According to the numbers trickling in from e-retailers, Sony’s pre-orders for PlayStation 4 have ran out pretty fast. Among these e-retailers is Amazon, who is now notifying customers that rather than applying for the ‘launch edition’, they can go for the ‘standard edition.’
Windows Phone 8 is yet to gain a sizable market penetration. Microsoft is heavily relying on Nokia to spread it out, but that’s not helping. Taiwanese brand Acer also feels the same. And, the company admitted this is the fact that is delaying its entry in the Windows Phone 8 market.
Microsoft has announced a store-within-a-store deal with Best Buy. Under this deal, Microsoft will take over the entire PC section of 600 Best Buy stores.
European Union has been looking into Google’s services and products for a while now. The antitrust regulators in the region are skeptical of Google’s conduct, hinting that the company may foster anti-competition practices. To further probe into this possibility, the regulators are now talking with telecom companies offering Android handsets.
Facebook has sent out invitations for a June 20 event to share its next “big idea” with the press. The social network seeks to introduce a “new product” in the event.
In the wake of the NSA’s PRISM scandal, tech companies have been on the defensive, especially because many of them had been forced to comply to U.S. government’s data requests. These companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter, have now asked the U.S. government to allow them to publicly reveal all the data requests they receive from different governmental agencies.
If you’re still debating between the Xbox One and PS4, then Sony might have made the decision a little easier for you. Last night at the press conference at E3, Sony announced PS4 and said that it will cost $100 less than Microsoft’s Xbox One.
A next gen hacker with the handle SuperDaE has leaked treasure trove gaming info on the internet after threats of being arrested. The hacker was behind multiple data breaches at Sony, Microsoft, Epic, Valve, Blizzard, and other gaming companies.