Archive for June, 2011 - Page 18

Motorola Droid Bionic vs Samsung Galaxy S II – What Should You Buy?

Infographic Compares Bananas to Apples Ahead of Release Date: 4G LTE, Verizon-Only Droid Bionic Against Worldwide Star Galaxy S II
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

Well, well, what do we have here? A very interesting infographic, filled with information about two of the hottest Android handsets of the year, the Motorola Droid Bionic and the Samsung Galaxy S II. But with all due respect to the creators of the image below I’ll have to say [...]

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Battlefield 3 Frame Rate To Be Locked At 30 Frames Per Second On Consoles

Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 To Have Half The Frame Rate Of Modern Warfare 3, Does This Mean That Call Of Duty Will Be More Popular, Or Just A Benefit For The PC?
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

DICE has been promising that the PC will be the “lead platform” for Battlefield 3, and in case you didn’t believe them, they confirmed last week the console versions of Battlefield 3 will be locked at 30 frames per second in order to fit in all the graphics effects and [...]

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Motorola Triumph Pre-order Available at Best Buy for $299

Virgin Mobile Yet to Confirm Release Date But New Triumph Android Smartphone Can be Pre-Ordered Now
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

The Triumph has been made official during a recent press event hosted by Sprint and Motorola. While some people may be a lot more interested in the Motorola Photon 4G, also launched at the same event, the Triumph happens to be a great choice especially for those people that prefer [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S II (Sprint Within 4G) & Epic 2 Release Dates Scheduled for Q3?

Leaked Sprint Roadmap Reveals Launch Dates for Various Smartphones Including the Galaxy Within & New Epic 2
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

Someone dropped the ball at Sprint and that’s how we ended up writing about the carrier’s Q3 roadmap today. There are a bunch of new devices heading to Sprint in the near future, and in case you’re not interested in the EVO 3D, available today in stores, then you’ll want [...]

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Brink DLC Agent Of Change Release Moved To July

Bethesda Pushes Agent Of Change DLC Back To July, Announces It Will Be Free For Two Weeks After Launch
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

Bethesda has revealed that the first Brink DLC, Agent of Change, will now release in early July after originally shooting for a June release. Strangely, this echoes the recent delay of Old World Blues, the newest add-on for Fallout: New Vegas, which was scheduled for a June release but then [...]

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PlayStation Vita's Rear Touch Pad Was Almost Scrapped From Handheld

Sony Executive Shuhei Yoshida Reveals That They Almost Cut The Touchpad Over Cost Concerns
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

One of the more unique features of the PlayStation Vita is its rear touch panel. That’s something unique that we haven’t seen elsewhere on gaming handhelds or any sort of mobile device yet. However, it almost was cut from the handheld. That’s according to Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide President Shuhei [...]

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Rumor: Xbox 360 To Offer Support For Free-To-Play Games

Free-To-Play Games On Xbox Live? New Rumors Say Microsoft Will Soon Open Xbox Live To MMO Developers
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

Hot on the heels of the announcement that Team Fortress 2 will henceforth be a free-to-play title comes a rumor that Microsoft is about to open up Xbox Live to free-to-play developers. This is pretty big deal if it’s true, because Microsoft is notorious for driving away MMO developers – [...]

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The Top Seven Conflicting Reasons Apple Should Get Into The Console Market

The Top Seven List Faces Its First Ever Split--Can Apple's Innovation and Extensive Capital Yield A Play In The Console Market?
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

Our own Chris Smith has been raising a couple interesting points of late, and all focused around one thing: the viability of Apple in the console gaming industry. In fact, when I looked at the issue, I became almost perfectly split. And while I knew this was going to be [...]

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Microsoft: Xbox 360 Only 'Halfway Through' Lifespan

Microsoft EMEA VP Says Kinect To Thank For Extended 360 Lifespan, Core Gamers Will See More 'Complimentary' Kinect Experiences Soon
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

Ever since the release of Kinect, Microsoft has enjoyed a rise in Xbox 360 sales – in fact, the Xbox 360 is currently the only console to experience rising sales this late in the game. Things are looking good for Microsoft’s nearly six-year-old console, which they now say is only [...]

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LG Looking To Return To Laptops, Say Sources

LG Has Presences In Televisions, Monitors, Assorted Computer Hardware, But Previously Gave Up Laptops As A Bad Idea
Filed by on Friday, 24. June 2011

A bit of a surprise on a Friday for us, folks, as word is currently moving around that the folks out at LG are looking to get back into the laptop market after an extended absence lasting a little over two years ago. What’s driving their plans to return? What [...]

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