Archive for May, 2011 - Page 27

Nokia’s partnership with Microsoft is no secret anymore for anyone that’s keeping close tabs on the mobile business. And it looks like Nokia’s first Windows Phone 7 handsets, or better said, Windows Phone 8 smartphones (according to Forbes) will pack dual-core processors, just as expected.

Those of you who are planning to wait on DiRT 3 and purchase it used are going to have to pony up some extra cash, developer Codemasters has revealed. Yes, the infamous online pass (dubbed the VIP Pass for it’s use in DiRT 3) will be required to play online [...]

Yesterday we told you that Best Buy will start selling the HTC Flyer on Sunday, May 22, and today we have new information for you regarding the actual launch of HTC’s first Android tablet in the USA.

L.A. Noire released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this week, and while most of the gaming community is all a-flutter with how excellent it is – both versions currently score a 90 on Metacritic – Far Cry 2 developer Clint Hocking has joined the ranks of dissenters through a rather [...]

When a popular mobile application like Netflix is available only on selected devices that are running a popular platform like Android, one has to remember that annoying fragmentation issue that Android device owners have to face. But we’re not going to talk Android fragmentation again as we’re looking today at [...]

Nintendo’s rushed launch of the 3DS may be coming back to bite them, as GameStop president Tony Bartel explained in an earnings call today that even though the Nintendo 3DS had a successful launch, he now thinks that sales of the handheld as a whole will lag behind expectations.

The 2011 MacBook Air refresh is coming soon, maybe as soon as June or July according to some recent reports, and the general consensus is that these brand new ultra-portable Apple notebooks are going to pack new Intel Sandy Bridge processors and offer that new Thunderbolt interface Intel developed for [...]

Insomniac’s upcoming four player weapon fest Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One now has a release date thanks to the folks over at the PlayStation Blog: October 18th. In addition to the news that you’ll be able to co-op it up with your favorite Ratchet and Clank characters in just [...]

New rumors have surfaced saying that video game rental service Gamefly has purchased the digital distribution platform Direct2Drive from IGN. The rumor comes from MCV, which says that an official announcement of the sale should be coming at some point next week.

A little earlier this week, we brought out the news that not only did Intel have a whole bunch of tablets planned for us in our very near future out at Computex, but also that HTC was looking to bring some tablets out. Tablets are coming hot and fast around [...]