Twitch to stream live E3 game announcements directly to your console
If you aren’t among the lucky few attending the Electronics Entertainment Expo each June, Twitch wants to take a bit of the sting out of that. 2014 is the start of a three year deal with the ESA...
View ArticleJawbone’s ‘Up Coffee’ app tracks your caffeine intake, estimates when you’ll...
Ah, caffeine. So addictive. So energizing. So unhealthy. It’s no secret that coffee lends itself to spurts of early-morning productivity, only to be followed by mid-afternoon slumps. And yet, we’re...
View ArticleHTG Explains: What is a Botnet?
Botnets are networks made up of remote-controlled computers, or “bots.” These computers have been infected with malware that allows them to be remotely controlled. Some botnets consist of hundreds of...
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View ArticleGet Forza 5 free with your new Xbox One (for a limited time)
Americans won’t necessarily have to track down a Titanfall bundle (or move to Europe) to get a free game when they buy an Xbox One. Microsoft has announced that some US retailers will start including...
View ArticleEmotient’s Google Glass app tells you how others are feeling
It’s not always easy to read someone’s emotions — and that’s a problem for retailers, which can’t easily tell if their products intrigue you or simply confuse you. They may not have to guess for much...
View ArticleMad Catz Android game console first to get OUYA content
When OUYA announced it was expanding its gaming platform beyond its own hardware, it also said it’d share its first deal with a hardware manufacturer within two weeks. Well, it turns out that we only...
View ArticleWatch Dogs arrives on May 27th
When Ubisoft showed off Watch Dogs for the first time in 2012, there was no such thing as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Well, okay, they existed in some sense of the word, but both consoles were far...
View ArticleNewsweek Says It’s Found Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto
It’s been biggest mystery on the Internet: who created Bitcoin? Newsweek says it knows the answer. In its latest issue, the magazine reports that Bitcoin’s creator is a cranky 64-year-old...
View ArticleGoophone copies the all new (still-unannounced) HTC One
If you’re going to clone one of 2014′s hottest Android flagships, you might as well clone others, right? Goophone certainly thinks so. It just launched the Goophone M8, a smartphone that bears an...
View ArticleFacebook redesigns its news feed — again
In a never-ending bid to make its news feed easier to use, Facebook has changed its look yet again. For one thing, the font will now be in Helvetica for Macs and Arial for PCs, which will make it look...
View ArticleYahoo Maps adds indoor navigation powered by Nokia Here
Google Maps has offered indoor floor plans for quite some time, and now Yahoo is doing the same. Thanks to Nokia Here, Yahoo Maps now packs building layouts, directories and contact info for places...
View ArticleBuffalo Wild Wings to use tablets for gaming, ordering another round
Service at restaurants can be decidedly slow. But for those of you who frequent Buffalo Wild Wings, relying on the waitstaff to place an order could soon be a thing of the past. The company has...
View ArticleSpotify just bought the company that powers most online radio (update)
Spotify now owns The Echo Nest, better known as “the company that powers the vast majority of internet radio.” That includes competing services like Twitter Music, Rdio and more. But today’s news...
View ArticleGeek Trivia: Which Batman Character Was Intended To Be A One-Time Appearance?
Which Batman Character Was Intended To Be A One-Time Appearance? Harley Quinn Scarecrow The Joker Clayface Think you know the answer? Read article here - Geek Trivia: Which Batman Character Was...
View ArticleEnjoy Double the Gaming Fun with ‘Doctor Pacman’ and ‘Dalek Invaders’
There is nothing quite like a classic arcade game for having fun, but what happens when you add Doctor Who to the mix? Double the gaming fun! Today we have two awesome fan-made arcade classics to...
View ArticleAsk HTG: How Can I Tame The Windows Key While Gaming?
Full screen video gaming on Windows has some hazards: tapping the Window key, using any sort of Windows shortcuts like ALT+TAB, or even clicking the mouse in the wrong spot if you’re using multiple...
View ArticlePlayStation US head Jack Tretton parts ways with Sony
Or at least, he will have done so come April 1st, no foolin’. Sony just announced that the long time SCEA executive will be making way for his replacement Shawn Layden, current EVP and COO of Sony...
View ArticleSony’s turning The Last of Us into a movie with help from the game’s creators
The Last of Us made its debut last year to critical (and commercial) acclaim from the gaming community, and it appears that the film industry’s just as smitten with the story it tells. Deadline...
View ArticleVerizon launches Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 with LTE for an eye-watering $850
Well, this is a pleasant surprise. We’ve known for a while that Verizon would carry an LTE-capable Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, but the carrier has just put the massive tablet up for sale without any...
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