‘Indie Game: The Movie’ reveals the people behind the pixels
You don't need to be a walking video game encyclopedia to understand why the plot of Indie Game: The Movie makes for such a compelling story. The Sundance award-winning documentary, which premiered in New York City last night, exp...
Microsoft reveals Windows 8 desktop UI changes, drops Aero Glass
Microsoft has revealed that it has made some big changes to its desktop UI for Windows 8, which includes moving away from Aero Glass — the UI first introduced with Vista. According to the company, this means visual changes t...
Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx getting Android 4.0 in Q2, Bionic in Q3
Motorola has updated its timeline for Ice Cream Sandwich updates for a number of devices, several of which should see Android 4.0 within the next few months. In the US, both the Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx are expected to receive ICS...
What’s in your bag, Jordan Oplinger?
What's in your bag? is a recurring feature where we ask people to tell us a bit more about their everyday gadgets by opening their bags and hearts to us. Show us your bag in this forum post. This week, we're featuring one...
Facebook shares open trading at $42, a ten percent jump from IPO
Share of Facebook were supposed to start trading at 11:05 am today, but NASDAQ delayed that, and speculation is that heavy volume and too many sellers has prevented an actual start to open trading.
Several pairs of buyers and sell...
Microsoft’s ‘buy a PC, get a free Xbox 360′ deal returns for students on May 20th
Microsoft is announcing the return of its buy a PC and get a free Xbox 360 deal for students this week. Students in the US who purchase a qualifying PC worth $699 or more at certain retailers will get a 4GB Xbox 360...
A look behind some of the greatest Lego art from PBS Off Book
As part of its ongoing Off Book series, PBS has examined some of the many creative uses for Lego blocks, from life-size sculptures to meticulous stop-motion films. We've probably all seen some amazing Lego work, but the look behin...
Microsoft PSA: upgrade to Windows Phone 7.5 if you want to keep using Marketplace
Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on its work to require Windows Phone 7.5 to buy, download, or update apps from the Marketplace. The company previously warned in April that users would need to upgrade to Windows Phone 7....
HTC Evo 4G LTE now indefinitely delayed at Best Buy
Best Buy has sent out a correction informing pre-order customers that deliveries of the HTC Evo 4G LTE are now indefinitely delayed, according to Phandroid. Earlier, the retailer gave customers hope by emailing out a revised date ...
‘Electric Imp’ is a turnkey cloud for the internet of things
"The internet of things" — the concept wherein virtually all physical objects are digitally connected to each other at all times — becomes more realistic by the year as the necessary components shrink in size, cost, an...
Samsung Galaxy S III garners over 9 million pre-orders worldwide
You might have heard that Samsung has a new phone coming out soon, but even if you're not planning to buy the Galaxy S III it seems like the phone's success is all but assured. An unnamed Samsung official, speaking to the Korea...
RIM, Motorola told Apple they could find a nano-SIM compromise: here it is
Just hours ago, RIM and Motorola submitted an updated proposal for the design of the so-called 4FF nano-SIM, a smaller replacement for the 3FF micro-SIM used in many phones today (most notably the iPhone 4 and 4S). Debate between ...

