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Rovio has officially announced Angry Birds Star Wars II, which will be available for iOS and Android on September 19th. The game expands on the Angry Birds Star Wars franchise by offering a slew of new characters and abilities from across the Star Wars universe. The game will now include characters and storylines from the…
According to the Financial Times, Apple is reportedly looking to hire engineers with a background in wearable computing to work on its smart watch. Inside sources say Apple is struggling with engineering problems and needs to bring in additional talent. Details on the technological hurdles that are styming Apple were not revealed by the anonymous…
In what is likely a gross violation of Apple’s NDA, all the WWDC 2013 session videos have been uploaded to YouTube. As reported by Macstories and noted by Colloquy developer Timothy Hatcher, the videos are being hosted by an account named WWDCVideos and is probably not an official account. This account was created on June…
According to China’s Xinhua news agency, a 23-year-old Xinjiang woman was electrocuted when she answered her iPhone while it was charging. The victim, Ma Ailun, was a resident of the city of Changji and a former flight attendant for China Southern Airlines. The news of the electrocution hit Chinese microblog Sina Weibo and has spread quickly in the…
Apple may be on a brink of trouble in Russia where the third major operator has joined the other two and has quit selling the iPhone. After MTS and Megafon, Vimpelcom’s Beeline is next to stop selling Apple’s smartphone, citing the company’s harsh conditions as a reason for taking this route. According to Russian Hi-Tech…
Own an iPhone 4/4S? Feeling unsafe walking around your neighborhood? Perhaps this new iPhone case is made for you. Unlike regular, dull iPhone cases, the Indiegogo-funded Yellow Jacket case rocks a 650,000-volt stun gun! Available for $139.99 for the iPhone 4/4S (iPhone 5 version is on the way), it’s touted as a perfect accessory for…
AT&T has acquired Leap Wireless for a sum of $1.19 billion in cash today. Leap Wireless, which is also known as Cricket is a gigantic telecommunications company in the U.S., with over five million subscribers. AT&T is buying Leap Wireless shares for $15 per share, which totals $1.19 billion. Along with Leap Wireless’ spectrum, AT&T…
Yesterday, Ebay announced a new app that aims to simplify the designing and purchasing of custom 3D printed items. “Exact“, out now for iPhone lets you customize and purchase your own items from within the app. Steve Yankovich, Vice President of Innovation and New Ventures for eBay spoke highly of his company’s new app: “Shoppers today not…
Rovio has got something big for us next Monday, July 15th. The masterminds behind Angry Birds have released a Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace themed picture, which means that Angry Birds Star Wars will be getting some new levels, characters and features next week. Rovio released it’s Star Wars themed version of Angry…
Rovio’s newly minted publishing wing, Rovio Stars, released its second game today – and its first for Android devices! Tiny Thief is out today on the Google Play store and iTunes Tiny Thief, from developers, 5 Ants Games is a stylish nod to the point and click puzzlers of the past or more recent entries like…