By Ron Duwell |
Warren Spector, famous for his work on Deus Ex and Epic Mickey, will be heading up the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy at the University of Texas in Austin. He will be joined by the school’s co-founder, Blizzard Entertainment COO Paul Sams, for whom the school is…
By Adriana Lee |
The news of Samsung’s successful 5G technology tests is positively droolworthy. According to the company, the data can travel at more than a GB per second over a distance of more than a mile. This sparks so many questions. How are such speeds possible? (Via…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s subscription-based music service will take shape at tomorrow’s I/O conference in San Francisco. According to The Verge, the search giant has signed licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment for YouTube and Google Play. The latest rumors, from Fortune, suggested the…
By Brandon Russell |
A study conducted by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control revealed almost 50 percent of teens admit to texting while driving. That’s an alarming statistic, as io9 points out, particularly because more teens now die annually from this epidemic than they do from drunk…
By Ron Duwell |
BioShock Infinite mastermind Ken Levine has taken up his golden quill and ink and has gotten to work on his latest game. He announced via Twitter today that his writing was underway and that this new game was “something else.” Fans pulled for more information…
By Brandon Russell |
Square wants to replace everyday cash registers with new Square Stands. The company, which currently offers a mobile dongle for processing credit card payments, announced the new iPad-equipped stands aimed at larger establishments, such as restaurants and bars. The company has sold more than three…
By Sean P. Aune |
Don’t forget to join us on Wednesday, May 15 for live coverage of Google I/O 2013 from San Francisco. We’ll be in attendance and bringing you all of the latest coverage of what Google has planned this year. We’ll we see Android 4.3? A new…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft on Tuesday added Google Talk support to Outlook.com, allowing users to seamlessly keep in touch through the Redmond company’s sleek email service. The move comes hours before Google is supposedly preparing to introduce its unified Hangouts service, which we’re hearing will be available through…
By Ron Duwell |
It’s hard to believe that we are so close to finally getting a hold of The Last of Us. The latest from Naughty Dog is promising to be one of the sure-fire hits of 2013, and it has all the momentum to become a huge…
By Todd Haselton |
Google CEO Larry Page has sounded raspy for the past few years or so, mostly when he has to speak during the company’s earnings calls. His health has been of some concern to the media and industry analysts alike, but now Page has spoken up…
By Brandon Russell |
Buried deep beneath Nokia’s fancy new Lumia 925 announcement, the company also revealed its new Smart Camera features will come to older Lumia devices. Referred to as “Amber,” the software update, which Nokia explained to TechnoBuffalo in an interview, will let users capture 10 images…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry on Tuesday announced that this summer it will offer a free version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android and iOS devices. We’ve been hearing the rumors that BlackBerry had these plans for years, and it seems almost too little too late. Think about it:…
By Sean P. Aune |
One of the most exciting announcements this morning at BlackBerry Live was that the company’s beloved messaging app, BlackBerry Messenger, would finally be coming to both Android and iOS platforms this summer. As with any software undertaking of this size, it is sure to have…
By Sean P. Aune |
The HTC One is one of the newest and hottest phones on the market today, and we’re thrilled to have teamed up with our friends at AT&T to be able to give one away! With nearly 35,000 entries, one lucky person is walking away with an…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple wants to add the Galaxy S4 to the list of infringing products the Cupertino company believes violate its patents. According to Florian Mueller at FOSS Patents, the company made the request to U.S. Court Judge Lucy Koh, even though both companies were asked to…
By Todd Haselton |
We’re here reporting from BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Florida where we just had a chance to check out the freshly announced BlackBerry Q5. The device will launch this summer around the globe and is aimed at emerging markets and sits at the lower-end of BlackBerry’s…
By Joey Davidson |
Don’t get too excited, friends, this is not a gameplay trailer. Instead, Ubisoft elected to get a narrator to talk over art splashes surrounding the age of pirates that’s the central theme in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. It’s an interesting trailer that gives a little…
By Brandon Russell |
As expected, Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 upgrade this summer will be referred to as Windows Blue. Speaking on a conference call today, the company’s CFO Tami Reller confirmed the moniker, and revealed that the upcoming software will come as a free update to existing Windows 8…
By Sean P. Aune |
BlackBerry Messenger is receiving a new feature called Channels that will allow you to communicate with a social network created around the popular messaging platform. Announced at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla. this morning, BBM Channels will be rolling out through out the summer and…
By Todd Haselton |
Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins just confirmed that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will launch for iOS and Android later this summer. It will be free and allows all users to connect to one another, but it will be the most robust on BlackBerry 10. It requires iOS…
By Sean P. Aune |
Verizon announced this morning at BlackBerry Live that it will be launching the BlackBerry Q10 in the near future. So far the carrier has only put up a page where you can sign up for updates, but no information as of yet on pricing or…
By Sean P. Aune |
Sprint announced this morning from BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla. that it will be launching the BlackBerry Q10 this summer. The Now Network did not announce a price for the handset as of yet, but you can sign up at its site for notifications for…
By Sean P. Aune |
T-Mobile has announced that the BlackBerry Q10 will be available in June for $99.99 down with 24 monthly payments of $20. Business customers can also pick up the Q10 beginning at $119.99 depending on the qualifying plan they choose. You can sign up for notifications…
By Sean P. Aune |
BlackBerry unveiled its latest QWERTY handset this morning at BlackBerry Live in Orlando, Fla., the BlackBerry Q5. Aimed at emerging markets, this new handset will be available in black, red, pink and white and will launch with global partners this summer. BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins…
