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Ratchet & Clank Collection shipping August 28

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

The 1080p remaster of the classic games that put Insomniac Games on the map will be available on the PS3 on August 28. The collection will include all three Ratchet & Clank games from the PS2, available in full 1080p HD support, or 720p 3D support for those with the equipment to take their game to the next dimension. In addition to a complete remastering of the graphics, the games have added trophy support. And, where applicable, online multiplayer has been recreated to function with the Playstation Network. Read The Full Story

Pokemon cards seized in counterfeit card sting

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [1]

More than $200,000 worth of Pokemon trading cards were destroyed. On purpose. By government officials. At least, that's what they would have been worth if they were real. Some may think that the US Customs and Border Protection agency has better things to do with its time than crack down on people selling fake Pokemon cards, but genuine collectors out there surely appreciate this. Read The Full Story

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale adds Jak, Cole McGrath

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

The big brawl that will pit all your favorite Sony characters together in a crazy, no-holds-barred party just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Jak from Jak & Daxter and Cole McGrath from Infamous are the latest additions to the cast, as announced at Comic-Con. PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is due out on the PS3 and the PlayStation Vita. Read The Full Story

New Mars rover mission aims for 2018

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

A large NASA mission is about to come to a head when the organization's large rover lands on the big red planet just a few weeks from now. But now, scientists are already talking about what the next mission might be that brings an Earth craft to Mars. NASA is hoping that might happen in as few as six years, with 2018 to 2020 as the projected target. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: July 16, 2012

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Monday, everyone. Welcome to a new week chock full of summer weather and interesting tech news. Today was certainly worthy of that description. Here's the first big story of the day - Microsoft Office 2013 brings touch, subscription fees, and a whole new look. Also, we finally have a new Yahoo chief - Google's Marissa Mayer named Yahoo CEO. Also, T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note made official. Read The Full Story

Russian Soyuz rocket launches American, Russian, Japanese to space station

, Jul 15th 2012 Discuss [4]

A NASA astronaut is on her way to the International Space Station. But the craft didn't launch from the US. Obviously. Now that the organization's shuttle program has been shut down, Sunita Williams had to go into space on a Russian rocket. And she was joined by fellow space travelers from Russia as well as Japan, one from each country. Read The Full Story

World War Z movie getting script makeover

, Jul 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

There is another chapter in the ongoing saga about turning the classic zombie novel World War Z into a motion picture. You would think that writing a script for a movie that's based on a book that has already been written wouldn't be that difficult. However, that apparently hasn't been the case with World War Z, which has already faced a lot of unexpected costs due to millions of dollars worth of reshoots. Read The Full Story

XMBC Windows Media Center alternative launches on Android

, Jul 14th 2012 Discuss [16]

XMBC, a leading open-source platform for Internet-enabled media playback, has just announced that it is now available for Android. As the consortium makes clear in its blog post describing the launch, this is not a remote player; it's isn't a dumbed-down mobile version of the client. It is in fact the exact same XMBC experience that you would get on a computer, TV set-top box, etc. Read The Full Story

RIM ordered to pay $147 million in lawsuit

, Jul 14th 2012 Discuss [23]

Talk about hitting a man while he's down. Research in Motion has just lost a lawsuit brought forward by a company called Mformation Technologies. It alleged that the Blackberry maker violated its patents with its enterprise server software. The verdict orders RIM to pay $8 in royalties for every Blackberry device connected to that software. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: July 14, 2012

, Jul 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Saturday, everyone. If you're in a place where the summer heat is bearing down, hopefully you're in an air-conditioned building just relaxing and catching up on this week's tech news. To start, get this, there’s actually some good Blackberry news – RIM Blackberry 10 developer support on the rise. And as Nintendo’s new console approaches, so do the third-party comments – Wii U more powerful than 360 and PS3 claims 5th Cell. Also, here’s a look at the final details of Digg’s sale – Digg sale splits the company three ways for $16m. Read The Full Story

Square threatens legal action against mPowa

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [8]

Mobile payment leader Square has issued a cease and desist letter to mPowa, one of the newest players in the emerging market of turning smartphones and tablets into portable credit card terminals. But the details aren't exactly what you'd expect. Square doesn't care about mPowa's technology; it cares about the picture mPowa is using in its promotional messaging. Read The Full Story

Hulu’s first exclusive non-English show announced

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [3]

Hulu is expanding. Literally. For the first time, the streaming video service is bringing a television series that is targeted at an audience other than English speakers. For years, Hulu has been a place for Americans to watch their favorite American TV content, but now it's time for the tastes to expand. Read The Full Story
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