Video Gaming Future Is Bright: Smithsonian Panel of Gaming Visionaries / image via CNN

‘Pretty, bloody good’ is among the cooler statements made by experts on the future of video gaming in a panel discussion sponsored by the Smithsonian at the opening of its new exhibit, The Art of Video Games.
Speaking with great optimism over the future of gaming and the gaming industry were Kellee Santiago, Ken Levine, Paul Barrett and Mark DeLoura, each successful in the gaming business and all …

Movie studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer has signed a deal with Google to bring the studio’s stash of movie classics to both Google Play and YouTube. The deal, announced yesterday, will see more than 600 titles available for rental on Google’s two media websites.
These include popular titles such as Robocop and the Terminator series of movies. Google has been angling to increase the user appeal for its media websites, especially Google Play, formerly known as the Android Market, to offer an …

Software security experts warm users about the fake Angry Birds flying in the Space (Image via Flickr / armaghlass)

Experts at the antivirus software company Sophos have detected a Trojan loaded fake version of the mega popular mobile phone game Angry Birds Space app for Android smartphones. Initially the fake was available for download at various alternative Android app marketplaces, but now, despite the introduction of stricter new security algorithms by Google, the malicious code ridden …

Some Twitter users didn't know the Titanic was real (Image: Will Write for Food (CC) via Flickr)

Twitter has caught on with the Titanic 3D fever as tweets from all over are buzzing about the release of the 3D version of this film directed by James Cameron. Twitter tweets also show how the film had people talking that it has already been 100 years since the “unsinkable” ship hit an iceberg and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean.
On the other hand, there are tweets as well that show …

Good News For Unhappy Mass Effect 3 Players: Better Endings Come Summer

By the summer of 2012, the popular Mass Effect 3 video game will have better endings through a free extension set provided to thousands of unhappy players by game maker Bioware, an apparent response to complaints that the original three endings were “underwhelming”.
BBC News Monday reported that Bioware co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka assured players the extended cut for Mass Effect 3 will strike the right balance between …

The slick and simple interface of Propellerhead's Figure allows music creator's of all levels to make awesome tunes. (Image: via Wired.com)

Figure, a smartphone mobile app by Propellerhead, is one among the latest set of apps that allow you to create music easily by combining various tones.
Figure’s interface is a simple and blocky one, and it looks aesthetically pleasing on an iPhone. With this, Propellerhead app’s offers easy functionality; even the novice mobile device …

Screenvision introduces Screenfanz, an application that allows moviegoers a more interactive experience during the theater pre-show. (Image: Mike Flacy via digitaltrends.com)

Screenvision, a company that ventures on cinema advertisements, is letting moviegoers use their mobile smartphones during the early screenings of 2,400 theaters across the USA.
With the Screenfanz iOS application developed by Screenvision, moviegoers that come early in the theater can play games using their …

The tale of 1001 Nights is being used by a South African Documentary depicting the Arab Spring, and gathering support through social media crowd-funding campaigns. (Image: garlandcannon (CC), via Flickr)

A team of filmmakers from South Africa is currently in the process of finish their film, a documentary showing events that have recently transpired in Middle East and the Maghreb, using the help of social media to realize a campaign funding to finish their film.
What happened during the past …

Spotify to release new version with major updates, and users are hoping these updates are to address its Android version issues. (Image: ahr19 (CC), via Flickr)

Spotify has announced, as reported by The Verge, that it will release a major update on the Android version of the app. Many consumers are hoping that this will finally include support for phones that hold Android 4.0. On the other hand, nobody knows for sure what this big update will be. The assumption is that this new version will …

Ashton Kutcher to Play Apple’s Steve Jobs in Indie Movie / image via Business Insider

A movie entitled “Jobs” will begin shooting in May with the role of Apple founder Steve Jobs played by actor Ashton Kutcher, who is a familiar eye-catcher for viewers of “That ‘70s Show” and “Two and a Half Men”.
Film industry publication Variety told CNN yesterday that the indie movie will see Kutcher filling the shoes of Jobs during the Apple founder’s early years, until his founding of …