Author: Nick

Xbox Music expands to Web browsers

CNET Update is hailing a helicopter: Xbox Music expands to Web browsers In this episode of Update: – Rock out to Xbox Music from your Web browser free for 30 days. – Find a deal for date night on Groupon Reserve — no voucher required.

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Zynga hires Microsoft gaming head as CEO

Zynga founder Mark Pincus (left) with soon-to-be CEO Don Mattrick. (Credit: Zynga) Don Mattrick, the man who oversaw Microsoft’s gaming business, will start his new job as CEO of Zynga next week, Mark Pincus, founder of the social gaming company, announced Monday afternoon. The struggling company confirmed the appointment on its blog after All Things Digital reported the news earlier in the day.

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Waiting on the next Nexus 7

Is this more confirmation of a refreshed Nexus 7 experience? (Credit: Google+ (Tim P)) The second generation of Nexus 7 tablet could arrive before the end of July, according to one Google+ user who chatted with an Asus support rep. The LiveChat, which Android Authority first posted yesterday, was between an Asus representative and Google+ user Tim P.

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You could lose weight when your avatar exercises

An avatar demonstrates walking at a moderate pace on a treadmill. (Credit: Temple University Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine) When I was a varsity swimmer in high school, I was taught creative visualization, which is a fancy way of saying that I would sit in a quiet place, close my eyes, and imagine myself in an upcoming race — stroke for stroke. I could feel the temperature of the water, the pounding of my heart, the overwhelming urge to breathe as I sliced through the water without once turning my head for air

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