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Microsoft’s Xbox One E3 2014 conference: the liveblog

“By gamers, for gamers,” says Microsoft of the Xbox One. E3 2014 is a big year for the second-best (in terms of sales) current…

Google reveals new powerful 3D-mapping tablet with Kinect-like features

Google just released a prototype tablet that carries NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra K1 and can smoothly map out physical spaces in real-time. Developed by Google’s…

Stir’s Kinetic Desk with Fitbit integration creates health-tracking ecosystem

The Stir Kinetic Desk, the “world’s first” actively learning work surface can now exchange wellness information with the Fitbit range of health bands, Stir…

Dark Souls II to get trilogy of pain with ‘Lost Crowns’ trilogy DLC

From Software’s difficult Dark Souls II gains a trilogy of new content when the Lost Crowns DLC launches for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC…

WiGig, Rezence, Skylake aim to kill wired computing and charging by 2016

Intel has figuratively cut the cord, announcing yesterday that its next platform will revolve solely around wireless data transfer and charging technology, reports CNET….

PS4 firmware update 1.71 now live, fixes DualShock 4 rumble and cloud saves

A system update for PlayStation 4 is live, and version 1.71 — which weighs in at a download-friendly 194MB — fixes various software features…

The $11300 Vertu Signature Touch blends British glitz with high-tech muscle

Does the world really need a US$11 300 smartphone? British luxury phone manufacturer Vertu thinks so, after it yesterday unveiled its latest model, the…

Sony’s dog-mounted camera harness is a Japan-only oddity

Here’s the deal: Sony’s gone and released a dog-mounted camera harness, affectionally known as the AKA-DM1. For US$50, users can now order this harness…

Nokia’s new smartphone could be a phablet

Nokia plans to enter the phablet market later this year, according to a report from the Financial Times. Sources inside Nokia say that “several…

Is HAPIFork a dumb fad or smart new eating tool?

A new generation of weight and meal control has arrived. Enter the Kickstater funded HAPIfork, a fork that vibrates if you eat too fast,…

‘Broken Age’ from ‘Monkey Island’ co-creator Tim Schafer lands dreamy trailer

Here we are, finally. It’s a trailer for Broken Age, the game that until yesterday was known as “Double Fine Adventure”. It practically began…

Parallella: a Linux-based parallel-processing supercomputer for $99

Parallella, the US$99 Linux supercomputer “for everyone” is coming in a few months for the select users who ordered one-off Kickstarter. Adapteva announced at the Linux…

iPad 5 to be slimmer than ever as LED backlight shrinks down

The crazy stuff Apple does to prove that it’s number one. It’s been reported that the iPad 5 will be thinner than ever before,…

Lightening fast 802.11ac 5G wi-fi landing on ‘new Macs’

Heads up wi-fi fans. Apple’s getting ready to release new Macs with ultra-fast 802.11ac Gigabit wireless support. Which news is more exciting though, the…

If you’re kidnapped this wristband will send messages to FB, Twitter

If you’ve watched enough news bulletins in your life time, you’ll know that being a human rights or aid worker comes with the risk…

Seagate rolls out ‘first’ quad-platter 4TB hard drive

By “first”, we mean that it’s the first hard drive to ship with a 1TB-per-platter design, as nicely pointed out by CNET. It’s a…

HTC First image leaked, is latest ‘Facebook Phone’

Here it is, the smartphone vessel for Facebook Home (Android with deep Facebook integration). Ugly, isn’t it?The leak, care of the usually spot-on Evleaks was…

Pre-order the $760 Sony Xperia ZL now, if you live in the US that is

Sony’s ultra-expensive, exceptionally pretty and US exclusive (for now) Xperia ZL launches today for pre-order at the princely sum of US$760. It’s a very…

Lenovo rethinks the ThinkPad with the surprisingly sleek T431s

Lenovo is overhauling its latest ThinkPad, the T431s and, according to an official blog post, it “combed the world for user input during its…

Dream zombie crossover project reanimates with ‘RE6 x L4D2’

Resident Evil creator Capcom and Left 4 Dead developer Valve are teaming up for Resident Evil 6 (RE6) x Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), a…

SimCity servers ‘not doing anything’ says Maxis insider

Has EA lied to us? The SimCity DRM debacle is another fresh wound for the average gamer. Millions purchased SimCity, only to discover that…

Yearly releases of GTA ‘doesn’t make sense’ says Take-Two

Ever wondered why we don’t see an annual release of Grand Theft Auto in the vein of, say, Call of Duty? Take-Two’s “chief operating…

Makerbot unveils 3D Scanner [SxSW]

3D printing specialist MakerBot today announced the development of a new Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner prototype at South by Southwest Interactive. The MakerBot Digitizer…

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