We'll confess we hadn't heard of Qualcomm's WiGig protocol until now. Colour us embarrassed, but colour us honest at the same time. However, a consumer electronics communications protocol operating in the 60GHz band that promises speeds twenty times the speed of regular old WiFi connections? Add … [Read more...] about Panasonic’s WiGig Heading To Mobiles
Symbian Getting DLNA Update
Despite consigning it to an early grave, Nokia is still standing strong behind Symbian for the moment. In fact, it's already announced it will be supporting the OS all the way through 2014. But apparently apart from support they're even adding the odd new feature, like DLNA support. Introducing … [Read more...] about Symbian Getting DLNA Update
Project Cafe Details Leaked By Nikkei
Some of the more fanciful details of Nintendo's Project Cafe, or Wii 2 as most people inevitably still think of it, have apparently been confirmed by Japanese website Nikkei. The six-inch touchscreen controller, which also doubles as a portable console, puts in an appearance, and this time we even … [Read more...] about Project Cafe Details Leaked By Nikkei
PlayStation Store “Welcome Back” Content Now Up
The par-tay's over on the PlayStation Store, as the swag it promised customers for powering through the month-long PSN outage is now being distributed. Just as a quick reminder, PSP owners are getting to choose two games from a list of four, while the PS3 crowd can choose any one game from a list of … [Read more...] about PlayStation Store “Welcome Back” Content Now Up
German Researchers Testing Invisible iPhone
A certain computer science professor named Baudisch and his team are currently hard at work creating an invisible smartphone system. Foreseeing upcoming trends in touch sensitive devices, Baudisch believes there will come a time when small gestures on the palm of one's hand replaces our already … [Read more...] about German Researchers Testing Invisible iPhone
Why Fighting With Robots Is Never A Good Idea
Because they will burn your house down. In what could pass as the first skirmish between mankind and the dreaded machines, a Tennessee fugitive got his crib reduce to ash after a protracted standoff with the police. Though no video or photo evidence exists of the confrontation, a neighbor attests to … [Read more...] about Why Fighting With Robots Is Never A Good Idea
Adobe CEO Buries Hatchet With Apple
The Adobe-Apple feud seemed to be winding down now for a while now and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen was on hand to discuss why at the D9 conference. For those of you hoping for a mature low-key resolution, well, that's exactly what happened. For those of you hoping for a resolution involving Flash on … [Read more...] about Adobe CEO Buries Hatchet With Apple
EA Reveals Steam Competitor Origin
Now this is interesting, EA is apparently joining the ranks of PC digital distribution platform also-rans with a new service called Origin. Not much is known about the fledgling service except the peculiarity of its name, seemingly lifted from one of EA's early purchases, Ultima creator Richard … [Read more...] about EA Reveals Steam Competitor Origin
Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill HD Remakes Heading To Xbox 360, PS3
You read that right, Hideo Kojima's movies with gameplay bits tacked on are coming to Microsoft's console, marking their non-Sony platform debut. Well, at least for Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, and Peace Walker, which are the only ones confirmed. There's no word on the first game in the series or whether … [Read more...] about Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill HD Remakes Heading To Xbox 360, PS3
PSN Back In Business
We always knew this day would come, though it was strangely devoid of trumpets and level-up type theme music. The "It only goes offline" jokes are a thing of the past, or at least will be when the Internet gets tired of them... so around 2014 then. Regardless, Sony is forging forward in what must be … [Read more...] about PSN Back In Business
Call Of Duty Black Ops Free Multiplayer On Steam This Weekend
If Steam were a supermarket, then Activision is the lady with the free samples, only instead of tiny sausages it's a bout of Black Ops multiplayer. Throughout the weekend, you too can get completely destroyed time after time by people who've poured more time and effort into their Prestige slots than … [Read more...] about Call Of Duty Black Ops Free Multiplayer On Steam This Weekend
Apple Destroys Expectations With iCloud Cloud Logo
Despite what you might originally think, this picture is not about the majestic king of the jungle placidly looking out from the medallion on the wall, nor indeed is it about the intrepid workers making sure the place is spic and span for Apple's 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference. It's all about … [Read more...] about Apple Destroys Expectations With iCloud Cloud Logo











