PlayStation 4 beats Xbox One February sales by slight margin

It’s that time again — NPD’s latest monthly console sales numbers are in, and with them comes some bragging rights for both Microsoft and Sony, though the latter of the … Continue reading

AT&T wraps up Leap Wireless acquisition

AT&T revealed last July plans to acquire Leap Wireless, which would bring Cricket Wireless under its wing. In November, the company achieved stockholder approval, and earlier today received a thumbs-up … Continue reading

Nikon 1 V3 unveiled with WiFi, vari-angle LCD

Nikon has taken the wraps off its new 1 V3 digital camera, a compact offering with what the maker is hailing as a world’s first for interchangeable lens cameras: 20FPS … Continue reading

Amped Wireless REC15A wifi extender now available

Amped Wireless has launched its latest wireless device, the REC15A High Power Compact 802.11ac Wi-Fi Range Extender. This particular WiFi extender is designed to plug directly into a wall outlet, … Continue reading

Angry Birds Epic: a turn-based RPG

Over the weekend, Rovio teased “the most epic soft launch ever”, an epic Angry Birds edition teased with a solid medieval theme and precious few (nary any) details. The folks … Continue reading

Rdio drops Echo Nest following Spotify acquisition

Last week, Spotify revealed that it will be acquiring The Echo Nest, a music-centric service that offers content curation and more. While Spotify has big plans for the new purchase, … Continue reading

NASA’s “Asteroid Data Hunter” contest seeks coders

Last year, NASA introduced its partnership with Planetary Resources and upcoming Grand Asteroid Challenge, which pits humanity against the race to protect our planet from potentially devastating asteroids. On Monday, … Continue reading

Office for Mac update arrives this year

Mac users who have been long awaiting a proper Microsoft Office update can rejoice: the company’s Manager for Office in Germany has stated a new release will arrive some time … Continue reading

Beats Music makes API public

Today Beats Music opened its API to the public, a lure to bring in developers who can then, with the right amount of ambition and coffee, spread the subscription service … Continue reading

Comcast wraps up FreeWheel acquisition

A handful of days ago, word surfaced by way of anonymous sources that Comcast was in the process of acquiring slightly-aged startup FreeWheel, which specializes in serving up advertisements for … Continue reading