Using your Apple iPad to its fullest varies from person to person. For some, a 3rd party case that ads functionality and utility like SlateSHIELD’s 360 iPad case is perhaps the answer. Design & Features Made out of a hard, ABS plastic, the SlateSHIELD 360 is a touch case of sorts that will protect against scratches and minor drops/shock. It’s pretty stiff and feels robust enough that we’re pretty sure damage from normal wear and tear won’t...

For most global phone users, subsidized hardware is pretty uncommon. Of course the positive to paying $300, $400 or $500+ for a phone is that you also get it unlocked and sans monthly contract, free to roam until your hearts content. In the U.S., however, things are quite different. Most high-end phones are $200-$300 max. In exchange for cheaper up front costs, U.S. consumers are required to sign a multi-year (usually 2) year contract tying them to a particular carrier and...

In regards to massive engineering failures, the first generation Xbox 360 was one of the staple best. A poorly designed PCB and internal cooling system caused critical internal components to eventually wriggle apart and displaying the dreaded RRoD (Red Rings of Death) error. Over the last 5 years, the RRoD death has become as much of a sign of failure as it has the butt of countless jokes. Though theres one other big Xbox 360 failure that doesn’t get nearly the same...

The fall of the Kinect has to be one of the fastest break-ins in gadget history (excluding pre-release iOS jailbreaks of course). A mere 4 days after Microsoft launched the Kinect, hackers had already cracked it, albiet with rather simple tricks. And now but a few days after that, the Kinect underground scene is already proving to be a quickly evolving network of talent. Hacker Florian Echtler has whipped up some pretty awesome multi-touch demoes that more or less look...

So if you’ve proceeded past the first mission in Call of Duty: Black Ops you’ll know (not to spoil anything) you are in Cuba for a special mission involving Castro himself. Okay, no big deal — so you would think. Without going too far into the missions of the game, Cuba is up in arms about that first mission of the game which involves the United States doing what it hasnt been been able to do in real life for the past 50 years. Cuba calls this game...