Surface Pro 3 Gets Real: Specs and Pricing Revealed
If you have been toying with the idea of purchasing one of the new Surface Pro 3 models, but have no clue as to pricing or specifications, let Windows Phone Central fill in some of the details ahead of the official Microsoft press conference on Tuesday.
Needless to say, Tuesday is shaping up to be a major day for Microsoft as the Surface family is expected to grow with both smaller and larger editions
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Next-Gen Consoles are Power Hogs in Standby Mode
If you are looking to conserve energy, don't even think about buying a PlayStation 4, Xbox One or a Wii U. According to a new report from NRDC, the next-gen consoles are consuming two to three times as much energy as their predecessors.
"The new consoles consume more energy each year playing video or in standby mode than playing games," the report reads.
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Verizon Just killed Your Dreams of Getting FiOS
At a conference this week, Verizon's CFO announced that the company will fulfill already contracted franchise agreements, but would not seek any further expansion of its FiOS network.
Unless you're already in an area being covered by Verizon's FiOS network, your last chance for gigabit speeds might be Google Fiber.
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Cricket Wireless Re-Launches Prepaid Service
Call it a rebirth of Cricket Wireless after it was scooped up by AT&T in a deal with Leap Wireless. Cricket now runs on AT&T's LTE network and will start spreading nationwide under the Cricket banner.
Cricket's new no-contract offerings are comparable to its competitors: it has $35-, $45-, and $55-per-month plans that come with unlimited talk and text and 500MB, 2.5GB, and 5GB of data, respectively.
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'Tom Clancy's The Division' Delayed Until 2015
Ubisoft announced this week that the release date for the much touted Tom Clancy's The Division will be pushed back to an unspecified time in 2015 to insure that the game will quality of the game would not be compromised by rushing to market.
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The Evolution of Arcade Games
If you take today's games and work backwards, you will eventually end up all the way back to 1909 playing a rousing game of Skee Ball (which oddly enough is still being played in arcades today). From that lowly arcade beginning every arcade game created since has added to the overall gaming experience and led up to the video games played today.
When pinball machines were invented in 1933, they were originally banned because they were referred to as controversial games of chance, and therefore considered gambling. The addition of flippers in 1947 legalized pinball machines, turning them into a game of skill.
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Flappy Bird is Coming Back
Just when you thought it was safe to assume that the Flappy Bird craze had run its course, the game's creator had to make an announcement. Yes, Flappy Bird is making a return, but this time as a multiplayer game.
But in the long list of factors that influence pathological video game addiction — an actual condition, suspected in 3 percent to 8 percent of gamers — multiplayer mode actually comes out toward the top.
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Windows 9 Might Not Make an Appearance Until 2015
According to some new information from several professional Microsoft stalkers, it's looking like we will not be getting a preview version of Windows 9 until early in 2015.
Microsoft may be working on a cloud-based version of its operating system that could be sold as Windows 365. It would supposedly sell via a subscription model similar to Office 365, according to rumors.
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Google Looks to Fashion Expert for Wider Appeal in Google Glass
Google has hired a fashion executive to take the geek and nerd look out of Google Glass and make the development of the product appeal to a wider audience. In simpler language: put some class into the glass.
Ross' Linkedin page lists an impressive and quite varied resume. Previous posts include executive roles at companies including Gap, Mattel, Calvin Klein and Coach.
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Respawn Entertainment Releases Mobile App for Titanfall
Titanfall now has a nifty little companion application that will enhance your Xbox One playing experience. The App is available for Windows Phone, iOS and Android.
While the app is remarkable, it's unclear why Respawn Entertainment chose to build a stand-alone app for its game, rather than utilize Microsoft's pre-existing SmartGlass feature.
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Wolfenstein: The New Order Has Huge Day One Patch
Wolfenstein: The New Order has an upcoming release date on May 20th and strangely enough that also happens to be the same day a 7.3GB patch for the game will be released.
Some issues are so prominent, apparently, that certain games can be released with a 7.3GB patch on day one.
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AT&T and Verizon Restricted in 2015 Spectrum Auction
Sometimes being the biggest is not always the best and the FCC has taken the relative sizes of the wireless carriers in consideration on next year's spectrum auction.
Sprint Corp and T-Mobile USA Inc had urged the FCC to ensure their two biggest rivals did not dominate the auction. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler had agreed, saying last month that Verizon and AT&T already controlled almost two-thirds of the coveted low-frequency airwaves.
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2014 Has Been a Busy Year for Steam
Steam has been a busy little enterprise this year. So far in 2014, Steam has already surpassed the number of games released in all of 2013.
It's not just Greenlight, though — there are actually more games from established developers appearing on PC. Many of these are adaptations of mobile games, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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