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The Smithsonian institution made great strides for video games as a creative medium when it began its exhibition on the Art of Video Games last year. Like motion pictures before them, video games have had a rocky time being accepted as an art. In recent years a new crop of stylized indies have showcased just…
The Humble Bundle hits just keep rolling in. Recently the Humble Mobile Bundle 3 brought a slew of great games, now Android devices are getting more love! The Humble Bundle for PC and Android 8 includes 6 games that are playable on Android devices, Windows PCs, Macs and Linux boxes! This time around, it’s pay what you will for tree-chopping fun…
As 2013 comes to an end, companies around the globe are reflecting on the past year, compiling lists of memes, events, devices and apps created and sold during the last year. Apple has released its best of 2013 picks on the iTunes Store, with Apple staff picking the best in music, movies, TV shows, books,…
Cyber bullying is a major problem for kids growing up in this high-tech day and age. Now a team of game developers from Electronic Arts have founded a new studio and released High School Story, a fun and educational iOS game for kids that combats depression in teens and issues around cyber bullying. Spawned by the…
Finally, the Moto X’s wood back option has arrived! Well, sort of. Droid Life first spotted the Moto X’s wood back customization option just a little while ago, and it is showing up in the MotoMaker customization tool. MotoMaker shows a bamboo option at the moment, but here’s the catch: it’s not available right now,…
Google gave us a surprise last week with the unveiling of the first ever Google Play Edition tablet, the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition, and has wasted no time in bringing the newest version of Android 4.4.2 for the tablet. The device launched with Android 4.4 KitKat upon its release just one week…
Not having a YouTube app to boast about included in its long list of channel apps has remained a huge problem for Roku. Now that issue is no more as the leading set-top-box has finally gotten its hands on Google’s massively popular video streaming service. YouTube and Roku announced today that the video streaming service…
BlackBerry device owners are in for a treat today, as Twitter has updated their BlackBerry app with some awesome new features. Twitter now includes BBM integration, allowing users to Tweet and update their BBM status at the same time. Here’s the full changelog from BlackBerry World: Larger Home Timeline Photo Preview – Tweets with Twitter…
2013 sure was a big year for smartphones and technology in general. 2013 brought us the iPhone 5s and 5c, the HTC One family and too many Samsung devices to count. In celebration of the turbulent year that is 2013, Google has released a plethora of lists detailing the top search terms of the year,…
Instagram just updated its app on Windows Phone with some basic features found on both Android and iOS. Version 0.2 brings the ability for users to tag people in photos and now the option to use locations and add photos to maps. This isn’t anything new but they’re much-needed features; being able to upload content…