Apple's new iPad has only been on sale for about three weeks, and the company announced that they had sold an impressive three million units of the new iPad in under four days on the launch weekend. This remarkable achievement highlights the strong demand and popularity of Apple's latest tablet … [Read more...] about Apple’s New iPad Makes Up 10 Percent Of All iPad Traffic
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Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion
Facebook has announced that they have purchased the popular iOS and Android photo-sharing app Instagram. The news was announced by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. Facebook also revealed the financial details of the acquisition, stating that the deal is worth a total of $1 billion. Despite … [Read more...] about Facebook Buys Instagram For $1 Billion
Wearable Robotic Rings Being Developed
There have been serious attempts in the past to create robots that can fully function as humans. But until now, the robots in existence have made with limited functions or minimal movements rather. Recently, a new sort of robot is being developed at Keio University. It is the small type, … [Read more...] about Wearable Robotic Rings Being Developed
Former Intel Worker Pleads Guilty to Document Theft
Way back in 2008, an engineer working at Intel named Swamohan Pani was employed at Intel's Hudson, Massachusetts facility. The man turned in a notice that he was leaving Intel on May 29th, 2008, and requested June 11, 2008, to be his last day. What Intel didn't know is that the man had taken a … [Read more...] about Former Intel Worker Pleads Guilty to Document Theft
Gears of War: Exile For Kinect Cancelled
If there were still doubts that Microsoft's Kinect can only function as an ancillary tool at best in mainstream games, this bit of news should put them to rest. Epic's experimental Gears of War using the motion-control peripheral has been quietly put out to pasture, according to Epic Creative … [Read more...] about Gears of War: Exile For Kinect Cancelled
Wii U To Cost $300 At Retail, $180 To Make
Nintendo is the only company that started out the last console generation by making a profit on every unit sold and apparently it aims to keep the same line with the Wii U. Forget the Box reports that the part cost for Nintendo's tablet toting new flagship console is sitting at around $180, with $50 … [Read more...] about Wii U To Cost $300 At Retail, $180 To Make
Nike Releases NikeFuel API Beta To Developers
Nike has today made available its new NikeFuel API in beta form to developers. NikeFuel has been designed by Nike to provide users with a way to track their activity during the day, and has been created to provide a health band which can link to iOS to start and hopefully Android applications in the … [Read more...] about Nike Releases NikeFuel API Beta To Developers
Microsoft Purchases AOL Patents For $1 Billion
Microsoft has just splashed out over a $1 billion to purchase patents from AOL. The deal worth $1.056 billion will be sealed by the end of 2012 and AOL will exchange 300 patents to Microsoft who will be able to use them under a non-exclusive license. The patents and patent applications relate to … [Read more...] about Microsoft Purchases AOL Patents For $1 Billion
Epic Working On PC Exclusive
Before Gears of War and Infinity Blade, Epic was a PC-centric company par excellence. Sure, even then its games were mostly showcases for the company's true business driver: its engine technology, but back in its PC days Epic seemed to have more room in its line-up for delightfully off the wall fare … [Read more...] about Epic Working On PC Exclusive
Dark Souls Coming To PC In August
It appears a PC edition of Dark Souls, From Software's punishing action RPG, will be making its way to retail after all. The aptly named "Prepare to Die Edition" doesn't seem to make any bones about the game's legendary difficulty, indeed using it as its main selling point. The Journey to … [Read more...] about Dark Souls Coming To PC In August
Origin PC EON15-S – EON17-S Gaming Laptops Upgraded
Origin has this week unveiled its newly upgraded EON17-S and EON15-S gaming laptops, which now feature technology from Origin PC, Intel, and NVIDIA. The award-winning gaming laptops, which were first showcased at CES earlier this year, are equipped with next-generation Intel HM77 chipset, … [Read more...] about Origin PC EON15-S – EON17-S Gaming Laptops Upgraded
HTC One S Gets Unboxed (Video)
We have already seen a couple of videos of the HTC One X in action, and now it is the turn of another Android device from HTC, the HTC One S, which you can see in the video below. The HTC One S features a 4.3 inch qHD touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. This screen size and … [Read more...] about HTC One S Gets Unboxed (Video)
