Archive for October, 2010

IO Interactive, the company responsible for the amazing Hitman series and the not-so-cool Kane & Lynch series, has announced that they have just concluded their second round of layoffs this year. The first round occurred back in March, when the company laid of 35 of their employees, and this time [...]

Depending on where you are in the world, it’s probably too late to come up with a decent Halloween costume for yourself or your kids (and hopefully you haven’t disappointed your children and got them some interesting costumes by now) but here are a few geeky, tech-related costume ideas you [...]

Omar Hamoui is the guy behind AdMob, the mobile advertising company that sparkled both Google’s and Apple’s interest and that was purchased by Google in a cool $750 million deal. So you’d think that the former AdMob CEO would love his new job, under Google supervision, but that appears not [...]

Today’s the last day of October which some like to refer to as Halloween. But besides trick or treating, you might be interested in a different activity for today which is pre-ordering your first Samsung Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab (T-Mobile version) from Amazon.

The Palm Pre 2 was strangely launched in France first, of all worldwide markets, while the U.S. public still has no official launch date from either HP-Palm or Verizon.

Portable computers have easily overtaken desktops in terms of sales and market share because of their portability, utility and price. Laptops are usually more eco-friendly, as they require less energy to run. But when the time comes for you to upgrade or dispose of an obsolete computer, recycling is not [...]

Two of the upcoming Android handsets you should be keeping an eye out for are the Motorola Droid 2 Global, hitting Verizon Wireless stores in the near future, and the T-Mobile Comet, also known as the Huawei Ideos, heading to T-Mobile obviously.

We weren’t expecting VLC for iPad and iPhone to be approved in the first place, and these apps have probably been granted access to the App Store following Apple’s recent change of terms and conditions that made it easier for lots of apps to get accepted.

Electric vehicles are all the rage these days. But they do come with one caveat: you had better not run out of power in the middle of the highway. This is why automotive manufacturers are trying to find ways to work around this EV limitation. Some opt for gasoline-electric hybrids. [...]

If you think biking is as simple as pedaling, balancing and changing gears, this two-wheeled wonder will amaze you. Designed and created by a DIY enthusiast, The Hybrid Electric Kinetic Photovoltaic Vehicle (THEKPV) uses three possible power sources to propel you forward.