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Netflix to double original content next year

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

While we're aware that Netflix is planning to up its game when it comes to original programming, we were never really given a solid number or when it would all occur. However, Netflix's Ted Sarandos says that original content on Netflix will double in 2014 compared to this year, meaning we'll get more House of Cards, as well as a few new shows tacked on. Read The Full Story

Yahoo getting into gaming with PlayerScale acquisition

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Added to the list of many Yahoo acquisitions happening recently, PlayerScale is the latest one to get bought out by Marissa Mayer and company. PlayerScale was founded on 2009 and is a startup that creates software infrastructure for cross-platform gaming. What's perhaps the the greatest news is that the startup won't be shutting down. Read The Full Story

EA CTO: Xbox One and PS4 “are a generation ahead of” PCs

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The new PlayStation 4 and Xbox One come with some pretty impressive hardware on the inside. So good, in fact, that Electronic Arts CTO Rajat Teneja believes that the performance and hardware in the Xbox One and PS4 "are a generation ahead of the highest end PC on the market," so not just gaming PCs in general, but the best gaming PC ever. Read The Full Story

Destiny live-action trailer teases Xbox One and PS4 graphics finesse

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Bungies upcoming sci-fi shooter is getting teased yet again. A new live-action trailer for Destiny has been released, featuring Giancarlo Esposito, who starred in Breaking Bad and is currently starring in NBC's Revolution. The trailer involves Esposito reading Rudyard Kipling's The Second Jungle Book to his child, while Destiny CGI clips play in the background. Read The Full Story

Google Maps Street View visits the Galapagos Islands

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

After visiting the Grand Canyon and capturing imagery using nifty Street View camera backpacks, Google is taking a trip to the Galapagos Islands to capture the scenery and wildlife and is partnering up with the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the Galapagos National Parks Directorate (GNPD) in order to make it happen. Read The Full Story

Microsoft pounces iPad again with new comparison ad

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Adding on to its previous new ad taking a knock at Siri and the iPad, Microsoft is back with another ad that outlines the iPad's lack of multitasking, and the setbacks with printing and other hardware downsides. In this case, Microsoft uses an ASUS VivoTab RT and puts it up against the latest fourth-generation iPad. Read The Full Story

Need for Speed Rivals coming November 19, Xbox One and PS4 later this year

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The next installment in the long-running Need for Speed series has been announced. Need for Speed Rivals will be hitting store shelves on November 19 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC, while the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will be released at some point later this year, according to Electronic Arts. Read The Full Story

Mailbox app finally arrives on the iPad

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The popular new email app for the iPhone, called Mailbox, has made its way to the iPad in the latest version 1.3 update that arrived today. iPhone users who have used Mailbox before will be familiar with the iPad version's layout, only this time around it sports a two-pane interface that makes it even easier to get down to inbox zero. Read The Full Story

Evernote reminders come to iOS, Mac, and the web

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

What's apparently Evernote's "most-requested feature" is now available on the company's note-taking app for iOS, Mac, and the web. The app has been updated to include reminders that give you the ability to notify yourself of a note that you posted in Evernote, making sure that you don't forget about it at a later time. Read The Full Story

Call of Duty: Ghosts PS4 version confirmed

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

We knew that Infinity Ward's latest Call of Duty installment would be headed to the Xbox One, as revealed earlier this week during the unveiling of the new console. Naturally, then, it would make sense that the game would head to the PlayStation 4, and official confirmation was given by Infinity Ward that, indeed, Call of Duty: Ghosts is headed to the PS4. Read The Full Story

HP Envy 14 TouchSmart Ultrabook packs a 3200×1800 display

, May 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

HP has a lot of laptops these days, and they all have their own unique look, but the company never really has had a signature style these past few years. However, they refreshed their line of desktops and laptops today for 2013, and while school just let out for the summer, it's never to late to begin shopping for a college laptop for the fall. Read The Full Story

3D-printed shotgun slugs appear, one-ups Liberator handgun

, May 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

We've seen the recent fully 3D-printed handgun, the Liberator, make an appearance with the ability to shoot off eight .380 rounds before the barrel needed replacing. As interesting as that sounds, a few folks weren't impressed. They look things one step further and 3D-printed a shotgun slug that completely works, firing from a shotgun and all. Read The Full Story

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