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At Google’s earnings announcement today, CEO Larry Page dropped a few very interesting hints about the upcoming slate of phones coming from Motorola. Page intimated that the new crop of phones from Motorola will impress: “In today’s multi-screen world, the opportunities are endless. Think about your device. Battery life is a challenge for most people.…
Girls in the Los Angeles area are getting a chance to learn about the game development processs! The new badge program, a partnership between Women In Games International and The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles will help encourage future women game developers entering a still male-dominated industry. The Boy Scouts of America recently began game design merit badge program…
Everybody stop what you’re doing and check out this amazing infographic on controllers through the years, and their branching evolutionary paths. I can’t get enough of this beautiful and meticulously thorough print! It’s both eye-catching and informative, and really nicely designed. It would look as good on the wall of your gaming cave as it…
The first Google Glass models are shipping to those lucky few “Google Explorers”, folks given the opportunity to purchase the $1500 device early. The Explorers get Glass before anyone else and in turn they provide real life beta testing for the wearable tech. One Explorer, Ed (last name kept anonymous) from Philadelphia listed his on…
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued a formal complaint to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday. In it they contend that Mobile Carriers are creating security risks for their customers by not releasing updates in a timely manner. As anyone still suffering with an ancient version of Android can tell you, carriers can take…
Since T-Mobile began its Simple Choice plans, customers of other carriers have been clamoring for similar no contract plans. One Verizon customer, Mike Beauchamp of Wichita, Kansas, decided to go further and started an online petition on Change.org. As of this posting, it’s up to 74,369 supporters and rising. The text of the petition implores Verizon to allow a…
At today’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced a new Legend of Zelda for the 3DS. The new game is set in the world of fan favorite The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but it isn’t a direct sequel. Visually, it’s an homage to its 16 bit forebear. It’s made of polygons but…
It didn’t take long for Facebook Home to run for the border and make itself a niche in Canada, and it appears to have set sail for the UK as well! Home, unveiled at an event at Facebook headquarters earlier this month, and out in the US since the 12th is now available in the…
Retail site Newegg.com tantalized Gran Turismo fans with a pre order for GT 6 today. While the listing was taken down almost as quickly as it went up, the screenshots remain and hint at a potential release date of November 11 this year! There’s been no comment so far from Sony about the leak but I’m…
Dungeon Hunter 4, the latest installment in Gameloft’s popular hack and slash franchise is live in the Google Play store and it looks great. The long-awaited sequel looks to be a refinement of the previous games’ Diablo lite style and has single player content as well as several multiplayer modes. From the Play Store: REDISCOVER…