Gaming
Most of you are aware of the recent attack on the PlayStation Network caused by a small group of hackers, however now the hackers have claimed to have accumulated the details of over 2.2 million credit card numbers.
Despite Sony’s huge effort the control the situation, the hackers seem to be avoiding all security systems put in place by Sony, therefore many have had their personal information stolen and bank accounts compromised.
These claims were discovered on underground online forums, however security researchers have stated that it is not possible to verify the frightening claims made by the hackers. Over 77 million PSN users have reported suspicious and unverified being placed on their credit cards, this has put a huge amount of pressure upon Sony to put an end to the security crisis.
All of these claims lead Sony to temporarily shut down the services of the PlayStation Network between the 17th and 19th of April. +Continue Reading
From the pre-release period, the Nintendo 3DS is getting a big attention of the media.The outside design is that much changed from the previous ones, but after opening the console the differences will come out one after another just like surprises. The major change is the inclusion of a Slide Pad for your left thumb. This is also a very important change besides it’s being 3D though it’s been criticized a lot for making the touch screen under the main display resistive and stylus friendly. Recently after the release of the US version, the responses are coming out and gamers are happy, but there are still issues with the device.
First comes the most staggering feature, Glass Free 3D. The 3D display is 3.5 inches diagonally and its resolution is 800 x 240 pixels. Is it sounding too wide? Actually you will get 400 x 240 pixels as they will be divided to your both eyes separately. Still it’s a big leap from the 256 x 192 pixels. Pushing the little switch on the right will toggle the 3D mode of the display. 3D really does the magic with some ‘if’s. To feel the 3D you will have to be stable with the console, otherwise your hand will be busy adjusting the 3D intensity of the display rather than perfecting aims in the games. Holding it steadily 12 inches far from the eyes will give you the best 3D experience. +Continue Reading
The wait is over gadget lovers as just few minutes ago Sony Ericsson leave every rumour away and officially announced Xperia Play at Barcelona. What a way to begin MWC 2011 !!!
There were doubts that any mobile phone manufacturer in the world would produce a phone that is optimized both as telephony and as a gaming gadget. Sony Ericsson teased these doubts as far as October 2010 by leaking a prototype of such phone, which stirred many enthusiasts. However, until January 2011, people saw only one full-playstation handset offered by the mother company of the teaser (PSP2).
The official announcement was teased last week by a Super Bowl ad where the green Android was attached with human fingers symbolizing that “Android is ready to Play”(two thumbs at each shiny green hand, exactly). +Continue Reading
Sony has recently announced the next version of PSP, called Next Generation Portable or NGP which they are claiming to be equally powerful as the PlayStation 3. There were a good number of rumors in the tech world and different media about the next generation of Sony’s handheld gaming device. Sony made their announcement of the NGP in a press conference which took place at Tokyo with its full specs and details with an estimated release time.
The NGP or PSP2 features connectivity options like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or 3G and guiding options like GPS or Digital Compass. NGP is going to be big on screen too with its 5-inch OLED display of 960 x 544 pixels. Sony has also considered the long demanded feature of the gamers, dual analog sticks in this portable version of PlayStation. There are more variations of inputs in this device which includes a capacitive touchpad at the rear of this device and a six-axis motion sensing system with three-axis gyroscope and three-axis accelerometer. +Continue Reading
OnLive Gaming system started a new era for PC gamers when they allowed them to play games from their low end PCs using the Internet. This time they are taking another big step by introducing the OnLive MicroConsole, a concept that will continue using cloud based computing just like the previous one. With this you can connect to OnLive gaming system directly from your HDTV or anything with HDMI connectivity.
This small device is really a big step from OnLive which will lessen the gap between Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. Actually this thing looks a little different than a console and its size is almost similar to an iPhone. +Continue Reading
Announced at E3 2010, Microsoft’s Kinect sensor, one of the most advanced entertainment device has been officially released this week. In this field of motion gaming, Kinect is a bit late, but what they have brought is the future of gaming. No more controllers, “You are the controller” is the tag-line of their promotion. Even a simple operation like menu navigation may remind you of the famous Tom Cruise movie called “Minority Report”. It is available now with ($299 with Xbox 360 4GB) or without Xbox 360 ($149 separately). The first day of release was a little bit bumpy due to the face recognition issue, but Microsoft later announced that this was just a lighting problem and dark skins misrecognition. +Continue Reading
Yesterday, November 1 2010, Logitech Innovations announced their first “Light” powered product, The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750. We are guessing that people at Logitech are taking the “Green revolution” pretty seriously!
Logitech calls this keyboard “Gift from the future” with a cheesy grin on its face as the product uses the naturally available and most abundant form of renewable energy: you guessed it, the Sunlight. At just 1/3 inch thick, the keyboard looks elegantly stylish. The edges are rounded with a smooth finish and the entire body has a black glossy finish at the front plate and a white matte at the back panel, adding to the looks. The keys used are Logitech incurve concept that has inner depth to comfortably seat your fingertips as you type. There are two solar panels on top portion of the keyboard that readily and effectively charge the device under any available light, indoor light sources inclusive. +Continue Reading
Most of you are aware of the recent attack on the PlayStation Network caused by a small group of hackers, however now the hackers have claimed to have accumulated the details of over 2.2 million credit card numbers.
