February, 2013 - SlashGear

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YouTube for iOS updates with “send to TV” feature

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

The YouTube app for iOS updated today with a cool new feature that allows your iOS device to pair with a select number of smart TVs and set-top boxes in order to push videos from your device to the television. YouTube says it's just another way they're working to make it "super easy to watch YouTube on any screen." The update is available now. Read The Full Story

Asphalt 7: Heat races its way to Windows Phone

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [2]

Windows Phone devices may not have caught up to the popularity of iOS and Android just yet, but developers aren't ignoring the platform by any means. Case in point: Gameloft just released its newest racing game, Asphalt 7: Heat, into the Windows Phone Store, where Windows Phone 8 users can play the game on their Microsoft-driven device. Read The Full Story

Alien Vs. Predator: Evolution available now on iOS and Android

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [1]

Sci-fi third-person shooter Alien vs. Predator: Evolution is out now on iOS and Android. Players will become a member of both species and will fight against members of the opposing species, equipping yourself with various weapons and upgrading along the way. You start the game as either a Young Blood or Facehugger to stalk your prey. Read The Full Story

“Emasculating” phones and plenty of rubbing: Brin amps Glass as #ifihadglass ends

Chris Davies, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [10]

You can't accuse Google's Sergey Brin of not doing his level best to promote Glass, with the co-founders comments that current smartphones are "emasculating" us in our inter-personal relationships coming as the #ifihadglass promo for the second round of units closes. "Is this the way you’re meant to interact with other people?" Brin asked rhetorically at the TED conference this week, describing the current smartphone paradigm as one long bout of touchscreen rubbing, and revealing a vested interest in promoting wearables since he himself is a phone addict. Read The Full Story

OUYA to ship consoles starting March 28

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [2]

After a long wait for consumers, OUYA has announced that it will begin shipping their gaming consoles to Kickstarter backers starting on March 28, which is exactly one month from now. OUYA says that a full launch of the console is still on schedule for sometime in June. This is when the OUYA console will be available in stores for anyone to purchase.

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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag confirmed

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [2]

This technically isn't the first time that the fourth installment in the Assassin's Creed series has been announced -- Ubisoft confirmed earlier this month that the game would be coming to gamers at some point. However, Ubisoft today announced the title of the new game, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, as well as revealed the box art that will be plastered on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U versions of the game. Read The Full Story

Brain linked rats pave way for Gibson-esque meat crowd-computer

Chris Davies, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [14]

Technology that allows a direct link between the brains of two rats, allowing the behaviors of one animal to shape those of the other - even if they were thousands of miles apart - could pave the way to cognitive crowd-sourcing, researchers suggest. The experiment, in which microelectrodes a 1/100th the thickness of a human hair were inserted into the parts of the rats' brains which handle motor information, saw one rat rewarded for hitting a specific lever in its cage, and then remotely tutoring its counterpart to select the correct lever in its independent cage by direct stimulation of its motor cortex. Read The Full Story

HTC Sense 5 coming to older devices

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [5]

HTC announced its new One device last week along with Sense 5, which is a completely-redesigned user interface that will only be available on the HTC One. Or will it? Confirmed by HTC's Facebook marketing department, Sense 5 will be making its way to older HTC devices, including "global variants" of the One X, One X+, One S, and the Butterfly. Read The Full Story

Vimeo announces “Looks” feature that adds visual filters to video

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

The one thing that everyone loves about Instagram is its huge selection of visual filters that you can apply to your photos. However, Vimeo is looking to be the Instagram of videos in a way, by introducing "Looks," a new feature that allows videographers of all kinds to add visual effects to their videos to give them just the right touch. Read The Full Story

A QWERTY Lumia? Don’t hold your breath says Nokia’s smartphone boss

Chris Davies, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [9]

Nokia may not have ruled out a QWERTY Windows Phone for its portfolio, but the chances of a device with a physical keyboard are shrinking, according to smartphone chief Jo Harlow. Speaking to SlashGear at Mobile World Congress this week, where Nokia took its Windows Phone 8 range to five devices with the addition of the Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, Harlow admitted that the company’s reluctance to revisit physical text entry options was down to a fear of being left on the wrong side of the mobile industry’s momentum – again.

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Barnes & Noble reports $6.1m loss in Q3 2013 earnings

Craig Lloyd, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [1]

Barnes & Noble hasn't been looking good lately, and the company's Q3 2013 earnings that were announced today prove that something is going to have to change. Barnes & Noble reported a $6.1 million loss last quarter, which is a far cry from the $52 million the company netted during the same time last year. Read The Full Story

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