Archive for October, 2010 - Page 4

If you think everything about a hybrid car is green, you’d better think again. Batteries come with certain chemistries that will give off toxic materials to the environment if disposed of improperly. This is why hybrid and EV manufacturers need to consider ways to dispose of batteries in an eco-friendly [...]

Next week, on November 2nd, the Supreme Court is set to begin oral hearings for Schwarzenegger v. EMA, a case that, if successful, will make it illegal to sell “ultraviolent video games” to minors. Proponents of the bill say that they’re protecting children from the desensitization of violence, while opponents [...]

Bioware’s Mass Effect 2 and Pop Cap’s Plants vs. Zombies both made a strong showing at this year’s Golden Joystick awards, with Plants vs. Zombies taking home the awards for Strategy Game of the Year and Download Game of the Year. Mass Effect 2 managed to nab the awards for [...]

Those who pre-ordered Kinect for Microsoft are being allowed to keep their Kinect units. Great news! You’ll remember that Microsoft started discreetly sending out Kinects to select  members in their customer service feedback program back in August. Microsoft is being especially generous and allowing those people to keep their Kinect sensors.

Former President George W. Bush got a lot of flak while in office for a lot of things. But, one of those things was that he was perceived by the tech blog echo chamber has not being very technically advanced, for example, his secretaries would print his e-mails out and read them [...]

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon confirmed in the most recent episode of GameTrailers TV that fan-favorite Jax will be included in the newest iteration of super bloody game series, due out sometime in 2011. Ed Boon told GTTV that the character will be bigger than ever, and showcased one of [...]

The Android world is abuzz with rumors about this “Nexus Two” phone coming from Samsung. Granted nothing has been confirmed, but more and more rumors are starting to indicate that it could be coming. Case in point, AndroidandMe is reporting what is allegedly the full specs for the Nexus Two [...]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata outlined plans to overhaul the Wii no Ma shopping channel today in his Corporate Management Policy Briefing. He explained that on November 1st the Wii no Ma channel, which already allows Japanese Wii owners to download movies, will offer online shopping by partnering with three different [...]

If Kinect games get bad review scores, they won’t sell, right? Not so, according to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg. Greenberg told Eurogamer in an interview that he says that because Kinect appeals to a different audience than the core gamers, those buying the games may not care about the review score [...]

One of the star gadgets of this week was, besides the white iPhone 4, the PlayStation Phone. Both devices showed up in various rumors and reports and it looks like it’s time to bring you new details about the PlayStation Phone right now. We have new pictures, that are slightly [...]