Further to the tracking revelations from Apple last week, and the privacy panic by some about their movements being stored in a consolidated.db file on Apple iPhones. Google has now announced that they too track their Android phone users, but added that it did so with the knowledge of users and … [Read more...] about Google Admits To Tracking Android Phone Users
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Crysis 2 Editor And CryEngine 3 SDK Arriving This Summer
CEO of Crytek Cevat Yerli has confirmed that we can expect a Crysis 2 Editor and a free CryEngine 3 SDK this summer, with the SDK expected to arrive in August. The new CryEngine 3 SDK development kit will allow anyone to download it for free once released and use it to develop anything they like … [Read more...] about Crysis 2 Editor And CryEngine 3 SDK Arriving This Summer
Archos 7c Eclair Tablet Now Shipping
Archos has announced that its new Archos 7c loaded with Android 2.1 Eclair is now shipping for around $220, nearly a month ahead of its expected shipping date in June 2011. The Archos 7c is fitted with a 7" Capacitive Touch Screen, 800 x 480 Resolution and is powered by a Cortex A8 processor, 8GB … [Read more...] about Archos 7c Eclair Tablet Now Shipping
PSN Down Due To External Intrusion
Sony has announced that the problems they have been experiencing with their PlayStation Network since last Wednesday have been caused by an "External Intrusion" or a hack to you and me. A source close to the team tackling the problems with Sony's PSN has reported that the problem is much bigger and … [Read more...] about PSN Down Due To External Intrusion
Wii 2 Arriving 2012 Confirms Nintendo
Nintendo has today announced that it will be launching a new Wii 2, a successor to their original Wii gaming console, which will be arriving sometime in 2012, laying to rest rumors of unofficial launch dates. The original Wii console has sold an impressive 86.01 million units (on a consolidated … [Read more...] about Wii 2 Arriving 2012 Confirms Nintendo
Combustion Engines Of the Future Will Go Pew Pew
That's right. Thanks to new research from Japan's National Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS), a new kind of laser device might soon become an industry standard in car manufacturing. This doesn't mean cars will fire lasers, but they will run more efficiently. An energy-efficient future is a … [Read more...] about Combustion Engines Of the Future Will Go Pew Pew
Hitman: Absolution Trademark Filing By Square Enix
There have been some isolated signs of life from the Hitman franchise in the past few months, the most significant of which was probably the ARG that even revealed a few images, but at this point, the franchise has been out of the public eye so long it may take a bit more to bring it back. So how … [Read more...] about Hitman: Absolution Trademark Filing By Square Enix
EA’s Persistent Profile Rumored To Be Subscription Based
EA's long-standing plan to transition from selling game products to selling game services is apparently coming to a head in a fairly surprising way. In what seemed like fairly innocuous news at the time, EA's Peter Moore has recently announced the company was pondering a persistent profile for its … [Read more...] about EA’s Persistent Profile Rumored To Be Subscription Based
Chrono Trigger Gracing PSP & PS3
When a game is still news sixteen years after release, you can probably surmise it was kind of awesome. Either that, or it was involved in a massive subliminal rick-rolling incident that only came to light years too late for anyone to do anything about it. Chrono Trigger does both, but only one of … [Read more...] about Chrono Trigger Gracing PSP & PS3
Gamestop Stopping DS Lite Sales After Current Stock Runs Out
We'd say it's had a good run, but we'd be lying. Seeing how probably more than half the hundred million DS units sold so far are Lites, it's had an eye-wateringly spectacular run. And despite Nintendo's promise to keep it on hand alongside the 3DS and the fact that stripping the GBA slot out of the … [Read more...] about Gamestop Stopping DS Lite Sales After Current Stock Runs Out
Google Chrome Notebooks Coming This Summer as Subscription Items
If you liked the idea of the open source Google Chrome notebooks that were sent out a while back to show off the Chrome OS, you will like this. Google is going to be offering those notebooks to consumers this summer, but you won't just be able to walk in and buy the thing. Subscription-Based … [Read more...] about Google Chrome Notebooks Coming This Summer as Subscription Items
Hulu Service Blocked On BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets
Reports are coming through that Hulu has now added the new BlackBerry PlayBook to its blacklist of devices. The Hulu service was originally available on the BlackBerry PlayBook, allowing users to view TV shows and movies, but now brings up the message pictured below. The History of Hulu Blocking … [Read more...] about Hulu Service Blocked On BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets
