PS Vita getting apps for Hulu Plus, Redbox Instant, and more

Fans of the Sony PS Vita have several new reasons to be happy this week. Sony has announced that some long desired new apps for the portable game console are … Continue reading

Lyft announces Happy Hour discount pricing

The number of car services that let you hail a cab using your smartphone has grown significantly over the last few years. Two of the largest firms in the business … Continue reading

LINE Voice Calls activated in USA and 7 other countries

The latest update of the LINE chat app has added a system in which users will be able to make use of free voice calls inside their own countries and … Continue reading

SlashGear 101: Microsoft OneNote

There’s no confusing Microsoft’s play to be your digital companion: first the OneDrive push, and now a play to make OneNote the de-facto service for digital notetaking. Made free across … Continue reading

OneNote drops price; gets apps for IFTTT, Livescribe, more

OneNote for Mac isn’t the only news out of Microsoft’s digital notetaking team, with news that the Evernote-rivaling software is breaking out of the Office suite and going free. Previously … Continue reading

OneNote for Mac launches with new Evernote-challenging tools

Microsoft has rolled out OneNote for Mac, a free version of its cross-platform notetaking app for OS X, accompanying not only OneNote for iOS on iPhone and iPad, but the … Continue reading

Lyft insurance now covers drivers from logon to logoff

One of the big questions that has surrounded car hiring apps like Lyft, Uber, and others is how insurance coverage works. Drivers in many states must have insurance on their … Continue reading

NCAA March Madness Live app adds Kindle Fire support

College basketball fans look forward to March coming around all year so they can watch the big college basketball tournament. March Madness is one of the most popular months in … Continue reading

Angry Birds Epic Tipped to Be a Turn-Based Strategy RPG

Angry Birds is one of the most popular mobile game franchises of all time. There have been several games launched in the series and until the Angry Birds Go racing game landed, most of the apps had the same basic game play. A new Angry Birds game had been teased with the tagline “The Most Epic Soft Launch Ever.”

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It appears that the word “Epic” was a hint at the next game. Reports have surfaced along with some screen shots that call the new game Angry Birds Epic. The game is rumored to be a narrative, turn-based strategy RPG. If that is accurate, it will be a big change from its traditional game play.

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The game will be free to play and will be supported via in-game purchases. Screenshots tease “epic” upgrades that involve upgrades for your characters and more. Those weapons and upgrades are tipped to be items that the player crafts in the game. Unsurprisingly, to speed up the crafting process, gamers are said to be able to purchase the upgrades in the game with real money.

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Angry Birds Epic will land first in Australia and Canada. There’s no word on exactly when it will be released.

[AngryBirdsNest via NDTV]

WhatsApp says claims of security flaw are “not accurate”

Yesterday we mentioned that a technology consultant named Bas Bosschert had published code that would allow developers to build malicious apps that could trick WhatsApp users into giving the app … Continue reading