Fans residing under the PlayStatin Asia umbrella have had to wait long than most to get back at their PSN goodies and Qriocity accounts. The reasoning was that the local governments, especially, Japan, wanted solid evidence of Sony’s progress in shoring up security protocols before reopening customers to more potential security issues based on “empty talk”. While we can certainly understand the added aggravation it may have caused customers in said...
Today at a special event, Google took the wraps off of their new services Google Wallet and Google Offers. In an effort to shake up modern commerce as we know it, Google is asking us to give up the metal, paper, and plastic that has dominated our modern currency for the last several centuries. There’s plenty of goods to dish out, so hop on in… Google Wallet Built off of NFC and MasterCard’s PayPass system (you know, the same company responsible for...
With Intel nailing each new processor platform release as of late, the pressure is certainly on AMD to deliver something that isn’t only cheaper, but better. Many AMD enthusiasts are tired of the at times budget-minded company taking a backseat to power and performance while Intel dominates the headlines. The previous generations of Phenom were supposed to be AMD’s return to the high performance ring, though ultimately fell short of Intel’s own...
Having a bricked “fat” style PS3 after Sony’s recent 3.61 update? You’re not alone. Growing reports on two posts we wrote late last week (here and here) paints yet another blemish on an already badly marked public image for Sony. Coming off of the month-long PSN downtime caused by one of the largest digital data breaches ever, having to deal with more PlayStation problems takes things from bad to worse. Adding insult to injury, however, is the...
All to often we woefully read articles about people or companies rolling over to this generations greatest annoyance and corporate disease — the RIAA. So entrenched in the U.S. government is the RIAA (and similar organizations) that any law they want passed can make it through political red tap thanks to back room dealings that are witheld from the public and continuous lobbying dollars. Part of this new age cancer’s “enforcement” is being...
Since Apple released the original iPad back in early 2010, competing manufacturers have been racing to catch up. The closest competition we’ve seen challenge the iPad’s death grip on the tablet sphere comes by way of the Motorola XOOM. But like many competing tablets, while the hardware looks killer on paper, a sub-par software or software distribution method hampers an otherwise great user experience. So where do we stand with the iPad 2 in lieu of competing...
