HTC has had a number of problems selling smartphones over the last few years. Last year, the company concentrated on just a couple of new smartphones based around the HTC One. The year before that, HTC released a lot of different smartphones, although they did not have high sales of all these … [Read more...] about HTC To Release Cheaper Smartphones
Samsung SM-W750V Windows Phone Handset Appears At The FCC
Samsung are expected to launch a new Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone at Mobile World Congress later this month, we have already seen a photo of the handset, the Samsung SM-W750V, which is the Verizon version of the device. Now the Samsung SM-WM750V has appeared at the FCC for testing and the device … [Read more...] about Samsung SM-W750V Windows Phone Handset Appears At The FCC
Flappy Bird Still Available?
Flappy Bird has been quite the curious little oddity to me. I stumbled across it while browsing through the Play Store top lists and found it surprisingly set atop Candy Crush Saga on the “Top Free” list. I downloaded it like and, like so many others, uninstalled it after playing enough to realize … [Read more...] about Flappy Bird Still Available?
Blizzard to Support College Gaming Clubs
Blizzard has teamed up with The esports Association, aka TeSPA, to help support college-based gaming clubs and give them an incentive to grow. It’s called the Membership Milestone program and is set to reward college gaming clubs within the TeSPA network with event funding and in-game items for … [Read more...] about Blizzard to Support College Gaming Clubs
Dogs of War Open Beta is Live
Dogs of War, a free-to-play MMO strategy game available on Steam, has finally been opened up for the general gaming public. Getting into the open beta is as easy as downloading the game from Steam. It’s a turn-based strategy game when players build their armies based and fight against one … [Read more...] about Dogs of War Open Beta is Live
Diablo III Sold 15 Million Units
I’ve never been able to get into the Diablo series – more of a Baldur’s Gate gamer – but I gave Diablo III a try. I didn’t actually buy the game. I played during the beta just before release and didn’t much care for it. The game was bland and your typical pointless hack-and-slash with a … [Read more...] about Diablo III Sold 15 Million Units
BioShock Coming to Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2, the eternal Valve FPS that never seems to disappear from news headlines and gaming forums, is receiving BioShock flavored items. However, there’s a bit of a catch. To receive the items on TF2 you have to buy the BioShock Infinite season pass on Steam, which will grant you an array … [Read more...] about BioShock Coming to Team Fortress 2
EA’s Shady Mobile Game Review Practices
Has anyone else been playing Dungeon Keeper? It’s a new mobile game on Android that’s pretty much like an easier Clash of Clans. I didn’t even realize it was published by EA until after I downloaded the game and have surprisingly enjoyed it thus far. However, there is one little issue with the … [Read more...] about EA’s Shady Mobile Game Review Practices
Court Sides with T-Mobile Against AT&T
T-Mobile has really started coming up in the mobile service industry and seems to be looking to go toe-to-toe with long time heavyweights like AT&T. They just won a court injunction against AT&T’s subsidiary Aio Wireless for using a similar color scheme that could cause people to think Aio … [Read more...] about Court Sides with T-Mobile Against AT&T
Bitcoins Banned in Russia?
Russia recently released statement about Bitcoins, the up-and-coming virtual currency that has been making waves around the world, and has decided not to back it, making Russia the third country, following China and Canada, to stand against the use of Bitcoins. Though none of the countries have … [Read more...] about Bitcoins Banned in Russia?
Dyson to Build Robots?
Dyson – yes, the vacuum company – has invested over $8 million in a robotics research lab at Imperial College London with the hope that they’ll be able to create a system that will make robots able to “understand and adapt to the world around them.” … [Read more...] about Dyson to Build Robots?
NASA Mining on the Moon?
NASA, the decreasingly funded space program by the US, has started accepting applications from private companies who are seeking to mine on the moon. After the initial proposals are in, one company will be selected to create a prospecting robot to send to the moon in order to get the mining … [Read more...] about NASA Mining on the Moon?
