5 Things I Want From Next Generation Video Game Consoles [MUO Gaming]
The current generation of video game consoles is the longest in recent memory. The Xbox 360 came out over 6 years ago, and the PlayStation 3 came out shortly after that. Typically, a console lasts for around 5 years before phasing out in favor of some new, more powerful hardware. However, with this generation, Microsoft and Sony seem to be in no hurry to get their latest consoles to market.
Recover Facebook With A Little Help From Your Friends [News]
Facebook is constantly bringing something new to their service, and this one is interesting. It is not the typical Facebook story about some new change to the news feed or a completely new looking profile, but rather, this is a interesting way to recover your Facebook account in the unfortunate event that it becomes the target of an evil password stealing hacker.
6 Reasons I Love My New iPhone 4S
Some time has passed since the iPhone 4S hit the market, and everyone is screaming from the mountaintops about it. I am coming from a 3GS so the improvements are leaps and bounds for me. I could see how someone coming from an iPhone 4 might not see the changes as profoundly as I do, but nonetheless, the changes are there, and they are noticeable.
Microsoft & Mozilla Team Up To Bring A Bing Powered Version Of Firefox [News]
Mozilla recently put out a new version of their popular browser called Firefox with Bing. As the creative name implies, it is Firefox but with Bing running behind the scenes. Basically, this changes the search engine in the awesome bar and the search bar to Bing, instead of Firefox's staple, Google. It also changes the default homepage to Bing.com.
Use Gogobot To Capture, Share & Plan Your Travels
When you go on a trip, there are certain things you always need to take with you. Things like underwear, socks, toothpaste and deodorant are necessary if your trip is to be a success. Gogobot hopes that their new iPhone application, along with their website will be another addition. After all, knowing what you are going to do on a trip is just as important as making sure you have all the right stuff.
Google Updates Chrome New Tab Page & Web App Store [News]
The guys and girls at Google have been busy. Just recently they updated many of their Docs programs, and now they have pushed out a new stable release of their popular web browser, Google Chrome. This release of Chrome completely redesigns the screen that launches when you click on the new tab button. This new change makes it easier to manage your most visited websites and all your installed apps.
Three Video Games That Should Be Made Into Movies [MUO Gaming]
Video games and movies never seem to combine well. A great movie made into a video game always ends up being terrible, and a great game made into a movie never seems to come out much better. All that said, it doesn’t mean there are not some games out there that could make great movies if they were done correctly.
Instapaper Gets A Huge Update On iOS Devices [News]
Yet again, another iOS application pushes out a game changing update to go along with the release of Apple's latest software version, iOS 5. The changes to this version of Instapaper are pretty extensive, and it is clear that Instapaper takes browsing your articles on iOS very seriously. The layout of the app has completely changed on iPad. Now it uses a grid instead of a list.
New Trojan For Mac Disables XProtect Auto Update [News]
A Trojan recently made the rounds for Mac that appeared to be an update for Flash, but was actually a piece of malicious software called Flashback.A. Apple has since updated XProtect to block this dangerous piece of software from infecting your Mac, but the bad kind of hackers will not be stopped, and they brought out an even more malicious piece of software.
Three Free iPhone Poker Games - Which Takes The Pot?
One of the most popular card games in the real world is Texas Hold 'em, and it is a game that adapts itself very well to the iPhone, because an iPhone is always connected; making it easy to be online and play against real people (for fake money of course). It also works well on a phone because you can choose to play a couple of quick hands if you only have a minute to kill, or you can sit down and play a whole tournament if you have a lot of time.
4 Most Influential People In The History Of Video Games [MUO Gaming]
Making a video game takes a whole team of people. Everyone, from the director down to the testers, plays a vital role in turning out a quality product. However, with most video games there is one person who leads the development. Some of these leaders rise to top as the best of the best and some of their ideas have gone on to completely change the gaming landscape.
Location Based Social Network FourSquare Gets Updated iPhone App [News]
FourSquare has a very cool update that adds some great new features. The major change is their new feature called Radar. This takes advantage of iOS 5's region monitoring service. Basically, it monitors for things nearby that you should take note of.
Recommended Users Finds Cool & Interesting People To Add To Google+
Google+ is now available to everyone and the most important thing for a new user is finding cool and interesting people to add to their circles. However, finding entertaining people on any social network can be a hassle. Thankfully, there are services out there such as Recommended Users. Their only purpose is to find awesome people to add to Google+ based on what they do.
3 Video Games From The Last 12 Months You Might Not Have Played [MUO Gaming]
This year has been great for gaming. Even with the holiday video game rush not fully upon us, a multitude of great releases have made their way onto store shelves. The problem is, unless you are rich, it is impossible to play them all, and some games get swept under the rug and forgotten about. For some games, this is a good thing, because there is a lot of garbage out there, but for some this must be rectified.
The Awesome Guide to Reddit
Wonder how your friends always find cool stuff on the Internet before you? They're probably using Reddit, the self-proclaimed "front page of the Internet".
4 Best Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Websites For All The Latest News
I have made it no secret in my previous article about MMA Podcasts that MMA is my favorite sport. While podcasts are great for entertainment, due to the turnaround time from recording them to listening to them (if you don't listen live) the information is not as up to date as reading about it on a blog with a full-time staff checking out what is happening at all times. These sites have exactly that.
Use exAutoCorrect To Make Spell Checking in Gmail Faster & Easier [Chrome]
One of the great things about typing into a word processor like Microsoft Word or Apple Pages is that they automatically fix common spelling mistakes. While most web browsers have come a long way with spell checking, they still do not include auto-correct. Some spelling mistakes are so common that just underlining them seems pointless.
Download & Try Aurora 9 - A.K.A. Firefox 9 - For Free [News]
The folks over at Mozilla have released Aurora 9, which will eventually go on to become Firefox 9. Simply head over to their website and download the latest release and give it a try. Obviously, this isn't a final version, so there will be some bugs hidden in there. That said, this is a great way to see what is coming in Firefox down the line.
Apple Officially Announces iPhone 4S - Features, Price & Release Date [News]
The conference started off slow, with Apple pretty much talking about how great they are and how much their products sell. Which is all fine and good, but they know why everyone was there - to finally find out all about the new iPhone. The first big piece of news to come out of the conference is that iOS 5 is releasing across all newer (back to 3GS) Apple devices on October 12th 2011.
Three iPhone Games That Blur The Lines Between Console & Mobile Phone [MUO Gaming]
Ever since Apple launched their app store, games have been big business. Some game development houses have dedicated 100% of their resources to just making iPhone games. It took a little time, but eventually some iPhone games became so good, and so in-depth, that they successfully blurred the lines between console games and games on a mobile phone.