Довольно часто любителям костюмированных игр приходится идти на жертвы, чтобы максимально реалистично передать образ своего персонажа. Косплеер по имени Тай Мэй То Мо, вероятно, переплюнул всех: он поджег себя, передает Playground. …
Правоохранители устанавливают личность негодяя, который под предлогом продажи детских игрушек, завладел деньгами жительницы Первомайска, сообщает Интернет-издание МедиаИнфо. …
Google will let users access more key functions of its Maps service, including search and navigation, without an Internet connection this year. For the first time, offline users will get search results for places and be able to use turn-by-turn voice navigation, said Jen Fitzpatrick, VP of engineering at Google, …
Компания Lenovo проводит в Пекине TechWorld, на котором демонстрирует свои достижения и делится планами на будущее. …
The days of sprawling, never-ending experimental projects might be over for the tech titans. Microsoft is making one of the biggest pushes in their decades-long history to make Windows run about the same on multiple devices. Apple already has a streamlined interface for iOS devices, and the Mac is catching …
Команда NetherRealm Studios обещала выпустить Mortal Kombat X на старых консолях летом 2015 года. Обладатели PlayStation 3 и Xbox 360 и так остались далеко позади обладателей новых консолей и PC, однако, судя по всему, им придется подождать даже дольше, чем хотелось бы. …
Google’s quest to reach the billion or so people in the world who still can’t connect to the Internet has produced several novel wireless technologies to make up for slow or poor networks. One big idea coming later this year will allow Google Maps to work offline, according to a …
GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP as it’s commonly known, is at loggerheads with SourceForge, once again. GIMP just learned that SourceForge has ‘taken over’ the account of Jernej Simončič who was maintaining the Windows version of the project. GIMP posted in their Google+ page: It appears that +SourceForge took …
Global PC shipments will decline for the fourth consecutive year as people continue re-directing money towards smartphones and tablets. Worldwide PC shipments will decrease by 6.2 percent in 2015, even though the end of Microsoft’s support for Windows XP spurred demand for PCs and nearly stabilized shipments, according to IDC. …
Cities’ various attempts to install widespread municipal Wi-Fi over the years have not ended well. They have come against physical problems in the form of buildings and office towers that block signals. They have found it hard to squeeze funding from already tight budgets. In many cases, they have been …
Компания Blizzard Entertainment, разумеется, желает своей карточной игре Hearthstone долгой и успешной жизни. Однако как именно будет осуществляться её поддержка в будущем, разработчики не знают. Своими мыслями в интервью журналу GamesMaster поделился директор игры Эрик Доддс (Eric Dodds). …
A long-time leaker of Microsoft secrets today said that the company would declare Windows 10 finished in July, and ship the new OS to device makers that same month. “The release of Windows 10 RTM has been confirmed for July 2015,” tweeted WZor, who regularly leaks information about Windows and …
Google has added a section for family friendly content to its Play Store, to make it easier for parents to find age-appropriate content on their Android devices. Now, applications that follow Google’s ”Designed for Families” specification, which was unveiled recently, will be identified with smiling green star on the Play …
По всей видимости, Lego готовит к запуску игру, которая будет похожа на популярный проект Minecraft от студии Mojang. Сегодня стало известно, что компания начала распространять со своей продукцией флаеры с надписью «Explore. Discover. Create.» (Исследуй. Изучай. Создавай.) со ссылкой на сайт lego.com/worlds. В настоящий момент по этой ссылке открывается страница …
Google on Thursday gave a quick glimpse of a variety of new features coming to its next-generation operating system, dubbed Android M, during a keynote at Google I/O. The updates include Android Pay for mobile payments, improved power management and faster charging. A developer’s preview of M was to be …
Google’s attempts to push Android TV in living rooms have so far failed, but the smart TV platform could get a boost from Nvidia’s new Shield TV console, which has features that set it apart from competitors. The Shield TV box, available now, can stream movies or shows from the …
Google has made a big play for the Internet of Things, announcing a new OS on Thursday that will connect appliances around the home and allow them to be controlled from an Android smartphone or tablet. Dubbed Project Brillo, it’s a stripped down version of Google’s Android OS that will …
Компания Google представила новую мобильную платформу под кодовым названием Android М. Анонс состоялся в ходе конференции для разработчиков Google I/O 2015. …
Mozilla’s decision to recast its mobile strategy won’t matter, analysts said today: The open-source developer won’t find any more success with a new plan than the discouraging progress so far with the old. “Bottom line, I don’t think Mozilla will be any more successful with this new strategy,” said Jack …
Google is offering a major bump in photo and video storage with a new service that lets users store an unlimited number of images and clips for free. The new service, called Google Photos, is supposed to simplify how people manage the massive amount of media they’re generating from their …
Студия Avalanche показала новый трейлер постапокалиптического экшена Mad Max. Ролик не раскрывает особенностей игры, о которых, вероятно, станет известно больше в середине июня на выставке E3. Релиз же игры запланирован на PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 и персональных компьютерах на сентябрь 2015 года. …
SAN FRANCISCO — Does it ever feel like you take thousands of photos but rarely go back and look at them? If you try to find a photo or just glance back through your digital memories, you’re just scrolling and scrolling. Google is trying to make that easier for you. …
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Google is overhauling its approach to mobile payments with Android Pay, which will let people use their smartphone to make payments in brick and mortar stores as well as in apps like Lyft and GrubHub. The changes are an effort by Google to reclaim momentum in the area of mobile …
Avago Technologies has agreed to buy Broadcom in a deal that will create a networking chip giant with a wide variety of products, including components for the burgeoning IoT sector. It has offered $37 billion for Broadcom, including $17 billion in cash and equity valued at approximately $20 billion, it …
В Международном союзе связи (International Telecommunication Union, ITU) ожидают, что к концу года почти половина (46,4%) мирового населения будет пользоваться интернетом. На данные организации ссылается BBC. …