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DICE says Battlefield 4 game engine won’t run on Nintendo Wii U

Shane McGlaun, May 8th 2013 Discuss [18]

One of the most anticipated games for next-generation game consoles comes from DICE. That game is Battlefield 4 and fans of the Nintendo game consoles have received some bad news this week. DICE has announced that the game engine that operates Battlefield 4 won't run on the Nintendo Wii U game console. Read The Full Story

Microsoft renews Yahoo search revenue guarantee for another year

Shane McGlaun, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

One of the tricks that Microsoft used to get Yahoo to agree to use Bing search results for the Yahoo search engine was a revenue guarantee. That revenue guarantee expired on March 31. However, Reuters reports that Microsoft has now agreed to extend that revenue guarantee. Read The Full Story

Robot with gooey feet can scale tall mountains using hot plastic

Shane McGlaun, May 8th 2013 Discuss [2]

Researchers in Switzerland are currently working on an interesting new robot that uses melting plastic feet to adhere to vertical surfaces. The robot is designed with special footpads that heat rapidly allowing plastic compounds to melt and ooze into the surface that the bot needs to climb. Molded plastic feet may not sound particularly strong, but strong they are. Read The Full Story

Syrian Internet outage mystery remains

Shane McGlaun, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Internet services across Syria have come to a crashing halt as web traffic from the country dropped to nil slightly before 1900 GMT on Tuesday. Exactly what has caused the Internet outage remains unknown. This isn't the first time Syrians have been cut off from the Internet. Read The Full Story

Scosche RH1060 Bluetooth stereo headphones with mic debut

Shane McGlaun, May 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Scosche has announced the launch of a set of new reference series Bluetooth wireless headphones that promise big sound. The Bluetooth headphones are part number RH1060 and feature large over the ear cups and integrated controls. The headphones utilize large 40 mm drivers for big sound. Read The Full Story

Synology DS213j jolts NAS brain for faster home storage

Shane McGlaun, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

External storage maker Synology has announced a new storage product called the DiscStation DS213j. The company says the new storage devices a budget-friendly dual bay NAS server designed for file storage and sharing with data protection in the home. The device can also be used as a product cloud storage device for small offices as well. Read The Full Story

Sony Xperia Z silently slinks onto US shelves

Shane McGlaun, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've talked on a few occasions about Sony's Xperia Z smartphone. The smartphone is now available for purchase in the United States after Sony quietly launched at this week. The smartphone is HSPA+ compatible and available online right now. Read The Full Story

ASUS small-screen Windows 8 tablets due this year

Shane McGlaun, May 7th 2013 Discuss [0]

Asus has big plans to roll out Windows 8 tablet computers with small screens this year. The tip comes from Asus CEO Jerry Shen who predicts that these smaller screen Windows 8 tablets will sell at prices below $300. Many see price as one of the big drawbacks to Windows 8 tablets at this time. Read The Full Story

Apple blocked my app for sharing accuses iOS dev

Shane McGlaun, May 7th 2013 Discuss [2]

Apple is rather notorious for ruling over the App Store with an iron fist. Just because developers have their app accepted to be offered via the App Store doesn't mean Apple won't change its mind later and ban the application. This is exactly what some developers reporting is going on now. Read The Full Story

US directly accuses Chinese government of cyberespionage

Shane McGlaun, May 7th 2013 Discuss [2]

After months of suggesting that China is behind high-profile hacking attempts on businesses and the US government, the US has finally laied some blame for cyber attacks directly at the feet of the Chinese government and military. The Pentagon issued a report Monday making a more direct accusation of cyberespionage perpetrated by China than it's ever issued in the past. Read The Full Story

Buffalo DriveStation DDR claims SSD speed without the wallet hemorrhaging

Shane McGlaun, May 7th 2013 Discuss [3]

Buffalo has announced a new high-capacity storage solution that promises the speed of an SSD while offering the capacity and cost of a traditional hard drive. The storage solution is called the DriveStation DDR and it's a high-performance external USB 3.0 hard drive featuring 1 GB of DDR3 RAM cache. That 1 GB of DDR3 RAM allows for accelerated transfer speeds. Read The Full Story