Google has said that it's rolling out a limited beta of its new Fitbit app before making it available to all later in the year. The app has received a significant overhaul making it easier to use.
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Using up-to-date forecasts and information from the Weather Channel, the Google app in the US can now help people with seasonal allergies know what the pollen levels are going to be like for the week.
A J P Morgan analyst has suggested that Apple's iPhone 8 will come bundled with AirPods, and feature an OLED edge-to-edge display. The analyst could be wrong, though, given current AirPod delays.
With 2016's Primetime Emmy Awards just around the corner, Microsoft has announced new features for its Bing search engine, including curated lists and predictions for movies, TV shows and books.
Bing Predicts has had a fairly good run predicting the winners for different events. This summer the service maintained its prediction accuracy dominance and will attempt to continue the run in fall.
Wired's Battle Damage segment put the two current gen consoles through some pretty brutal durability tests in a video to determine the last one standing. The loser gets chainsawed in half.
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Microsoft is on the verge of updating the Xbox 360 with the 2011 Fall update. A new beta page has appeared that says that a public beta will be opening in the very near future.
Many users got a shock when checking some twitter accounts like, Foxnews, Britney speaks, Barrack Obama, and many others. An attacked launched against celebrity twitter accounts is inserting crude headlines such as "Breaking, Bill...
Apple Inc. blew past Wall Street's bullish expectations in the first quarter with a 57 percent jump in profit, but a dramatically lower forecast sent shares plunging on fears about slowing consumer spending on electronics....
Shares of Dell fell nearly 13 percent Friday as investors took a pessimistic view on plans to reignite the computer maker's fortunes with a strategy that could lower profits in the short term. Shares tumbled...
The Xbox 360 firmware sees two major updates a year—in the Spring and the Fall. This year's Fall update is just about upon us. On Tuesday December 4th, Microsoft will unleash a flurry of new...
It was just confirmed that the Fall Dashboard update will be released next Tuesday, December 4th. One of the new features that will be part of the release is 'Friends of Friends.' With this new...
Microsoft has announced that WinHEC 2008 will not be held in the typical spring season, but instead in the fall (October probably) of 2008 "in response to industry feedback". The event is expected to take...
So, who wants to download old Xbox 1 games on their Xbox 360 for 1200 (or so) MS points? Because come December 4th you will be able to do that and more! (Don't forget the...
Microsoft Monday said development is complete on its System Center Configuration Manager 2007, a cornerstone in its model for managed IT systems, and that the management tool will ship in November. For users moving from...
Despite its recent financial woes, Sun Microsystems, the world's third largest manufacturer of business computer servers, has managed to return a profit this quarter. Although Sun's revenue rose only marginally, going from $3.83 billion to...
This fall, Sharp Electronics plans to release its first Blu-ray player: the BD-HP205. The player will support 1080p output at both 24- and 60-FPS, and will include on-board Dolby TrueHD decoding, along with the requisite...
Nvidia Corporation's new code-named MCP72 core-logic series will fully support new AMD Phenom processors based on AMD's new micro-architecture that belong to the "Stars" family of chips. All versions of the MCP72 will support HyperTransport...
Sources at equipment makers are whispering that the Xbox 360 will be equipped with a 65nm-made Xenos GPU in the fall and that corresponding foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will see benefits. An engineering...
Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division posted third quarter figures: a $315 million loss (down 22% from last year's $402 million) while sales slipped to $929 million (down 21% over last year's $1.18 billion), as the...
Following a flurry of internet reports and speculation over the past week, Sega of America has confirmed the upcoming release of a new NiGHTS game for the Nintendo Wii, with an expected stateside release window...
Note: This story has now been updated. Gamespot and Bluesnews have both now reported the release date as Fall 2007 and not the Winter. Thanks to Voodoo Extreme for the scoop and shock. Electronic Arts,...
Sony's net profits for the three months to 31 December fell to 159.9bn yen ($1.3bn; £669m) from 168.9bn yen the three months before, a drop in 5.3%. The huge losses were down to the gaming...
Telecommunications company Verizon Communications Inc. announced its fourth quarter earnings fell but declared that sales rose. Verizon's quarterly earnings fell to $1.0 billion (35 cents per share) compared to last year's $ 1.7 billion (59...
Microsoft said net income for its fiscal second quarter (three months ending December 31) fell 28% to $2.63 billion as delays in shipping Windows Vista pushed some profits and revenue to the third quarter. The...
Sega announced a few hours ago that the highly anticipated home console edition of Virtua Fighter 5 has gone gold for the Playstation 3 and would be available at retail as expected on February 20th....
The first results are out in the hotly contested market for video game consoles in Japan, and so far, the results do not look too promising for Sony and its much-promoted PlayStation 3. Enterbrain, a...
Thanks to Evil Avatar for the heads up on this one. We're hearing from a small number of customers (less than 1%) that are having issues with the Fall Console Update. I've been...
The latest Free Booster Pack for Tripwire Interactive's RO Ostfront contains a number of new features included a new map and two new vehicles. Tripwire previously hinted that the new map would be a remake...
Some time ago, Insomniac had stated that Resistance: Fall of Man would be able to support the 1080p resolution. However, today at Sony's Gamer's Day conference, they went back on that comment, now stating that...
Solution providers at D&H Distributing's fifth annual Digital Convergence Expo criticized Microsoft's digital home efforts, but praised chip giant Intel for helping drive market adoption in conjunction with VARs. Several attendees said they see Microsoft's...
Microsoft Hardware is pushing the innovation envelope and introducing industry firsts to help you move from work to play with cutting-edge performance and total style. Can a keyboard create its own mood lighting?...
In his weekly podcast, Major Nelson released more information on the Xbox Live Vision Camera: You can put your own "personal picture" on your profile for your friends to see (not public). You can...
Much has been said about Intel's plans to shift its design strategy on the desktop platform over the last few weeks, but as the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco that kicked off today the...
Movie based on id's FPS franchise delayed; The Rock won't blast hell's minions until October 21. Blockbuster movies getting turned into games are nothing new, but recently, the roles have been reversed....
Activision announces agreement with Gray Matter and Treyarch for new WWII shooter for "the consoles"; publisher dismisses Xbox mention as a "typo." This morning, Atari announced that it had struck a deal...
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Friday started out a busy day in the Bay Area by talking to college students about a range of topics, from open-source software to malaria to the next Xbox. ...
A REPORT from the Taiwanese Market Intelligence Center (MIC) said that prices of 17-inch LCD monitors will continue to fall next year. That's as a result of the manufacturers appearing to have recognised that if...
Sonic Heroes is on its way to PC, Sega announced today. The latest 3D Sonic the Hedgehog adventure (released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube earlier this year) will be available for Windows personal computers...
