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In recent years, mobile gaming has risen to dominate the gaming market, exceeding both console gaming and PC gaming in terms or revenue. While this may worry non-mobile gaming companies, Sony believes that smartphones may actually prove beneficial to the next-gen consoles. The threat of mobile to tr
A group of hackers has managed to save the usernames and numbers of over 4.6 million Snapchat users and has published the information on their website. The website, called SnapchatDB, claims that it was able to obtain the information using a recently identified exploit. A site called SnapchatDB.info
Some people worry that things like the seasonal Steam sales devalue games but according to Q-Games, the exact opposite happens. The developers platformer, PixelJunk Eden, was voted to go on sale by the Steam community which ended up doubling the developer’s annual revenue. Sales of Q-Game̵
Samsung couldn’t wait for CES to start leaking information about its new HDTVs, starting with the remote. After rolling out larger and larger contraptions over the years with more buttons, this year’s “Smart Control” model is 80 percent smaller than the 2013 version. Samsung
Gamers have always loathed DRM (digital rights management) but resistance to it has never been as strong as it is now. While DRM started off as a way to combat piracy, it has been proven in many arenas that pirates are willing to pay for computer games if they feel that the price is equivalent to [&
Cambridge Audio is preparing to show off its new lineup of stereo products at CES 2014 next week. The electronics include the new Azur 851E Preamplifier and 851W Power Amplifier, the Azur 851D Digital-Analog Converter, and the Minx XL Satellite Speakers and Minx C46 Ceiling Speakers. Next week at th
Due in large part to Reddit’s newsgathering prowess, the social news website managed to accumulate 56 billion page views in 2013, a massive increase from 2012’s 19 billion. North American’s generated over 45 million monthly unique visitors for the website, 48.5 million from the U.S
While the Galaxy S5 will feature Samsung’s trademark plastic casing, the Galaxy F, which be released alongside the S5, will feature a premium aluminum build. The Galaxy F will be the first flagship smartphone that the South Korean company has released that will have a metal casing. We feel pretty co
Utilizing designs used by astronauts, the new OrbSys shower system could reduce water bills by $1,300. A 10 minutes can use up to 40 gallons of water, but this new design, using a closed-loop system, could reduce the amount of water used by 90%. Long showers can be wonderful but wasteful in terms of
With CES 2014 just a few weeks away, LG has unveiled the computers and notebooks that the company will be showing off in Las Vegas. One, an all-in-one desktop PC, will feature a 27-inch full HD screen. The other two will be notebooks that will feature Intel Core processors, Nvidia graphics cards, an
Shapify.me is a new website that turns 3D scans from your Kinect into a physical, 3D printer figurine. In order to make use of their website, it requires that users have audio speakers, a USB 2.0 connection, an internet connection, a Kinect for the Xbox or Windows. For $59 a piece, consumers can mak
A new startup called Additive Analytics has released its new product, MaternityCompare, that aims to not only help parents-to-be become smarter healthcare consumers, but also give hospitals an incentive to improve their care. The website pulls public data from the U.S. government and turns it into a
