Why didn't Night Trap work?

In a new feature -- an extract from the new book Generation Xbox that delves into the development of the controversial 1990s game Night Trap -- there may be the answer to one simple question: why didn't it work as a game? In the early 1990s, CD-ROMs gave developers the capacity to include video on home console games for the first time. But the promised full motion video revolution never came; it ...

OpenSignalMaps logs 3997 unique Android devices

An interesting study has been making the rounds across the web these past 24 hours. The creators of OpenSignalMaps have been logging which new devices download their product, and they've collected data on 681900 devices. The results are... Diverse.

5 ways that HTC Sense 4 is a step backwards from stock Android

When Google released Android 4.0, we all knew it was not going to put an end to the various flavors of Android out there. Like every other Linux distribution, there are those who feel like their way is better, so the primary code base gets forked to accommodate their changes. By having their own version [...]

Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Form ‘Newco’—A New Chapter for Ebooks

On April 30, 2012, Microsoft (MS) and Barnes & Noble (BN) announced the end of their ongoing litigation and a joint partnership to further develop the Nook and ebooks lines. The joint press release called this "a strategic partnership in a new BN subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. The partnership will accelerate ...