Minecraft creator Markus Persson has stepped down as head of the cult game. In a statement on his blog, Persson has said: “I’ll be helping out with Minecraft, of course, but also starting work on some new project.” What could that be? Read more
December, 2011
Last month, we kicked off our competition to give away a Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 Android Honeycomb slate. All you had to do was tell us your best tablet pun: there’s now just a few days left to enter, so to get your creative juices flowing, we’ve rounded up the best so far. Hurry, and get yours in too!
Acer’s Iconia A200 tablet marks the second coming from Acer in terms of Android Honeycomb tablets. Confusingly, the A200 is the sequel to the Iconia A500, which we rated in May with a middling score. Have the specs improved for the A200?
This week Spotify tried to reposition itself in the market by moving from being an app to an app platform in itself. It’s a change that signals the company’s intention to stick extra pegs in the ground and secure itself as a destination for music lovers. It’s done a fairly good job of that for me so far, even though secretly I’m terrified of it. Read more
South Park: The Game. Based on previous efforts, that’s a prospect you might be a little wary about. You’ve every right to be, but what if we told you that this one is written (and voiced) by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and that the team behind Fallout: New Vegas is building it? Read more
Windows 8, that crazy, mobile-inspired revamp of Microsoft’s desktop operating system, will be getting a full public beta release in February. That’s according to sources close to The Next Web, and it gives us a clue as to when we might see the final version released.
The HCI RoomMate TV spells the days of having to listen to a fuzzy, distant radio or stare blankly at Countdown in your hospital bed could be over; it’s an Android-powered beast, and it could be coming to a hospital near you, NHS-money permitting. Read more
BP (yes, BP the petrol company) has revealed that it thinks its in the perfect position to clear up in the games market in the face of declining high street sales. Could you soon be telling them whether you’re Battlefield or CoD, instead of pump number 1 or 2? Read more