News: Others
Monday, 11 Mar 2013
Google Shows Off Talking Shoes at SXSW
At SXSW 2013, a music, film and interactive conference held in the US, Google unveiled a pair of talking shoes. Unfortunately these shoes are just built to make a point, and aren't actually for sale.
Intel to Consider CEO From Outside the Company
The board at Intel is actively considering an outsider for the role of CEO. They hope to have an replacement by May 16.
Game Developer Hacks Donkey Kong for Daughter to Play as Pauline
In Donkey Kong, Mario must rescue Pauline, who is under Donkey Kong's control. But game developer and loving father Mike Mika has hacked the NES ROM of Donkey Kong to allow his daughter to play as Pauline instead of Mario after she asked if she could play as Pauline.
Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Delivers Deeper Protection and Seamless Manageability to IT Departments
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, the company's new flagship security platform for businesses, was built to provide the best protection from advanced malware and cybercrime, and also to combat another common enemy of IT security – complexity.
Valve to Hand Out Steam Box Prototypes to Customers in the Following Months
According to Gabe Newell, Valve will handing out prototypes of its Steam Box gaming console to customers in the following months.
Tuesday, 5 Mar 2013
SimCity Available in Stores and Origin Now
EA has announced that, after a 10-year hiatus, SimCity is back with the series creators at Maxis and it's delivering the most immersive and personal SimCity experience ever, where players can create and destroy the cities of their imaginations.
Enermax Introduces Triathlor Series of PSUs
Enermax has introduced their Triathlor series of PSUs, the successor to the Modu82+ series. The Triathlor series consists of two versions: Triathlor and Triathlor FC, which come in a classic black housing and include the highest capacity Japanese capacitors.
Monday, 4 Mar 2013
Five-Year-Old Racks Up US$2500 Bill on In-App Purchases
There's a rising number of cases where children have made accidental in-app purchases, with the latest case being five-year-old Danny Kitchen, who spent a total of £1,710.43 on in-game items for the game, Zombies vs Ninja.
Thursday, 28 Feb 2013
Stretch Your Battery, Literally
Researchers have revealed their development of a flexible and stretchable lithium-ion battery that can be extended to three times its original size, without any degradation in its performance. Read on to uncover more exciting details about this new battery!
Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013
ASUS Announces Open Cloud Strategy and New Mobile Devices at MWC
At MWC, ASUS also announces its open cloud strategy, dubbed ASUS Open Cloud Computing (AOCC), which comprises of four distinct services: AOCloud, AOLink, AOStream and AOHelp.
