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Apple CEO: "the Pipeline Is Full of Stuff"

During a conference call held earlier today, Apple’s chief executive officer gave analysts a piece of his mind on the company’s cash hoard, as well as hints regarding the product roadmap.Cook wouldn’t offer any specifics (not that it would have been smart to do so), but he did throw analysts a bone,...

19 March 2012
18:51 GMT

Mozilla Lays Out Major Plans for Firefox in 2012

2011 has been a transformative year for Mozilla and Firefox, perhaps the most eventful since launch. No more big, disruptive changes are planned for this year, but that doesn't mean that things will go quiet or that things will slow down.Mozilla has listed some of the things it's focusing on this year,...

14 March 2012
16:21 GMT

Take the Ubuntu User Survey 2012 Now

Earlier today, March 9th, Canonical posted a tweet asking users around the world to participate in this year's Ubuntu User Survey. The Ubuntu User Survey 2012 will help Canonical build an image of how people really use, share and discover the Ubuntu operating system. The survey will take only 5 minutes of you...

9 March 2012
17:42 GMT

End of the World? Nonsense, Says NASA Expert [Video]

As expected, the closer we get to December 2012, the more nutjobs appear, warning about the end of the world at the hands of a planetary alignment, the planet Niburu, the shifting of Earth magnetic poles or axis, solar storms, the end of the Mayan calendar, a giant asteroid and so on. Needless to say, for all ratio...

8 March 2012
10:22 GMT

Apple Hints at Incendiary 2012 Product Lineup

Apple CEO Tim Cook ended yesterday’s keynote address with an intriguing teaser regarding the company’s plans for the rest of the year. Wrapping up the announcement of a new Apple TV, a new generation of iPads, and several new software offerings, Cook said “Only Apple could deliver this kind of inno...

8 March 2012
08:50 GMT

Capcom Confirms Resident Evil 6 Takes Place in 2013

Video game publisher Capcom has offered some new detail on Resident Evil 6, the next core game in the long-running zombie-powered series, admitting that the events of the game are all taking place during the year 2013 and offering some more information on the game setting. The company also named a fictional town in ...

16 February 2012
04:54 GMT

Weekend Reading: Great Expectations for 2012

This article by no means represents the reality of the video game industry and is not based on any sort of foreknowledge about what will happen with hardware and software during 2012; this is just a number of wild-eyed dreams that might or might not come true in the coming months.I want to see innovation even in the ...

7 January 2012
06:01 GMT

Tomb Raider Developer Set to Reveal New IP This Year

Crystal Dynamics, the studio mostly known for creating the Tomb Raider series, has confirmed that, besides the release of a new game in the series later this year, it will also announce an all-new intellectual property in the following months.Even if it’s famous for creating the Tomb Raider franchise, Crystal D...

4 January 2012
17:21 GMT

PC Gaming Will Become More Important in 2012, Analyst Believes

Gamers will start getting more and more interested in PCs, at least according to DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole, who believes that consumers will become disappointed with the lack of next-generation console announcements and just get powerful PCs in order to experience high quality games. Quite a few analysts h...

30 December 2011
13:31 GMT

Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 Reveals Coming Next Year, Reports Say

The next-generation Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 home consoles might be revealed next year, at least according to two new reports that cite inside sources from both Microsoft and Sony, respectively. The next generation of video game consoles has been speculated on for quite some time, but recent reports have really ...

28 June 2011
18:01 GMT

Analyst: GTA V Likely for Fiscal 2012

An analyst watching the video game industry has predicted that Gran Theft Auto V from developer Rockstar and publisher Take Two will likely arrive during the 2012 fiscal year, which is set to run from April 2012 until the end of March 2013.Mike Hickey, who works with Janco Partners, has issues an analyst note which t...

25 November 2010
04:32 GMT

Analyst: Diversity Will Take PlayStation 3 Over the Xbox 360

An analyst watching the video game industry has said that global sales of the PlayStation 3 home gaming consoles from Sony will surpass those of the Xbox 360 from Microsoft during next year mainly because it has more diversity and can better suit the needs of the global markets.David Cols, who works with DFC Intellig...

16 November 2010
17:41 GMT

Gears of War Movie Back to Script Work

Gears of War 3 might be on track to come out on the expected dates in April 2011 but it seems that the Gears of War movie, that fans have been waiting for since the first video game became an instant success on the Xbox gaming platform, is having some issues at the moment. Reports from Comic Con say that Cliff Bleszi...

27 July 2010
16:51 GMT

London Mayor Promises Full Metropolitan Wi-Fi Coverage by 2012 Olympics

Speaking at a Google Zeitgeist event in Hertfordshire, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has announced bold plans to cover the entire London metropolitan area with a wi-fi mesh. The entire project must be carried out until the 2012 Summer Olympics organized by the British capital. Devices will be installed in lampp...

19 May 2010
09:36 GMT

The Shifty Science Behind the Movie 2012

After seeing the much hyped movie 2012, which began running in theaters around the world a few weeks ago, scientists started questioning the validity of the claims the movie makes. Though it was meant to play at the craze that appears to be taking over the world, which has it that, two years from now, the planet as w...

1 December 2009
04:35 GMT

The 2012 Craze Grows by the Day

The unusual alignment of celestial bodies that will take place in 2012 has gotten many people scared of an incoming apocalyptic event, and those who would like nothing more than to capitalize on that are not in short supply. As a result, a large number of websites foretelling the end of the world has emerged, urging ...

22 October 2009
18:01 GMT


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