Today’s smartphones do a pretty good job keeping people organized and socially connected, but there may be a better and more intuitive way to accomplish these tasks. Imagine a world where technology and your everyday life work together to create a new reality. What if you could simply look up at the sky and receive weather information, or respond...
One of your New Year’s resolutions should be to learn how to program—new start-up company Codeacademy certainly wants you to. In what could be one of the most simple yet clever marketing campaigns in regards to computer programming to date, Codeacademy recently launched a website called Code Year. The motivation behind Code Year is to get as many people...
This year’s E3 places Sony and Microsoft—the two “hardcore” gaming behemoths—in an awkward position. Both companies have acknowledged that they will not be announcing any next-generation game consoles at their respective press conferences on June 4. Gamers are then left wondering how either company is going to combat Nintendo’s inevitable Wii U hardware and software blowout. Sony is going...
With the recent announcement of Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed III,” the fifth entry into the tremendously successful game series, there was a surprise revelation: Connor, the main protagonist, is part Native American. A preview of the new “Creed” by Game Informer reveals that the French game development studio has set the game to take place between 1753 and 1783—during the...
As we engage a new Electronic Gaming Expo (E3), the largest video game exhibition in the world, there are many doubts floating around amongst game developers and gaming fans alike. Can the game industry continue to spend millions of dollars developing traditional console and PC games? Is it better to abandon consoles for simpler social and mobile games with...
Yup, it’s that time again. There’s a new Windows operating system on the horizon, and it’s coming very soon. Final versions of Windows 8 are already out in the wild for IT pros and enterprises, and consumers will be able to nab their copy this Friday on October 26th. Microsoft is talking big with Windows 8.
They believe it’s the...
I’m a sucker for a good story. No matter if it’s a movie, TV show, or video game, an enthralling story will keep me hooked long after the initial awe of the special effects or amazing graphics. Video games in particular have the ability to present an engrossing story by pulling the player into the game world, and allowing...
Last week saw the release of Apple’s annual revision of their incredibly successful iPhone smartphone. If there is one word that captures the essence of the new iPhone 5, it’s “boring.” Now, before people throw up their arms and write me off as a biased Apple basher, let me clarify a few things. Apple and their iPhone have seen...
It has been about two weeks now since this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) grand finale. Gamers’ expectations were high for the popular video game trade show; however, it is obvious from the online chatter that, for many gaming fans, E3 2012 did not meet those expectations. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft failed to deliver any of the big or...
Every New Year brings us new technology. Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, the public got a small glimpse into the near future of the tech industry. CES is home to all sorts of interesting product announcements, prototypes and demonstrations. This year, CES introduced a plethora of new and improved tech from all...