New XBox 360 Dashboard gets spiced up with Metro Interface

 

Microsoft looks to be unifying the look, feel and user experience across its Windows Phone, Windows 8 and now XBox 360 Dashboard with the Metro look. Originating from the Zune music player, Metro's live tiles and slick design functionality seems to be ideal for touch control or, in the case of XBox, for Kinect control. The new dashboard is expected to come via update on December 6.

Video: Sony's PSVita demoed with Sound Shapes and Little Big Planet

See the Sony PSVita demoed with some of the titles that make the most out of the newest next generation handheld. First impressions on the PSVita, it is bigger than we thougt it would be, certainly larger than PSP but surprisingly light. Controls are robust and manifold and open up various new and interesting gaming paradigms.

Review: Samsung Galaxy S II X Hercules

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Samsung's Galaxy S line of smartphones has grown, not just in the number of models but also in size and capability. The Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules boasts a vibrant 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen and is powered by a  1.5GHz dual core processor, with an 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video, a 2 megapixel front facing camera all running on Android 2.3.5. Reportedly coming to Telus on October 19th, this is the ideal supersized smarphone in the market today.

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Adobe doubles efforts in HTML5 and Flash at Adobe MAX 2011

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Los Angeles, CA: Ending years of "HTML5 vs. Flash" as the standard for future dynamic web content, Adobe's MAX 2011 keynote today focused on both standards as having the proper tools and frameworks for developing the Web of the future.

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