Microsoft reportedly working on Kinect-enabled laptops

Microsoft reportedly working on Kinect-enabled laptops
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Industry News
  • Microsoft is testing a prototype netbook running Windows 8 which replaces the typical webcam with a row of sensors across the top of the screen, according to a report by The Daily. The company is supposedly testing its Kinect technology…

Weekend game deals: 50% off F.E.A.R. 3, Bastion, Space Marine

Weekend game deals: 50% off F.E.A.R. 3, Bastion, Space Marine
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Tech Deals
  • The pickings are slimmer than usual this week. Direct2Drive now redirects to a digital section of GameFly, but we don't see any deals -- nor are there any noteworthy sales at Origin, Games for Windows or Green Man Gaming. However, Steam, GameStop and GamersGate are...

North Carolina city becomes the first with access to 'Super Wi-Fi' network

North Carolina city becomes the first with access to
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Residents in New Hanover Country in Wilmington, North Carolina have become the first in the country to have access to a Super Wi-Fi network. As the first county to successfully transition from analog to digital television signal transmission, officials felt…

Samsung credits strong smartphone sales for record Q4 revenue

Samsung credits strong smartphone sales for record Q4 revenue
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Samsung has posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly profit that is largely based on the success of smartphone sales during the holiday buying season. The South Korean company also announced plans to spend $22 billion this year to increase chip…

Portal lead designer demos her upcoming title, Quantum Conundrum

Portal lead designer demos her upcoming title, Quantum Conundrum
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Kim Swift, a level designer and team leader for Valve's Portal franchise, has a new project in the works and recently offered an eight-minute demo that definitely got my interest piqued. Developed by Airtight Games and published by Square Enix,…

Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP effective immediately

Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP effective immediately
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein has left Hewlett-Packard effective today. No reason was given for his departure although it seems that both parties split on good terms, as first reported by All Things D. Rubinstein has reportedly completed his mandatory...

Nintendo reveals Nintendo Network for Wii U online connectivity

Nintendo reveals Nintendo Network for Wii U online connectivity
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • Following up on his announcement yesterday regarding a release date for their next generation console, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that the Wii U will be built around an online service similar to Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation…

Spotify has 3 million paid subscribers, 20% of active user base

Spotify has 3 million paid subscribers, 20% of active user base
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Music streaming service Spotify has reached 3 million paid subscribers across the 12 markets it currently operates in. The figure, revealed at a recent event by chief content officer Ken Parks, means that more than 20% of its "active" user…

EU Parliament member quits ACTA, calling it a masquerade

EU Parliament member quits ACTA, calling it a masquerade
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • In an unprecedented move, the French MEP Kader Arif has quit his position of scrutinizing the upcoming Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) for the European Parliament, calling the passage through...

Twitter begins censoring tweets by country, when required by law

Twitter begins censoring tweets by country, when required by law
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web
  • Twitter has confirmed that it will begin to censor tweets, if required by law, on a country by country basis. Until now the micro-blogging service has remained a free and open platform for millions of people worldwide, empowering its users…

Valve launches Steam Mobile for iOS and Android devices

Valve launches Steam Mobile for iOS and Android devices
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing
  • After years of begging, avid Steam users will finally be able to access Valve's gaming platform on mobile devices. The company announced yesterday that Steam applications for both iOS and Android are readily available for download through each operating system's…
Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520: Quad-Display Budget Card
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 5:13 AM by Steven Walton | Filed in TechSpot
  • Multi-monitor technology was originally designed for productivity and it's still the driving force behind such technology today. Graphic designers, video editors, stock traders and other professionals greatly benefit from several screens, but they don't necessarily demand the raw GPU power high-end gamers do.

    Hoping to address those needs, Galaxy has begun offering Nvidia's cards with enhanced multi-display support. Today we are going to test an affordable MDT X4 card based on the low-end GeForce GT 520.

Crytek teases Warface, upcoming free-to-play military shooter

Crytek teases Warface, upcoming free-to-play military shooter
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • Announced in November 2010, Crytek has mostly kept its upcoming free-to-play venture under lock and key, but it's hoping to pique your interest this week with a few new screenshots. Called Warface, the title is planned as a PC-exclusive military…

Paradox: DRM is a waste of money, only pleases investors

Paradox: DRM is a waste of money, only pleases investors
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming
  • DRM has been a major point of contention between publishers and gamers in recent years. The former argues that restrictions are needed to prevent piracy, while the latter says that's a load of baloney because DRM-laced software lands on filesharing sites anyway...

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak

Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Software
  • In a PDF outlining the impact of its proprietary source code being stolen, Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere until the next update is issued. This warning includes users who are running pcAnywhere 12.0, 12.1 and 12.5, which is the latest version.…

Intel buys RealNetworks patents and video codec software for $120 million

Intel buys RealNetworks patents and video codec software for $120 million
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • Intel has agreed to purchase roughly 190 patents, 170 patent applications and next generation video codec software from RealNetworks for $120 million. The buy isn’t expected to have any material impact on RealNetworks’ business as they will still retain certain…

Motorola targets iPhone 4S and iCloud in new lawsuit, probably with Google's blessing

Motorola targets iPhone 4S and iCloud in new lawsuit, probably with Google
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The patent wars rages on in the smartphone and tablet markets and the latest salvo comes from none other than Motorola Mobility, which is currently in the process of being acquired by Google. On Wednesday, the company filed yet another…

AT&T records $6.7 billion loss despite record smartphone sales

AT&T records $6.7 billion loss despite record smartphone sales
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • AT&T posted financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011 today. Leading the way for AT&T was record-breaking sales of 9.4 million smartphones which is nearly twice as many sold in the previous quarter and doubles the company’s previous quarterly…

Scientists successfully cloak three-dimensional object in free space

Scientists successfully cloak three-dimensional object in free space
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Scientists at the University of Texas in Austin have successfully “cloaked” a three-dimensional object in free space for the first time. Unfortunately they were only able to do so for waves in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning…

Google: "Hundreds" of schools use Chromebooks‎

Google: "Hundreds" of schools use Chromebooks‎
  • Posted January 26, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Google's Chromebooks haven't exactly seen the kind widespread consumer adoption the company would like, but apparently they are starting to make some small inroads in the education market. During his keynote at the annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) conference in…

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