Author: James Mowery

Let me make this perfectly clear: I love Mortal Kombat. “Flawless victory” was constantly echoed from my room when I was younger as I destroyed all who stood in my way. So imagine my happiness when I learned that Warner Bros decided that it was time to bring back the series, and not only that, but they were going to market the new game with a live-action web series that would span nine episodes. Well, today marks the premier of the first episode. It’s only 12 minutes long, but it a great watch that leaves you wanting more. Follow the nine-part series here….

Want the new Kindle 3? Want it cheaper than what most people have paid? Amazon may have the answer with the new $114 Kindle 3. It’s $25 less than the Wi-Fi only version. The catch? You’ll have to deal with more advertising. This move was, admittedly, a bit unexpected. Impressions were that Amazon would lower the price of the Kindle 3 (both Wi-Fi and 3G-enabled versions) to eventually compete with the iPad. The idea sounded good: perhaps a price drop for the holiday season this year with preparations for a new Kindle 4? But that wasn’t the plan. It wasn’t even close. Instead, Amazon has tossed us a curveball…

Seen The Social Network? Well, they might need to remake the movie if what Paul Ceglia claims turns out to be true. He claims that he gave Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, $1,000 to fund the project with the understanding that he would maintain 50 percent ownership, with more possible if the project was not completed by a deadline. This one might actually be legit. Paul Ceglia, who has taken Facebook to court before and lost and has been convicted of fraud, has refilled a law suit against Facebook, bringing bigger guns and bigger evidence with him. A significantly larger law firm is backing…

Hauling around chairs is somewhat of a pain. Carrying them to the beach or to an outdoor event is more annoying than it should be. But the Flux Chair hopes to change all that, and you know what, they might have something amazing here. But the coolest part about this chair is that it is ultra portable, weighs around 10 pounds, and did we mention that it folds? Now it’s available for purchase in the U.S….

Yes, Microsoft is making great strides with Windows 8. Yes, Microsoft is making a document reader. Yes, it is a document reader… but there is a reason why this is noteworthy. Why? It’s called AppX. This Windows 8 document reader is the first known application for Windows 8 that will utilize AppX technology. AppX is a new packaging technology that will make applications act more Windows Phone 7 apps. They will be self-contained packages that can be used to run and install applications to the operating system. And if it sounds a lot like what Mac OS X already does… well… yeah…: Of even more interest,…

Google is notorious for tracking people’s activities online. In fact, the search giant probably knows more about your own habits than you do yourself. Google stepped it recently up when they allowed users the ability to explore their location data with Latitude. But now that data will be available on Android devices too, along with a few more upgrades. A recent Google Maps update (to version 5.3) has enabled a few new interesting bits of functionality for users of Google Latitude, a location service that enables users to check in and share their location data with friends. The first is the location…

It’s another year, which means the time has come for Google to take yet another shot at social. They added another one to the mix, and I got to hand it to Google, this one is… different. Google is calling it +1 — yes, +1 is the name. It’s a new social feature that integrates into Google Search. Users can actually access it right now by activating it within Google’s experimental options. But if you’re in no hurry, it will eventually be rolled out to everyone in the future. But what is +1, exactly? Introducing Google +1 Well, the best way to introduce Google +1 is to start off with the button itself….

Were you hoping for a new iPad, iPhone, or other Apple-related gadget at the almost-instantly-sold-out Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 6? Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there isn’t going to be any. Apple has stated that WWDC 2011 is all about software. What this means is that iOS is likely to receive a major facelift in the near future. Heavy emphasis on software and iOS improvements are going to be made this summer. And, personally, I’m betting that some big announcement involving music is going to happen. Of course, we will also probably see Mac OS X Lion making its way…

Apparently it is, according to creative hacker who gutted an original Nintendo NES cartridge, purchased some parts, stuck ‘em inside, and managed to create a working Nintendo NES console out of it all. In fact, you actually stick a cartridge within a cartridge. It’s nothing short of amazing. I would so buy one of these in a heartbeat….

Watch out, Google. Step aside, Apple. There’s a new way to store and play music, and it also happens to be free. It’s all thanks to Amazon’s Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, and you can be sure that this could be a game changer. Before now, the most popular way to purchase music was to fire up iTunes, pick a few songs, buy ‘em, and store them on your hard drive for playing. But that is so 10 years ago! We now have a plethora of online storage at our disposal, so much, in fact, that companies are giving it away. So why not take advantage of it? Well, Amazon wants to satisfy that demand with the creation of Cloud Drive…