An interesting little tidbit coming out of Microsoft today, with news that the Redmond outfit has offered a job to a young Irish boy who came to their attention though a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 phishing scam.
Is this lovely slab of glass Google's next reference Android handset? If we are indeed looking at the 3rd Nexus phone, it would point to HTC being the manufacturer of choice once more after Google dropped the company it used for the Nexus One in favor of Samsung when it came time to bring the Nexus S into the world. But that isn't the only note-worthy aspect of this leaked photo. Not by a long shot.
Not content with fighting what appears to be their own personal war against online hackers, Sony has today released details of a new official wireless headset and microphone combination that they believe takes gaming to a new aural high.
Yesterday, we reported on Fei Lam, the teenager who got sued by Apple for owning a website that sold white iPhone 4 parts. In light of the lawsuit, Fast Company was able to interview him via, weirdly enough, instant messaging. While he was shy the whole time, and refused to comment on many aspects of his lawsuit and his net worth, I think the interview did show what it must be like to be in the guy's shoes.
Every so often a story comes along that just seems a bit odd. Then after reading past the first paragraph or two it some how manages to get even more odd, and eventually it closes with nothing but complete amazement. This is one of those stories, and it'll blow your mind.
Ever wondered what you did precisely one year ago? One of the indicators you can use to answer that question, especially if you're an Internet junkie, is to look at your Facebook wall. You could just go back and look, but would it be a lot more fun to be briefed daily on what you were doing the day before? That's where PastPosts comes in.
BlueStacks, the Android runtime development environment could be turned into a viable business after the company received $7.6m in Series A funding and has now signed a partnership with Citrix.
It's no secret that iOS is full of subtle but possible resource-intensive eye-candy. TidySpring is a Cydia tweak allows you to turn some of those features off in order to save RAM, battery life and processor resources.
Chainfire3D, more commonly known as CF3D, is an intermediary OpenGL driver that lets you play Tegra Zone Games on non-Tegra2 CPU devices. This app actually manipulates the system by acting as a bridge between the apps on your phone / device and graphic drivers.
After weeks of turmoil, PlayStation fans can finally rejoice, or at least just a bit, now that Sony's CFO hinted at a next-generation PlayStation console. While we still don't have any further details, at least we know they're working on it, right?
