Microsoft has today revealed that their new Windows 8 OS will indeed have its own "App Store". This confirmation puts to rest the rumors that have been circulating since a number of Windows 8 development documents were leaked in the middle of 2010. These rumors gained further traction earlier this … [Read more...] about Windows 8 Will Feature An App Store Reveals Microsoft
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IBM Unveils New Chips That Mimic Brain-Like Functionality
IBM have announced the creation of two experimental chips by it researchers that are structured more like a human brain than a computer chip as we know it today. IBM are calling the new chips an "unprecedented" step forward in creating intelligent computers and is hoping the new experimental chips … [Read more...] about IBM Unveils New Chips That Mimic Brain-Like Functionality
Google Adds Honeycomb Support To Its Android Reader App
As well as their update to their iOS Search application Google has also today rolled out a new update for its Android Reader app. This update brings Honeycomb support to the application together with a number of visual improvements. The new Honeycomb support within the Google Android Reader app … [Read more...] about Google Adds Honeycomb Support To Its Android Reader App
Crytek Releases Its Game Designing Suite, CryEngine 3 SDK, To All For Free
Crytek the German video game company best known for developing the Far Cry and Crysis series of games, using their CryEngine software. Have today announced they are releasing their award winning CryEngine 3 SDK, game development environment free of charge to all for non-commercial use. The … [Read more...] about Crytek Releases Its Game Designing Suite, CryEngine 3 SDK, To All For Free
Google Search iOS App Receives Instant Pages Update
Following on from the addition of the new Instant Pages in Google's Chrome browser earlier this month, Google has now rolled out a new update for its iOS Search application which also now includes the new Instant Pages feature. Instant Pages has been designed by Google to bring extra speed to your … [Read more...] about Google Search iOS App Receives Instant Pages Update
Sony Panel: Single Player Games Extinct In Three Years
We're not entirely sure what makes otherwise discerning professionals go in for these fanciful predictions. We just hope video game consultant Mark Cerny provided more than the one example Eurogamer wrote about, although it's not like anyone actually takes starry-eyed industry futurists to task … [Read more...] about Sony Panel: Single Player Games Extinct In Three Years
New Wii Loses GameCube Support, Not Coming To US
New information is trickling out about Nintendo's non-update to its formerly barely next-gen, soon to be stone age-gen console. Sure, it's reportedly slightly slimmer and it has a newfound fondness for the horizontal plane, but apparently it's losing something fairly important in the process: … [Read more...] about New Wii Loses GameCube Support, Not Coming To US
Skype WiFi Arrives On iOS Devices, Enabling Access To 1 Million Hotspots Worldwide
Skype has just announced that its Skype WiFi service (formerly known as Skype Access) has arrived on iOS devices, with the launch of a new iOS application that is now available to download for free from Apple's iTunes App Store. Bringing over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world, the … [Read more...] about Skype WiFi Arrives On iOS Devices, Enabling Access To 1 Million Hotspots Worldwide
14 Year Old Gets A Bionic Arm After Writing Letter
In a rare chain of events that would make a decent Hollywood tear-jerker, a 14 year old lad from Berkshire got a new arm from a Scottish robotics company courtesy of Mercedes. That's a lot of parties involved if you ask us, but the backstory is rather complicated. See, dear Matthew is missing a … [Read more...] about 14 Year Old Gets A Bionic Arm After Writing Letter
StumbleUpon Introduces New Explore Box Feature (video)
StumbleUpon has today introduced a new feature called the "Explore box" which allows users to search recommendations on a more specific level. The new beta "Explore box" feature enables you to stumble upon hundreds of thousands of specific topics rather than just being restricted to set up … [Read more...] about StumbleUpon Introduces New Explore Box Feature (video)
Nano-Structured Glass Creates New Five-Dimensional Computer Memory
Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have created new nano-structured glass and used it to develop a groundbreaking type of computer memory. Since the team of researchers published their paper in May this year, the new technology has been developed further, and the team has now … [Read more...] about Nano-Structured Glass Creates New Five-Dimensional Computer Memory
Sony Announces PS3 Price Drop To $249
During its GamesCom presentation in Cologne, Germany today, Sony announced it would be dropping the price of both its PS3 console models across all territories. Now the Sony 160GB PS3 system will be priced at $249 in the US, €250 in Europe, with immediate effect. The PS3 price will also drop to … [Read more...] about Sony Announces PS3 Price Drop To $249
