Could Scrolls be the next bit hit after Minecraft, the online block building game that has taken creative minds by storm? Minecraft is still on its way to becoming a household name, but creator Markus Persson is already working on his next project: A fantasy-themed game that takes the gameplay of collectable card games and brings it to …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. Those of you who are inclined toward geek-rap should note that Adam WarRock–the most …
Google Zaps Rogue Android Apps
A rogue developer managed to lure thousands of Android users into downloading dodgy malware for their mobile devices.
Google acted fast and axed the account run by developer Myournet, also taking steps to remove its 21 stolen applications from users’ phones via a built-in “back door” system put there for just such an …
Viinyl Gives Every Song Its Own URL
Launched last week, the Montreal-based startup site Viinyl propounds the novel theory that the problem with online music is that the pictures aren’t big enough. Each song registered with the site gets a single-serving URL of its own–Ali Milner’s “I Dare You,” for instance, is http://idareyou.viinyl.com/ , and Armistice’s “Mission Bells” …
BBC’s Global iPlayer to Cost Less than $10 a Month, Offer Uncut British Shows
We might not know exactly when the BBC will launch their iPad-only global iPlayer app, but at least we know that it won’t be too expensive to sign up. BBC Director General Mark Thompson has announced that the subscription cost of the international iPlayer, which will give users access to new and archived content from multiple British …
‘Beyond Good & Evil HD’ Review: Second Chance for Best Game No One Played
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Publisher: UbiSoft
Developer: UbiSoft Montpelier
Systems it’s available on: Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
I already know what I think about Beyond Good & Evil HD, which hits Xbox Live today. I freakin’ love it.
That foreknowledge comes of course from having played the original, …
Mobile Phones Center of University Entrance Exam Cheating Scandal
Writing your answers on the inside of a water bottle label or on the cuff of your shorts is so last decade. Four Japanese universities have filed reports that someone was leaking the questions and answers to some of their entrance exam questions while taking the tests, thanks to the aid of question and answer website Chiebukuro, the …
Old iPad Drops to $399 ($349 for a Refurbished Model)
Remember the first iPad? Seems like forever ago!
It’s now priced starting at $399 on Apple’s site. You can get your hands on a refurbished model for just $349, too. That’s a wheel of a deal considering the refurbs carry the same warranties as the new ones.
If you held off buying an iPad to see what the iPad 2 announcement had …
Apple’s New iPad 2: Thinner, Lighter, Cameras and More
Apple’s Steve Jobs (yes, Steve Jobs) took the stage today at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco to announce the iPad 2.
Shall we dance? Let’s…
Specs
The iPad 2—that’s its official name—sports a 33% thinner design and weighs 0.2 pounds less than the original iPad. There’s also a dual-core 1GHz processor, …
NASA Tracks Shooting Stars to Give You More Chances at Wishes
It’s hard to decipher what that bright light you saw in the sky was or, if you know when to look, where that shooting star should be located.
NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network aims to make the process of night sky gazing a lot easier. Using three video cameras located in Tullahoma, Tenn.; Chickamauga, Geor.; and Huntsville, Ala., …
EA Reveals ‘Battlefield 3,’ the Game It Hopes Will Take Out ‘Call of Duty’
Last night at the 2011 Game Developers Conference, EA and its DICE development studio unveiled a look at Battlefield 3, the newest installment of the blockbuster open-world military FPS series.
Powered by an all-new Frostbite 2 engine, the threequel looks to be EA’s big bet on dethroning the shooter hegemony that Activision’s …
Live Blog: Apple’s iPad 2 Event
Techland and our partner site Technologizer are teaming up to bring you live coverage of Apple’s iPad special event taking place in San Francisco’s Yerba Beuna Center, starting at 1 pm ET.
No need to refresh: Sit back and enjoy the show as Technologizer’s Harry McCracken & Ed Oswald and Techland’s Doug Aamoth bring you the …