While Sony and Microsoft pour millions of dollars into bringing their next gaming systems to life, Mad Catz is working on its own console with just a couple of product developers.
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Here’s What Googlers Think of The Internship
Over at Quora, a Google employee has summarized his colleagues’ reaction to the new Google movie.
Here’s Why Google Is Buying Waze
Why would Google want to shell out more than $1 billion for a relatively unknown start-up? Three reasons.
Comcast’s New X2 Platform Saves TV Shows Online
Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation’s largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is unveiling a new, compact set-top box that does away with the hard drive and saves your TV shows online.
iPhone Theft: Officials Wait to Judge Apple’s New ‘Kill Switch’ Feature
The top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York, seeking ways to curb thefts of mobile devices, said Monday they will reserve judgment of Apple’s new security feature designed to make it harder to reactivate a stolen iPhone.
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Apple’s WWDC Sleeper Story: iWork for iCloud
Apple’s browser-based office suite looks promising — which could be big news even if you don’t care about office suites.
Xbox One at E3: Same Old Games vs. Scary New World
Microsoft’s problem is that Xbox One is built for games-as-services, even though single-player, offline games are very much alive and well.
What a Deal: Comcast Won’t Charge You for Helping Build Out Its Public Wi-Fi Network
If you’re a Comcast subscriber, you’ll soon be able to turn your home into a part of Comcast’s network of Wi-Fi hotspots. And it won’t cost you a dime extra.
Google Snaps Up Waze to Add to Mapping Service
Google has purchased online mapping service Waze in a deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while gaining technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular navigation system.
How Sony May Have Won E3 With the PlayStation 4
At its E3 2013 presser, Sony aims, shoots and scores
Father’s Day: 11 High-Tech Gifts to Update the Low-Tech Dad
Father’s Day gifts have morphed over the years. It used to be a tie, a golf hat or a jazz CD. But dads are more tech-savvy these days.
Facebook Ends ‘Sponsored Stories’ Advertisements
Facebook announced that it will no longer offer advertisers the ability to place Sponsored Stories, controversial advertisements that turn your social media activity into a commercial.