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Xbox 360 documentation which notes HDMI port (Source: Shacknews)Yesterday, Microsoft announced across-the-board price cuts for its Xbox 360 lineup. Prices for the $479 Elite, $399 Premium and $299 Core dropped to $449.99, $349.99 and $279.99 respectively. It turns out that Microsoft’s announcement of price cuts across the board for its Xbox 360 lineup wasn’t the only thing the folks at Redmond had in store for consumers. A Shacknews reader purchased a $349.99 Xbox 360 Premium today from a Target store in Atlanta and was surprised to see an HDMI port on the console.The

Skateboarding has clearly evolved with time, and today there are many variations of the skateboard running around. The Boom Borda is the latest in a long line, featuring an environmentally friendly skateboard that hails from the UK. A 400 watt electric motor powers it, letting you go up to 15 miles (on flat ground presumably – steep, ascending gradients will probably suck a whole lot of juice) per charge. A digital handheld radio pistol grip controller is used to control it, and you can zip along at a top speed of 25mph – assuming you… Continue Reading»

Parking bays with meters are often a pesky part of our lives that we have to live with, especially when you’re in a rush for an appointment and lost the sanity of mind to feed the meter with a few coins. More often than not, you tend to insert less coins as you underestimate the tardiness of the other party whom you’re supposed to meet up with, resulting in a lovely “invitation” from the local municipal council to have a tête-à-tête with your bank account due to your negligence and forgetfulness. The invention of… Continue Reading»

Readers of Google Inc.’s Custom Search Blog were handed a bit of a surprise Tuesday when the Web site was temporarily removed from the blogosphere and hijacked by someone unaffiliated with the company.

The problem? Google had mistakenly identified its own blog as a spammer’s site and handed it over to another person.

The change was first noticed by the Google Blogoscoped Web site, which noticed that posts on the Custom Search Blog had been deleted and replaced by a strange comment from someone identifying himself as Srikanth.

“Google Custom Search, is the wonderful product from… Continue Reading»

How the Moscow-born entrepreneur cofounded and changed the way the world searches:

It takes a bit of searching to find Sergey Brin’s office at the Googleplex. Tucked away in a corner of Building #43 on this sprawling campus near the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, past rows of colorfully decorated cubicles and dorm-like meeting spaces, Office 211 has a nondescript exterior and sits far from the public eye. Although it takes several twists and turns to get there, his office is not protected—as you would expect for the… Continue Reading»

Click on each image to read the tutorials. Inspired by PSroadmap

Mofoyo is a new video and image sharing site headed for launch, having just gone live this month – it works across all video-enabled phones and all major carriers. All the standard features are there: upload images and videos from your phone, create a profile, connect with others and share media on the go.

Videos and images are shared via text message, and while Mofoyo is free, they recommend upgrading to an unlimited data plan to avoid high fees. You can browse on the web, browse on your phone, or send media links to your… Continue Reading»