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HTC knows its next flagship must be an awesome device. In fact, if it fails to impress everyone — not just the media which loved the HTC One — it may end-up becoming irrelevant in the “smartphone game.” So the successor of the One must be something many will want to buy. The area of…
Chinese chip maker Allwinner unveiled its latest product, a new Optimus Board featuring its own A80 octa-core processor. In its current form, this product doesn’t seem made for smartphones and tablets. It will, however, enable vendors to make their own Android-based mini PCs. In fact, we would assume that with Optimus Board out, we can…
The Humble Bundle and Weekly Sales are some of the best deals in gaming, and a great way to support developers and charity! Today, the latest Humble Weekly Sale was announced and it’s another great line-up for a great price. The Humble Weekly Sale is a collection of games from Amanita Designs for a low, low price. Grab it here! Amanita Designs is…
Google Glass has been out in the wild since March of last year but there’s still no news on a release date for the general public. Google employees and a select group of “Explorers” have been sporting Google’s headset, but so far Google’s remained mum about a release date or pricing. Robert Scoble, probably the…
Best Buy has dramatically cut the price of Apple’s newest iPhones, offering the iPhone 5C for free and the iPhone 5S for $124 when coupled with a new two-year contract on Sprint, Verizon or AT&T. We haven’t seen a deal like this since before the holidays, when Target and Wal-Mart were offering the 16 GB versions of…
Archos announced a new line of affordable 4G LTE smartphones today, the Archos Helium 45 and Helium 50. The two devices will be unveiled at CES next week, and mark the birth of Archos’ Helium line which will pack mid-range specs into an affordable package. Made with emerging markets and first-time smartphone owners in mind,…
Gaming in 2013 ended with a bang! The year saw banner titles on consoles as well as PC. The last-gen consoles had major releases that proved they still had some juice left in them, especially the PS3. Of course, the biggest news was the huge launches of Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PS4. Now it’s…
We reported recently that Ryo Hazuki, the protagonist of Dreamcast cult classic Shenmue, was back in the news. Sega had been teasing images of Ryo driving all sorts of vehicles on its Facebook page. All signs were pointing to Ryo coming to Sega’s kart racer, Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed. Today Sega confirmed…
A new year, and more bummer news for BlackBerry. The Waterloo company has decided to let go one of their most important staff members, Alicia Keys. That’s right, she hung around longer than good ol’ Thorsten did. Wow. Alicia Keys was appointed to Creative Director of BlackBerry last year, and was the first of many…
Lenovo today announced its LTE-enabled Vibe Z handset will finally venture outside China into the rest of the world. The Vibe Z is a pretty solid device rocking a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display with a pixel density of 400 ppi. Body-wise it carries a thin, 7.9mm frame, and tucks away a powerful quad-core Snapdragon 800…