Addressing numerous Internet complaints about its Wii U consoles, Nintendo warned users not to turn devices off during a mandatory software update before the process was finished. According to the company, it can take at least an hour, if not more than, to do the system update. If a user powers down the system during […]
Microsoft is facing a false advertising lawsuit, which claims its Surface’s storage space has a 32GB storage space but is alleged to only have 16GB. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit comes from Andrew Sokolowski, a California lawyer, who said he purchased the device with the understanding that he came with 32GB of storage […]
Some folks who logged into Twitter Nov. 8 found that their passwords had been reset due to concerns that their accounts were possibly hacked. According to the San Francisco-based website, it was an accident that the security precaution was applied to more users than originally intended. Not releasing the number of accounts affected, Twitter said […]
Say ta-ta to long iconic instant messaging chat tool Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft is set to retire it come 2013 and encourages its users to use the voice-over Internet Protocol Skype. According to Microsoft’s President of Skype Division Tony Bates, the two software programs are joining together. Messenger will retire in every country of the […]
Kodak inkjet printer lovers will soon find themselves out of luck. Kodak, in response to its bankruptcy organization, is ending its line of consumer inkjet printers in 2013. Kodak recently made the announcement, saying its primary focus was on selling printing, packaging and other amenities to companies. The company said it would continue to sell […]
Google is experimenting with a new features that lets its Gmail users see emails of relevance alongside their regular search results in their search engine. It’s called Gmail in personal search results and the feature is a new service and available at present for filed trial for it’s users. The user will have to sign […]
In a nail biting adventure, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory were cheering and crying with glee as their latest Mars probe, Curiosity landed safely on the red planet. This mission was risky. The probe is large. It’s the size of a SUV and weighs 2,000 pounds on Earth. On Mars it weighs ¼ of […]
Inexperienced players of violent games are more likely “to want to wash away their sins.” That is to say that they are faster than the average person to purchase hygienic products. The phenomenon is known as the Macbeth-effect. Researchers from the University of Luxembourg recruited a group of gamers that consisted of both experienced and […]
Planetary Resources, a start-up that searches and eventually mines precious materials in space has announced a partnership with Virgin Galactic space organization. This cooperation should increase the number of rocket launches. Planetary Resources plan to track and eventually mine asteroids close to space. First of all, they plan to use LauncherOne to launch space telescopes. […]
Google’s first attempt to enter the tablet market is off to a flying start with retail stores across the country running out of the Google Nexus and having to have more shipped in. Google which is better known for its search engine and android operating system has traditionally not developed hardware and allowed others to […]