Nov 26
Nov 26
Never content to be just the go-to search engine, Google’s been barking up some interesting trees recently. Now, Google has gobbled up ICOA for $400 million, and the thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots that come with it. More »
Nov 26
Google Just Bought $400 Million Worth of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots (Updated: Not Really)
Posted in: Today's Chili Never content to be just the go-to search engine, Google’s been barking up some interesting trees recently. Now, Google has gobbled up ICOA for $400 million, and the thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots that come with it. More »
Nov 26
Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this round-up, we’ll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You’ll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won’t stick around long.
If you didn’t get enough shopping action on Black Friday, Cyber Monday should offer a few options to scribble more items off of that holiday shopping list and keep you firmly planted in your seat. Tablet, laptop, DSLR and smartphone options all make the list of frugal links this time around, so there’s sure to be something to investigate just past the break. You’ll want to do so quickly, though, because with all of the e-deals available today, these offers won’t stick around long enough for you to weigh all of the pros and cons. As always, be mindful of those coupon codes where they’re required.
Continue reading Slickdeals’ best in tech for November 26th: Cyber Monday edition
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Laptops, Tablets
Source: Slickdeals
Nov 26
Samsung ATIV S Delayed Again?
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It seems that the first Windows Phone 8-powered handset from South Korean conglomerate, Samsung, has hit yet another snag – it has been delayed, at least according to the good people over at SamMobile. The anonymous source tipped them off that Samsung will start to ship the ATIV S from week 52 onwards – which would mean that it is the last week of the year, and that translates to the ATIV S being delayed. Folks who have already placed an order for the ATIV S and were looking forward to using a spanking new handset this Christmas would definitely be disappointed, and for those of us living across the pond in Europe, you might even have to wait all the way until January next year.
Is there a reason for the delay? Well, some think that because the Samsung Galaxy S3 is such a hot seller at this point in time, and since the ATIV S shares a similar display as that of the Galaxy S3, Samsung might have pushed back the ATIV S’ release due to a production switch in build and materials.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: TaskOne Turns Your iPhone Into A Portable Toolbox, Huawei Ascend D2 Benchmark Reveals Hardware Details,
Nov 26
These days, it seems like publishers are all about multiplayer. They’re sticking multiplayer in where it doesn’t belong (we’re looking at you, Dead Space and God of War) simply because they think a game won’t sell as well without it. It’s been a major sticking point for a lot of gamers who don’t want to see single player modes become less important, but thankfully, not all publishers and developers have been bitten by the multiplayer bug.
One of these studios is apparently Irrational Games. BioShock Infinite promises to be one of the biggest games of 2013, but when it eventually arrives, it will be without any sort of multiplayer mode. When asked on Twitter if BioShock Infinite would include multiplayer, game lead Ken Levine replied with a simple “No multi,” confirming that the game will be a true-to-form single player experience.
We’ve heard of work-in-progress multiplayer modes for BioShock Infinite before, but it seems all of those modes have been canned. Good thing too, because historically, gamers haven’t been very nice about multiplayer modes that feel shoehorned in. BioShock 2 had one such multiplayer mode, though many thought it was unnecessary and didn’t add that much to the overall experience.
Being a single player-only title worked well for the original BioShock, so we don’t doubt it’ll work for BioShock Infinite too. BioShock Infinite will be launching for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on February 26, 2013. What do you think of Levine’s announcement that it won’t have any multiplayer mode?
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Levine: BioShock Infinite won’t have a multiplayer mode is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Nov 26
Waiting outside of Best Buy? Cliché. Furiously refreshing Amazon? Amateur. The real Black Friday pros this year lined up outside of a Manhattan dollar store. Or at least, that’s what Improv Everywhere would have you believe. More »
Nov 26
If you’re struggling to decide on what gadgets to buy this holiday season, there’s a cool new site that can help you make your buying decisions. Sortable is a comparison-shopping engine that uses a clean and intuitive interface to help you hone in on the best gadgets, and compare their features.
Plus, they’re offering readers of our two sites, Technabob and The Awesomer a chance to win one of three great gadgets – a tablet, a smartphone and an e-reader! Woo-hoo!
Sortable helps you easily identify tech products based on parameters such as price, brand, battery life, screen resolution, operating system and operating system. But they go deeper than just that high-level metadata – I don’t know any other site where you can search for something like “all tablets with an HDMI port, a dual-core CPU and a Sunspider benchmark rating of less than 1500ms.” You can do that on Sortable – all with an easy-to-use GUI.
In addition to searching and sorting products based on such detailed criteria, you can also compare two gadgets side-by-side, along with detailed specs, review snippets and a graphical comparison of key features.
Not only is Sortable a really cool way to compare products, Sortable has teamed up with Technabob to give away an 4th Generation Apple iPad (1st prize), a Google Nexus 4 smartphone (2nd prize), and an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader (3rd prize). All you’ve got to do is head on over to the contest entry form over on Facebook by December 19th for your chance to win one of these great tablets.
After you’re done with that, be sure to swing over to Sortable and punch in any gadget you’d like to know more about!
(Contest ends 12/19/2012. Open to residents of Canada, US and Europe.)
Nov 26
Steve Ballmer was right when he said that the current Surface tablet sales were modest. At least that was proven by Gene Munster and his team at Piper Jaffray, who conducted a survey during Black Friday. The team spent around eight hours on Friday last week and monitored the shopping activity of a particular Apple Store and Microsoft Store at the Mall of America in Minneapolis. They found out that the Microsoft Store had lesser shopping activity when compared to the Apple Store. According to their survey, there was 47 percent less foot traffic at the Microsoft Store and that it was selling around 3.5 items per hour.
On the other hand, the Apple Store has shoppers buying around 17.2 items per hour and averaging 11 iPads per hour. “Despite heavy TV, print and billboard advertising for the new Microsoft Surface tablet, not one was sold sold during the two hours,” the firm said. However, Piper Jaffray added that iPad and Mac sales were lesser this year, saying that supply issues were the reason for the decline. “The positive take away was store traffic was up 31% y/y, likely driven by shoppers wanting to see the new iPad Mini. The negatives were that the most popular iPad Mini (16G) is in limited supply and Mac sales (~12% of revenue) continue to appear to be impacted by the iPad and a slowdown ahead of the new iMac,” Piper Jaffray explains.
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By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Apple Store Philosophy Revealed, Apple Ordered To Disclose HTC Settlement Details To Samsung,
Nov 26
After the US and Israel cooked up Stuxnet—a potent cyber weapon aimed at Iran’s nuclear facilities—whenever a virus targets Iran, it could be something major. This time around, the web threat wants to erase Iranian banks. More »
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