The people at Eidos Interactive must be sweating like mad right now after the catastrophic hacks on two of their websites yesterday (the Deus Ex site and Eidos Montreal). The really bad news is some 25,000 email addresses and several hundred resumes risk being compromised at a file sharing site. … [Read more...] about Really Bad News: Eidos User Info Just Got Compromised Big Time
Google Releases News Near You For Android & iOS
Google is taking local news to the next level with a new addition to their mobile news service. The "News Near You" service, once activated, uses your location (with your express permission) to update you on the exact goings-on in your local area. The local news stream will appear in its very own … [Read more...] about Google Releases News Near You For Android & iOS
Apple Approves Prostitution iPhone App?
What would you call a service that bills itself as a venue “for generous men looking to spoil, and dynamic women looking for financial support with bills, or who just need some excitement in life!” And what would you call a company that bans dictionary apps for containing racy words but allows an … [Read more...] about Apple Approves Prostitution iPhone App?
PSN Outage Also Cutting Into Used Games Market
We know we've mentioned the possibility of people switching over from PSN to Xbox Live a few times before, but who knew we had that kind of reach? Apparently, the top 10 online titles for the PS3 have seen a 7.4 percent US price drop while many of the same games saw a bump in Xbox 360 version sales. … [Read more...] about PSN Outage Also Cutting Into Used Games Market
Modern Warfare 3 Concept Art & Full Story Emerges
Kotaku has hit the mother lode on what's sure to be the game to watch for the coming year. And a few months from now when you're going to be completely fed up with anything even remotely pertaining to warfare, you can look back on this exact moment and know this is when it started. The game will … [Read more...] about Modern Warfare 3 Concept Art & Full Story Emerges
Robot Lightsaber Duel Is Awesome Beyond Words
So awesome, we were tempted to leave the whole text of this post as "…" but that would have been unprofessional. Pictured below are two robotic arms (made in Japan of course) battling for the fate of the galaxy. Uh, no, it's just a demo to catch people's eyeballs. Who can resist a full blown … [Read more...] about Robot Lightsaber Duel Is Awesome Beyond Words
Turn Your iPhone Into An RC Remote With The iPhly
It works the same on an iPod touch too. Called the iPhly and created by an RC enthusiast app developer, the iPhly is an app/gadget system that works like a universal remote for RC airplanes. Once the app is purchased from iTunes, attach the iPhone on a specially molded dock that transmits the … [Read more...] about Turn Your iPhone Into An RC Remote With The iPhly
Some Android Phones Getting Netflix App
HTC Incredible, Nexus One, Evo 4G, and G2. If you've got either of these kicking around in your pocket, congratulations, you can now get your Netflix on in a major way. Or rather in the same way iPhone users have been. Sure, they've also got subtitle support now and the daylight savings time Android … [Read more...] about Some Android Phones Getting Netflix App
Android Flash Player 10.3 Now Out
We've not had any problems with Flash on our Android devices, but we're not saying no to any extra security and/or optimization. Especially when the new Adobe Flash 10.3 Android update is brimming with both. An HTC EVO crash here, a Samsung Galaxy display issue there, we're pretty sure there are … [Read more...] about Android Flash Player 10.3 Now Out
Halo Creators Bungie Preparing Mobile Game Named “Crimson”?
Bungie has always been masters of two things: creating masterful FPS games with super-tight mechanics and generating insane hype and speculation regarding said FPS games. While much of the hype can be attributed to Microsoft's PR department, Bungie has undeniably been at the epicenter of it for over … [Read more...] about Halo Creators Bungie Preparing Mobile Game Named “Crimson”?
Either Xperia Play Or PS1 Games Not Selling Very Well
The only scrap of information we have to go on here is the number of downloads PS1 games are clocking up on the Android Market, which apparently barely break the "low hundreds". And while that can easily be blamed on the wide variety of other devices nostalgics can and indeed do buy PS1 games on, … [Read more...] about Either Xperia Play Or PS1 Games Not Selling Very Well
Meet The Circuit Bending Master
Dig this: he's been at it for almost half a century. 40 years to be specific. The name's Rheed Ghazala and he's a circuit bender. A circuit what? Circuit bender. He noodles around with battery-operated electronic devices and turns them into musical instruments. Pictured below is his latest creation, … [Read more...] about Meet The Circuit Bending Master
