Archive for June, 2011 - Page 3

Minecraft beta 1.7 has been officially released, and though it may not be the adventure update like we were originally expecting, 1.7 is bringing pistons with it, an addition that’s definitely going to change the way Minecraft is played. If you haven’t already closed your browser so you can boot [...]

Even if you only casually follow the financial markets, then you’ll know that Apple’s stock has been something of a gem the past 10 years or so. It only seems to go in one direction – up. However, in the first six months of this year, it’s been somewhat flat. [...]

It’s been a while since we’ve last heard anything in the robotics beat, so it’s exciting to bring out word of the Hanako 2. Speaking for a moment as someone who has seen his share, and then some, of Japanese horror film, I know from where I speak when I [...]

What was once exclusive to Microsoft and their ilk will soon be available to all: Playdead has revealed that the Xbox Live hit Limbo will be coming to PSN and Steam “very soon.” This announcement comes after rumors suggested that Limbo was heading for PSN when a rating for a [...]

New research emerges today showing that the Chrome operating system may have some serious flaws on its hands that leave it unusually open to being hacked.

There’s already a bunch of developers and games that have their own conventions, so it only seems natural that we’d get a Call of Duty convention eventually. That’s just what Call of Duty XP is, and from the way Activision describes it on their site, it sounds like the place [...]

The mobile payment processing market is getting a lot tougher every day, folks, with new competitors emerging looking to get a slice of that still hefty retail market. And the crew out at VeriFone have a new weapon in their turf war thanks to the newly-developed Payware Mobile Enterprise system.

Google and Virgin America will be offering a rather interesting perk come July 1st — the opportunity to “test fly” a Chromebook while you are traveling. And interestingly enough, the ability to do so will be free. Not to mention, if you borrow a Chromebook — you will also get [...]

You know, when you actually name a netbook the “Aspire One Happy 2″, you’re probably not too sure what to expect from a netbook whose name can best be described as “aggressively cheerful”. Adding in the pastels doesn’t make things any easier, either. But take heart, folks, because I’m going [...]

Ever since Nintendo customer service said last week that Xenoblade was coming to the US, fans have been trying to convince Nintendo that localizing the game (and a handful of other RPGs) would be a worthwhile endeavor by organizing a mass petition, and bringing Xenoblade to the top of the [...]