New Videogame Releases For the Week of 2/7:Downloadable Bonanza

The Simpsons Arcade comes to consoles 20 years after the fact, while the much-anticipated (by yours truly, at least) Gotham City Impostors and Shank 2 make their debut. Oh, and Kingdoms of Amalur might just be the best open world game that doesn't have Elder Scrolls in the title. Title: Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning Platform(s): Xbox [...]

Resuscitating Sony: Why new CEO Kazuo Hirai has his work cut out for him

Sony has announced that former PlayStation chief Kazuo Hirai will be taking over as both president and CEO of Japanese electronics giant Sony, replacing former CBS executive Howard Stringer as of April 1. Although few industry watchers are surprised to see Hirai advance to the top position at Sony, he is doing so at a time when the once-unstoppable company is facing major challenges and ...

Turtle Beach expands its wireless headset lineup, intros XP400 with adjustable surround sound, stereo XP300

If you'll recall, along with its pre-CES unveiling of new gaming and lifestyle headsets , Turtle Beach promised a bigger "surprise announcement" for day one of the show here in Vegas. Well, it's just spilled the beans on an impressive new duo of Xbox-oriented (and PlayStation compatible) Ear Force wireless gaming headsets. Meet the XP400 with Dolby 5.1 virtual surround sound and the identical ...

15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time

In honor of National Data Privacy Day this Saturday, Jan. 28, we've put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time.

5 Ways To Use A Microphone Besides Blowing On It

The DS and later models of the PSP both had built-in microphones, but no developer ever seemed to take advantage of them. ...( read more )

Silicon Hali

Theres a digital world in our own backyard, so if you want to buy local, theres an app for that. Here are the companies manufacturing games and software in Nova Scotia, bringing our tech touch to the global market. by Colin Chisholm Halifax is over 6,000 kilometres away from the Mecca of the technology world, Silicon Valley--- found near San Jose, California. But that doesn't mean we don't ...