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Steam UI update hits on Monday

Steam has been working on their new UI for a few months now, I’ve been using it for a while, but it sounds like it’s finally going to be released. The new version has some really nice cosmetic updates,...

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First Steam for Mac pics, video for your viewing pleasure

Looks like Steam for Mac is being seeded to a select chosen few. As such, we now have screenshots and a delightful video accompanied by some sort of feel-good indie rock. Hint: Steam for Mac looks...

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Set your clocks, Halo: Reach Beta intro to be shown at 11:00am PDT

In a rather strange move for a video game, Bungie will be showing off the Halo: Reach Beta today via Halo 3: ODST's main menu. This video will star Beta's actress, comedienne, and weapons expert, Aisha...

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Symbian^3 Dev Tools Now Out of Beta. Go get ‘em!

I know you're peachy-keen to start devving for the new Symbian^3 platform. "The what?" you ask, as if this is the first you've heard of the Symbian^3 Web Development Kit. You've made a website before,...

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Halo: Reach multi-player beta is really quite fun

I spent a few hours last night playing the Halo: Reach multi-player beta. (Microsoft sent out a few early invites to writing-guys like me, but the beta opens to Halo: ODST owners today.) It's been a...

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iPhone OS 4 Beta 3 released to developers

It’s that time again, folks: another 14 days have passed, so another beta of iPhone OS 4 has been released to developers. As with the beta builds that came before it, this one is locked down tight —...

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iPhone OS 4 beta 3 brings iPod widgets to the dock

Apple may have pulled iPhone OS 4 beta 3 soon after it went live, but we're living recklessly -- and hey, is that a set of iPod controls and a screen orientation lock hiding out in the app switcher?...

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Blizzard will add Facebook integration to Battle.net

Whoa there. Blizzard just announced that its Battle.net service will soon hook into Facebook, "linking the world's premier online gaming platform with the world's most popular social platform." The...

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iPhone OS 4 unlocks 720p video capture, further solidifying iPhone HD?

Last time on let's-speculate-about-Apple-products, the New iPhone rumor mill dug up dirt on video chat and a 5 megapixel camera. Now, it appears there might be one more reason to call it the iPhone HD....

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Evidence Shows iPhone HD’s Ability to Shoot in… HD

Well, this one isn't really surprising now, is it? Mac Rumors have unearthed evidence in the latest iPhone 4.0 beta SDK that points pretty clearly to 720p video recording. Y'see, the latest iPhone SDK...

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Video: Medal of Honor trailer reveals upcoming beta

A new trailer just posted to the Medal of Honor Web site pretty much checks all the boxes on the Big Checklist of FPS Trailer requirements. Sad, dramatic music; military man talking to his wife on the...

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Google Maps for Android adds bike routes, sharing, dedicated navigation icon

If you're running an Android phone and you're lucky enough to be using 1.6 or above (our deepest apologies, CLIQ owners), we might recommend you pop open the Market and score the latest version of...

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iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4 includes AT&T tethering option

See that screen there? That's from the minty fresh beta 4 of iPhone OS 4.0, which was just released to developers moments ago. Unless our eyes are badly mistaken, that's an option to setup internet...

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Holy cow! AT&T data tethering revealed in iPhone OS 4.0 beta 4

You heard it right! AT&T have finally given their approval to allow their bazillion or so iPhone users to hook their computer up to AT&T's magical data waves, tether stylee. Tethering was first...

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Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ beta hands-on: Flash 10.1, WiFi hotspots, and some killer...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Android_2_2_Froyo_beta_hands_on_Flash_10_1_WiFi_hotspots'; Much to our surprise at the time, when Adobe sent us a Flash 10.1-enabled Nexus One for testing, the...

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Flash 10.1 for Android beta unveiled: Hulu a no-show, Froyo now a minimum...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Flash_10_1_for_Android_beta_unveiled_Hulu_a_no_show_Froyo'; What was once just one echelon above a myth is now finally coming to fruition. Adobe is pushing out a...

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Flash kills browsing in Android 2.2 Froyo

Brian at PocketNow posted a browser comparison video showing the iPhone, the Nexus One, and the HTC HD2 all viewing the same websites. He installed Froyo on the Nexus One and downloaded the Flash beta...

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Upcoming ads confirm that the iPhone HD will have video chat

Like the camera sitting on the face of every single leaked iPhone HD hasn’t been proof enough, or like the references to video chat in the beta SDKs didn’t mean anything, now we have even more proof...

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DeHood Launches a Foursquare meets Twitter meets Yelp meets Ning for iPhone

When I was a kid, we used to play on the street in front of my house. Yeah, I know – seems like years ago. Nowadays, with children and families spending more time inside watching TV or playing video...

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AdMob’s AdWhirl adds AdSense ads

What do you call alliteration when every word in the sentence starts with the same two letters, as in the headline above? Is there a word for it? If not, I propose ultralliteration. Anyway, this one’s...

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Adobe AIR getting native Android app compilation

Sound familiar? That's right: Adobe's looking to move some of the same technologies it developed for Flash-to-iPhone app compilation over to Android, where we imagine the company will be meeting a...

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Lord of the Rings Online will be free to play this fall

My inbox in the morning is usually filled with a good degree of nonsense. "Look, it's an iPod dock in the shape of a protozoa!" No thanks, not interested. But this! This is big. Beginning with this...

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Hands on with the Ulysse Nardin Chairman Android phone

How much would you pay for an Android phone? $99? $199? Maybe $299 with contract? How about $50,000. As you recall, the Ulysse Nardin Chairman is a freaking $50,000 phone. It’s only in beta right now,...

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Critical Adobe flaw: Still want Flash on your iPhone and iPad?

Adobe has warned users that a critical flaw exists in its Flash, Adobe Reader, and Adobe Acrobat software, and it affects every single platform—Mac, Windows, Linux, Solaris, you name it. Should a...

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iOS 4 gold build now available to iPhone Developer Program members

You've got to wait a couple weeks to get this if you're the run-of-the-mill iPhone type -- but if you've ponied up the Benjamin for an iPhone Developer Program membership (who's probably suffered...

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How to test iOS 4.0 right now

If you’re the excitable type, you may want to try the iOS 4.0 Gold Master right now. This is probably the most dangerous thing you can do to your phone aside from run over it with a car, so don’t say...

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iOS 4 gold works with any compatible iPhone / iPod touch via iTunes 9.2,...

Want to get your hands on an iOS 4-equipped device now without being a registered Apple developer? As a number of readers have pointed out, it seems yesterday's gold build release works on any...

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Google’s free turn-by-turn Navigation launches in Canada, Germany, and 9...

First person to name the movie in the comments below gets an e-Highfive. Hallo, Bonjour, Ciao, and Hallå! We’ve got good news for all of our European (and Canadian!) readers — or at least, those of...

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Emblaze’s First Else in danger of becoming a smoldering slab of vaporware?

We have word from an industry insider that the First Else handset running the ALP OS is in trouble. Not a surprise since Emblaze, the company behind the handset, has been dead quiet about Else ever...

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Video: Medal of Honor multi-player beta videos

Medal of Honor, also known as Modern Warfare With Beards, has a public multi-player beta that's happening right now. It's exciting! (But not as exciting as seeing Italy knocked out of the World Cup.)...

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