Study: Virtual Reality Personas Influence How You Act In The Real World

Some people create virtual characters to escape reality, but a new study is showing that your virtual persona might have more influence on your real life than you think. Research completed at the Virtual Human Interaction Lab (VHIL) at Stanford University in conjunction with the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that when an avatar resembles a [...]

Gallery: Android’s New Tablet Operating System, ‘Honeycomb’

Google has branched its Android operating system into phone-specific and tablet-specific versions. The latest phone version is 2.3 and the new tablet version starts with 3.0, also known as Honeycomb. While Honeycomb is available for software developers to tinker with, we won’t see consumer tablets running Android 3.0 until next month at the earliest–we’ll eventually [...]

Two Minute Video: Verizon vs. AT&T iPhone Service Plans

The Verizon iPhone will be here before you know it and though the hardware behind the AT&T iPhone and the Verizon iPhone is nearly identical, the service plans offered by AT&T and Verizon differ enough to warrant a closer look. The voice plans offered by the two companies are the same, but the required data [...]

TechFast: Google Axes Piracy Searches, Android For Tablets, PlayStation Phone

Good morning! Here are some of today’s top tech stories so far. We’ll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start.

A Day After CEO Is Hacked, Facebook Rolls Out New Security Features

Coincidence? Sadly, probably yes.

Sony Unveils the NGP, the Next Evolution of Portable PlayStation Hardware

As widely expected, Sony debuted their next mobile gaming device earlier today in Japan. Rumors have run hot and heavy over the last few months about what the so-called and elements of the PlayStation Meeting presentation have borne out some of the speculation.

Gaming Tip Sheet: “NBA 2K11″

We’re not quite in the NBA postseason yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start playing out how 2011 will end with NBA 2K11. We talked to the development team for the game who gave us some tips – optimized for PS3 – to help you be a baller on the court. To see other the [...]

Hands-On: The Best Game on the Nintendo 3DS May Surprise You

When Nintendo recently announced details on the American launch of the 3DS, they let folks play samples of the upcoming system’s titles. I had a chance to try out a number of games and came away with impressions on both the games and the 3DS itself.

Store Letting People Trade Kindles For Physical Books

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Let There Be Plasma Cutters: Dead Space for iOS Review

Whoever is out there saying that iPhone and iPad games will never be as good needs to download Dead Space for iOS. Not only does it show off the graphics, sound and touch screen capabilities of the iOS devices, at $7 it’s much cheaper than buying a traditional game for a handheld gaming device.

What If Your BlackBerry Ran Android Apps? It Might Happen

Whoa, whoa, whoa. This latest BlackBerry rumor comes courtesy of BGR.com and it sounds so crazy that it just… might… work.