If you have an Xbox 360 and also use an iPhone 5, you are going to be happy. Microsoft released an application a little while ago called SmartGlass, which is a neat little piece of software. What this allows you to do is control your Xbox 360 from your iPhone. You can navigate the menus, play/pause music, use your iPhone keyboard on the Xbox, browse the…
Microsoft has just updated its My XBox Live app to version 2.0, and it has been completely revamped as XBox Smartglass. SmartGlass was launched by Microsoft only a few months ago as a new feature for the XBox 360, and it aims to provide a second-screen experience for XBox gamers. Xbox SmartGlass lets you: • Navigate your Xbox 360 with swipe…
It seems that the music streaming industry is becoming increasingly popular, with the likes of Last.fm, Pandora and Spotify quickly emerging as household names. For most consumers, Spotify is the first choice in music streaming, but soon, that could all change, as Microsoft has announced Xbox Music, which is set to be a convenient service to rival Spotify…
Three or four years ago if anyone had said that not long in to the future, my chosen mobile platform would be considered as the most popular gaming platform of all time, I’d never have believed them. Games on the iPhone and iPad have exploded since 2008, especially after Apple’s special handshake with EA Games. Since the App Store opened, games titles have…
The iPad has been getting a lot of love lately when it comes to update apps. The Google+ app was update to support it, Google Drive, Chrome (mostly Google, as you can tell), and now one from another Apple ‘competitor’ has updated their app to support the iPad. The Xbox LIVE application has been in the App Store for a little while, but it finally got…
Microsoft just updated their My Xbox LIVE application for iOS, bringing the number up to version 1.5. The update includes Retina iPad support, and some cool iPhone features. One of the most notable features added for iPhone users is the ability to control your Xbox 360 console through the application. It allows users to control on-screen content…
E3 is going on right now over in L.A., and they just made a very notable announcement. A new product/application/feature named “SmartGlass” was announced, and Microsoft had this to say about: Microsoft announced ahead of the E3 conference a new software application called “SmartGlass,” which can be downloaded on Windows phones and Windows 8 tablets, as…
What do you get when you cross an iPad with a giant LED screen and a Kinect controller? Awesome! Or in other words: the most incredible game of Fruit Ninja you’ve ever seen. Crunchy Logistics has created this monster 24 x 12 foot touch screen, the Padzilla 2, which blows up images from the new iPad to a humongous size. Admit it, you’ve always wanted…
In the past couple of days, a few high-profile media outlets have put out a call to boycott Apple products. Now all of you must be familiar with the reports regarding Foxconn and Apple’s manufacturing shenanigans, so I won’t bore you with that story for what would be the fourth or fifth time in a couple of weeks. Industry commentators have reviewed…
In a world where blockbuster console games can easily cost $50 or more, great portable games have become a breath of fresh air. Even quality titles like Infinity Blade or Real Racing 2 come in at under $10 and give console games a run for their money (not always in terms of graphics, but certainly in terms of gamer involvement and capturing your…
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