By Noah Kravitz |
Earlier this week I got the chance to catch up with perhaps the blogosphere’s foremost authority on all things BlackBerry, Kevin Michaluk. As Founder, Editor in Chief, and “Fearless Leader of CrackBerry Nation,” @CrackBerryKevin leads millions of CrackBerry.com visitors on a never-ending quest to get…
By Sean P. Aune |
After a tease of a video, and then showing us the tail feathers of a new bird, Rovio has released the latest update to Angry Birds Seasons, Ham’O’Ween. As one would suspect, it is all Halloween themed with spooky sounds and music, and from first…
By Brandon Russell |
Ice Cream Sandwich is coming! Did you hear? On a brand-spanking new phone even. And some other phones as well. But what about tablets? One of Google’s biggest goals with their new OS was to end Android fragmentation heading into the future, so it’s seems…
By Dave Cryer |
One of the most common questions I received in my inbox about Apple kit is, “Why do the prices differ so much between the U.K. & U.S.?”… well actually that is a polite version. It seems that many customers in the U.K. feel ripped off,…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson is due for release on Monday, and advance copies are going out to the larger media outlets that are quickly disseminating its contents. In possibly one of the most revealing passages released thus far, the Associated Press shared what Jobs…
By Sean P. Aune |
One of the biggest selling points for picking up an iPhone 4S on Sprint has been that it was the only carrier still offering unlimited data to new customers for the hot phone. As a matter of fact, it is the only carrier boasting that…
By Joey Davidson |
Really, with more than 70 hours of gameplay within the package, who can blame Nintendo for dumping a massive host of assets off on the press and public on a weekly basis for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Here we are again, with an…
By Joey Davidson |
DICE and EA have just posted the brand new launch trailer for Battlefield 3 that you see above. The entire clip, checking in at nearly two minutes in length, is centered around the game’s campaign, rather than the recent multiplayer trailer. Here’s the description of the…
By Killian Bell |
Recent rumors have suggested that Sony may be about take over Ericsson’s 50% of the Sony Ericsson joint venture so that the company has complete control over its smartphone lineup. As things stand, according to one report, Sony feels it can take its smartphones further…
By Killian Bell |
Android users in the U.K. are now able to take advantage of movie rentals through Google’s Android Market on their smartphones, tablets, and PCs. The service has been available in the U.S. since this May, but from today, British users are able to access over…
By Killian Bell |
We’re excited about Nokia’s debut Windows Phone handsets, but with the way things are going at the moment, we won’t have to wait until Nokia World to see what they look like. We’ve already seen the Nokia 800 — previously codenamed the Sea Ray…
By Killian Bell |
Just a week after the device launched in a number of territories around the world, Apple has released a new commercial for its iPhone 4S. And as you’d expect, the clip focuses on the fifth-generation iPhone’s biggest selling point: the new Siri assistant. The 30-second…
By Joey Davidson |
In this weekly column, we’ll be selecting inexpensive, discarded titles from still playable consoles for your perusal. They may be games you’ve heard of and remember playing, or they may be games that have flown completely off of your radar. Just know that we love them and they’re…
By Brandon Russell |
Netflix has endured a largely forgettable 2011, from their much publicized price hike, to their calamitous Qwikster spin off; the situation has even seen subscribers moving on to rival services because of the company’s “arrogance,” as CEO Reed Hastings put it. In fact, shares have…
By Joey Davidson |
If the use of “pence” in the ad didn’t give the location of this story away for you, know that this deal is currently only being offered at GameStops in the UK. The gist of the bargain, as illustrated in the picture on the right,…
By Noah Kravitz |
For about six weeks I had the privilege of moving my several years old Sharp 32-inch 720p TV set out of my living room and staring at the shiny new Samsung UN46D7000 set up in its place. The Sammy is a 46-inch full 1080p HDTV with 3D…
By Adriana Lee |
What’s on the menu, you ask? Sammiches — Ice Cream Sandwich, that is. If you’re intrigued by Android and have been wondering what the hype has been about, then consider this an introduction to the latest software version 4.0. There’s a lot to cover, so…
By Joey Davidson |
In the video above, two of the developers behind EA‘s upcoming SSX relaunch discuss their mountain building engine and several of the environments gamers can expect to see in the game. They tout such features as being able to enter earth coordinates into their proprietary…
By Sage Lane |
As I watched the Samsung Unpacked announcement, I couldn’t help but gawk at the Galaxy Nexus. It’s a beautiful phone. It’s exactly what we were expecting and hoping to see: a 720p screen at 4.65-inch with a beautifully curved body. But the real star of…
By Sean P. Aune |
It looks like the much beloved Gmail interface may be about to get an overhaul. In a video posted today on the Google YouTube channel – and later set to private, what appears above is a mirror of it – a Google employee walks you…
By Jon Rettinger |
There’s a huge sense of familiarity when holding the iPhone 4S. Following the device’s announcement, it was decried by a large portion of consumers – “It’s the same phone!” – and to an extent, they were correct. Comparing the iPhone 4S to last year’s model…
By Joey Davidson |
Multiple sources are reportedly speaking with Develop about Microsoft’s follow-up to the Xbox 360. While the site obviously did not reveal their tipsters, they do indicate that their information comes from sources across the industry, “from processor chip manufacturers to middleware firms.” According to Develop’s information,…
By Killian Bell |
If you’ve got a Sony Ericsson device built this year, you’ll be pleased to hear that you don’t need to purchase a new one to get your hands on Google’s latest Android release. The company confirmed in a message posted to its Facebook page that lucky users…
By Joey Davidson |
Coming to Xbox 360s everywhere this December is a pack of brand new, campaign-based DLC. “RAAM’s Shadow” is due on December 13th and will sell for 1200 Points (or $15). General RAAM was the main antagonist in the original Gears of War, and his bossfight…
