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Mobile gaming is here to stay, and may even surpass the popularity of consoles, as developers increasingly turn their attention to mobile platforms. According to the Game Developers Conference 2013 State of the Industry Survey, game developers are developing less for consoles and PC’s than in the past. The survey, which polled over 2,500 North American game developers who…
Ford has already been at the forefront of smart car technology, and is maintaining its position by announcing that it would be releasing the source code for its Sync AppLink platform to Genivi. Genivi is an open source development platform that focuses on the adoption of In-Vehicle Infotainment. Its aim is to create a platform for in-vehicle systems…
Owners of the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Stellar are about to get a nice little present. Verizon has confirmed that they will be releasing an new update for the Galaxy Stellar, which will bring the device up to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The update will include support for 64GB microSD cards, an improved spell checking app, improved multimedia message handling…
Artists in the modern age have some very interesting tools at their disposal, and now all one needs for a full on urban art show is an iPad, a projector and an app called Tagtool. The app, in conjunction with a projector, turns any surface into a virtual canvas. The app allows users to create works of…
Sprint announced today that it is now selling the ZTE Force, an affordable 4G LTE handset. The Force is an entry-level offering that includes a 4-inch WVGA display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage. Besides LTE, connectivity options also include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, and NFC. There’s also a…
BlackBerry unveiled the BlackBerry 10-powered Z10 handset earlier this year and the phone is now available from a handful of carriers. To address some issue in the first generation BB10 device, BlackBerry is pushing out its first public update for the handset. According to BlackBerry’s website, the update for the Z10 includes the following tweaks…
Windows today is finally bringing it’s panorama app Photsynth to Windows Phone 8 users. The app had previously been released on iOS and Windows Phone 7, but was missing on Windows’ newest platform. Microsoft has taken the time to make sure Photosynth works flawlessly with Windows Phone 8’s features, and is promising “beautiful and immersive” panorama shots. Some…
Today the Sony Xperia TL is getting a substantial update, bringing the device from Android 4.0 to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. This update brings some major changes to the device, improving performance and bringing new features to Sony’s handset. Although Sony has not released a full changelog of the update, the manufacturer has confirmed that…
Battery warnings rank right up there as some of the most boring dialogs on earth. How many times have you seen the “20% of battery remaining” alert and just mindlessly tapped it away? Spotted by Gizmodo, College Humor has a great clip showing battery warnings that’ll force you to take notice of the fact that…
Round three of our Kickass Startups series is here. First we wrote about the 1 Second Everyday App in the iOS App Store, then came the awesome Spigen Metal Slate line of cases for the iPhone 5, and now we have a new project on Kickstarter called the Rhino Shield. The Rhino Shield looks like…