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Microsoft reportedly plans to take a cut of used game sales
May 25, 2013 By Dan Graziano
Xbox One games are installed to the console's hard drive and registered to users' Xbox Live accounys. It remains unclear how the system will handle used games and Microsoft has failed to address the issue. According to a report from gaming news website MCV, retailers will be … [Read Entire Article]
Samsung reportedly supplying OLED displays for Google Glass
May 25, 2013 By Brad Reed
One of the more intriguing stories to follow in recent months has been the relationship between Samsung and several of the big-name tech companies that have relied upon it for components. Apple has made definitive moves away from Samsung and Google has shown some wariness … [Read Entire Article]
Yahoo reportedly places bid to buy Hulu stake
May 25, 2013 By Brad Reed
Yahoo is apparently determined to show that it can do more than pay $1.1 billion for a bunch of teenage girls' blogs. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg that Yahoo has submitted an offer to buy video streaming website Hulu, a sign that the company is still considering ways to … [Read Entire Article]
Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
May 25, 2013 By Brad Reed
The good news with patent suits is that even when they're successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now Ars Technica reports that yet another attempt to enforce a sales ban has fallen flat on its face, this time Motorola's attempt to … [Read Entire Article]
Yahoo reportedly places bid to buy Hulu stake
May 25, 2013 By Brad Reed
Yahoo is apparently determined to show that it can do more than pay $1.1 billion for a bunch of teenage girls' blogs. Unnamed sources tell Bloomberg … [Read Entire Article]
Another patent suit bites the dust: Motorola can’t ban Xbox
May 25, 2013 By Brad Reed
The good news with patent suits is that even when they're successful they very rarely result in outright sales bans of popular products. And now Ars … [Read Entire Article]
Reviews
New Speaker Lets You Stream ‘Play-Fi’ Wireless Audio From Android
May 22, 2013 By John Brandon
The new Phorus speaker system provides multi-room wireless audio streaming over Wi-Fi. It uses the new Android-based Play-Fi lossless streaming … [Read Entire Article]
Cat-App Fever: 3 Ways to Turn Your iPad Into a Cat Toy
May 21, 2013 By Lore Sjöberg
Your cat gets to do whatever it wants everywhere else in the house, so why not give it control of the iPad, too? … [Read Entire Article]
Home Theater Systems
Next Generation of Home Theater Systems: Bring 3D Home
September 13, 2012 By admin
Watching films in 3-D is clearly the future of the film industry, as it gives the viewer a new, immersive media experience when watching a movie that could never be attained through the classic two-dimensional experience. This has created a whole new market for movie theaters, where 3-D is meant to be seen with high-end [...]
Gaming
Xbox One controller’s “Menu” and “View” buttons detailed
May 25, 2013 By Sal Romano
Microsoft has detailed the “Menu” and “View” buttons on the new Xbox One controller, which replace the Xbox 360 controller’s “Start” and “Back” … [Read Entire Article]
Rumor: Xbox One games require regular authentication, used games won’t have a fee
May 25, 2013 By Adam Meadows
The Xbox One will require a periodic internet check to authenticate games, sources within Microsoft have reportedly told Polygon. It is also said that the console will not require a fee to play used … [Read Entire Article]
Cell Phones
Hipstamatic’s photo filter app Oggl now open for everyone
May 25, 2013 By Mariella Moon
Hipstamatic's subscription-based photo filter app is now publicly available on iTunes, a few … [Read Entire Article]
Next Browser for Android mashes up its rivals’ greatest hits (video)
May 24, 2013 By Jon Fingas
When few (if any) web browsers do everything well, many of us have more than one client just to … [Read Entire Article]
Playstation
New on Sony Entertainment Network
May 24, 2013 By Jeff Safran
Featured New Releases Daft Punk - Random Access Memories It’s rare that an artist’s new … [Read Entire Article]
Destiny: The Law of the Jungle
May 23, 2013 By DeeJ
Back at Bungie, we’re all hard at work gearing up for the big show in June, but we didn’t … [Read Entire Article]
Splinter Cell Blacklist CO-OP: 2 of 4 Mission Types Revealed
May 23, 2013 By Zack Cooper
For those who missed the last couple of posts I did here, my name is Zack Cooper. I’m … [Read Entire Article]
The Witness on PS4: Conversations with Creators
May 23, 2013 By Jonathan Blow
It’s been a few months since our last post on PlayStation.Blog, so I think it’s a … [Read Entire Article]
Science & SciFi
13 Unlucky Inventors Killed by Their Own Inventions
May 25, 2013 By Vincze Miklos
While some inventors enjoy fame and fortune thanks to their … [Read Entire Article]
Before the Swiss Army Knife, Victorian women wore ornate multitools
May 25, 2013 By Lauren Davis
Here's a device to add to your steampunk fiction: the … [Read Entire Article]
Apple
Farensius adds weather to your Mac menu bar
May 25, 2013 By Erica Sadun
For only US$0.99, the OS X Farensius app is just adorable. It adds a current weather indicator … [Read Entire Article]
Hands-on with the Kensington USB 3.0 Docking Station with Dual DVI/HDMI/VGA Video (Giveaway!)
May 25, 2013 By Steven Sande
The popularity of Apple's MacBook Pro and Air laptops is one of the reasons that Mac sales have … [Read Entire Article]
Caturday: Me-WoW!
May 25, 2013 By Steven Sande
We don't have a name for this week's Caturday model, but owner Baz Francis of Adelaide, South … [Read Entire Article]
iOS-only OnTrees hopes to be the Mint.com of the UK
May 25, 2013 By Michael Grothaus
I've been attending a lot of meetings with various London-based startups in the last few months … [Read Entire Article]
