Articles by Jonathan Charles
An app for rapidly sending tweet, called Thunderclap, has been shut down just a day after its release. The app allowed the same tweet to be sent multiple times, designed to bring attention to a specific cause.
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Facebook announced Thursday, June 7, it launched the App Center - a dedicated hub for finding social apps. Previously, finding apps on the social network was done through searching on the Web site.
Nintendo’s E3 2012 conference was short of information on the technical side of the Wii U console and, features aside, whether the console’s controller can be used on conjunction with another controller. It appears that’s the case, at a cost.
Windows 8 devices, expected to launch around October alongside the OS, are claimed to be targeting the Apple user base. Comments from Acer said Microsoft is targeting high-end products, a space which Apple has dominated since releasing the iPhone in 2007.
Foursquare has completely revamped its iOS app, bringing features such as a new Explore tab and recommendations dependent on the weather and hotspots in the city. Locals and tourists even get different recommendations.
Meebo, the developers of the self-named popular IM service, has announced it will be acquired by Google. The fee paid by Google hasn’t been revealed, but All Things D reported the figure could be around $100 million.
The Last of Us, Naughty’s Dog new survival horror title and new IP post-release of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, has been confirmed to be not releasing in 2012. The release date was previously set at a tentative late 2012/early 2013 window.
The Astro A line of headsets have been a popular choice of headsets for serious gamers who want to get the advantage of players, though all have been wired. That’s changing with the unveiling of the Astro A50, the company’s first wireless headset, and Mobile & Apps is taking a look.
Rumored integration of Microsoft’s flagship browser, Internet Explorer, has been long requested and long rumored. The company also unveiled the Smart Glass technology, integrating the company’s devices.
At its June 4 conference, Microsoft unveiled SmartGlass for all Windows-based devices. The software was pitched as a service for integration all of the devices and making them “smart,” whatever content is being consumed.
Microsoft's E3 conference on Monday, June 4, began with a Halo 4 campaign demo. 343 Industries revealed the demo was around a third into the campaign, not the beginning, so the demo didn't show Chief emerging from cryo sleep.
The All Things D10 conference has featured notable interviewees, from Apple CEO Tim Cook to someone who shouted down an attendee. Closing the show was Google Senior Vice President of Chrome & Apps - Sundar Pichai - along with Senior Vice President of Advertising at Google, Susan Wojcicki.
Today, June 4, is the beginning of E3 2012 but yesterday - June 3 - Nintendo broadcasted a pre-E3 conference clarifying some of the details of the Wii U. One detail was its online system, which will be called “Miiverse.”
At its pre-E3 conference on the evening of Sunday, June 3, Nintendo unveiled a new controller alongside the details of its online system, the former called the “Wii U Pro Controller”. The controller is being pitched as an accessory outside of first-party games.
The read-it-later app for iOS, Instapaper, arrives on Android and is now available. Tech Web site The Verge got an exclusive hands-on with the app, and here are the details.
Sources speaking to All Things D claim the lawsuit between Yahoo and Facebook, centered around patent infringement, almost has reached a resolution. Yahoo claims Facebook’s entire social network model is based on Yahoo patents.
With Microsoft’s E3 2012 conference happening today, June 4, in around nine hours as of writing, Halo 4 is likely to be a showpiece of the event. An interview with franchise development director Frank O’Connor, with The Guardian, shares an insight into the team’s philosophy and how the game’s changes are being managed.
The gradual removal of the Zune branding from Microsoft’s service has sparked speculation over how Microsoft will replace the service, if at all. Rumors from tech and video game Web sites The Verge and Kotaku claim Microsoft is developing a new service, called the “Xbox Music Center.”
At the All Things D10 conference, Apple’s CEO - Tim Cook - said on its relationships with Facebook to “stay tuned” amid question on why the company only integrates Twitter in its mobile operating system. Now, rumors suggest the company will be bringing Facebook to iOS 6.
E3 2012 kicks off June 4, just three days away, and the gaming industry’s biggest event caters to every genre. One of the most popular genres is the first-person shooter, and 2012 once again promises blockbuster titles.
NetherRealm delivered the Mortal Kombat reboot in 2011 to a strong critical reception, and the studio has announced it is to move away from the gut-wrenching series with a new fighting title. Injustice: Gods Among Us features DC superheroes, who fight against each other.
LucasArts has revealed on the eve of E3 2012 its new title, Star Wars 1313. Though more details are going to be revealed between June 4-7, it has been confirmed players will control a bounty hunter and the game will take place on Coruscant.
The Windows 8 Release Preview has gone live after being rumored for a May 31 release date, a day ahead of Microsoft’s promised first-week-of-June window. The Preview is largely similar to the Consumer Preview but, halfway through the year, feels more like an operating system ready for release while bringing updated apps.
The availability of the Windows 8 Release Preview marks the inclusion of Flash into the operating system, which Microsoft has selectively included to ensure good performance remains. The reasons for that integration has been leaked.
On May 30, Mobile & Apps reported that Blizzard was being investigated over its refunds policy regarding Diablo 3. The World of Warcraft developer refused Korean players refunds as the product had been used, but The Korea Fair Trade Association said Korean law allowed products to be returned within seven days as long as the issue prompting the refunds was not consumer-caused.
id Software has announced it is to re-release Doom 3 for new players to the franchise, called the BFG Edition. It will include the full Doom back catalogue along with updated graphics and levels.
Battlefield 3’s Premium service, which looks to rival Call of Duty: Elite that gives players discounted access to map packs and contents have been leaked. The source of the leak is unknown, but the release date is confirmed as June 4, 2012.