When Google TV launched a year ago, it was roundly criticized for its difficult interface. On October 30, an over-the-air update for Google TV users will deliver a much cleaner look and improved user experience, plus apps optimized for TVs. Will the second time be the charm for Google TV? We’re about to find out, [...]
Apple is 6 days away from taking the lid off what the public hopes is an iPhone 5 complete with a 2011 release date, what could be an iPhone 4S under a pair of very different circumstances, and what will certainly be the new iOS 5 operating system. In addition to existing Verizon and AT&T [...]
E3, the enormous video game conference held annually in Los Angeles that plays host to many of the industry’s biggest hardware and software announcements ‘Project Cafe,’ or Nintendo’s Next Console Ever since Nintendo confirmed that it’s working on a Wii successor for 2012, the rumor mill’s been buzzing with what sounds like some fifth-grader’s [...]
Sony PSP’s success as a software-driving platform, but there can be no doubt as to the system’s raw hardware sales numbers. We’ve made a point in the past of putting the hardware numbers in perspective, citing figures like that fact that even a while back, the system had eclipsed the combined sales of the GameCube [...]
A weak lineup of new titles meant US video game hardware, software and accessories fell six percent in June to $1.1 billion, according to the NPD Group. Games sales fell 15% to $531 million, thanks to a dearth of major releases, although consoles showed a 5 % rise. “Looking at historical seasonality for the industry, [...]