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[ 18 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 36 views ]

It’s supposed to be a PSA against domestic violence, but ‘Hit the Bitch’—a webgame from a Danish advocacy group—takes things to a disturbing level.

Users manipulate a big onscreen hand to beat a model, with their score advancing from “100% pussy” to “100% gangsta” with e... read more

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[ 9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 73 views ]

Forget the buzz over the next “Twilight” film or James Cameron’s “Avatar.” The biggest entertainment hit of the holiday season may come on Tuesday, when “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ hits stores.

The video game published by Activision Blizzard Inc ... read more

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[ 8 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 71 views ]

iPhone developer Storm8 has been served with a class action lawsuit accusing the company of collecting and transmitting its users’ phone numbers without prior consent or notification.

Storm8 publishers a lineup of popular multiplayer online role-playing games for the iPhone and iPod Tou... read more

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[ 4 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 78 views ]

While only a rumor at this stage, it looks as though internet detectives from The Inquisitr have exposed which video games Sears will be discounting on Black Friday 2009.

So we thought we’d give you folks a heads-up and a couple of days to top up your piggy banks.

Couple of things to... read more

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[ 27 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 69 views ]

Facebook has announced that it will be giving friends and family the option to “memorialise” the profiles of members who have died.

It follows some cases of members receiving updates about dead friends.

If a user is reported as deceased, Facebook will remove sensitive infor... read more

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[ 26 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 79 views ]

The BlackBerry Storm2 is slated to go on sale at Verizon Wireless stores and online Wednesday for $180 after a rebate and with a new two year voice and data plan, Verizon and Research in Motion Ltd. announced today.

The companies confirmed that the new model includes new SurePress “clic... read more

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[ 21 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 85 views ]

Microsoft is banking on Windows 7 to breathe new life into a PC world where most computer users are running XP — an operating system that was released in the early days of the Bush administration.

Experts expect that PC users will change their operating system for the first time in abou... read more

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[ 19 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 65 views ]

Rock Band has arrived on the iPhone, complete with a Bluetooth multi-player mode that allows four people to jam together.

The $9.99 app, also available on the iPod Touch, includes 20 tracks, among them the Pixies’ “Debaser” and two Foo Fighters songs; of course, more can be ... read more

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[ 19 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 111 views ]

Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside the solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop.

Scientists using European Southern Observatory telescopes did not find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or ... read more

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[ 15 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments | 101 views ]

Google is expected to launch Google Editions, an online bookstore geared to let users access books from PCs, laptops, netbooks and smartphones.

Google will host and offer 500,000 e-books through deals with publishers. Customers will be able to buy the books from Google directly or from other ... read more