TECHNOLOGY

Maxis announced the release of the upcoming Sims 4 in 2014 which will be applied on both Mac and Windows computers. Sims 4 has promising new and intuitive tools which players can use to connect with their Sims.

WiiKey is a mod ship developer claims to have reversed the engineering of Wii U's disk encryption and making the game console possible to play "backed up" copies of games using a USB drive. Another group claims to have ripped the Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth game disc and now being distributed online.

Speculations are circulating that Microsoft will soon release in the market a smaller and cheaper Surface tablet.

Acer introduced to the public over the weekend the Aspire R7, a convertible all-in-one laptop with a display that can move around in different ways through a new Ezel hinge.

Five of the best brands have released their remarkable design across the Android history and Google is now developing their next Nexus line up. HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony and Samsung have individual trademarks on every device they made and it is so exciting to know which among them will be chosen to complete the future of Google Nexus.

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean will seem to roll out after the Google I/O conference this May 15th and speculations of new features with the upcoming Android version leaked out. HTC teases two new technologies rumoured to appear on Android 4.3 - the Bluetooth Low Energy and OpenGL ES 3.0.

For people deciding to replace their old Android smartphones, making a choice is now more difficult as new models are coming out one after the other with features so enticing.

A $169 three-way tablet war is brewing with the entry of the new Acer Iconia A1. The 7.9-inch tablet is going against the Nexus 7 and HP Slate.

Sony has finally released the Android 4.1.1 firmware update for Sony Xperia Tablet S, featuring Google Now, Project Butter and more from Sony. It is the latest and official update from Sony which you can access from Over-the-Air procedure.

Sony finally released updates of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to four of their Xperia devices - Xperia P, Xperia Go, Xperia E & Xperia E Dual. Now the four Android Xperia smartphones can enjoy the Jelly Bean features such Google Now, Project Butter and much more.

Samsung dominates smartphone market in China but Apple continues to edge the global tablet market sales. The iOS maker, Apple, stands tough as the biggest tablet maker in world. Is it going to last long against Android tablets?

Apple's FaceTime is expected to improve on iOS 7 running devices having 1080p video quality using the new OmniVision OV2724 chip. At the same time, speculation revolves on Nokia taking camera technology seriously by including Lytro Camera to their next wave of mobile devices. So which one is better?

The recent meeting between Google CEO Larry Page and LG CEO Koo Bon Joon in Seoul, South Korea has sparked up the rumors on another collaborative work to release the much anticipated Nexus 5 smart phone. The two giant companies reportedly discussed plans on improving their business deal and pairing up to create new televisions and Glass-like devices.

Apple's FaceTime is expected to improve on iOS 7 running devices having 1080p video quality using the new OmniVision OV2724 chip. At the same time, speculation revolves on Nokia taking camera technology seriously by including Lytro Camera to their next wave of mobile devices. So which one is better?

This early, technology pundits are anticipating another platform where rivals Apple and Samsung will fight over - page-turning patent.

The world's most patronized social networking site, Facebook, reported an amount of $1.5 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2013, higher than the $1.1 billion posted in the same quarter last year.

Big numbers don't always translate to greatness, at least in the case of the shipments of tablets by Apple Inc in the first quarter of 2013.

Who says that Facebook is losing its popularity? While some young people may have stayed away from the world's most popular social media site, Facebook continues to dominate with monthly active users now reaching 1.11 billion.

Despite the delays in its production due to parts shortage and the non-repairability due to its unique body case, HTC One emerged again as the best phone, according to tech experts.

The going public of basketball player Jason Collins about his being gay has reopened the debate on whether a person's sexual orientation is important to his career.

Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie seems to suffer several delays after rumours had spread regarding its upcoming debut on Google I/O event. As fans worldwide anticipate its arrival, another version of the Jelly Bean has been detected carrying the assigned number - Android 4.3. Is this the "Ultimate Jelly Bean" of the Android OS?

Is BlackBerry Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins being prophetic or simply sourgraping? That question will definitely be on the mind of techies and geeks alike after Mr Heins forecast the tablet will be dead in 2018.

Hewlett Packard is preparing for a high-end tablet with 10-inches of screen display and running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Moreover, the device seems to have Nvidia Tegra 4 chipset clocked at 1.8GHz and its performance has been discovered via AnTuTu benchmark app.

While global attention is on the intense rivalry between South Korean tech giant Samsung and California-based Apple, two phone manufacturers are getting more notice from techies for outstanding features of their devices.

The U.S. network carrier Sprint has recovered from scarce supply of Samsung Galaxy S4 and announced the good news for consumers that the device is also available on their retail stores. Sprint also released an Over-the-Air (OTA) update for owners of Galaxy S4 to fix most bugs on the device.

Google services are slowly getting inside the flagship devices of Apple and these are acting more Android than before. One of the core part of the Android OS, Google Now comes to the iOS ecosystem and acts as an alternative for Siri.

Apple's iPad tablet continued to show competitors that it is still the tablet computer to beat based on the latest result of the U.S. Table Satisfaction Study released on Monday by J.D. Power and Associates.

It is not just the new 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 that South Korean tech giant Samsung will release in 2013. Citing a Samsung tablet plans for 2013 leak, SamMobile claims the tech firm will release four more tablets for the remainder of the year.

Android Open Source Project is now open for Sony Xperia Z and developers are encouraged to contribute to the software. The developer community can have fun tweaking on the said AOSP software to hasten the development which may lead to the official Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware for Sony Xperia Z.