Xbox boss Phil Spencer said Microsoft might announce the next batch of Xbox 360 games playable on Xbox One through backwards compatibility this week. But that’s not going to happen. “I apologize,” Spencer said Friday evening on Twitter to a fan who asked if the news was still coming this week. “Looks like backwards compatibility news is delayed and will likely come next wee...
Sony is launching a beta test program for the PS4’s next system update,which they are describing as a “major” one. The beta is scheduled to begin in “early September”, according to the PlayStation Blog post, and sign-ups are available on the official playstation website. In order to qualify, you’ll need an Internet-connected PS4 and a PSN master account. The sig...
The first of Steam Machines, the Steam Link, and Steam controller all go on sale November 10. The first Steam handheld has now got a price tag and and a release window. The handheld, from hardware vendor Smach, will run SteamOS and will play “more than 1,000 games” on day one. Device was formerly known as Steamboy, now officially named as the “Smach Zero”, will support the following sp...
Sony has been putting some major effort to open up its devices to third party ROM development and has uploaded a new set of 5.1 Lollipop AOSP binaries for the company’s first 64-bit devices- the Xperia Z3+, Xperia Z4 Tablet and Xperia Z4 Tablet WiFi. Sony has also uploaded a repository for the new Xperia M Aqua, which is also a 64 bit device, but as of now the handset is not officially suppo...
For the past few days Konami has been showing more of MGS 5 The Phantom Pain, the latest entry of the series created by Hideo Kojima and his team launching in less than two weeks in all regions, with some short gameplay videos showcasing some of the more interesting gameplay features. Another video of MGS 5 The Phantom Pain gameplay has surfaced online,showcasing an interesting combined attack per...
A new update for skype has been released to the play store, version 5.10, which brings new ways for users to customize their ringtones and a new fast photo forwarding feature,which will allow users to share the photos with other skype contacts with a few clicks. Customized ringtones for individual contacts is a feature which should have been implemented a while ago, so its great to see the option ...
Rumours have already begun suggesting that Sony is working on a successor, possibly the entire new Xperia Z5 range. Rumours also hints that some of these handsets may be using the company’s new “4K X-Reality” technology. This technology is used for upscaling the content in the company’s high resolution TV range.The 4K X-Reality PRO software is currently used in Sony’s 4K TV...
This project of Google will help you in finding out whether your sunroof is ready for solar or not. Thanks to the big pushes by Elon Musk to improve the state of renewable energy through efforts to build a better battery and bring panels to more houses by way of Solar City. Americans may want solar, but Google has noticed an influx of queries into its search engine of people asking whether their ...
In an unusual marketing strategy by Bethesda for its popular mobile game Fallout Shelter, as the developer is promoting the title from the dating app, Tinder. Tinder of course is a hotbed for fake profiles, but this one actually comes from Bethesda.The company is promoting it on Twitter with the tag line “Date a Dweller.” A Kotaku reader who found the Fallout Tinder profile says the pa...
Sony has just unveiled its new Smartband 2, through which Sony is trying to capture a bigger market share in the crowd fitness tracking market. Sony is basically trying to cater to quite a wider audience, but the hardware change-up might make it more appealing to the sports market this time around. The most eye catchy feature in the Smartband 2 is its e-paper display. In fact, the new band doesn...
Going back to April when Google released a brand new update for Android wear that introduced always-on apps, new gestures, emoji drawings, and more. The update was available for select watches like the Moto 360 and LG Watch Urbane, the same update also brought the Wi-Fi support.Unfortunately, the LG G Watch R didn’t make the cut when it came to Wifi, due the lack of proper driver support for the w...
While the Note Edge may not have been a critical success when it debuted last year, the Galaxy S6 Edge proved to be quite the looker and many consumers considered it the preferred choice over the standard GS6. This Edge business has clearly put LG’s legal counselors in movement also, with the organization trademarking various Edge-related naming traditions and terms its could call its own. A...