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Double Fine’s Kickstarter adventure surpasses $400K goal
It took about 8 hours and 11 minutes. Late last night, developer Double Fine revealed a new project, one that would only be created with help from fans. Dubbed ‘Double Fine Adventure,’ the game would bring the developer back to its rich adventure game heritage,
Lenovo releases Q3 earnings report, shipments rise, profits soar
Lenovo turned in another stellar earnings report yesterday, following up on a huge Q2 with an encouraging Q3. For the fiscal quarter ended December 31st, the PC maker saw its net profits reach $153 million, marking a 54 percent increase over last year’s $99.7 million. Revenue also rose 44 percent last quarter to a record […]
PSA: Google Wallet vulnerable to ‘brute-force’ PIN attacks (update: affects rooted devices)
Security hounds over at zvelo have discovered a vulnerability in Google Wallet that means your precious PIN can be “easily revealed.” Digging through the app’s code and using Google’s open resources to reveal its contents, they uncovered a piratical treasure trove of data: unique user IDs, Google account information, and the PIN stored as a
BMW i8 production prototype goes dancing in a winter wonderland (video)
It’s been almost a year since we last wrote about the BMW i8 being winter-tested and here it is again — this time in production prototype form — doing donuts (!) in the snow. This plug-in gasoline electric hybrid vehicle started life as the Vision EfficientDynamics, promising sub five-second 0 - 60mph times while still […]
GANG announces nominations for 10th annual awards in game audio
The Game Audio Network Guild (which translates to the convenient acronym of GANG) has announced its nominees for the 10th annual GANG Awards to be held at GDC, honoring the best music and audio in interactive entertainment over the last year. You can see all of the nominees in the press release after the break. […]
German court upholds ruling against Apple, clears Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale
Apple’s legal team has been dealt another blow in Germany, where a court today shot down the company’s requests for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N. In a statement issued this morning, the Dusseldorf Regional Court said it found “clear differences” between the 10.1N and Apple’s iPad,
Apple announcing iPad 3 first week of March? Anonymous sources think so
Is the long, treacherous wait for the iPad 3 nearly at an end? That’s what anonymous sources tell All Things D. The site caught wind that an Apple event next month will host the announcement of the company’s latest tablet. The event is said to be slated for the first week of March at that […]
Hacker spites Symantec, puts pcAnywhere’s source code out in the open
Symantec said that folks running its pcAnywhere utility were at an “increased risk” when it revealed that the company had been hacked and its source codes pilfered, and advised customers to stop using pcAnywhere for the time being.
Lotus F1 Team reboots with 2012 E20 [w/video]
What’s in a name? That depends who you ask. For the folks at Lotus, a name matters a great deal. That’s why it fought so hard to regain control of its brand from the team now known as Caterham, and why it is launching racing programs in top series around the world under that same […]
LensBoost Updates to v1.1.610, Rebuilt With More Speed and Enhanced Performance
LensBoost is by far my favorite editing app for my BlackBerry, it’s like your BlackBerry’s Photo Lens on steroids. LensBoost updated today and has been rebuilt and refinished to be even better. If you haven’t checked out LensBoost, you are really missing out…we’ll show you what’s new and what it does.
