You’d be forgiven for thinking this story just might be belated April Fools Day joke, but Nasa has indeed confirmed plans to capture an asteroid and place it in Earth’s orbit for study by 2025. The plan is even backed by US president Barack Obama, who will be be setting aside a generous $100 million…
Recently Facebook and HTC finally launched their joint venture with another try at the Facebook Phone, however this time around it’s really a full-fledged Facebook phone than their previous failed attempts. So far, we have seen positive reviews for both the phone and Facebook’s Home launcher.But, we’re still waiting for the official release to see…
There’s no denying that the characters and stories held within the floppy, unassuming pages of comic books have shaped modern film, animation, pop culture and beyond. Even so, the world of comic book publishing still sits alone on the fringe of popular media and out of the public eye. X-Men Fans Defend Marvel’s Mutants and…
Facebook recently announced their latest skin for Android dubbed as Facebook Home, but that wasn’t the only thing announced at the event. The Social network also announced the first phone to ship with Facebook Home is the new HTC First available on AT&T. The HTC First bears a tiny resemblance to the iPhone 4, however…
After the leaks last week, Samsung has officially announced (or admitted to) a new mid range device – The Galaxy Win. Samsung China announced the device today, along with two other devices – the Galaxy Trend II and Trend II Duos. The latter two are entry level handsets – with a 4 inch WVGA screen…
In today’s movie review of The Host (2013), the focus is on adolescent love “squares” rather than on alien invasion issues. “In a world where everything has been dubbed as perfect, aliens who were called “The Souls” try to invade the last of the remaining humans who were resisting their forces.” – This was the description…
It’s hard to find a person who doesn’t like to play video games. I love playing them, and I am sure 99% of the readers reading this article, feel the very same way. Personally, I don’t just like to play certain games, I also like having video game wallpapers on my phone. I stuck to video game…
Is Psycho-Pass Episode 2 as intense as Episode 1? Let’s review episode 2 of Psycho-Pass! During the first episode of the series, we are given a sneak preview on Inspector Akane’s first day on the job. We have also seen some nasty things that a person with a high Criminal Coefficient and a dark Psycho-Pass…
Facebook has recently announced it’s all new Facebook Home for Android, a new suite of apps for the platform. Facebook’s objective with the new Home is to give people a phone experience that’s built around them rather than apps. In order to achieve that the company replaced Android’s lockscreen and homescreen with the new Cover…
So, Mozilla wanted to provide an alternative to the apparently propriety and restrictive mobile landscape that we have today, and so it came up with Firefox OS. Announced in 2011, the OS is set to make its debut sometime in July this year. Is it going to succeed? In 2011, Mozilla Corporation announced the “Boot…
I don’t consider myself to be a major snooker fan; but for whatever reason, the game of snooker has always fascinated me. The snooker game of Archer MacLean transfixed me and so far, very few snooker games have come close to this one. That is until the launch of International Snooker. Featured Link: Top 10…
Twitter has updated its Android app to add support for its new Cards feature and has also made the app native for Android 4.0 or above. The latest update for the app brings a completely revamped design that’s on par with Google’s ‘holo’ design. The new design gives the app a fresh new look, unlike…
Images of Nokia Lumia 928, coming to Verizon this month have been leaked online. Reputed for regular (and accurate) leaks, @evleaks has uploaded photos of the front and back of the new Nokia flagship, which has been code named “Laser”. The phone looks identical to the Lumia 920, which AT&T is currently selling –…
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Star Wars games cancelled and 150 made jobless Grim Fandango, X-Wing, The Secret of Monkey Island, Dark Forces, and so many more. The list of landmark video games put out by video game industry veterans LucasArts is one of the longest around. Their legacy has now come to an unfortunate end as Disney, who bought…