Diminishing Returns: The Cold, Hard Truth for CES Smartphones
This is the bitter reality for Android phone makers right now. The improvements in the latest, most premium phones aren’t really that big of a deal.
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Xi3’s Piston: A Steam Box Emerges, Sort Of
One of the great tech news stripteases in recent memory is the supposed development of a “Steam Box,” a home gaming system based on Valve’s beloved PC gaming service.
Targus Touch Pen Enables Touch Input on Non-Touchscreen Laptops
With the Touch Pen for Windows 8, Targus has found a way to welcome old laptops to the touchscreen party.
Vizio’s New Android Tablets Are a Rare Sight at CES
Apparently Vizio didn’t get the memo that Android tablets aren’t worth making anymore. It’s planning to release two of them — one with a 10.1-inch display, the other with a 7-inch display.
Sensus Brings a Touch Panel to the iPhone’s Backside
If you ever wished your fat fingers would stop getting in the way of your iPhone’s touch screen, a company called Canopy thinks it has an answer.
Lenovo Plans a Smaller Yoga Convertible with Full Windows 8 on Board
Lenovo’s 11.6-inch Yoga 11S runs the full version of Windows 8 and has a touchscreen that folds completely around into a tablet.
Don’t Call the E-Reader Doomed
Now that 2012 is over, the “Wall Street Journal” is pondering whether the e-reader era is coming to an end. Is it time to write e-readers’ obituary?
Leap Motion, Others Look Beyond the Mouse and Keyboard
For the past few years, a handful of companies have been working on eye-tracking and gesture control for computers. Now, there are signs that these natural input methods are almost ready for prime time.
Intel’s a la Carte TV Plans Are Still Slow-Going
Intel has joined the club of tech companies who want to revolutionize television, but unsurprisingly it’s meeting some resistance in Hollywood.
HTC One X+ Review: A Phone to Beat (If People Would Buy It)
If you’re an Android phone maker today, you need to answer a fundamental question: Why should someone buy this instead of Samsung’s Galaxy S III?
Far Cry 3 Writer Says Critics Got It All Wrong
It turns out that Far Cry 3 wasn’t really a hamfisted story of a manchild-turned-jungle warrior, lousy with offensive white colonialism tropes. It was actually a subversion of those things.
Or so says the game’s lead writer, …
Classic Game Emulators Allowed to Live in the Windows Store (For Now)
While perusing the Windows Store for new tablet apps last night, I came across a surprising find: Microsoft had recently let in a Super Nintendo emulator, dubbed Snes8x, for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices.