By Joey Davidson |
Minecraft 1.6 is officially due out this week. For those that don’t know, Minecraft is still in beta. Fans like myself tend to get excited every time a new version is released because the Mojang team always includes something new and special. This time around,…
By Emily Price |
Microsoft has a VIP Event in NYC scheduled for later this morning to show off the new Mango update for its Windows Phone handsets. Information about the update; however, was released a little early in the form of an official press release posted on Microsoft’s…
By Joey Davidson |
According to Irrational Games Creative Director/Co-Founder and BioShock creator Ken Levine, the current console generation (we’ll wisely assume that he is excluding the Wii from this discussion) is not in need of a refresh. There’s still some room to grow, and Levine and his crew intend to…
By Adriana Lee |
Say what you want about Dell, but at least they’re tenacious. After the epic fail that was the Adamo, its high-priced, but underpowered MacBook Air competitor — gee, any wonder why it fizzled? — the company is at it again. The Wall Street Journal says Dell will…
By Sean P. Aune |
On the heels of announcing new pricing plans, T-Mobile is cutting loose with even more news, this time about an increase in its 4G speeds. The mobile carrier isn’t just sitting back on its heels in spite of the potential purchase by AT&T looming over…
By Emily Price |
Does your cat have its own iPad 2 or Xoom? Friskies has created a line of HTML5/CSS3 games specifically for tablet-toting felines. Cat Fishing, Tasty Treasures, and Party Mix-Up! have to be accessed from a tablet computer, and are designed specifically to delight and entertain…
By Jack McGrath |
After Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was unofficially unveiled in an extensive leak that details game’s plot at locations, Activision and Infinity Ward made the decision to officially announce the title, providing us with a teaser trailer that is consistent with the concept art that…
By Jack McGrath |
During Google’s annual conference for developers recently, the technology monolith announced its plans to launch its Chrome OS to the world in June. Touting a plethora of cloud-based features, Google is claiming that its operating system requires no virus protection to remain secure. If we…
By Joey Davidson |
Just like Nintendo did last year, the company is offering a free, official, live stream of their major press conference during E3. It will be video and it’s set to run for around an hour. It’s the company’s chance to show fans, and non-fans, their…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon is selling the new Lady Gaga album, Born This Way, for the insanely low price of $.99. While it is certainly garnering the site the attention it is sure to have desired, the negative tone is probably not what they were hoping for. Lets…
By Emily Price |
As if a bad situation couldn’t get worse – news of another hacked Sony service hit the web today, this time the Greek Sony BMG site. The hack occurred May 5th, posting online the usernames, real names, and email addresses for registered SonyMusic.gr customers –…
By Sean P. Aune |
T-Mobile has announced several new unlimited data plans that that cap your monthly use of 4G/3G data; once you hit a certain level of usage, you’re limited to EDGE/2G speeds until the month is over. Unless you want to upgrade your plan mid-month, that is.…
By Noah Kravitz |
I get the latest Droid out of its box and into my hands. The Droid X2 adds dual-core firepower to the Droid X design: Big 4.3-inch qHD display, 8MP camera with HD video capture, and Verizon’s network. No front-facing camera and no LTE mean we’re…
By Joey Davidson |
Sony is still working hard to recover, stabilize and secure the PlayStation Network and all of its features. The company had to take the service down after an unauthorized intrusion broke into the network and stole the personal information of PSN’s users. Sony’s also been…
By Emily Price |
By now you’ve probably heard of Square. The service allows you to insert a small square card reader into your iPhone, iPad or Android device and receive credit card payments on the spot. The card readers are free, or you can buy one at your…
By Emily Price |
Over the past few weeks Internet privacy has made its way into the news on quite a few occasions. Smartphone owners were outraged to learn that their iPhone and Android devices were keeping logs of where they went and when, Twitter changed the way it…
By Sean P. Aune |
Verizon has announced that on June 16th its 4G LTE network will be expanding into more locations in the United States. Despite some down time last month, the Verizon 4G LTE network has met with a lot of positive press for its super fast mobile…
By Joey Davidson |
Last week, the net saw a suspicious video concerning Nintendo’s Wii successor trickle down through the gaming and tech blog spaces. We ran the clip in question as a rumor last week. It appeared to showcase an internal, private presentation between Nintendo and a select…
By Emily Price |
The iPhone 5 may have a curved glass screen similar to the old iPod Nano. According to DigiTimes, Apple has purchased between 200 and 300 glass cutting machines to be used to cut the glass necessary to make the display covers. Manufacturers were reportedly reluctant…
By Adriana Lee |
Sean Power’s laptop may have been stolen, but let’s make one thing clear: This tech author and consultant is no victim. He didn’t cry or shrug it off, but tracked his computer, got it back and even shamed the guy who took it. All this,…
By Jack McGrath |
What games are coming out this week? Let TechnoBuffalo help you keep track with all of the new releases for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Kung Fu Panda 2 PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii In an original story based on the hit…
By Jack McGrath |
According to researchers at Germany’s ULM University, almost every Android-powered smartphone is susceptible to a major security hack that would allow third parties to access a user’s private information, calendar, and contacts. This discovery comes after skilled programmers played around with every Google service using…
By Emily Price |
Social media is becoming an increasingly popular way for companies to reach potential customers. Every major brand has its own Twitter account, celebrities like Lady Gaga have their own accounts (hers with 10 million followers), and group buying services like Groupon are popping up every…
By Jack McGrath |
How do you develop apps for iOS? It’s a common question that many computer enthusiasts ask, and one we here at TechnoBuffalo hope to answer with this series of posts. Learning how to develop software can be one of the most intimidating prospects for the…
