Home>>KRISTEN BELL>>News>>Dug

KRISTEN BELL

OLPC Plans Super-Thin, Super-Cheap Tablet

The nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child wants to produce a touchscreen tablet computer by 2012 that will cost less than $100. OLPC released its device roadmap this week, which includes two upgrades to the original XO computer, as well as lofty plans for a new 8.5-by-11-inch tablet device called the... More...

Motorola Cliq: Hot, and Not

At the rate we're seeing new Android-powered devices, phone makers will have to get clever to stand out from the herd. Motorola's Cliq will try to make its mark with Motoblur, a custom interface that pulls communications from e-mail, text messages, and social networking, throwing them all onto the... More...

Motorola to Unveil Android Handset on Sept. 10

A postcard invitational featuring the Android OS' mascot is the newest indication that Motorola is poised to release a new Android handset (or handset s) this September. In recent years Moto's proprietary "dumb-phone" platform has been increasingly eclipsed by smartphones, and especiall... More...

Amazon Leaks Zune HD Pricing

Want to get your hands on Microsoft's new Zune HD ? You may soon be able to pre-order the device from Amazon, and it could cost significantly less than the iPod Touch . The online retailer has launched a pre-order Web page for the Zune HD , which says the 16GB model will come in black and sell fo... More...

Twitter: Household Appliances Get Vocal

Household appliances are getting vocal on Twitter due to geeky DIY hardware experiments. The power of the social networking site is being harnessed to give common household objects the ability to send and recieve tweets. A growing interest in home automation has already resulted in a tweeting to... More...

Spotify Readies iPhone App for Its Streaming Music Service

On-demand music streaming company Spotify is readying an iPhone client for its service, and expects to release it in a matter of weeks. The iPhone software should be available as a free download from Apple's iPhone App Store in a few weeks' time, but using it to stream music will require a S... More...

Cell Phones and Driving: Unsafe at Any Speed

I've been saying it for a long time: cell phones and driving do not mix . The evidence grows daily. Some moron train operator in Boston decides to text his girlfriend while operating a passenger train, injures dozens of people, and causes US$9 million in damage -- to say nothing of the damage to ... More...

Modern Warfare 2 "Prestige Edition" Lets You See in the Dark

Infinity Ward seems to outdo themselves with bonuses for anticipated game. By Steve Watts , 07/14/2009 Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling uploaded a video to YouTube (above) showing off the various Modern Warfare 2 special editions, and highlighting the "Prestig... More...

New HTC phone - Firestone?

New HTC phone - Firestone? 23 June 2009 Rumoured successor to Touch HD has a eight-meg snapper and runs WinMo 6.5 Check out these first images of the HTC  Firestone -  follow-up to 2008's Touch HD . Though it's still yet-to-be-announced, word is that it will go head... More...

E3 Protestors Picket EA's Dante's Inferno

Protesters rebel against "Electronic Antichrist" for "glorifying hell." By Steve Watts , 06/03/2009 Protesters have formed around E3, and they're surprisingly livid about the game Dante's Inferno . 1UP user Jeff Yanick snapped photos and even interviewed one of the pro... More...

Rumors Of A Fourth Fallout 3 Expansion Emerge

"Point Look" could be part of a Broken Steel retail bundle. By Kat Bailey , 05/01/2009 It won't be long before Bethesda releases Broken Steel , the last of three originally announced DLC expansions for Fallout 3. But that doesn't mean that we won't be getting anymore DLC after tha... More...

Nordic Game Conference: GRIN reflects on Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Conference keynote used to dissect issues with Capcom's downloadable remake. By Andrew Hayward , 05/19/2009 Though the brand new retail Bionic Commando game arrives in North America and Europe this week, developer GRIN used its keynote address at the Nordic Game Conference in Malm? Swede... More...

Microsoft Opens My Phone Beta

Microsoft on Tuesday will open the beta for its My Phone Windows Mobile backup service to anyone who wants to try it out. The company has also disclosed some forthcoming features for the service, including ways to wipe data remotely and find lost phones using GPS. My Phone, introduced as a limite... More...

PlayStation Store Adds Spyro, KOF, Zen Pinball, and Texas Cheat 'Em

For the next week, get Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic for free. By Chris Pereira , 05/14/2009 It's another packed week of PlayStation Store releases this week. Two original downloadable games have been release for PS3, Zen Pinball ($10) and Texas Cheat 'Em ($10), the latter of which ... More...

First-Look at Red Steel 2

Footage of Ubisoft's WiiMotion Plus-enabled first person slasher. By Justin Haywald , 05/04/2009 Red Steel 2 'Leaked Debut' teaser You might not expect to hear details about a Wii-exclusive game from Destination Playstation, Sony's annual retail and publisher conference, but that's wher... More...

Max Payne Explodes onto Xbox Originals

Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne bring downloadable bullet time action to the Xbox Live Marketplace. By Dustin Quillen , 04/27/2009 Joining a gradually expanding stable of last-gen classics that includes the likes of Ninja Gaiden Black , Psychonauts , and, uh, BlowOut , ... More...

Lego Rock Band Confirmed, Slated for 2009

Traveler's Tales and Harmonix to let you rock out with your blocks out. By Steve Watts , 04/21/2009 Though some slides at GDC spoiled the surprise , Harmonix and Traveler's Tales have made Lego Rock Band official today with an announcement. The game is due out this year for the Xbox 360, ... More...

Lego Rock Band Official for Christmas 2009

By Chris Kohler April 21, 2009 | 11:54:00 AM Categories: Rock Band    Worst Kept Secrets Dept.: Rumors of a Lego-themed edition of Rock Band have been making the rounds for quite a while now, and so Tuesday's official confirmation doesn't feel like news a... More...

Hands-On: Battling Through Final Fantasy XIII's Brief Demo

By Chris Kohler April 17, 2009 | 3:58:00 PM Categories: Console Games    Main character Lightning (left) and partner Sazh stare down a giant enemy in the demo version of Final Fantasy XIII , released Thursday in Japan. Image courtesy Gamersyde Gamers in Jap... More...

New Fallout Adventure Takes Place in Vegas

By Chris Kohler April 20, 2009 | 1:42:06 PM Categories: Console Games    At a press event in London on Monday, Bethesda announced a new Fallout game that will be set in Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas will be developed by Obsidian Entertainment, creators of Sta... More...
Home>>KRISTEN BELL>>News>>Dug