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Sony released a fat list of FAQs this week, and we’re getting to know a bit more about the PlayStation 4 OS. Namely what it can and can’t do. Turns out there’s quite a lot filed under that last one. A lot of which is quite surprising, as many of these were heavily used features…
Ready to take the Xbox One dashboard for a test drive? Jason Sipes had a chance to take things out for a spin, and uploaded the results to YouTube. The system does a fantastic job of smoothly moving through tasks, from game to TV, with nothing but your voice to control it. Seems Microsoft’s voice…
Shiver me timbers fellow pirates, it’s time to check out what’s new this week in gaming. We’ve got a pair of big releases on tap this week to whet your gaming apatite, as we come up to Halloween. If you’re up to do some swashbuckling, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is coming out for both…
There’s a lot of talk about eWaste these days and how bad it is for the environment. Apple seems keen on helping the problem, by making it worse. The folks at iFixit have once again sunk their grubby little fingers into Cupertino’s latest covet-book, the 13” MacBook Pro with retina display. What they found inside…
The negative press towards the Xbox One just keeps coming. Can’t Microsoft’s next gen system catch a break? Once again we’re talking about the console’s power, or lack there of. However, I will defend them on this one. It all started with a tweet earlier today. Former IGN editor Jeremy Conrad put out a list of…
It’s that time of year again when we begin discussing which game will get the coveted title of Game of the Year (GOTY). There’s quite a few contenders so far. We’ve checked out the top rated games of this year and have narrowed them down to these. Now it’s up to you dear readers. Which game…
All you PlayStation 4 fans mocking the Xbox One crowed for their day-one patch, guess what? The PS4 is going to get a sizable firmware update right at launch. Seems like it adds quite of few of the consoles sweetest features too, except for one major exception. According to the PlayStation Blog, the update will…
So, how did you like today’s Apple Event? Didn’t really see anything special today, mostly evolutionary updates. Though we did get mostly good news for Apple fans looking for better performance from their favourite products. If you missed out on today’s event, we’ve got the Sparks/Coles notes version of what’s new and exciting. OS X…
Apple’s TouchID fingerprint scanner was a pretty big feature added to the iPhone 5S. On the company’s website, they claim that “it’s the perfect password.” Something that is always with you and that nobody can duplicate. Well, until now. That escalated quickly. Whenever you design a new security feature for your device, never claim it’s…
Some very good news for Xbox fans today. Microsoft has officially confirmed that the Xbox One will launch on Friday November 22nd, 2013. As we heard before, it will be available in 13 countries including the UK, US, and Canada. Microsoft has stated that the Xbox One is already in full production and will launch…