The Windows release of Kinect is coming up in a couple days, but for most people that won’t be a major event: the Kinect they have is sitting on their TV or in a drawer, waiting to be taken out for an impromptu Dance Central 2 party. Of the 10 million Kinects out there, the only ones connected to computers are... 

We might all be flailing wildly at our laptops to open documents soon as at least two prototype Asus laptops exist that incorporate Microsoft Kinect sensors. The Daily was lucky enough to snag some time with what a Microsoft insider confirmed were two official Microsoft prototypes running Windows 8. The gesture control... 

Diamond Dash and Bejeweled Blitz, beware: A new crystal-crusher approaches. MindJolt has announced that its next big social game, Jewels of the Amazon, is now available on Facebook. Following in the footsteps of its successful Bubble Atlantis, Jewels of the Amazon is a take on the arguably saturated match-three genre... 

Two years ago this Friday — Jan. 27, 2010 — Apple unveiled the iPad to the world. At the time, critics and analysts were quick to mock the name, criticize the devices shortcomings and predict that while the Apple name would sell the product, it wouldn’t create a new market. Boy, were they... 

The Bard once said, a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet – and while I agree with that statement in a general manner, surely a console name like the Nintendo Wii U would affect a small minority out there that would only purchase a console based on the coolness level of its name? Word on the street... 

Twitter has announced in a blog post a glorious new ability: “the ability to reactively withhold content from users in a specific country — while keeping it available in the rest of the world.” At last! There are two ways of looking at this new “ability,” one optimistic and one pessimistic.... 

Zynga, the social games studio behind Farmville, has announced its new Bingo game for Facebook. The age-old, OAP-friendly pastime comes to the social network in much the same guise as it has been played in Bingo halls across the UK for generations. Players will enter rooms with Facebook friends or random members and... 

This week’s theme in The Sims Social is just darling, don’t you think. It’s the oh, so very elegant Marie Antoinette Week in Playfish’s hit social game. Of course, along with that comes a lovely quest to complete. Titled “Delusions of Grandeur,” players must complete six different...