By Todd Haselton |
LG is apparently ready to battle with Samsung’s Galaxy IV smartphone — a new rumor surfaced on Monday that suggests its new Optimus G2 handset will pack a boatload of high-end features. According to Korean news outlet MK.Co.Kr, the LG Optimus G2 will pack a…
By Jon Rettinger |
The Wii was innovative, novel and introduced an element to gaming that has helped differentiate Nintendo from its competitors. But the system’s capabilities, after a certain time, became dull and limiting in comparison to competing systems. So six years on from the Wii’s introduction, Nintendo…
By Todd Haselton |
We just finished reviewing Verizon’s HTC DROID DNA, which has a super sharp 1080P display and 440 pixels per inch (ppi). Samsung’s about to introduce something just a hair sharper, according to a new report from Asiae. The company is allegedly planning to introduce a 4.99-inch…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Assassin’s Creed III isn’t the only game coming out today, but the others are sure to get buried under all the assassins and their creeds. So make sure not to miss Okami HD, hitting PSN today. Released originally for the PlayStation 2 in 2006, Okami…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares his thoughts on the soon to be officially announced iPad Mini. Jon also provides some business insight on Apple’s reasoning behind the iPad Mini.…
By Killian Bell |
Since Apple debuted the Retina display alongside the iPhone 4 back in 2010, the Cupertino company has always had one of the best smartphone displays. Sure, they’re not the biggest displays, but their whopping resolutions provide them with more pixels per inch than most others.…
By Killian Bell |
Acer has unveiled its first Windows 8 tablet this morning called the Iconia W700, which promises to deliver a “first-rate touch and typing experience for productivity-focused PC users.” The device boasts an 11.6-inch full HD 1080p display (1920 x 1080), and comes with a choice…
By Killian Bell |
The Acer CloudMobile has finally gone on sale in the United Kingdom today, with a modest SIM-free price tag of £290 (approx. $468). The mid-range smartphone is powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and boasts a 4.3-inch HD IPS display. The CloudMobile was first…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble today introduced its latest tablets. Yep, I said tablets because, instead of introducing just one tab, the company introduced two brand new products today. What are they? Pretty incredible devices, if my early hands-on time with them is any indication. First up,…
By Maximum PC |
Verizon FiOS customers don’t have much to complain about in the speed department, unfortunately however, not everyone is so fortunate. According to a recent study conducted by video hosting company Wistia, almost one in five US Internet users are unable to reliably stream HD video over their connections.…
By Joey Davidson |
In college, I lived with two other guys on Main Street. Main Street in our town, like most proper college towns, has several great bars scattered over its length. Before I turned 21, these bars were nothing more than late night noise; except for one…
By Killian Bell |
Following its arrival in the United Kingdom earlier this year, Netflix is expanding across Europe. The company has announced that it will be arriving in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden “before the end of 2012.” The video streaming service will come with the same monthly…
By Joey Davidson |
Yakuza and Yakuza 2, possibly one of Sega’s last largely successful and loved franchises, are getting HD remakes for the PlayStation Network. The Japanese trailer you see above is a great way to catch both titles in motion. I actually have something to admit to the…
By Killian Bell |
After Google announced its new Nexus 7 tablet back in June, Amazon’s Kindle Fire no longer looks like the bargain slate it used to be. After all, the Nexus 7 offers a whole lot more for that $199 price tag. But it may not be…
By Joey Davidson |
Capcom announced tuesday night, by way of both press release and the trailer included in this post, that their late PlayStation 2 masterpiece is getting an HD update for Sony’s current console. Okami HD is coming, and it will feature remastered visuals and PlayStation Move integration.…
By Killian Bell |
One of the little things that has always bugged me about my Apple TV is that I have to watch movie and TV show previews in standard definition. Admittedly it’s not a major issue, but if I can buy and watch the whole show in…
By Killian Bell |
Back in January, Samsung announced it was planning to merge its homegrown bada operating system with the open-source Tizen platform, which the Korean company has been developing with Intel. Four months later, we can take a peek at one of the first Tizen-powered Samsung devices…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s last three Galaxy-related smartphone launches have been grand slams and its upcoming Galaxy S III will no doubt enjoy the same successes. The original Galaxy S set records when the company announced it had sold 10 million units during 2010. The Galaxy S II…
By Killian Bell |
Nokia unveiled its first Pureview handset at Mobile World Congress back in January. And unlike its recent crop of smartphones, the 808 Pureview — which boasts a whopping 41-megapixel camera — runs the Symbian Belle operating system; not Microsoft’s Windows Phone. But the Finnish firm…
By Killian Bell |
If you didn’t blow all of your saving on a new HTC One smartphone yesterday, then you may like to know that Motorola’s second-generation XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets are now available to purchase in the U.K. from Carphone Warehouse. First announced…
By Adriana Lee |
According to the official YouTube blog, the site is so fired up about its popular 3D beta experiment that it’s now letting everyone with short 2D 1080p videos convert them automatically: Today we’re expanding the beta to all of you by adding automatic 3D conversion for…
By Killian Bell |
Apple’s own iOS applications were — as you’d expect — the first to get high-resolution artwork for the new iPad’s Retina display. But one of the apps that was left behind was iTunes Movie Trailers — a free download that “puts the newest and most…
By Killian Bell |
Acer has announced its new Iconia Tab A510 tablet this morning, which is the company’s second slate to feature NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor. It also comes with Ice Cream Sandwich pre-installed, and prices start at $449.99. The A510 was one of the tablet’s Acer…
By Killian Bell |
Netflix has updated its hugely popular video streaming application for iOS this week, introducing high-resolution icons and images that look terrific on the new iPad’s Retina display. But don’t expect that quality to continue throughout. As soon as you begin playing a movie or TV…
