UFC 2009 Undisputed Review: Real Fighting Comes To Gaming Consoles
The past five years have seen the UFC come up from a growing sport into a legitimate mainstream fascination, with recognizable stars and household names among its roster of fighters. Unlike all other popular spectator sports, though, MMA continued to lack a good console title, with previous efforts proving to be barely playable and uninspired [...]
Canon Powershot D10 Review: Canon Gets Rugged
The Canon Powershot D10 looks like a toy camera from the front and a toy submarine (no kidding) from the top. In fact, with it’s bright blue color and large buttons, you’ll probably be hard-pressed to take it seriously the first time you see it. Hold off your judgment, though, because the D10 is quite [...]
Blackberry Bold Review
RIM’s first attempt at an all-in-one phone, the Blackberry Bold comes with a handsome set of features that prominently signals the company’s departure from its strictly business offerings. While it doesn’t sport the same sleek modern styling as the Storm, it successfully merges business function with capable multimedia enjoyment. Calls and Messaging As a Blackberry [...]
Microsoft’s Upcoming Smartphone: Now With Specs
Originally a rumor downplayed by many, Microsoft’s Pink seems to be shaping up to be a bigger deal that might be closer than we imagine. Even after Ballmer himself repeatedly denied them, news about the smartphone just keeps coming up. Earlier, ZDNet got heavy into the action, publishing what they are surmising will be the [...]
Playboy Manager: Casual Gameplay And Half-Naked Chicks
Move over World of Warcraft and Ultima, there’s a new player in town. Jolt just announced pre-registration for Playboy Manager, a new “Massively Casual Online Game” (MCOG) title based around the life of a sportscar-driving, big-spending Playboy. In the game, you’ll play a crack talent agent controlling the career direction of Playboy’s newest up-and-coming stars, [...]
Mobile Shell 3.0: The Easiest Way To Improve Your Windows Mobile UI
Most new phones from major manufacturers that use Windows Mobile as its main OS already come with a customized interface on top of it, no doubt to mask the ugly UI that Microsoft has still been unable to sufficiently fix. If you’re using a WinMo-powered phone without the benefit of an extra GUI (like Samsung’s [...]
Acer Aspire One 751 Review: Big Netbook, Same Underwhelming Performance
The new Acer Aspire One 751 is easily one of the biggest netbooks (if not the biggest) available today. It sports a full 11.6-inch display with a 1366 x 768 resolution – mighty features for what is typically a “mini-laptop”. Physically, it’s one of the most good looking netbooks around, with smooth edges and attractive [...]
HTC Magic Review: Want An Android Phone Now?
HTC Magic, the second Google Android phone, has already made its European debut and will be coming to American shores soon. According to the latest speculation, the American version will feature more or less the same specs with one pretty big exception: it will pack a 5 megapixel camera instead of the 3.2 megapixel module [...]
GTA V To Get A Karmic System?
According to the rumor mill, the upcoming Grand Theft Auto V game will be implementing a karma system integrated into the gameplay, similar to the ones employed by Fable since its first inception. As such, actions will be adjudged good or bad, with each one contributing into a cumulative impact in the way the story [...]
Kaleido R7: Sexiest Digital Frame, Weakest Feature Set
Originally shown off at CES back in January, the Kaleido R7 is one of the few digital frames that offer a step-up from the typical “glorified LCD” function of similar devices. In fact, it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to say it’s the sexiest, most professional-looking digital frame in the market right now. As with many [...]
