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George Lucas reveals his opposition to SOPA/PIPA

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:13:29 +0000

Star Wars creator George Lucas has signaled his opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), saying that the bills before the US Congress are "sloppy legislation." Read more...

Diablo III release date delayed (again) to Q2 2012

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:43:29 +0000

As expected, Blizzard has announced yet another delay in the release of the action-RPG Diablo III. The PC game is now scheduled to come out sometime in the second quarter of 2012. Read more...

Kickstarter project raises over $1 million in less than a day

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:29 +0000

Kickstarter, the online fund raising web site, had a project for an upcoming adventure game that went from $0 to over $1 million today less than 24 hours after the project went live. Read more...

Remember the N9? It's not dead; Huge update coming soon

Owen Williams — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:49:37 +0000

We knew the PR1.2 update was coming, but screenshots are out of what 1.2 really has to offer, and it's not small by any measure. 3200 updates and fixes are onboard for the "dead" device. Read more...

Google Wallet PIN vulnerable on rooted Android devices

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:19:37 +0000

Researchers at security firm Zvelo discovered that Google Wallet PINs can be cracked through brute force methods - though only on rooted Android devices. Read more...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview to be build 8250?

Brad Sams — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:49:37 +0000

The February 29 deadline is quickly approaching and Microsoft is putting together builds of WIndows 8 at a feverish pace to make sure the Consumer Preview is a top notch representation of the platform Read more...

Xbox 360 sells 270,000 units in January 2012 in US

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:19:37 +0000

Microsoft announced today that the Xbox 360 was once again the best selling game console in the US, selling 270,000 units during January 2012 and with total Xbox 360 revenues of $301 million. Read more...

MSN app for iPad now available for US owners

John Callaham — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:11:34 +0000

Microsoft has now released a version of its MSN news and video app for owners of Apple's iPad in the US market, following its previous release for UK iPad owners. Read more...

Steve Jobs' FBI file released to the public

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:19:18 +0000

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released to the public its file on the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, which was first created in 1991 when Jobs was being considered for a government panel. Read more...

Google redesigns navigation bar again, mail isn't as important as social anymore [Update: It's official!]

Owen Williams — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:10:07 +0000

The Mountain View search giant has changed their navigation bar again, but apparently YouTube, maps and other services are more important than Gmail now. Read more...