Nissan gives the Leaf a new energy-efficient Bose audio system
Typically, when we think of electric vehicles and driving range, we only think about the electric motors that actually propel the vehicle. However, electric vehicles have more than the electric motors...
View ArticleOUYA to release new console every year
It looks like the OUYA will see an upgrade each year. At the 2013 DICE Summit, OUYA CEO Julie Uhrman said that they want to follow a strategy similar to the mobile industry, where manufacturers release...
View ArticleFreedomPop raises $4.3 million in additional funding, lets users share data
Wireless provider FreedomPop, which offers free data to smartphone users, has announced additional funding of $4.3 million in order to bolster up its network and provide customers with more features....
View ArticleSony reports net loss of $115 million in Q3 2012 earnings
On the tail end of quarterly earnings, Sony has reported its financial earnings for Q4 2012 (Q3 2012 fiscal year). The company made a revenue of $22.4 billion, but recorded a net loss of $115 million....
View ArticleWikipad lives: 7-inch gaming tablet arriving this spring for $249
Back in October, the Wikipad was hit with a delay on the day that it was supposed to be released. Since then, we haven’t heard much about it, and the company was even a no-show at CES, despite have...
View ArticleThree temporarily free iOS games you NEED to download
Today there are three apps out there in iTunes land that you’re going to need to go ahead and download as fast as you can – each of them is temporarily free and each of them is excellent. The first of...
View ArticleBoeing to redesign 787 battery as a temporary fix
After the FAA decided to ground all Boeing 787 Dreamliners last month, a massive investigation began to determine the cause of the battery failures inside the new planes. It turns out that the...
View ArticleSilicon Valley job growth now at dot-com era levels
Remember the good ‘ole days of the dot-com boom? The late 90s was a great time for Silicon Valley, creating jobs left and right. However, job growth hasn’t reached quite that level since then, except...
View ArticleBamital Botnet destroyed: Microsoft, Symantec victorious
This week the Botnet known as Bamital has been reported dead by the two warriors that claim to have killed it: Symantec and Microsoft. This report shows that the death of said botnet will take down its...
View ArticleSamsung and Chillingo bring “100% Indie” gaming portal to battle NVIDIA
It would seem that Samsung is attempting to get in on the underground vibe with their newest team-up with the gaming group known as Chillingo in an effort they’re calling “100% Indie.” This portal will...
View ArticleMicrosoft brings back “Scroogled” campaign to attack Gmail
Microsoft is back at it, folks. You may remember when they first launched their “Scroogled” campaign in order to get back at Google and attack the company for their supposed anti-privacy ways. It looks...
View ArticleMicrosoft hints at Surface Pro battery add-on
The reviews are in for Microsoft’s Surface Pro, and while it’s been a mixed bag overall, we actually enjoyed our time with the tablet, but one area that many people weren’t too pleased about was...
View ArticleXbox 720 specs “suggested” by former Microsoft exec
This week the Microsoft Xbox 720 specifications are flying like leaves off a tree, and today’s bit of information comes from none other that former Microsoft executive Joachim Kempin. This man was the...
View ArticleUbisoft announces new Assassin’s Creed game
Today during Ubisoft’s post-earnings financial call, company CEO Yves Guillemot announced that the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed series will launch in Ubisoft’s fiscal year 2014, which could...
View ArticleASUS “ultra-budget” tablet leaked: Nexus 7 redux
With the ASUS-made Google Nexus 7 still selling like hotcakes here several months after its initial debut, a second “bargain basement” device appearing this week shouldn’t come as too much of a...
View ArticleiPhone “Mailbox” live in app store, keeps a line outside
The first rule of running a successful nightclub is: always keep a line – and that’s exactly what the folks at Orchestra are doing to make their new app “Mailbox” a success right out of the box here at...
View ArticleSkype for iOS updates with automatic call recovery, IM improvements
Today Skype released an update for the iPhone and iPad, both of which are getting some exclusive new features. Both devices now have automatic call recovery, meaning that dropped calls will result in...
View ArticleStar Trek actor William Shatner calls ISS Cdr. Chris Hadfield
This morning saw the interview of all interviews. Star Trek actor William Shatner called up to the ISS to talk to Commander Chris Hadfield about the NASA space program, going to Mars, and taking risks....
View ArticleOUYA Accelerates
With the Microsoft Xbox 720 and the Sony PlayStation 4 looming, it may seem strange that an Android-based gaming console called OUYA would have any impact on the public’s interest. But there it is, a...
View ArticleNissan unveils new performance lineup at 2013 Chicago Auto Show
Nissan pulled out all the stops at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show taking place this week. The company unveiled two new NISMO vehicles and new commercial vehicle, one of which is a new 2014 370Z, the other...
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