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• Friendster To Delete All Data- Just Letting You KnowFriendster goes dark until its relaunch.Apr 26, 2011 3:05 PM CDT
• Steve Jobs Gets Carbonite Treatment In New iPhone SkinHow long before they get sued?Apr 26, 2011 2:13 PM CDT
• Mario & Sonic Team Up For The 2012 OlympicsOne runs fast, one makes sure toilets run: Sonic & Mario, together again for the 2012 Olympics.Apr 25, 2011 11:26 PM CDT
• Temporary Surgical Implant Allows Patient To Operate Computer With Mind, Order Take-OutGoodbye human supremacy; hello Deus Ex: Reality.Apr 25, 2011 10:54 PM CDT
• TechWatch Report: New Whitepaper On Mobile Augmented Reality Now AvailableAugmented Reality snob? Get your peer reviews in by May 6th.Apr 25, 2011 10:07 PM CDT
• Dual SIM Dual Core Motorola XT882 Smartphone Hands-OnPowered by NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor.Apr 25, 2011 1:43 AM CDT
• Nintendo's next-gen console codenamed Project Cafe, faster than the PS3, will look like a modernized SNESNintendo Project Cafe, next-gen console set to smash the Xbox 360 and PS3.Apr 24, 2011 1:12 AM CDT
• Come To Dolores Park With Capcom 4/23 To Frolic, Tatsumaki SenpyuukyakuCapcom and Destructoid team up for a day in the park with SF IV, pizza.Apr 22, 2011 10:46 PM CDT
• Chrono Trigger To Hit PS3- Hell YesOne of the most classic RPGS makes its way through the years to the PS3.Apr 22, 2011 9:25 PM CDT
• Microsoft and Sony looking at 2014 for new consoles, continue to milk the current consoles (and their customers) in the meantimeMicrosoft and Sony not looking at next-gen consoles for a few years at least.Apr 22, 2011 1:11 AM CDT
• The Dream Of Google's Groupon Clone Will Be Alive In PortlandThis is what happens when you say no to Google.Apr 21, 2011 11:49 PM CDT
• Razer's Sixense-powered Hydra motion controller, out in JuneRazer's Hydra controller, motion-controlling at a PC near you in June.Apr 21, 2011 9:27 PM CDT
• Whoops: PlayStation Network Still Down, OutPlayStation blog probably beseiged by stoner gamers yesterday, Network still down.Apr 21, 2011 2:53 PM CDT
• Megaman Legends 3 Prototype Announced At Long LastMML3 is back in prototype version, download it with your 3DS once the eShop opens.Apr 21, 2011 2:20 PM CDT
• Resistance Is Futile: Fraunhofer IPMS Announces Borg Vision, Pleases The CollectiveFraunhofer IPMS makes Seven of Nine seven of now.Apr 21, 2011 12:52 AM CDT
• Giant SEGA Xbox Live %50 Off Sale, Now Through MondayLotsa SEGA games for download, some classic, some new, some.....well. unexciting.Apr 21, 2011 12:33 AM CDT
• Acer Iconia Tab W500, 10.1-inch tablet running Windows 7Acer Iconia Tab W500 tablet launched, powered by Windows 7.Apr 21, 2011 12:32 AM CDT
• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Less Than $8 This WeekOne great download and one, eh...download.Apr 20, 2011 11:29 PM CDT
• Your iPhone tracks your every move, without you even knowing itYour iPhone is tracking your movements, right now.Apr 20, 2011 10:45 PM CDT
• G.Skill up the ante with 2300MHz DDR RipJaws-XG.Skill break sound barrier with new P67 kit rated at speed of 2300MHz DDR.Apr 20, 2011 2:55 AM CDT
• Portal 2 is an undeniable hit, scores near perfect with all reviewsPortal 2 portals its way to perfect reviews, nearly all reviews are 100-percent.Apr 20, 2011 2:04 AM CDT
• GPS Augmented Reality Startup GoldRun Raises $1.1 MillionGoldRun nets $1.1 Million in Angel funding, thanks the heavens for such fortune.Apr 20, 2011 12:53 AM CDT
• Reprogrammable chip - upgradeable over timeTabula working on reprogrammable chips - coming to an electronic device near you soon.Apr 19, 2011 11:54 PM CDT
• Google Now Allows Map Maker User Edits: Let The Borgesian Experiment Begin!Google Maps begins first step of creating a to-scale map of the world by- wait a second...Apr 19, 2011 11:46 PM CDT
• Adaptec MaxIQ SSD Caching demo at IDF Beijing 2011 (video)Turn Your SSD into a Cache Creating 8X Performance.Apr 19, 2011 10:50 AM CDT
