In concluding their E3 2011 keynote, Microsoft reaffirmed fans that the Halo franchise wasn't dead and showed off a short teaser of Halo 4. Master Chief, the Halo series' protagonist was ordered to wake up and he navigated around some sort of destroyed space station. It was announced that the game will be released by the 2012 holiday season, and Microsoft has just confirmed earlier rumors that Halo 4 will be released on November 6th. And to commemorate the newest title in the infamous Halo franchise, the game will be featured tonight on Conan.
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Lately, there have been quite a few rumors and leaks regarding the Samsung Galaxy S III, revealing the device's possible specifications and a few other tidbits along the way. And a new report out today from BGR sheds some light on just how big of a launch Samsung has in store for the successor to its flagship Galaxy Android lineup. In a nutshell, it will be big. But can you expect anything less for such a significant device, within the Android world?
As of late, cloud storage services have been gaining significantly in popularity. Both Microsoft and Apple are involved in the space in some form, on top of highly successful startups entirely dedicated to providing such services (i.e. Dropbox). Thus, it only makes sense that Google would want a piece of the action as well. Since 2010, there have been murmurs that Google was planning to launch a cloud storage service, and, more recently, it was revealed on good authority that such a service was certainly in the pipeline, and that it is going to be called Google Drive.
Gentlemen, load your guns. As announced back in February, he highly popular iOS game Death Rally has just been released on the Google Play Store for Android (albeit slightly late from the original target of March.) Described as an action-packed combat racer, the game blends together combat and rally racing in an all-around fun package. And best of all, it's currently free on Android, while it is 99 cents in the iOS App Store.
If you're an iPhone owner with [insert carrier here] and happen to constantly find yourself raising your phone to the heavens in search of cell reception in certain areas (i.e. the building you work in, even your home; a specific location that you spend plenty of time at and need cell service), then you're in luck. A new app called CarrierCompare plans to help people find the best iPhone carrier for them, at least based on cell reception in your precise location.
While Macs have been notorious for being impervious to viruses - at least in terms of perception, while they were vulnerable, far more viruses were produced for Windows than OS X - their reputation for impeccable security is certainly being questioned now. Flashback, malware built to grab private information such as passwords entered in by users in applications, has evolved over time into a very dangerous piece of malicious software. In its beginnings, it required user interaction - through a dodgy looking Adobe Flash Installer - to lodge itself into one's Mac.
For the most part, Apple has the media and general public swooning over them. From iconic product releases, memorable ad campaigns, and, in many cases, secrecy, Apple is talked about a lot, and mainly positive things are said. However, a more negative cloud looming over Apple's press parade are the allegations of terrible working conditions in China. Foxconn, the company which is tasked with manufacturing Apple products has been making plenty of headlines over the past few years due to reports of bad working conditions, and even employee suicides.
Much discussion surrounding Apple's ecosystem lately has been about them cutting the cord to the computer through iCloud. However, iTunes remains an important product that some may still need to use (or want to, if they haven't gone entirely to the cloud). And, with that being said, 9to5Mac are hearing from some sources close to Apple that the company has begun seeding iTunes 11 - the next major release of the software - internally.
As announced by Samsung back in February, the electronics giant has officially spun off its highly successful display manufacturing business as an entirely new corporation. Samsung Display Co., Ltd, poised to fully commence independent operations on April 3rd brags in its press release that overnight, it has "become" the world's biggest display manufacturer, with 20,000 employees and five production facilities worldwide.
According to a report, Ashton Kutcher is set to play Steve Jobs in an Indie film about the highly influential technology entrepreneur. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern - with a script authored by Matt Whiteley - the film will depict Jobs throughout his life as he rapidly ascended from just another 60's 'hippie' participating in the counterculture movement to one of the biggest figures in technology and country's greatest creative minds.
