Gaming / Technology

5
Jul

Apple Working On Smaller iPad To Compete With Google’s Nexus Tablet?

With Google’s recent announcement into the tablet market with their smaller-sized Nexus 7, word is Apple is now working in a smaller, cheaper iPad to compete and help them maintain dominance in the market altogether. According to Bloomberg.com, the new model will have a 7- to 8-inch screen, but will not have the high-def screen the recent [...]

2
Jul

Google Unveils Streaming Media Orb, The Nexus Q

Google is staying on top of all the latest technology. Following the announcement of their Nexus 7 tablet, the tech giant has also unveiled info about their upcoming Nexus Q. Touted as “the world’s first social streaming media player,” the new gadget functions similar to an Apple TV, operating as a bridge between Android devices and its [...]

30
Jun

Google Releases Chrome For Mobile, Tops Apple’s Top Free Apps

Google officially launched their Chrome for Mobile on Friday (June 29), including versions for both the iPhone and iPad and its already become the #1 free app in the App Store. The versions for the Apple iOS give mobile users the ability to seamlessly extend their personalized profiles from the computer, such as viewing open [...]

29
Jun

2K Sports Reveals Limited ‘Dynasty Edition’ Version Of ‘NBA 2K13′

2K Sports announced Thursday (June 28) the “Dynasty Edition” special release of their upcoming NBA 2K13 title. The special edition pack drops October 2 for $99.99 in very limited quantities. It includes a retail copy of NBA 2K13 (the next installment of the publisher’s top-selling NBA game franchise), the all-new downloadable NBA 2K13 All-Star add-on content presented by Sprite, [...]

28
Jun

Polaroid Releases All-In-One Instant Digital Camera Z2300

Polaroid, best known for their pioneering instant-print camera, recently dropped a brand new version of their iconic camera, but combining various aspects of modern-day options. The Polaroid Instant Digital Camera Z2300 is a one-stop shop for photography, boasting a digital still-image camera, an HD video recording device, and full-color printer … all in one. It [...]

27
Jun

Google Unveils Upcoming Tablet, The Nexus 7 (Video)

Google officially unveiled its latest Android device on Thursday (June 27) at the Google I/O conference in San Franciso — a new tablet called the Nexus 7. The new 7-inch tablet will be sold directly through Google, and boasts a 1280×800 HD display with “scratch-resistant corning glass,” a Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor under the [...]

27
Jun

Game Trailers: Spec Ops: The Line (Launch Trailer)

2K Games released their new gritty, third-person military shooter, Spec Ops: The Line, on Tuesday (June 26) … unleashing a new “launch trailer” to show fans what it’s all about. In the game, players are put into the boots of Captain Walker, as he and his squad try to piece together what happened in Dubai after [...]

26
Jun

Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin & Derrick Rose Cover 2K Sports Upcoming ‘NBA 2K13′

2K Sports announced Tuesday (June 26) that Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant, Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin and the Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose have been crowned the cover athletes for their upcoming NBA 2K13, the next installment of their top-selling NBA title. “Being crowned as one of the NBA 2K13cover athletes is a huge honor and something [...]

25
Jun

Society Teams Up With Incipio For Branded iPhones Cases

Boston-based clothing brand, Society Original Products, has teamed up with popular accessories case provider Incipio for the release of a collaborative iPhone 4/4S case. Society utilizes Incipio’s hard-shell EDGE case for their own branded versions, available in four colorways — black, blue, olive or purple. “Both Stylish and secure, the Society x Incipio iPhone 4/4S [...]

21
Jun

2K Sports Invites Fans To Help Unveil ‘NBA 2K13′ Cover

2K Sports announced Wednesday (June 20) the launch of their “Uncover The Cover” Facebook app, which will engage the game publisher’s online community and reveal some clues about who will be on the cover of their next NBA 2K installment, 2K13. The Facebook app will start with the clues concealed behind puzzle pieces. In order for pieces to [...]

19
Jun

Details About ‘Xbox 720′ Leak, Console Coming In 2013?

Microsoft failed to offer any details about its next-gen console system at this year’s recent E3 conference, but this past week, unannounced details about the system leaked to the Internet. According to Yahoo’s Plugged In blog, a 56-page document surfaced at NeoGAF’s popular forums on Saturday (June 16), which offers alleged details about a console dubbed the Xbox [...]

