Yahoo just announced its second quarter 2012 earnings in which the company stated revenues of $1.22 billion, above Wall Street estimates of $1.10 billion. The company also reported earnings per share of $0.27, which beat Street estimates of $0.23. The firm said its search revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs, was $385 million for the quarter, up four percent from the $371...
Overview As 2012 eases into its second month, Mobile is still both the hottest and least definable category in the world of consumer technology. Once upon a time a “cell phone” was a button-clad slab of plastic that could send and receive voice calls and ascii text messages and – maybe – handle a round of Snake. Now we argue over how many processing cores and imaging megapixels a mobile...
As 2011 ticks that last digit over, it's natural to take a moment and reflect. It's perhaps the only time when being a bit sentimental isn't corny or cheesy, but expected, especially after a year that made us laugh, scream, cry or cheer. At various times, we've had our worlds rocked, our breath taken away, our hearts wrenched and our minds expanded. And when we could, we took stock of...
With 2011 finishing up, we figured it was time to set out the road map for 2012 in gaming. We're going to run down some of the biggest games worth getting pumped for. Before we hop into the land of getting excited, please understand that by no means is this list meant to be definitive. These are five big games that I'm looking forward to in 2012. If I missed your most-hyped title, drop...
The press release announcing the Nintendo Wii‘s successor was, borderline, absurdly short. The big N gave the gaming world a confirmation, news that the machine would be playable at E3 and the target year of its launch. The next Nintendo home effort will see release in 2012. But why? With so many analysts pointing towards longer console life-cycles this generation, why would Nintendo...
First off, if we were in a world when calendars thought up by extinct civilizations held any merit, I'd be worried. So, as with most things, take this with a pinch of salt, a lime and a swift shot of at… oh never mind. This isn't a film review forum, so I'll spare you the budding film critic in me. Instead, this review is a novice look into the logic behind some of the concepts the...