Grand Theft Auto V is enjoying its fair share of success, with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers catapulting it into record-breaking success. PC gamers have been left out of the mix, however, and may have to wait until early next year before they see the game. Such information comes from the folks over at […]
BlackBerry co-founders weigh buy-out bid as business breakup increasingly likely
Posted in: Today's ChiliBlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis is weighing an acquisition bid for the struggling smartphone company, increasing his controlling stake in the Canadian firm with a new share purchase. Lazaridis now controls around 8-percent of BlackBerry as a result of the deal, but is considering going even further and buying it outright, according to a new SEC […]
Windows Phone 8.1 will ditch the “back” button and support up to 10-inch displays, it’s reported, with Microsoft also aiming to use the 2014 release to help push the smartphone platform further up into flagship territory. Codenamed Windows Phone “Blue”, the new version will see Microsoft address user satisfaction, WinSuperSite claims, paring away some of […]
Sonos PLAY:1 leaks in full
Posted in: Today's ChiliSonos‘s entry-level Play:1 speaker surprise was spoiled by Target, and now we can see what’s going on inside the box, too. Target isn’t processing any sales until October 13th, but SlashGear reader Steve managed to pick up a Play:1 ahead of time through eBay, and has shared some photos of the $199.99 streaming speaker with […]
Google Calico details emerge: Immortality, Obamacare, and millions of dollars
Posted in: Today's ChiliGoogle didn’t spill much on Calico, the Google Ventures founded biotech company that made headlines last month by taking on human mortality and challenging aging, but that hasn’t stopped new tidbits about the well-financed health startup from leaking out. Described as the brainchild of Google Ventures’ managing partner Bill Maris, Calico’s pitch to investors was […]
Last month, we learned via FCC filing
Sonos‘ upcoming – and currently unannounced – Play:1 speaker, the $199.99 entry-level model to the streaming media range, has been caught on sale early. A Target shopper flagged up the prematurely stocked speaker to The Verge, having spotted it in their local store already on the shelves in black and white. Full details of the […]
It’s no secret that Panasonic has been looking to jump ship from the plasma TV business, with word surfacing back in March that the company was looking to get out of the market. Now more concrete information has surfaced, with Reuters again reporting on the matter, this time with sources who claim Panasonic will be […]
Apple‘s big iPad launch event will take place on Tuesday, October 22, insiders claim, with the Cupertino firm tipped to not only reveal the new iPad mini 2 and iPad 5, but bring the new Mac Pro 2013 on-stage as well. The leaked date, according to AllThingsD‘s sources, will also see OS X Mavericks on […]
iTunes Radio reportedly heading for Australia, New Zealand and other regions in 2014
Posted in: Today's ChiliLast week, a job listing for iTunes Radio surfaced, calling for a music programmer in Canada who would help with the platform, indicating that users in the nation would likely be seeing it soon. Now “people with knowledge of the situation” have surfaced, telling the folks at Bloomberg that English-speaking countries beyond the US will […]