Archive for 'Gadgets & Games'

Jay-Z Launches New Facebook Application “Empire”

Jay-Z Launches New Facebook Application “Empire”

Known for a host of business ventures, Jay is stepping further into the digital game with the launch of his new Facebook application, Empire. The Facebook game will allow players to “live the dream” and mirror [...]

The new iPad is here and it has a Retina Display packing a million more pixels than your HD TV

The new iPad is here and it has a Retina Display packing a million more pixels than your HD TV

In case you had any doubts, Apple just unveiled at a media event in San Francisco the new iPad and boy does it have that ultra-high resolution display you have clamored for. Apple’s marketing honcho said, [...]

HTC One series comparison

HTC One series comparison

HTC showed off their new One Series this week at Mobile World Congress, and more than a few people seemed to get excited at the upcoming handsets from the long-time Android OEM. We don’t blame you at all, they [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 hits Verizon on March 1 for $499

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 hits Verizon on March 1 for $499

Samsung announced in a press release this morning that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, also known as the “world’s thinnest 4G LTE tablet,” would land in Verizon stores March 1 for $499 on the typical two-year [...]

HTC’s Beats Audio sound profile ported for all Android Gingerbread devices

HTC’s Beats Audio sound profile ported for all Android Gingerbread devices

You are probably familiar with Beats by Dre headphones that HTC now packages with many of its smartphones after inking a $300 million deal with the company last year. Those devices are  apparently supposed to pack the Beats Audio unique [...]

Munster on Apple’s mythical HDTV set: ‘It will be the biggest thing in consumer electronics since the smartphone’

Munster on Apple’s mythical HDTV set: ‘It will be the biggest thing in consumer electronics since the smartphone’

Pictured above: An Apple television concept render by Guilherme Schasiepen. Piper Jaffray’s resident Apple analyst Gene Munster stands out as arguably the most outspoken proponent of an Apple-branded HDTV television set otherwise known as the mythical iTV. [...]

‘Select’ PS Vita apps hit the US PlayStation Store: Netflix, LiveTweet and Flickr (Update: video hands-on)

‘Select’ PS Vita apps hit the US PlayStation Store: Netflix, LiveTweet and Flickr (Update: video hands-on)

By Joe Pollicino  Did you just brave the lines of a midnight launch party and snag yourself a PS Vita in the US? Good news ye early adopters, Sony’s PlayStation.Blog.US has just announced that select free apps will be available as [...]

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G making its way into T-Mobile stores in March for $150

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G making its way into T-Mobile stores in March for $150

We heard about Samsung’s Galaxy S Blaze 4G – a device that wins second place for longest name behind the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch — last month at CES, but details were incredibly scarce. Of [...]

New Nike+ apps and shoes cater to basketball players and training athletes

New Nike+ apps and shoes cater to basketball players and training athletes

By Terrence O’Brien  Nike just keep building on its Nike+ brand, turning what started life as a glorified pedometer, into a full-fledged workout-tracking platform. Hot on the heels of the FuelBand comes Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training, two new experiences with [...]

Twitter for iPhone update brings back swipe, copy and paste shortcuts

Twitter for iPhone update brings back swipe, copy and paste shortcuts

  Twitter updated its iOS app with long overdue usability enhancements and a host of little improvements and bug fixes. Twitter for iOS version 4.1, a free download from the App Store, brought back the handy swipe shortcut. [...]