Windows 8 May Not Be a Success
Windows Phone has enjoyed marginal success in 2011 – especially compared to Android and iOS. However, recent signs have suggested the mobile phone platform is slowly gaining a wider audience, and even becoming a favorite among developers thanks to its slick design and quick, user friendly experience. Now, with its upcoming Windows 8 desktop software,
Ask The Buffalo: Dyson, Transformer Prime and Fanboyism
In episode, Jon R. talks about his futuristic but not-so-quiet blue Dyson fan. He also shares his thoughts about the new feature packed Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet / imitation laptop, as well as the HTC Rezound vs. the Droid Razr. Jon concludes ATB with some insight into hateful comments and the ideas of
Rumor: PS Vita’s Digital Downloads 40% Cheaper than Retail
Thrifty Nerd is reporting that Sony plans to make digital downloads for PS Vita releases 40% cheaper than their retail counterparts in the U.S. market. PS Vita games will supposedly cost as much as $39.99 at launch, so that 40% discount will bring them down to, roughly, $24. The publication supposedly heard word on the
Apple: Fear Samsung? Fear Android? Ha!
Oopsies. A U.S. District Judge inadvertently published a ruling on the Apple-Samsung patent battle that included details not deemed suitable for public consumption. The judge’s staff quickly pulled and sealed the electronic document, and republished a new version with various parts redacted, but not before Reuters was able to get a copy of the uncensored version. While
Motorola Droid Xyboards Coming to Verizon This Month
Verizon has confirmed it will be carrying Motorola’s Droid Xyboard tablets, by way of a small mention of the “hot new Xyboard DROID tablets from Motorola” in a birthday announcement for LTE. The 8 and 10-inch tablets both sport Gorilla Glass-protected screens, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera rear-facing and
U.S Judge Denies Apple’s Request to Ban Samsung’s Galaxy Devices
A U.S judge has reportedly denied Apple’s request to ban Samsung’s Galaxy line of products in the United States. Apple has claimed that Samsung is “slavishly copying” its products with the Galaxy line, and the two companies are currently in the middle of twenty lawsuits across ten different countries around the world regarding those claims.
Cliff Bleszinski Announces an Announcement from Epic Games
The Spike Video Game Awards are happening this upcoming Saturday night. Don’t worry, if celebrating the year’s best gaming titles and moments isn’t necessarily something that gets you super excited, you may actually get jazzed for all the video game announcements happening at the show. Several upcoming announcements have already been confirmed for the show,
Apple TV to Come Equipped with iPad 3 Processor?
Rumors of Apple’s jump into the television market have run rampant ever since Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs was released in late October. Apparently, Jobs had told Isaacson he “finally cracked” how to integrate a simple UI that would seamlessly sync with a user’s iDevices and iCloud, making it easier to use over today’s
Motorola Xoom 2 (Droid Xyboard) Unboxing and First Look (video)
Tablets are plentiful nowadays, so when Motorola announced their Xoom 2 - also known as the Droid Xyboard in the U.S. - I was dubious if it would have any takers. They needed to make something distinctive with some new features. This time around they have gone slimmer and redesigned the shape to the funky device
Dell Streak 7 Heads to the Tablet Graveyard
The Dell Streak 7 has joined it’s smaller sibling, the Dell Streak 5, in the growing graveyard of tablets that met an untimely demise. Dell confirmed today that the Dell Streak 7 has been removed from sale. The company explained the move to Electronista in a statement: Dell remains committed to the mobility market
LEGO Minecraft Might Happen with Your Support
LEGO Cuuso is a project that takes ideas from the LEGO fan community and, with the support of enough fans and the approval of LEGO, turns them into actual LEGO sets. Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, has created a project for their cult favorite block busting and building game. If you head to the Minecraft project
Samsung Imagines A Future With Flexible 3D AMOLED Screens
Samsung has already talked about potentially releasing a flexible display for mobile phones in 2012, and now the company has uploaded a video to YouTube showing some of that technology off and adding a 3D element into the mix. The video most definitely is showcasing a concept rather than an actual product, but it gives
Sony Will Drop Ericsson From Smartphone Brand in Mid-2012
Having bought Ericsson’s 50% share of the Sony Ericsson brand for $1.47 billion back in October, Sony is now focused on phasing out the “Ericsson” part of its smartphone brand. From mid-2012, the Japanese company’s new smartphones will simply be labeled “Sony.” A senior executive for the company confirmed the move in an interview with The Times of India,
Asus Shows Off Its ‘TransSleeve’ Cover for the New Transformer Prime [Video]
With its release now imminent, Asus has begun teasing accessories for its new Transformer Prime tablet — the first tablet on the market to feature NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor. One of those accessories is the ‘TransSleeve’ cover, a panel that protects the device’s display and acts as a stand for typing of watching movies.
Unreleased HP TouchPad Go Shows Up on eBay
I still feel a little sorry for HP’s webOS devices after they were discontinued earlier this year. Despite their terrific operating system, the device’s weren’t at all popular until they were significantly reduced to as little as $99 in a fire sale shortly after their death. With the 10-inch TouchPad no more, then, it was inevitable that
Dell Quietly Discontinues Streak 7 Tablet
Dell announced a 7-inch version of its Android Streak tablet in just January of this year, which Jon Rettinger got to play around with at CES 2011. Jon’s hands-on video revealed that the device was very unresponsive — despite its dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and 4G capabilities — and was lacking in build quality. It seems unsurprising, then,
Roku 2 HD For Under $50! Hurry – Ends Tonight! [Update: Sale Has Ended]
[UPDATE: The sale has ended.] Ever wondered what all the Roku fuss is about? There’s no better time to find out, Roku’s weekend holiday special — for 20% off a Roku 2 HD (regularly $59.99) — is presumably ending within mere hours. That amounts to $12 off, making the final cost (not including tax) $47.99.
The Future of Technology
When GigaOM held its recent Roadmap conference in San Francisco, a number of tech visionaries were in attendance, weighing in on what the future of technology might hold. During this event, there was one theme that seemed to recur: That technology will advance and evolve to a point when computing as we know it will




