15
Jun

Teen’s Awesome Faux iPhone 5 Commercial (Video)

An Oklahoma teen imagines a futuristic iPhone 5 in a faux commercial he shot and posted to Youtube. The 17-year-old from Dakota Adney shows off his skills as a video producer, imagining an advanced version of the iPhone with a transparent Retina Display, virtual projected keyboard, and more features that we can only dream of [...]

12
Jun

Apple Unveils New iOS 6, Coming This Fall

Apple’ unveiled its upcoming iOS 6 operating system at the WWDC keynote this week, previewing its new features and capabilities. As revealed at Apple.com, the iOS 6 will give users “more features to make the things you do every day even better.” It’s due out this fall, and will be free and available for upgrade wirelessly [...]

12
Jun

Apple’s App Store Hits 30 Billion Downloads, Record Revenue Paid Out To Developers

Apple hit a milestone on Monday (June 11), when it announced that it’s App Store has hit the 30 billion number in downloads since its inception four years ago. According to reports, there are 650,000 apps in the digital store overall, 225,000 of which are specific to the iPad. Current Apple CEO Tim Cook says: [...]

11
Jun

Native Union Introduces Retro Handset Called The ‘Pop Phone’

Native Union, a company comprised of international designers and creatives around the world, boasts a collection of innovative fun products focused on making communication simple. One of the latest products in a retro handset they’ve dubbed the “Pop Phone.” Designed by David Turpin, the retro style handset is based on his interpretation of the classic 1950s [...]

7
Jun

Game Trailers: Gears Of War: Judgment (E3 2012 Trailer)

Following the release of the success, long overdue Gears of War 3 last year, Xbox/Microsoft announced the next title in the series at this week’s 2012 E3 show — Gears Of War: Judgment. For the upcoming title, Epic Games goes a prequel to the trilogy, which will put the focus on two of the lesser [...]

6
Jun

Game Trailers: Madden NFL 13 (Ray Lewis / E3 Trailer) + Gameplay Presentation (Video)

http://youtu.be/0WeyuxDRAz4 EA showed off its upcoming titles at this year’s 2012 E3 conference in Los Angeles, but among all the titles (Battlefield 3, Metal Of Honor, etc), our fave comes from the EA Sports division in the form of Madden NFL 13. This year’s cover athlete is Detroit Lions’ wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Jr., but [...]

6
Jun

Namco Partners With Snoop Dogg For Upcoming ‘Tekken Tag Tournament 2′ Game Title

Japanese-based video game publisher Namco Bandai announced Tuesday (June 5) a partnership with rapper Snoop Dogg for content for their upcoming fighting title, Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Via the partnership, Snoop “gangster touch” on the new Tekken game, creating an original song for the game, titled “Knocc ‘Em Down”; and will also make a special [...]

5
Jun

Game Trailers: The Last Of Us (Gameplay Trailer @ E3)

This is a seven-minute plus gameplay clip for Naughty Dog’s upcoming title, The Last Of Us, which was unveiled at the PlayStation press conference on Monday (June 4), a day before E3 in Los Angeles. The title, to be released exclusively for Playstation 3, is a post-apocalyptic third-person survival action-adventure video game focused on a [...]

5
Jun

Game Trailers: Star Wars 1313 (Gameplay Trailer #1, E3)

LucasArts, the gaming arm of the Star Wars franchise, revealed news of their new third-person action title, Star Wars 1313, right before E3 2012 launched on Tuesday (June 3). Now, we get the first gameplay footage. The title is the company’s most mature title yet, said the company, offering an impressive look into the criminal [...]

5
Jun

Game Trailers: Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (E3 2012 Trailer)

In addition to announcing a late September launch for their Dead Of Alive 5 title, TECMO KOEI America also revealed Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, the expanded version of their title that dropped in late March. The previous released port wasn’t received very well from critics, due to its less than challenging gameplay, so the [...]

4
Jun

Game Trailers: Halo 4 (E3 Trailer)

The wait is over. With E3 2012 opening to the public on Tuesday (June 5), the official trailer for Halo 4 is finally here. The nearly 2 1/2 minute clip gives viewers a brief sneak peek into what’s to come. The live-action trailer finds the galaxy seemingly at ease, with the UNSC commissioning a new [...]