May 22, 2013

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Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus to be updated to “webOS 2.0” – HP

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Today, we have some news that will bring a smile to the face of everyone who owns a Palm Pre, Pre Plus, Pixi and Pixi Plus. All these devices will be getting an upgrade to webOS 2.0. During the ongoing HP/Palm webOS Developer Day in New York City today, Palm Engineer and Developer Relations rep [...]

Nokia’s Ovi Store Downloads Hit 3 Million A Day !

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Nokia yesterday announced that its Ovi Store has reached 3 million downloads per day, a milestone spurred by overall global demand and a recent update that gives users of Nokia’s new Symbian smartphone family a friendlier look and feel as well as more popular apps and games. The company is also gaining significant software developer [...]

Xbox Kinect Headed to Japan

Microsoft finally launching XBox Kinect in Japan this weekend, and Takashi Sensui(MS Japanese Home & Entertainment division general manager) can hardly believe it, in a way. “It’s been two or three years since I first became aware of the Kinect project, but it seems a lot quicker than that,” he told Famitsu magazine in this [...]

Activision Shuts Bizarre Creations, Budcat

New Reports are suggests that Activision has shut down at least two of its studios this morning: Geometry Wars creator Bizarre Creations and Blast Works developer Budcat. While official word on Bizarre’s closure has not yet come, several Twitter posts point to the studio being shut down today, with its entire staff of 200+ employees [...]

Diablo 3 Headed to Game Consoles

Blizzard’s upcoming PC game Diablo III appears to be headed to consoles, if recent job postings by the company are accurate. According to the company’s Jobs Directory, Blizzard is currently looking to fill lead designer, lead programmer, and senior producer roles very specifically for a console version of Diablo III. A console port has never [...]

Blizzard “Diablo III” Coming to Consoles?

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Blizzard’s upcoming PC game Diablo III appears to be headed to consoles, if recent job postings by the company are accurate. According to the company’s Jobs Directory, Blizzard is currently looking to fill lead designer, lead programmer, and senior producer roles very specifically for a console version of Diablo III. Recently Blizzard added three new [...]

Firefox 4 Beta 7 launched:Let’s check it out

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The news for which all the fans of Firefox are waiting that Mozilla has released the 7th Beta version of the upcoming Firefox 4b browser and the incredibly interesting thing is that this latest Beta release comes with a new, faster JavaScript engine. Instead of the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, Firefox 4 Beta 7 uses the [...]

Call of Duty : Black Ops Zombie Mode Review [Video]

Call of Duty Black Ops Zombie Mode screen

Most probably by this time you have already an idea that the most popular zombie mode will be included in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. And just recently, more details have been coming out which seems to confirm the comeback of the Nazi Zombies into this popular game. The mode takes place in [...]

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.6 Beta Now Available to Developers

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Apple has begun seeding builds of 10.6.6 before the previous version, 10.6.5, has actually been released to the public, according to a report from AppleInsider. The new build contains no specific issues, but contains “developer support for and renewing App Store receipts.” This refers to the upcoming Mac App Store that will be a future [...]

Apple iOS 4.2 “Golden Master” Update Releases for Developers

ios 4.2 Golden Master Update

Apple has preparing iOS 4.2 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. By offering the golden master version of the software to developers, it is a sign that Apple is nearly ready to offer it to consumers. The release, known as build 8C134, is for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices, which could mean iOS [...]

Adobe Shows Flash-to-HTML5 Conversion Prototype Tool Codenamed as “Wallaby”

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At the developer conference organized by Adobe  this week, the company has demoed the Flash-To-HTML5 converter tool that will let developers easily port their Adobe Flash applications to HTML5 for incorporation on platforms like iOS that do not support Flash. The new Flash-To-HTML5 converter tool codenamed as “Wallaby”. Adobe Flash has taken a beating the [...]