Tag: 2011
Farmville creators Zynga post Q4 2011 net loss despite $1.14 billion revenue
Has the bubble burst for social gaming? Zynga, leaders of the Facebook gaming craze and the developers behind Farmville and Words with Friends have revealed their Q4 2011 earnings report, showing huge growth, but also a significant net loss….
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Stocking fillers for under £10
Bah, humbug! It's just one big money-spinner, the Christmas thing, isn't it? Same old thing every year; packed shops, expensive wrapping paper that just gets torn to pieces anyway, and what do we get in return? Socks. Well slap a…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Retro presents
iPad this and 3DTV that! Who said Christmas had to be all about high-tech gadgetry? Well, us probably! But that doesn't mean we don't have a soft spot for simpler times. So why not jump in the back of Tech…
Facebook's top topics for 2011: TOWIE more talked about than Gaddafi, Bin Laden deaths in UK
Facebook have revealed the most often-discussed topics on their social network for 2011. Ranking topics based on the amount of times they appeared in status updates across the year, the top global lists are a mixture of major news events…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Speakers, Docks and Hi-Fi systems
Christmas, for me, means just one thing: A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector. The wall of sound maestro, for all his horrific lady-killing failings, sure knew how to craft a tight little seasonal ditty. But you know what…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best Nintendo 3DS games of 2011
This year saw Nintendo release their 3DS handheld console, aiming to bring 3D to the masses with it's glasses-free 3D display and a host of recognisable gaming stars leading the charge. Sceptics were wary of the 3D gamble Nintendo had…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best PS3 games of 2011
Now before we get started here, we have to stand up and note that, for PS3 owners, it's been a roller-coaster year. While the PlayStation Network online gaming service has many fans thanks to Sony generously making it free, Sony…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best Xbox 360 games of 2011
Every cultural phenomenon has its "golden age" and this year Microsoft's Xbox 360 console had its. Tons of great games were released this year, from Xbox exclusives like Gears of War 3 to multi-platform brain teasers like Portal 2. One…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best Games Consoles! Xbox 360! PS3! 3DS!
There was once a time when little Jane and Jimmy Christmas wanted nothing more than a rocking horse, an Action Man and a giant Toblerone sitting wrapped beneath their Christmas trees. Now, for better or worse, they want videogames like…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Geek Chic Apparel
The Geek shall inherit the Earth! Far too long have we sat in the shadows, pouring over our alphabetised VHS collection of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, plotting our rise while caressing a handful of D&D 12 sided dice!…