Archive for November, 2011 - Page 9
Samsung Nexus Prime Gets Official Listing at Best Buy, Complete with Pricing
A few days ago we saw a strange Best Buy ad which featured the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in all its glory, but Best Buy used a different name for the device, the Nexus Prime. That’s what the phone used to be called ahead of its official launch, and now nobody, [...]
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New iOS 5 / iOS 5.0.1 Tethered Jailbreak Tool Available, Ac1dSn0w Beta 1
iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1 can already be jailbroken, the tethered (or semi-tethered) way, although the jailbreak tools that are currently available to the public do not support the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 at this time.
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5th Cell CEO Says Current $60 Retail Model Is Broken
There’s no denying it – being a video gamer is an expensive hobby. Sure, there’s always some sale going on and at any given point in time, there’s some awesome game being offered at a discounted price, but if you like to buy your games new and support the developers [...]
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iPhone 4S Unlock Looks Promising, iPhone Dev Team Says
When looking at the iOS jailbreaking/unlocking ecosystem we’ll always witness a cat and mouse game between Apple and hackers. One one hand Apple is trying to block them from jailbreaking and subsequently unlocking (where applicable) iOS devices and on the other hand these devs are always trying to find new [...]
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Ubisoft Possibly Researching New Call Of Juarez Game
Ubisoft broke a lot of hearts when it released Call of Juarez: The Cartel earlier this year. Even though the Call of Juarez series was never really been a blockbuster game series, the first two Call of Juarez games still pulled in a healthy amount of fans. It looked like [...]
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Ubuntu Linux Losing Popularity Among Users
Ubuntu Linux has been the poster-child of user-friendly Linux distributions in the past, with a friendly user interface and both community and official support. But Ubuntu is reportedly losing market share in desktop operating systems.
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Dell Fumbles Graphics Card Buying Advice, Briefly Tricks Buyers
It’s not everyday that we see Dell, or any other PC maker for that matter, try to con buyers into getting a more expensive computer setup buy showing them the wrong kind of advice.
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I Am Alive Creative Director Explains Controversial Remarks
Man, Ubisoft has been in the news a lot lately. First, I Am Alive creative director Stanislas Mettra went a little bit crazy on PC gamers when talking about the possibility of a PC version of I Am Alive, and then today we get news that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier [...]
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Government Cracks Down on Piracy Websites, Seizes 131 Domains Allegedly Illegally Distributing Copyrighted Content
The U.S. government is doing a crackdown on alleged digital pirates in the weekend leading to Cyber Monday. More than 130 domain names were reported to have been taken over, in a bid to reduce distribution of copyrighted material through illegal means.
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Batman: Arkham City PC Having Issues Running With DirectX 11
Well folks, Batman: Arkham City finally made it to PC, but unfortunately, this late launch is not without its problems. In fact, Batman: Arkham City is quite broken post-launch, with players experiencing issues while running the game with DirectX 11.
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