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Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus have a new virtual reality playmate – Google Cardboard. And this newcomer has a very distinct selling point. That being, you can use it today, providing you have a smartphone and access to some cardboard (and a few other bits). It was created as part …
Read More »Google and Razer join the Android microconsole party
Android microconsoles have been such a runaway success that you can see why so many companies are keen to enter the fray. Oh wait… OK, so machines such as Amazon Fire TV, Ouya, Mad Catz’s Mojo, GameStick and Nvidia Shield haven’t exactly set the world alight, but faith clearly remains …
Read More »Titanfall companion app available on iOS and Android
EA has released a companion app for multiplayer shooter Titanfall on both iOS and Android. As well as offering an assortment of info regarding the game’s universe, characters, weapons and maps it also allows player to track their stats from the console and PC game. It will also connect with …
Read More »Oculus swoops for Google Glass engineer
Recruitment drive continues at VR firm
Read More »Games trading app Jiggster launches on Android
An app designed to allow folk to swap their physical games has gone live on the Google Play Marketplace. It allows users to list the games they are looking to swap and what titles they are after. They can then either locate other users who live near by for face-to-face …
Read More »Battle for developers heats up between Apple, Google and Amazon
Tech and retail giants seek exclusives for smartphones, tablets and microconsoles
Read More »Google readies Android TV for launch – report
Not a week after Amazon unveiled its Fire TV set-top box, it looks as though Google is set to launch its own device. The Verge reports on Google’s latest swing at the living room with Android TV, yet another hardware offering similar to Apple and Amazon’s TV-connected devices – along …
Read More »Google set to launch Android TV
Rumours claim web giant in discussions with select developers to create apps and games for living room device
Read More »Apps twice as likely to crash on iOS versus Android – report
Apple’s reputation as offering the most stable operating system around may not be accurate. TechRadar reports that data from Crittercism says that the average app crash rate on iOS 7.1 is 1.6 per cent. In comparison, the rate on Android versions 4.0 and upwards is just 0.7 per cent. That’s …
Read More »Chromecast arrives in the UK
UK shoppers can from today officially get their hands on the Google Chromecast. It works by plugging into the HDMI slot in your HD TV and streaming video content from either a PC running Chrome or an Android or iOS device. It doesn’t ship with a remote and is instead …
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