Tuesday
May212013

Updated Foursquare app for Nokia Lumia smartphones gets augmented reality feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nokia Lumia Windows Phone smartphones seem to be getting a lot of exclusives as of late. Last week Nokia launched their Music and Music + streaming service and today Foursquare has made it known that the latest version of the Windows Phone app will have augmented reality features but only on Nokia Lumia devices.

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Tuesday
May212013

Flickr gets massive revamp, users get a free terabyte of storage

Yesterday was a big day for Yahoo! after the search giant purchased blogging service Tumblr for a cool $1 Billion. Yahoo! also relaunched their Flickr photo service in a huge way, with a redesigned photostream and a whole terabyte of storage per user. Hit jump fo Yahoo! CEO Marissa Meyer's message.

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Tuesday
May212013

Remember the Console Wars? Well, they're back

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The last time we had a bona fide console war between the Sony Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360, the iPad and its app ecosystem didn't even exist and neither did smartphone gaming. Since then, consoles have evolved into entertainment centers, set top boxes and even musical instruction tools. The next few days will reveal the future of the console as both Microsoft and Sony square off anew to show off their new hardware as well as the games, features and software.  This kicks off today with Microsoft's Xbox event and will continue into E3 with Playstation's unveiling. 

Monday
May202013

Professional audio recording on-the-go made easy with Spark Digital

It doesn’t cost or take that much to get your rock star dream going these days and this new studio mic from Blue Microphones is bound to make things easier for you. Blue’s Spark Digital is a studio condenser mic with both USB and iPad connectivity via 30-pin jack.

This digital mic assures the same high-fidelity recording and detailed audio you can get from professional studios. It can be used to record a wide range of sources—from vocals to guitars to drums—and it even comes with a custom desk stand that withstands any disruptive rumblings and vibrations. There are also studio controls on the mic, such as volume and gain controls, as well as instant mute. A zero-latency headphone out is also built in for direct monitoring. Additional information on the $199.99 Spark Digital is available here.