At the currently running Google I/O conference, Google held a session entitled, “Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Google Glass” and showed how their new Google Glass eyewear can be rooted and Ubuntu installed on to the device.
The screenshot below shows a laptop at the Google I/O conference running a terminal window in the top half and input from Google Glass on the bottom.
The Sony Xperia L launched in Europe earlier this month, and now the device is about to launch in the US as it is now available to pre-order from Sony’s online store, the handset will retail for $349.99 in the US.
The Sony Xperia L is powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and processing comes in the form of a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a clock speed of 1GHz, there is also 1GB of RAM.
Pebble technology the creators and developers of the Pebble smartwatch which last year raised over $10 million from a successful Kickstarter campaign, have this week released a new update to the Pebble smart watches SDK.
The new Pebble smartwatch SDK update has been rolled out to enable two-way communication between the smartphone watch and your smartphone, allowing developers to create even more interesting applications.
We have been seeing a number of photos of the white Nexus 4 over the last few weeks, and now we have some more details about the device it will launch on the 10th of June and will come with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.
The specifications on the white Nexus 4 will be the same as the existing model, it will come with a 4.7 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels and 320pp, and it will be the first ndevice to launch with Android 4.3.
Angry Birds fans using a Windows Phone handset have some good news today. Angry Birds Rio is now available from the Windows Phone Store. The game has 210 levels and 40 bonus stages.
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As well as releasing details of the new Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag bonuses available when you pre-order the game from major outlets.
Ubisoft Montreal the developers of the Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag game have this week released a new trailer for the game providing you with a glimpse at what you can expect. Watch the Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag trailer after the jump to see it in action.
Angry Birds fans will be pleased to hear that Rovio the creators of the popular Angry Birds franchise has joined forces with Sony Pictures Entertainment and will be releasing an Angry Birds Movie on July 1st 2016.
Over the last few weeks several major studios were bidding for the global film rights to create an Angry Birds movie, but Sony Pictures Entertainment won through.
Ooops. What was meant to be an internal joke at Microsoft and a poke of Google, (well that what they are saying), has mysteriously leaked out for all to see.
The short one minute video Microsoft Scroogled mocks the recent presentation shown at the Google I/O conference currently taking place, and replaces a few of the strap lines with how Google is tracking you.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is apparently the worlds first smartphone to receive TCO certification for eco friendliness, the TC certification is give to products that meet environmental, social and economic viability requirements.
Apple has just released it new iTunes 11.0.3 software as a free update for both Mac and PC systems, which includes a new MiniPlayer that allows you to tweak the look and style to suit your needs.
The new iTunes 11.0.3 MiniPlayer lets you show album art hiding the player controls, until you mouse over once again. The MiniPlayer progress bar has also been added once again, watch the video after the jump to see the iTunes 11.0.3 MiniPlayer in action.
Sprint has announced that a number of devices on their network will now have support for Google Wallet, the list includes Samsung’s flagship Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
HTC’s flagship Android smartphone, the HTC One now also has support for Google Wallet, and you will now be able to use Google Wallet to make payments on all three of these devices on Sprint.
A launch price for the new Nvidia Shield handheld gaming console was announced by Nvidia earlier this week of $349 and now Nvidia have been demonstrating their Nvidia Shield at the Google I/O conference this week. Watch the videos after the jump to learn more about the Nvidia Shield project and see it in action.
The Nvidia Shield will be available to pre-order from a range of retailers from the 20th of May, including Newegg, GameStop, Micro Center and Canada Computers.