• Telstra revamps their website, more beauty, less textTelstra revamps their website, starting to look good.Apr 19, 2011 2:23 AM CDT
• Windows 8: Task Manager screenshot leakedWindows 8: Task Manager has been pimped, looking good.Apr 18, 2011 8:07 PM CDT
• $80 Nostalgia: Hypkerkin Announces Handheld SNES SupaBoySupaBoy lets you play SNES cartridges on the go, your flatscreen.Apr 18, 2011 4:01 PM CDT
• Reminder: Gears Of War 3 Beta Launches Next Monday, 4/25/11Gears of War 3 Beta available next Monday- access through pre-order or buy Epic Ed. Bulletstorm.Apr 18, 2011 2:59 PM CDT
• AR Solutions Firm metaio Partners With AR Eyewear Producer Vuzix: Hello, Robocop!Vuzix AR glasses producer teams up with metaio's SDK to bring you _______ (seriously, you can put an.Apr 18, 2011 1:39 PM CDT
• Battlefield 3 - 12 minutes of gameplayBattlefield 3 - 12 minutes of gameplay based on Fault Line gameplay.Apr 17, 2011 10:46 PM CDT
• Poker Site Founders Get Bitchslapped By US Department Of JusticeFBI, DoJ go after online poker founders, banks accused of money laundering and other shady stuff.Apr 15, 2011 9:28 PM CDT
• TWC Games Launches Scre4m Game: Do You Like Scary Mobile?iOS users now have a Scre4m mobile game. Break out the voice changers!Apr 15, 2011 7:54 PM CDT
• Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Buggin' Out? No Worries, Capcom's All Over ItLots of bugs in MvC3 get weeded out- no one really notices cuz crazy stuff happens all the time.Apr 15, 2011 7:32 PM CDT
• Spotify Restricts Free Music Access, Incenses Media PiratesSpotify puts the breaks on some of it's free and open features.Apr 15, 2011 12:12 AM CDT
• Mionix Zibal 60 backlit mechanical gaming keyboard, includes "rage-proof durability"Mionix unveils Zibal 60, mechanical gaming keyboard.Apr 14, 2011 8:38 PM CDT
• The NBN Box, what does it do?The NBN Box, actually looking quite good!Apr 14, 2011 8:21 PM CDT
• NYC Billboard Is Feeling Augmented RealityGoldRun, Adtruc, Tronic team up to provide billboard, once more, with feelings.Apr 14, 2011 6:10 PM CDT
• Sources Confirm New Nintendo Console For E3Sources confirm the E3 announcement of a new Nintendo Console that supports HD.Apr 14, 2011 5:43 PM CDT
• Social Media Startup Social Guide Secure $1.5 Million Seed FundingTV social platform SocialGuide secures $1.5 million in funding seed round.Apr 14, 2011 3:51 PM CDT
• IDF Beijing 2011 Wrap-up: Cedar Trail, Oak Trail, MeeGo & MoreIDF Beijing 2011 had a few significant announcements for Mobile & MeeGo.Apr 14, 2011 10:01 AM CDT
• Taiwanese NMA Animation Has Zuckerberg Pissing All Over Ceglia Emails As Lawsuit Battle ContinuesFacebook is getting sued. Again. But this time we have Chinese Animation!Apr 13, 2011 11:42 PM CDT
• Facebook World's Largest Bank By 2015?Entrepreneur makes wild claims about Facebook's eventual financial dominance.Apr 13, 2011 8:53 PM CDT
• Social Startup GetGlue Hits 1 Million Users Since JuneGetGlue, social service that mails stickers and checks-in to media, hits 1 million users.Apr 13, 2011 1:25 PM CDT
• Nintendo Announces Slew Of New Games For Q2Nintendo's Q2 will see Zelda, Karaoke, every action movie to all systems.Apr 13, 2011 12:11 PM CDT
• 1950 FBI memo confirms flying saucers crashing in New Mexico, disclosure FTWDisclosure of the Roswell incident, finally?Apr 13, 2011 9:52 AM CDT
• Japan Nuclear Disaster raised to Level 7 on International Nuclear Event scaleFukushima event now rated at 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.Apr 13, 2011 6:06 AM CDT
• Trusted Source Says Nintendo Wii to Get Price DropEngadget's trusted source confirms price-drop to $150.Apr 13, 2011 12:27 AM CDT
• Get More Animated With Squbo.ru's AnimotionAnimotion provides easy and engaging animation editing app.Apr 13, 2011 12:00 AM CDT
• Windows 8 built 7850 leaked, internet says 'do want'Microsoft Windows 8 early build from September 2010 leaks, fans go crazy.Apr 12, 2011 10:30 PM CDT
