Google Sync Recieves an Update -- Now with more Muscle

Daniel Carey Feb 5, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Google, software

Google is currently on a role as of late - first the Nexus One update and now this; The new Google Sync update adds several functions that were previously lacking - surprisingly enough, the added features can be found in Microsoft's ActiveSync Application - who would have thought?

Back to the topic, Google's Sync software now allows users to remotely wipe their handset data. This is a must have addition, especially in the instances when mobile phone theft or loss occurs. Also featured in this update, Google's licensing Exchange ActiveSync. You may be asking, what does that mean? Put simply it means that you can now use it to either push email, calendar events and even contacts straight to your handset. Below is an added lagniappe (advantage) for iPhone users.

"By the way, if you're an iPhone and Exchange 2007 user in the enterprise and don't use Google Sync, The Apple Blog has a how-to that might interest you. They have a step-by-step tutorial showing how to remotely wipe an iPhone using Microsoft's Outlook Web Access service." -- Kevin C. Tofel [jkOnTheRun]

No More Xbox Live for Xbox Original Games

It was going to happen, but we just weren't sure when; Microsoft is pulling the plug on Xbox Original games being played over Xbox Live - games like Halo 2, and uh... Halo 2! Seriously, was there any other game people were still playing on their original Xbox on Live? 

No REAL reason was given for the sudden discontinuation other than that it was in the best interests of humanity, and it'd help the 360 win the war against Skynet - y'know, the usual stuff. 

Major Nelson explains after the break!

Zelda 2010 will be Wii Motion Plus Exclusive

Bo Shubinsky Feb 5, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Gaming, Nintendo

Eiji Aonuma, producer of countless Zelda games, has said in this week’s issue of Famitsu that the newest installment of the series will be a WiiMotionPlus exclusive.

“After actually making it compatible, it just feels so natural. Link’s sword and the controller that you’re holding become one,” said Aonuma, adding that he'd "like to show something playable" at E3.

The title doesn't have a release date yet, but it's slated to be released by the end of this year, with it first being shown off to the public this June at E3.

Fallout: New Vegas Releasing in the Fall, New Teaser Trailer

Alex Tretrop Feb 4, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Gaming, News

Fallout 3 was a great game, it took the apocalypse and made it into a really fun RPG experience with Bethesda's signature style with lots of great DLC to back it up. But what's been happening in the wasteland in the past few years?

Bethesda has just unveiled a teaser trailer for it's next entry in the series. This time, however, it's being developed by Obsidian Entertainment, who brought you the sequels to many of Bioware's games like KOTOR 2 and Neverwinter Nights 2.

The trailer is looking good, showing off Las Vegas, Robots and we also see someone who could be the game's protagonist. Near the end of the trailer they also show that the game is on track for it's release of Fall 2010.

Bethesda definitely left the Fallout series in good hands but do you think Obsidian's entry in the franchise will warrant a purchase?

How to: Spring Clean your Cluttered Windows Desktop

Does the image look familiar? If it does then it may be time to spring clean that desktop of yours. But don't fret, it's not that hard to do some sprucing up, especially if you follow the simple tips laid out in this article.

To begin start by looking at what's lurking within all that mess. What do you have? I'm going to guess application icons, images you've found on the internet that you wanted to save for one reason or another, and installation files that should've been deleted as soon as you were done with them. How did I do? Was I close? If I was then congratulations, you're the average PC user.

Read on for the goods

Twitter and Hovercards ?

Ricardo Trejo Feb 4, 2010 Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Me Follow Us Internet, Twitter, Websites

"McFly, you bojo! Hoverboards don't work on water." - Oh, is that not what we're talking about? My bad. Well, onto the skinny...

Yesterday, Twitter announced on their blog the introduction of a new feature coming to the site, Hovercards. Simply hover your mouse over someone's @ twitter username and a profile card will show up giving you some basic info as well as options on retweeting, following, or mentioning. It sounds like a good since it cuts down on clicks and that's always a good thing to me. 

The cards are being rolled out in waves, so go check now to see if you have access to them - if you don't then just be patient, they'll come.

How To: Return your Slow Mac back to Normal Speed

Lately, many people have started to encounter problems with their Macs running extremely slow - I being one of them. So I'm here to offer a few good solutions.

Unlike Windows computers, Mac computers don't defragment and it's a pain to reinstall your OS, or any other program for that matter. Hopefully, most of you regularly back up your precious data using Time Machine, but if you don't start now!

Get the goods after the break...