By Joey Davidson |
While speaking to investors, EA‘s Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown stated, point-blank, that the company does not expect Battlefield 3 to outsell Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 this holiday. That comes despite the company’s previous track record of mudslinging towards Activision and their shooter’s future. Quite honestly, the…
By Sean P. Aune |
Jon’s back from IFA 2011 in Europe where he got a chance to check out the latest upcoming gizmos, gadgets, and all things technology. In this episode, he: Shares his thoughts on the upcoming stylus equipped tablet-phone the Samsung Galaxy Note Some advice on choosing…
By Sean P. Aune |
Score one for the residents of Philadelphia as their newspapers appear to be the first in the country to catch up to the 21st century. Philadelphia Media Network Inc. (PMN), owner and publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and philly.com today announced that they…
By Emily Price |
Before there was ever an iPhone vs. Android platform debate, there was Gmail vs. Yahoo, or even better Yahoo vs. Hotmail. I currently interact online with only Gmail users, which if I had to explain it would be because I feel like Gmail is a…
By Noah Kravitz |
The Decision Let’s say the rumors are true – even the outlandish ones – and the next iPhone is unveiled later this month and ships to all four major US carriers in early October. Assuming the carriers in question offer iPhone 5 with their current…
By Joey Davidson |
In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz about French game developer Quantic Dream, Co-CEO Guillaume de Fondaumiere was asked about how the recession has been affecting the gaming industry. His response involved the second hand game market and, specifically, Quantic Dream’s PlayStation 3 exclusive, Heavy Rain. “…the rise of…
By Noah Kravitz |
Some of you may know that for the five years or so prior to joining TechnoBuffalo this year, I thought, talked and wrote about cell phones pretty much all day long. From Nokia’s N-Series to the first Windows Phone 7s, I read about, played with…
By Killian Bell |
I know you Windows Phone fans have been patiently awaiting the Mango update for a while now, but your wait may be about to come to an end, according to the Windows Phone Dev Podcast. “Various sources” have revealed that Windows Phone 7.5 Mango will…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re itching for a 4.7-inch device from HTC, but aren’t down with Windows Phone 7 on the HTC Titan, Android fans can rejoice for the HTC Runnymede. Currently rumored for release in the U.K. with a jaw dropping price of £530 (approx. $838) for an…
By Joey Davidson |
Dear readers, I suggest you block out the next available twenty minutes of your day for some in-game Elder Scrolls action. This Skyrim demo is presented by Bethesda‘s Todd Howard. If my memory serves me correctly, though it may not with more than three months gone by…
By Joey Davidson |
While the United States’ largest video game specific retail chain is not ready to announce specifics regarding hardware, GameStop has confirmed with GamesIndustry.biz that they have selected a tablet for their game streaming service. This GameStop branded device is already a pre-existing unit, though from…
By Mike Perlman |
With the Windows Phone Mango update finally becoming available in the very near future, and three new 4G contenders to give you a tangy taste, we’ve rounded up 10 features you can expect from 7.5. The recently announced Samsung Focus S, HTC Titan and Samsung Focus…
By Joey Davidson |
Trenched was Double Fine‘s latest Xbox LIVE Arcade game to see release. The oddly fun mech/WWI/tower-defense hybrid was given its namesake as a nod to the game’s plot and mechanics. The mechs are called “trenches,” and they serve as mobile battle fortification during combat. It’s too…
By Sean P. Aune |
AT&T is getting all set to throw some more weight behind the Windows Phone 7 platform, especially once version 7.5 “Mango” comes out this fall. In addition to updating all of their current Windows Phone 7 handsets - HTC HD7S, HTC Surround, LG Quantum and Samsung Focus – to…
By Emily Price |
Word on the street is that Amazon may be creating a Netflix-like subscription service for books. The service would allow customers to to pay a single monthly fee for access to a library of books, with Amazon handing over a substantial amount of cash to…
By Killian Bell |
This Electrolux Laptop Kitchen is by far one of the craziest inventions I’ve seen in a long time. It fuzes your boring old laptop and your kitchen stove into a device that will allow you to edit your Excel spreadsheets while you knock up a quick omelette. The…
By Killian Bell |
Despite its adoption of both the Android and Windows Phone operating systems for its mobile devices, HTC is hungry for more, and it could be about to buy a mobile operating system of its own. The company has revealed to Taiwan’s Central News Agency that it is discussing…
By Joey Davidson |
UPDATE: The videos have started falling due to copyright claims. If you want to watch, be sure to do it quickly. No doubt these videos will be pulled soon, so catch them while you can. One nefarious, ne’er-do-well gamer managed to land a dev code,…
By Killian Bell |
Still waiting for that Acer Iconia Tab to hit AT&T so that you can grab it with a data connection at a subsidized rate? Well, good news: the carrier has finally announced pricing and availability for the 10.1-inch Iconia Tab A501 Android tablet. AT&T will begin…
By Adriana Lee |
I’m both an iOS and Android user. (Yep, I’m one of those dual OS people.) I was also a big fan of webOS, and so was greatly saddened by HP’s decision to end its WebOS device line. But despite all that, I actually find myself rooting…
By Joey Davidson |
The holiday season of 2011 is officially upon us. The last few months have been scary slow as far as gaming releases have been concerned. But now? Publishers are gearing up to vanquish our savings accounts as they deliver a storm of outstanding content. We…
By Adriana Lee |
Fall’s on the way, and you know what that means — moving time! Whether it’s because that summer share is winding down, or you’re packing up for school, take heart — relocating your gear doesn’t have to be a colossal headache. GeekSugar actually had some…
By Sean P. Aune |
the tale of the BlackBerry Bold R47 gets stranger by the day. The latest addition to the tale of this odd looking phone from RIM is that it wasn’t designed by them at all, but instead by the good folks at Porsche – yes, the…
By Sage Lane |
I was excited. Enamored, actually. I had just laid eyes on one of the most beautiful devices ever created by man. It was the Galaxy Note, a device with a gorgeous design and breathtaking spec sheet: dual core 1.4GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 8MP camera…
