New photos of BlackBerry 10 posted on CrackBerry give us a little more insight into what the new OS will look like when the first devices hit the market — expected later this year. The pictures show BlackBerry 10’s Holo-esque new media player, with uses a cyan progress bar and highlight on...
To be fair, cyan is impossible to resist
If you’ve spent the last six years trying to hunt down a discontinued Aibo, we have good news. Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy is showing off a 4 x 6-inch, ¥31,500 (about $400) robot dog that looks to pick up right where Sony's left off. The...
Samsung's burly new smartphone champion, the Galaxy S III, has yet to launch in the USA, but a couple of neat discounts are already on offer for its AT&T variant. Amazon Wireless and Target are both offering the Android 4.0 handset for $149.99 when you extend your AT&T contract in purchasing the GS III. As you might suspect, we're talking about the cheaper 16GB version here, and you won't be...
Most people had never heard of Luka Magnotta… until a severed human hand and foot were mailed to Canadian government officials. But by the time the 29-year old alleged killer was arrested in an Internet café in Germany less than a week later on June 4th, his name and back-story were infamous. Magnotta had apparently made a video of himself killing, dismembering, and eating his victim. The video had circulated online, leading to Magnotta's identification as the suspect, an international manhunt, and ultimately, the mainstream celebrity he'd always craved.
Snuff films were supposed to be an urban legend. And yet, it turns out, now they're real. Thanks to the Internet, peoples' ability to film and distribute murder to a mass audience has never been easier.
The audience congregates on gore sites (also known as shock sites) like...
Anybody's who's ever rubbernecked at an accident knows it's human nature to want to see gore
We were pretty impressed with Atmos, Dolby's new multi-directional sound platform, when we took a listen earlier this week, and now it's time for audiences to get in on the action. Pixar's Brave — the first film to be released using the new format — will be arriving on June 22nd, and Dolby has released a list of theaters that will be showing it using the system, overhead speakers and all....
What will audiences think?
In comments to analysts and reporters after announcing massive layoffs, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop spent quite a bit of time talking about his efforts to shore up Nokia's marketshare in the low end of the market. He discussed expanded efforts with Windows Phone in China, but beyond that Elop and CFO Timo Ihamuotila pointed out that Nokia believes that the phone that combines the lowest-possible...
It seems Apple is struggling to keep stock of the MacBook Pro with Retina display, as estimated delivery times for new orders have been delayed for the second time this week. On Tuesday, Apple's online store listed expected shipment arrivals as 2 to 3 weeks, but now, new orders are being pushed back to 3 to 4 weeks. Customers may be able to forego the delay by arranging for an in-store pickup, though the option is dependent on local retail availability. Those interested in Apple's newly refreshed MacBook Air and standard MacBook Pro, on the other hand, will have no delay.
Microsoft's rumored acquisition of enterprise-focused social networking service Yammer is seemingly all but confirmed, as The Wall Street Journal has corroborated earlier reports of a $1 billion buyout. But according to our sources outside of the company, Microsoft will not be announcing the deal at its mystery event on Monday, and the details of the acquisition may not emerge for some time. The acquisition is believed to be part of a larger strategy to boost Microsoft's social networking offering, potentially leveraging Yammer's strengths as a private, internal communications tool for businesses. We have reached out to Microsoft, but the...
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The Vergecast is back again with a special bite-sized one hour edition, but don't be fooled by the length. The guys managed to pack in quite a significant amount of content: iOS 6, the new Macbook Pro, Microsoft's mystery announcement, Ranch Dressing... what more could you ask for? Sit back, crack open an ice-cold bottle of seltzer, and enjoy!
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It has only been about two weeks since Flipboard for Android was finally released in beta, but the developers aren't wasting any time making improvements to the social reading app. The app received an over-the-air update before it was even fully launched, and now a new version is being pushed out...
In addition to announcing that the company would be laying off 10,000 employees, Nokia revealed some better news: that its Windows Phones will soon be available through China Unicom, the country's second largest carrier. Specifics regarding when the first batch of devices will roll out is...
Dropbox has just updated its iOS client to version 1.5, and the new release includes some notable additions. First on the list is automatic uploads for photos and videos in your camera roll (over both Wi-Fi and cellular connections), a nice perk that Android users have been...
At its grand PC unveiling event today, Vizio announced that it will be creating a number of "experience stores" that it will bring to a number of locations, including Microsoft stores, college campuses, and events like SXSW. Vizio says that it won't be selling products at these stores, opting to...
A little over a week ago Verizon opened up pre-orders for the Galaxy S III, and today it has changed the shipping date — by one whole day. Previously scheduled to ship by July 9th, the S III is now slated for a July 10th ship date. Of course, this date doesn't quite tell us when the phone will actually be in the hands of consumers, and the "by" means that there's always a chance that it could end up shipping a...
Microsoft acquired Skype last year, but that doesn't mean development on the software has slowed for other platforms: the company has just released a new update to the video-chatting app for Linux. Along with dropping the beta label — the...
Judge Richard Posner harshly dismissed Apple and Motorola's patent trial last week, but in a new order issued yesterday, has decided to give Apple an opportunity to prove whether it deserves an injunction — even if it doesn't receive any damages from its adversary. Posner says that both Apple...
We heard a rumor late last month about Dell preparing a thinner version of the XPS 15 with a few spec improvements like an Ivy Bridge processor and...
Britain's Home Secretary, Theresa May, has drafted a bill that would allow the British government to force telecoms and ISPs to retain the communications data of their users for up to 12 months....
Can we talk about how crazy this month has been? We keep sending our own Joshua Topolsky to California for events. We're not even half way through the month and we've sent Josh to All Things D,...
Last month Microsoft announced that it would be taking advantage of Nokia's back-end services to provide enhanced traffic condition functionality for Bing Maps, and the company has begun rolling...
Logitech is today expanding on its gaming peripheral offerings with the announcement of its G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, the latest addition to the company's G-Series line. The mouse has been...
Nintendo nearly jettisoned plans for the GamePad, the Wii U's tablet peripheral, in an effort to control costs according to Nintendo president...
Wooga and Electronic Arts have announced their intentions to pull their games from Google+. The decision from two of the five largest social gaming companies comes as a result of the network's struggles in engaging users, and the larger audience available on Facebook. Wooga has already taken Monster World down and will be removing Bubble Island and Diamond Dash on July 1st according to Social...
Netflix has been tinkering with the organization of its site for years (not to everyone's satisfaction), and the content delivery service is mixing things up once again by splitting its "Watch Instantly" tab into separate "Movie" and "TV" sections — currently, "Just for Kids" is the only tabbed...
