Tag Archives: alpha

BitTorrent Sync Alpha now open to all, adds one-way sync and one-time sharing

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While BitTorrent threw its hat into the cloud storage ring this January with an early version of its Sync app, it was hard to be truly excited when only a small circle could use it. The company isn’t waiting for a completely polished version to re…


BitTorrent Surf plugin launches in beta on both Chrome and Firefox

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After four months in the alpha incubator, BitTorrent has released its Surf file-sharing plugin in beta not just for Chrome, its initial browser, but for Firefox as well. In an effort to make downloading and discovery easier, the new plugin has a stat…


Social prediction startup Behavio joins Google (update)

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Google has added yet another talented group to its team ever growing list of acquisitions. Startup Behavio announced it is joining the Mountain View crew and shutting down its closed alpha. The company built its short-lived product on top of Funf, a …


Electronic Arts officially launches Origin game platform for the Mac

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Last month Electronic Arts released an alpha version of its Origin game distribution platform for the Mac, and things appear to have gone smoothly: today the company announced the official launch of the product. The highlight …


Guerilla Bob developers tapped to create Alien vs Predator: EVOLUTION [VIDEO]

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Fox Digital Entertainment has announced the forthcoming launch of a new Alien vs Predator game for mobile. It’ll be called Alien vs Predator: EVOLUTION, and will obviously pit the two alpha creatures from their respective races against each other in what should be quite the epic extension to an age-old franchise. The developers behind Guerilla [...]


Electronic Arts bringing Origin game distribution platform to Mac

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Origin from Electronic Arts will be joining Apple’s Mac App Store and Valve’s Steam as the latest distribution platform for video games on OS X. The company today announced the immediate launch of an alpha version of Origin, w…


Hands-on: SF Launcher Alpha by Alamo Apps [VIDEO]

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Probably the best part about Android is its sheer variety of homescreen replacements (or launchers) available in the Google Play Store. Of course, sifting through all of them provides a challenge in itself and most of the time, most are simply rehashes of the stock AOSP browser with a few added features. Every now and [...]


Falcon Pro 1.6 brings mute by keyword, redesigned user profile screen and more

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Falcon Pro just got another huge upgrade in the Google Play Store, and its list of new additions, changes and fixes is long enough to be a grocery list. Its quick ascension to the throne of Android-based Twitter apps has been facilitated by timely and fruitful updates ever since it was in early alpha, so [...]


WebOS raised from the dead again, this time as an Android app [video]

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Vampires, werewolves and zombies should all be envious of webOS’s resilience. Engadget reports that Phoenix International Communications, a team of volunteers and apparent webOS enthusiasts, have “managed to port [webOS] to a Samsung (005…


Ubuntu 13.04′s final release slated for April, alpha to arrive in December

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Quantal Quetzal won’t properly launch until October 18th, but a tentative timeline for Ubuntu 13.04 has already appeared on the horizon. Come December 1st, the as-of-yet unnamed version will hit its first alpha and transition into its second testing …