Who would actually buy Microsoft’s Xbox division?

Last week, a report surfaced suggesting that Stephen Elop, the man who many believe will take over for Steve Ballmer as Microsoft’s next chief executive, would consider selling off the software giant’s Xbox division to focus its efforts on Office and other key platforms that tend to make it more money. The announcement was a […]

iPad mini with Retina display available now

Apple’s iPad mini with Retina display has gone on sale, with the second-generation iOS tablet available for order through the Apple Store online. Shipping in 1-3 business days for the 16GB and 32GB WiFi-only models, at time of writing, and 5-10 business days for the 64GB and 128GB WiFi-only, along with all the WiFi + […]

Moto X vs Moto G: specifications fight for most budget-friendly

This week the folks at Motorola have pushed the first cross-carrier availability of the customization-included Moto X, and following up rather quick they’ll push a machine called Moto G. This slightly smaller device will be the “budget-friendly” Motorola device expected to have been launched when the Moto X was first teased, and here just before […]

Official PlayStation 4 unboxing handled delicately by Sony

This week the folks at Sony are once again proving that they’ll not be letting the “firsts” of the PlayStation 4 presentation fall into the wrong hands with an original Official PS4 Unboxing video. They’ve made an especially short affair of it all, emphasizing the fact that the machine itself is exceedingly simple. This hardware […]

Apple’s spaceship campus visualized in array of official renderings

Up close you’ll get with the first set of renderings from Apple itself of the company’s next-generation campus. This campus is the same you’ve heard about over the past year, the one nicknamed the “spaceship campus” due to its appearance, one of a flying saucer ring sort of thing. These images have been seen in […]

GCHQ hacked GRX and OPEC employees via Quantum inserts, Snowden papers show

A new analysis of the Snowden papers by German magazine Der Spiegel shows GCHQ–the English counterpart to the US’s NSA–served false copies of LinkedIn and Slashdot pages to install malware on a few target individuals’ computers. This latest revelation is not a mass spying program, but a server-heavy, speed-dependent initiative to spy on key individuals […]

Apple to debut two curved-display iPhones next year

Apple is reportedly developing two curved-display iPhones to be released in the second half of next year, anonymous inside sources have revealed. The displays will likely curve downwards towards the side edges of the devices, as in the mockup shown in the image below. The phones will also likely include touch-sensitivity that can respond to […]

Xbox Kinect helps stroke patients regain freedom of movement

Physical therapy researchers at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center are developing a home therapy program for stroke patients, and the Xbox Kinect plays a central role. It involves a home-brewed game called Canyon Adventure, in which patients paddle a canoe down a river, swat bats in a cave, snag litter out of the water, go […]

Xbox One pre-order shows up early from Target

Someone at Target pulled the trigger a little too early, and through a mishap or insert-conspiracy-theory-here, two Xbox One systems have shipped out more than two weeks before the console’s scheduled launch date. One had a brief stint on Ebay, where the owner tried to hock it for a few grand, while the other has […]

Elop as Microsoft CEO said to consider axing Xbox and Bing

Since the August announcement that Steve Ballmer was out as CEO of Microsoft, more than a few rumors have surfaced on who would take his place – one of the more titalating of these being former Nokia head Stephen Elop. Today’s suggestion from anonymous sources speaking with Bloomberg is that Elop has a non-finalized strategy […]