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Weekend Open Forum: Most memorable videogame boss fights
- Boss fights have been a staple of video games since the beginning. Whether you play something as seemingly innocent as Mario or a game that scares the bejesus out of you. At the end of a level or the game…
Yahoo launches Axis search browser for desktop, mobile platforms
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In its continued effort to supply us with head-scratching headlines, Yahoo has unveiled a pseudo-Web browser. Dubbed "Axis," the HTML5-based software will be a standalone browser for mobile platforms including iOS and Android, while the desktop version installs as a plug-in...
Windows 8 removes need for 'F8' key, advanced boot menu redesigned
- On Microsoft's MSDN blog, the company has revealed in great detail some of the changes we can expect to see to boot options inherent in Windows 8. Most notably, gone are the days of tapping F8 repeatedly. Also gone is…
Motorola challenges traditional TV interface with DreamGallery
- Motorola may not make television sets but they believe they know what the future interface of connected devices should look like. During a cable television convention in Boston, the company demonstrated a new concept for connected sets called DreamGallery.
Leap Motion reveals super-accurate gesture control system for $70
- A San Francisco startup called Leap Motion is showing off a new device it believes will be the future of gesture-based controls. At first glance their system does pretty much the same as Kinect, translating hand movement onto the screen,…
UK book chain Waterstones strikes deal with Amazon to sell Kindle
- Struggling UK book seller Waterstones announced today that it has signed a commercial agreement with Amazon to offer customers Amazon's Kindle e-readers as well as e-book related services across its almost 300 strong chain of stores in the UK.
Google revamps search engine with new tool, Knowledge Graph
- Internet search giant Google announced a major overhaul for its search engine on their official blog yesterday evening, bringing Knowledge Graph as well as more "human-like" search functions to provide answers to user queries directly on its search result pages. …
Electric Imp wants to power the "Internet of Things"
- The “Internet of Things” promises to bring a world where, at some point, all electronic devices will be intelligent and connected. Your refrigerator will know what’s inside and inform you if you are running low on milk, for example, you…
Microsoft improves multi-monitor support in Windows 8 Release Preview
- Microsoft plans to make several improvements on how Windows manages multi-monitor setups starting with the next major release of its popular operating system. In a post at the Building Windows 8 Blog — which oddly enough has been taken down…
Genetically-engineered viruses may power devices of the future
- Riding along a fine line between modern day technology and creepy science fiction, Department of Energy researchers unveiled a device which generates energy by harnessing the electro-mechanical properties of genetically-engineered viruses. The nanotechnology-based power generator leverages piezoelectric principles, an old concept…
Rumor: Apple to drop Google Maps in iOS 6, may add 3D maps
- Sources close to 9to5Mac have reported that Apple intends to replace Google Maps in iOS 6 with an "in-house" maps application. Interestingly, this discovery is further supported by Apple's quiet acquisitions of Placebase, C3 and Poly9 -- all of which…
Max Payne 3 launch trailer revealed ahead of game release
- Rockstar Games has released the official launch trailer for Max Payne 3. The minute and a half footage doesn’t show too much actual game play but fans of the series will no doubt gather some more information about the overall…
Bing goes social with Facebook, Twitter integration
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In what it claims to be the largest update ever, Microsoft will introduce social results to its search engine -- not unlike the "Search, Plus Your World" initiative Google shared in January. However, instead of showing only Google+ data, Bing will incorporate info from relevant contacts...
Wolfenstein 3D turns 20, celebrates with free web version
- This past Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of “Wolfenstein 3D,” the game that essentially laid the groundwork for the first-person shooter genre and influenced many of id Software's titles for years. To celebrate the milestone, Bethesda (which acquired iD Software…
Valve releases simplifed Portal 2 level editor for PC and Mac
- Portal 2 fans rejoice: Valve has released the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC, otherwise known as a level editor / puzzle maker. The free content was automatically rolled out to PC and Mac title owners yesterday via Steam.
Microsoft SoundWave is a Kinect without the camera
- Microsoft has been a pioneer in gesture control with their Kinect motion sensing device but a new venture from a Microsoft Research project team aims to essentially do the same thing without the cameras. SoundWave allows the user to control…
Samsung hands out prototype Tizen handsets to developers
- Those in attendance at the Tizen developer’s conference in San Francisco are being given Samsung prototype devices loaded with version 1.0 of the budding operating system. The crew from The Handheld Blog was in attendance and has plenty to share…
Samsung Focus 2 on its way to AT&T, hands-on
- Samsung and AT&T have announced the Focus 2, the successor to the earlier Focus Windows Phone smartphones sold by the carrier. The Focus 2 features support for AT&T's LTE network - a first for a Windows Phone from Samsung -…
Disney Research's Touché takes touch interfaces to the next level
- Have you ever wanted to control devices by touching everyday objects and even parts of your body? Sure you have! And a team at Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University is working on the technology to make it possible. Dubbed…
Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone hands-on
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Samsung launched its new Galaxy S III smartphone with great fanfare today in London. The Galaxy S III sports a new, 4.8-inch Super AMOLED 720p display, but thanks to Samsung's judicious trimming of the bezel surrounding the screen, the phone isn't much wider than last year's Galaxy S II with its 4.3-inch display.
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