Twitch: The streaming platform that’s knocking off TV stations
It has been yet another year of exponential growth for Twitch, the streaming platform dedicated to video games. Launching in June 2011, what started as …
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Video: How to stream PC games to your Wii U GamePad
With the release of Super Mario 3D World last month, Wii U owners finally had a reason to plug their consoles back in for the …
Tablets have made us too lazy to bother using PCs
Traditional PCs aren’t as appealing to users anymore compared to tablets, which continue to rise in popularity with consumers not only because more and more …
Gartner cuts global IT spending growth forecast in half as PC sales slump
Slowing PC sales forced market research firm Gartner to cut its forecast for 2013 global IT spending growth in half. The company announced this week …
The great 2013 PC sales crash could be even worse than expected
Although there’s some new hope for sales growth in the second half of the year, 2013 has turned out to be an ugly, ugly year …
People can’t stop playing online games, mobile devices are to blame
A new report has found that the number of gamers playing games online has continued to increase over the past year. According to NPD Group, …
PC shipments could sink by double-digit percentage in Q1 2013
It’s not easy being a PC vendor right now and the latest report issued by IDC indicates that it won’t get easier anytime soon. In particular, IDC …
Ubisoft drops DRM from PC games despite soaring piracy rates
For years, gamers have complained about Ubisoft’s (UBI.PA) poor implementation of DRM for its PC games to no avail. But in an interview published by RockPaperShotgun, Ubisoft …
PC shipments slow in Q2, Windows 8 not expected to help
PC vendors will continue to struggle as worldwide shipments are expected to grow just 0.9% in 2012, according to IDC. The research firm estimates that companies …
Call of Duty: Black Ops II trailer released [video]
Activision on Tuesday announced the next entry in the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, a sequel to one of the …
Crysis 3 gameplay trailer released [video]
Electronic Arts and Crytek last week announced the highly anticipated next installment of the Crysis franchise, Crysis 3, alongside a 19-second teaser trailer. On Tuesday, …
See-through 3D computer with gesture controls gives us a glimpse of the future [video]
Some believe a future full of massive, gesture-controlled computer displays like the ones seen in Twentieth Century Fox’s Minority Report are an inevitability, and a …
Angry Birds Space reaches 10 million downloads in less than three days
Rovio on Monday announced that the company’s latest Angry Birds installment has been downloaded 10 million times in less than three days. Angry Birds Space …
Former top Microsoft exec: ‘Of course we are in a post-PC world’
Whether or not we are currently living in the post-PC era is no longer a question, Microsoft’s former Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie said recently. “People …
New gameplay details emerge for Resident Evil 6 [video]
Last month, Capcom announced that the sixth installment of the company’s Resident Evil series would launch for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 20th, …
Canalys: Smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments in 2011
Smartphone shipments overtook client PC shipments for the first time in 2011, according to new data from market research firm Canalys. Vendors shipped a total of 158.5 …
Canalys: Apple blazes past HP to dominate global PC market in Q4
Apple pulled ahead of HP in the fourth quarter to become the largest player in the client PC market, a new report suggested Monday. The …
Resident Evil 6 landing on PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 20th [video]
Capcom announced recently that Resident Evil 6 will launch on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 20th, and that a PC version will follow …
Tablet owners spend 50% more per purchase online than smartphone owners
Tablet owners spend big bucks online according to a new report. In fact, the new study published by Adobe Digital Marketing Insights suggests that tablet …
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.3
Apple on Thursday released an updated version of its iTunes software following a series of announcements made during the company’s press conference in New York …
Android and iOS said to contribute to the fall of personal computing
Horace Dediu of Asymco put together a graph plotting the history of personal computing over the last 37 years. Dediu took PC data published by …
Best Buy reorganizes to focus on connected device sales
During the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Best Buy announced that it will reorganize part of its business to focus on sales of connected …
2012 may be a flat year for PC shipments, analyst says
Despite the launch of Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system and the introduction of ultra-thin Intel-powered ultrabooks, Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes thinks the PC industry …
HP to decide fate of webOS within two weeks
Hewlett-Packard’s webOS hardware is dead and buried but the fate of the platform itself remains to be determined. HP may hold on to the OS …
Qualcomm: Snapdragon-powered Windows 8 PCs will launch next year
Speaking at an investor meeting recently, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that his company is working with Microsoft in an effort to deploy Windows 8-powered …
Samsung to offer touchscreen-equipped Windows 8 PC in 2012
Head of sales and marketing for Samsung’s personal computer business Uhm Kyu Ho confirmed recently that his company will launch a Windows 8-powered computer during …
HP PC exec Phil McKinney announces his exit
HP personal systems group (PSG) chief technology officer Phil McKinney announced recently that he will be retiring from the company. A few days ago, HP …
Best Buy offering $150 32GB TouchPad with HP notebook purchase
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again. Best Buy announced on Monday that customers who purchase an HP or Compaq laptop, desktop …
Gartner: Global PC shipments jump just 3% in Q3 2011
Global shipments of PCs grew slightly but less than analysts had predicted during the third quarter of 2011, Gartner said recently, citing preliminary findings of …
HP may keep its PC business after all
In a recent interview with CRN, HP chairman Ray Lane outlined situations in which HP may hang on to its PC business. “If we don’t …
