Netflix CEO Reed Hastings made a huge announcement late last night. In a few weeks (no firm date yet), Netflix will be split into two entities. Streaming services will continue to be offered by Netflix, while DVD-by-mail will be offered under the name Qwikster. The announcement was made in two parts, a video (below) and […]
PlayStation Network users are receiving emails from Sony Corporation announcing an immediate transfer of its online services operation (including wallets and any funds they contain). Sony Network Entertainment America (SNEA) becomes Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (SNEI), and in the transition, users must agree to a revised terms of service agreement and privacy policy. In […]
Sony won’t drop the price of the PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system when it hits the Japanese market on December 17, prior to a world-wide rollout, as revealed by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president Hiroshi Kawano in a press event prior to the Tokyo Games Show. The system won’t change its price of 24,980 yen […]
Feral Interactive announces development of a native Mac OS X version of Deux Ex: Human Revolution. This title marks the third installment of the Deux Ex series of games, released in August for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In this game, set 25 years before the original Deus Ex, you play the role of […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Spinballs by Christian Gross, which usually runs for […]
Chances are you’ve heard the Nokia ringtone before. Sampled from part of a Spanish guitar composition written in 1902, it has been the default ringtone on Nokia handsets for nearly 18 years. But handsets have changed since the Nokia 2110 of the early 90s. As polyphonic ringtones became standard, Nokia remixed their tune to take […]
Give me a room full of automated lights and a console, and I’m happy as a clam, which is appropriate considering one piece of entertainment technology that’s sparked my interest as of late. What could that be, you ask? Water screens. Something about the addition of a water screen to an architectural install or a […]
Looks like Netflix is in for some hard times, folks. Having followed through with their 60 percent hike in prices, Starz Entertainment, one of their earliest and largest content providers, took advantage of the moment, choosing the first day of the price increase to make a big announcement. From Market Watch: Shares of Netflix Inc. […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Space […]
With Flatter World, Inc.’s release of their new Flat Stanley iPhone app, the story of Flat Stanley has finally made its way into the 21st century. Yes, that’s right. Our beloved Stanley Lambchop has been digitized into the worldwide mainframe. Let’s first take a whirl back in time. The original Flat Stanley was a children’s […]
