Mint’s personal finance app comes to Windows devices with Live Tile support
It’s been a long time coming, but Mint has finally released a version of its personal finance app for both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8. Just like its Android and iOS iterations, the app lets users track their account balances, spending habits …
Xbox One self-publishing begins in early 2014 with a big list of devs onboard
It looks like Microsoft is on its way to the “tens of thousands of games” it wants produced through its “ID@Xbox” self-publishing program on Xbox One: the company announced this morning that the program will kick off starting in early 2014. The ne…
Amazon celebrates another ‘best ever’ holiday weekend, still won’t make with the specifics
Another holiday weekend, another ‘best ever’ notch for the Kindle sales post. As ever, Amazon’s not giving any specific information about such claims, but the Kindle family is doing just fine, thank you very much, thanks in no small part to its tw…
Motorola outlines two-day holiday promo for $350 Moto X
Those of you who had hoped to grab one of Motorola’s heavily discounted Moto X smartphones for $349 should listen up. Motorola has outlined the process for how to grab the the off-contract device over today (Wednesday, December 4) and Monday, December 9. Rather than bombarding their…
Olloclip Releases New 3-in-1 Macro Photo Lens for iPhone 5s and iPhone 5 [iOS Blog]
Olloclip has released a new 3-in-1 quick-connect macro photo lens for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5, giving users the ability to shoot subjects up close with 7x, 14x, and 21x macro modes. The lens itself is designed from an anodized aluminum material that houses the coated, multi-element optics,…
Valve now a card-carrying member of The Linux Foundation, ‘one of many ways Valve is investing in the advancement of Linux gaming’
In case Valve’s multi-tiered investment in Linux gaming weren’t clear enough from SteamOS, the Steam Controller and Steam Machines, the company’s also joining the ranks of The Linux Foundation membership. Valve Linux head Mike Sartain calls the ne…
Raspberry Pi-equipped AR.Drone can hijack other quadcopters’ WiFi link (video)
There might come a time when you’ll wait for a drone instead of a truck for your Amazon or UPS package, while worrying about tech-savvy thieves instead of armed robbers. Let’s just hope no ne’er-do-well uses Samy Kamkar’s SkyJack for evil, because…
LG G Flex To Hit Hong Kong And Singapore In December, Europe In Early 2014
It’s starting to look like the LG G Flex has a place in this smartphone market after all. After what appeared to be a brief period of market observation in the company’s native Korea, LG is confident enough in its new curved smartphone to launch it to other markets in Asia, namely…
[Discussion] L Stands For…: What’s The Next Build Of Android Going To Be Called?
By now, the name of Android’s latest software build, Android 4.4 KitKat, is relatively widespread knowledge. While we all have our own suspicions about why the naming was changed from (or never was) Key Lime Pie, KitKat is definitely the least expected build name of all the previous…
China finally grants 4G licences, but still no iPhone deal for China Mobile
Just as promised, the Chinese government has finally granted TD-LTE licences to the country’s three carriers: China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom. This means the companies can launch their 4G services whenever they want, though the realit…
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