Pioneer has just announced the Remix Station RMX-1000, a piece of DJ hardware that allows for greater real-time manipulation than the traditional deck and mixer setup alone. It can be used standalone with the bundled Remixbox soft…
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Kainy streams games from your PC to your Android device (hands on)
Kainy is a new Android / PC app from developer Jean-Sebastien Royer that streams games from your PC and allows you to play them on an Android smartphone or tablet over a Wi-Fi or mobile network. It’s sort of like your own personal…
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CyanogenMod disables root access by default, now requires user configuration
Holy crap! CyanogenMod, the custom ROM of choice for many power users, will no longer offer root access upon first install. Now before you panic, let’s make this part clear: everyone so inclined may still enable superuser access — for ADB, apps or bot…
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iPhone again takes top spot in J.D. Power satisfaction survey
For the seventh consecutive time, Apple has ranked highest among smartphone manufacturers in customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power and Associates. The Cupertino-based company achieved a rating of 839 out of 1,000 possible points; the iPhone’s ease of use, features, physical design and battery life propelled the handset to the top spot. HTC, again, followed Apple with a score of 798, with Samsung (769) and Motorola (758) falling in the No.3 and No.4 spots, respectively. According to the survey, smartphone users who were more satisfied with the battery performance of their device were more likely to repurchase the same brand compared to owners who were less satisfied. “Both carriers and manufacturers recognize the fact that battery life needs to be
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Californians Seek Damages Over Faulty Apps, Play Store’s 15-Minute Return Window
Seeking damages for California residents who have purchased defective Android apps and were disallowed a refund, Android users Dodd Harris and Stephen Sabatino are suing Google under the pretext that the search giant’s 15-minute refund window is unfair…
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Instapaper 4.1 released with iPad Retina Display support, new fonts and features
Well that was fast. Apple’s new iPad just went on sale this morning, and developer Marco Arment has already released a 4.1 update to his popular reading app Instapaper that provides Retina Display support for the new device. To ma…
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Gameloft Releases Its Gunslinging Six-Guns Game For Free In The Google Play Store
By now you may have heard of a little company called Gameloft. I personally share a love/hate relationship with their amazing mobile games and horrific marketing techniques but I’ll spare you any rants. I’m here to let you know that another hit Gameloft game has made it to the Google Play Store and the best [...]
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LightSquared won’t say die on LTE, demands reversal or spectrum from the FCC
If you’ve read any of the public statements that LightSquared has made in the ongoing saga of its attempted LTE launch, you’ve no doubt been struck by the sense of outrage emanating from the company. Sprint’s decision today to “ex…
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Full audio: Mike Daisey explains himself on new episode of ‘This American Life’
Earlier today, the radio show This American Life and The New York Times retracted first-hand reports by Mike Daisey about the conditions at factories making iPads in China. While the Times simply removed a paragraph from an editor…
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Microsoft: No new Xbox hardware this year
Microsoft has confirmed that the successor to the Xbox 360 will not be announced at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. “While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for the future, we can confirm that there will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime soon,” the company said in a statement to Kotaku on Thursday. “For us, 2012 is all about Xbox 360-and it’s the best year ever for Xbox 360. The console is coming off its biggest year ever-a year in which Xbox outsold all other consoles worldwide.” The next-generation Xbox is rumored to be six times more powerful than the current Xbox 360. It has been reported that the console will be
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