While there are signs HTC’s fortunes might turn a corner through the launch of the One, few would doubt that its finances could use some streamlining. The company has just outlined one of the ways it will be pinching pennies: it’s closing its Watc…
For a while, it looked like EA was ready to stake a large part of its gaming future on social networking, introducing Facebook-oriented ports like SimCity Social and The Sims Social as well as more original titles. As it turns out, the game publisher…
After purchasing Lucasfilm last October, Disney has decided to shut down the company’s videogame development arm, LucasArts. In a statement released to GameInformer, Disney says that it’s “decided to shift LucasArts from an internal d…
Despite Kim Dotcom’s protestations, there’s no doubt that a lot of people used Megaupload to download pirated content. Now, a new study from Carnegie Mellon’s Initiative for Digital Entertainment Analytics suggests that the shutdown c…
On Monday, IEEE Spectrum reported that Willow Garage, the Silicon Valley-based robotics company behind the PR2 personal robot, will be closing its doors within the “next few months.” Current and former Willow Garage employees …
OnLive has finally issued an official statement after rumors of mass layoffs first leaked out earlier today, confirming that its assets have been acquired into a newly-formed company with what it claims is “substantial” financial backing. The big new…
Alltel customers brought under the Verizon umbrella have been getting more and more signals that it’s time to let go of that legacy phone. The latest red flag is a letter that Droid-Life understands is making its way to holdout customers. According t…
Alltel customers brought under the Verizon umbrella have been getting more and more signals that it’s time to let go of that legacy phone. The latest red flag is a letter that Droid-Life understands is making its way to holdout customers. According t…
News barely just hit the airwaves about Google snapping up social platform Meebo, and already it’s being dismantled. As from Monday (June 11th,) Meebo Messenger, Sharing on Meebo, MeeboMe and all the mobile apps will be shutting down. In the meantime…
Already prepping to share oodles of horribly blurry and underexposed Independence Day photos via PicPlz? Go ahead and burst your own bubble, bub. The aforesaid photo sharing app / site has decided to throw in the towel, with a brief blurb posted on i…
