Oh hey, Sony, how nice of you to join the party! The console gaming headset party, that is (no, Bluetooth earpieces don’t count). Over a year ago the company had us yearning for a PS3-oriented headset after letting loose its duo of Ultimate Weapons headgear for PC gamers. Then in May, a glimmer of hope … Continued
Shocker! Microsoft to produce dual-core, LTE Windows Phones, other modern things
This just in: Microsoft is ready to take the plunge into mobile modernity… at its own pace. During a recent interview with All Things D, Windows Phone President Andy Lees revealed a few details about Redmond’s future crop of handsets, which will apparently include both LTE capabilities and dual-core processors. The exec confirmed that LTE-equipped … Continued
Google+ Traffic Falls 60% From Post-Launch Highs, report says
Traffic to Google+ spiked 1,200% in the first few days following its public launch Sept. 20, but has since plummeted by 60%, according to a report from a data analytics company. Chitika tracked Google+ traffic before and after the social networking service opened its gates to all users. “The data shows that, on the day … Continued
Xbox 360 sales nearly double that of Wii’s, analyst says
by Don Reisinger October 10, 2011 8:52 AM PDT September was another strong month for the Xbox 360, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter wrote in a note to investors today. According to Pachter’s estimates, Microsoft sold 360,000 Xbox 360 units in the U.S. last month, easily besting all other hardware competitors. In second place, according to … Continued
Microsoft Patch Tuesday to target Windows, IE
by Lance Whitney October 10, 2011 8:40 AM PDT Microsoft is gearing up for another Patch Tuesday. In its regular series of monthly security fixes tomorrow, the company is launching eight separate bulletins to patch 23 different holes in a small but key range of products. Marked as “critical,” two of the bulletins are aimed … Continued
Mozilla: Rising revenue, but rising challenges
Not bad for a nonprofit. The Mozilla Foundation, the developer of the Firefox Web browser and an organization charged with defending openness on the Web, plans to report today that its revenue increased 18 percent from $104 million in 2009 to $123 million in 2010. Expenses rose, too, though–from $61 million to $87 million–and Mozilla … Continued
9 Tips for Optimizing Your Website for Mobile Users
Is your website meeting the needs of on-the-go mobile users? When you’re developing your first mobile site, you may be at a loss. That’s understandable—a mobile website is an entirely different animal from a traditional website. Given that, it’s important to keep some best practices in mind as you develop your mobile presence. What follows … Continued
How Steve Jobs Changed the World: This Week in Social Media
Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up-to-date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? Social media channels this week were among the first to reveal the passing of one of the world’s greatest innovators—Steve … Continued