• New Track Packs For Guitar Hero: Rock Out With Your [Paramore] OutGuitar Hero now has Emo Edge- isn't that an oxymoron?Apr 12, 2011 12:10 PM CDT
• Introducing GeForce GT 520Nvidia shows off newest GPU, will wow your WoWs.Apr 12, 2011 11:58 AM CDT
• Opera 11.10 Updates Speed Dial and Opera Turbo: Barracuda Browser goes liveBarracuda Browser upgrades to 11.10, gets a bit Turbo on us.Apr 12, 2011 11:38 AM CDT
• Antec launches KUHLER H2O 920 liquid CPU coolerAntec releases a new liquid-cooler, enter the KUHLER H2O 920.Apr 12, 2011 7:00 AM CDT
• Facial Recognition & Directed Advertising Demo: IDF Beijing 2011It is like having a Kinect, but all you need is a webcam!Apr 12, 2011 6:42 AM CDT
• Peter Jackson is shooting "The Hobbit" at 48fps, the movie industry gets a glimmer of hope for quality changesThe Hobbit being shot at 48fps, Peter Jackson pushes the movie industry forward.Apr 11, 2011 8:48 PM CDT
• Maine School District Gives Every Kindergardener An iPad 2Maine public school supplies kindergardeners with iPad 2's. More like, i Pad the budget, too.Apr 11, 2011 8:17 PM CDT
• Google Unveils GoogleADay Trivia GameGoogle launches ingenius usage scheme with daily searchable trivia challenges.Apr 11, 2011 7:18 PM CDT
• Google Invests $168 Million In Tower Of (Solar) PowerGoogle invests in solar energy station that will produce 392 MW of clean energy.Apr 11, 2011 6:01 PM CDT
• Aurasma AR Browser Makes Waves, Virtual Objects Appear On PrintAurasma announces upcoming AR...browser? search? is it even AR?Apr 11, 2011 1:54 PM CDT
• Optus launches femtocell trial, boosts 3G network with your home internet connectionOptus launches Optus 3G Home Zone.Apr 10, 2011 9:58 PM CDT
• MIT Labs Develops Kinect-Based Teleconference InterfaceMIT wunderkids demo awesome telco interface using SAR and Kinect.Apr 8, 2011 3:59 PM CDT
• Opera Mini Hits 100 Million Users: Sweet!Opera Mini blazes ahead with 2 biilion daily views and 100 million active monthly users.Apr 8, 2011 3:27 PM CDT
• US Department of Justice Approves Google's ITA BidGoogle under scrutiny from DoJ and FTC for ITA bid.Apr 8, 2011 1:36 PM CDT
• Firefox 5 expected on June 21, Firefox 6 to make its debut on August 18Firefox 5 and 6 to be out in 6 months.Apr 7, 2011 7:39 PM CDT
• iPhone 4 May Be Stalking UsersiPhone 4 snapping Facetime pics of users without them knowing. Creepy.Apr 7, 2011 1:17 PM CDT
• GameStop Launches Digital Facebook StoreGameStop goes "e" with digital Facebook store.Apr 7, 2011 12:44 PM CDT
• AMD to discuss next-gen GPUs in June, expects to receive love letters from various fansAMD to tease next-gen GPUs in mid-June.Apr 7, 2011 12:45 AM CDT
• Evil Dead iPhone Game Coming Soon: Groovy.I now know that my iPhone became host to a Candarian demon. And everyone else in that movie.Apr 7, 2011 12:43 AM CDT
• Atari greatest hits out for iOS, includes Missile Command, John Connor spotted playing it before the T1000 chased him into oblivionAtari classics now available for iOS-based devices.Apr 6, 2011 11:33 PM CDT
• Hospitals set to receive 'real-time' waiting timesHospitals to get 'real-time' waiting lists, available online.Apr 6, 2011 9:31 PM CDT
• iPhone 5 Probably Not Coming Out This SummerThough rumors fly, common sense is shooting their wings.Apr 5, 2011 2:55 PM CDT
• Nexus Tech Introduces SM-800 Silent MouseNot a creature was stirring, not even your Nexus SM-800 Silent Mouse.Apr 5, 2011 11:47 AM CDT
• Ball Pit for iPhone 4: When Asteroids & Childhood CombineNew free iPhone 4 application turns your bedroom, wherever you are, into Asteroids.Apr 5, 2011 12:49 AM CDT
• Max Payne 3 details, includes fat and balding Max, bullet-time and will most likely be a console port for PC gamersMax Payne 3 details, bullet time is still included although Max is now fat and hairy.Apr 4, 2011 9:30 PM CDT

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