By Ron Duwell |
Halloween is over. Christmas decorations are popping up in Wal-Marts everywhere, or Tokyu Hands and Don Quixote if you live in Japan. The leaves are turning red, and Thanksgiving is in the air. My bones are tingling with another year of age behind me, but…
By Todd Haselton |
Nielsen just released a study that analyzed what tech products U.S. kids between the ages of 6 and 12, and above 13, want during the next six months. The study is performed annually to gauge, in a way, what children want for gifts during the holidays.…
By Joey Davidson |
Game on your computer much? Good, then you already know about Steam. It’s another magical time of year, folks. A new Steam sale has begun. This time it’s the Autumn Sale, and it runs from November 21st until 26th. The best games on the platform…
By Brandon Russell |
Everyone has a camera. But not everyone has the knack for capturing interesting photos. With the holiday season just around the bend, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to hone your photography skills. Hopefully with this basic guide, your snapshots will go from boring to lively…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ll all soon be sitting around the Thanksgiving table talking about the upcoming holiday season. Grandma wants a new phone and mom said she wants some sort of tablet for reading and maybe playing games. You’re the expert and all eyes are on you. What…
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 and experiences with Windows 8 – and how he feels like it’s dramatically changed the way he uses the PC. Jon also…
By Brandon Russell |
Independence Day means parades, barbecues and, um, massive sales in Apple’s App Store. There are now more than 600,000 applications residing in the company’s digital playground, servicing the more than 365 million devices. Yikes. If you’ve been eyeing up any big name apps but didn’t…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft said during a press event in San Francisco that its newest Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system will ship this holiday season. It will feature a “shared core” with Windows 8, which means the devices will have some sort of similarities. The company is…
By John Fick |
Luigi’s Mansion is finally back. Nintendo has announced that 3DS owners will be able to their hands on Luigi’s Mansion 3DS. Luigi’s new title will feature multiple mansions, mission-based segments, and whole new slew of ghosts. Nintendo says that Luigi’s Mansion 3DS will be available this holiday season.…
By Joey Davidson |
Google has elected to celebrate the various holidays that happen around this time of year by way of hidden goodies and noticeable extras. First off, head to Google.com and search for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. Right away, you’ll notice they’ve decorated the search page with…
By Emily Price |
Twas the week before Christmas….and Walmart put iTunes cards on sale. Walmart’s online storefront is currently selling $50 iTunes gift cards for $40. The cards are delivered virtually, so you’ll have access to your purchase right away, but if you’re hoping to give the $50…
By Emily Price |
A woman at an LA Walmart decided that the best weapon to fight holiday shopping crowds yesterday was pepper spray, spraying the crowd in front of her in order to get an Xbox 360. From a shopper, Alejandra Seminario, on the scene: People started screaming,…
By Joey Davidson |
Sony has announced their fall sale by way of the PlayStation Blog. The event is set to run a full week and offers two sets of discounts to two sets of consumer bases. If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you’ll be able to get all…
By Emily Price |
Visa and Shopkick have teamed up to offer you rewards when you use your Visa card to make purchases at select retailers. With the program customer earn “kicks” each time they make a purchase at one of six participating retailers: ToysRus, Old Navy, Wet Seal,…
By Joey Davidson |
If you’re among the (more than likely) very small percentage of people out there still wanting to purchase a Wii, Nintendo has presented a release with some good news for this holiday season. Starting October 23rd, Nintendo of America will make the bundle you see…
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 Joey Davidson |
First thing’s first: if you’re a PlayStation owner, a fan of Sony or a gamer in general, you should know who Kevin Butler is. More than that: if you use Twitter and you fit the bill listed above, you should be following @TheKevinButler. If you’re…
By Killian Bell |
You may remember that we already got a sneak peek at the HTC Holiday earlier this month when the device showed up in a classified ad on Craigslist. The device was expected to boast a whopping 4.5-inch qHD display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, and is…
By Adriana Lee |
Hope everyone in Buffalo-land has a happy, healthy Fourth of July holiday! While I won’t get to enjoy the pyrotechnics tonight, at least I did get to indulge some other tech-tastic benefits this weekend. Check it out: I went away to what some may call…
By Sean P. Aune |
The winter holidays are coming early it seems as AT&T just sent us an invite to an event in New York City next month where they promise to show off the latest devices for the holiday shopping season. In case you can’t read it (and…
By Adriana Lee |
Please don’t say that you forgot about Mother’s Day this Sunday. Well, even if you did, all is not lost. And no, you don’t necessarily have to shell out a shocking amount of cashola on some wilting supermarket flowers… Oh goodness, you weren’t really going…
By Emily Price |
Angry Birds Seasons received an update yesterday, with everyone’s favorite birds now celebrating Easter. If you already own Angry Birds Seasons, then you know the drill – downloading the update will score you 15 new levels of the game, all Easter-themed. For those of you…
By Tom Moccia |
So, the holidays are behind us, and we have rushed in 2011 with a bang. There is still some business to attend to in 2010: The holiday spending numbers. On the surface it appears the economy is coming back just a bit, or people are…
By Tom Moccia |
The holidays are upon us, and if you’re like me, you have a good portion of you shopping completed. Yet, there are always those few people on your list that are extremely difficult to buy for. The problem here is that I like tech, so…
