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Nintendo 3DS launches in Japan, sells out 400,000 units

The Nintendo 3DS launched in Japan on Saturday, with the initial shipment of 400,000 units sold out by mid-morning and more stock promised before the close of the weekend.
Gaming News

Sony drops PlayStation Portable price down to $129.99

Sony drops the price on its PSP handheld gaming devices from $169.99 to $129.99, most likely in the hopes of clearing out stock before the NGP launches later this year.
Gaming News

Doctor Who getting the MMO treatment from BBC Worldwide and Three Rings

BBC Worldwide teams up with community games developer Three Rings for the first-ever massively multiplayer online game based on the popular Doctor Who TV series.
Gaming News
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Total War: Shogun 2 Preview

Get a sneak preview of Total War: Shogun 2 as we look at the innovative new gameplay modes and options the strategy game brings to the desktop.
Gaming Reviews

Duke Nukem Forever developer Gearbox Software pays tribute to 14 year development

Duke Nukem Forever developer Gearbox Software launches a website offering anyone who worked on or in some way impacted the series the opportunity to sign up for a possible credits acknowledgment in the finished game.
Gaming News
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Xoom getting LTE in ‘approximately 90 days,’ requires free 6-day hardware upgrade

The Verizon 4G LTE network will launch in roughly three months, requiring a complimentary hardware upgrade for all Motorola users, according to a leak internal document from the wireless provider.
Mobile News

Apple Store is down, new MacBook Pros likely incoming

Apple's online store goes down for an update, another -- and likely our final -- sign that a new MacBook Pro will be launching today, as previously rumored.
Computing

Star Trek, The Twilight Zone and much more CBS TV coming to Netflix

Netflix signs a two-year deal with CBS Television that will bring some of the network's most popular series' -- including Star Trek, Twin Peaks and The Twilight Zone -- to the video content provider's Watch Instantly service.
Computing News

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 update released

Microsoft releases its Service Pack 1 update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, offering fixes to connection issues with HDMI audio devices and improved visual horsepower on remote desktop displays.
Computing News

YouTube in negotiations to stream live NBA, NHL games

Google's YouTube is currently speaking with professional hockey and basketball organizations about adding to its offering of streaming live sporting events.
Computing News

Verizon’s rate of dropped 911 calls during recent snowstorm is ‘truly alarming,’ FCC says

An e-mail from the Federal Communications Commission calls out Verizon Wireless for 10,000 dropped emergency 911 calls during a recent snowstorm near Washington, D.C.
Mobile News

Verizon Xoom pricing: $600 with contract, $20 per month for 1GB data plan

Verizon Wireless officially confirms pricing for the Motorola Xoom, with a price deduction for customers willing to sign up for a two-year data plan commitment.
Mobile News

Minecraft client coming to iOS, Android platforms

Mojang's popular PC indie game Minecraft is getting iOS- and Android-supporting client releases later this year, according to reports.
Mobile

Adobe promises 10.2 Flash Player update for Honeycomb in ‘a few weeks’

Adobe promises that we'll see the release of Flash Player 10.2 for mobile devices in "a few weeks."
Computing News

MacBook Pro update could include larger trackpad, solid-state drive for OS

Apple's latest update to its MacBook Pro line of notebooks is expected to be coming this Thursday, with features that include a larger trackpad and a solid-state drive for operating system use only.
Computing

Elder Scrolls developer offers secret reward to insane parents-to-be

The Elder Scrolls video game series developer Bethesda Softworks offers any fan who names their child born on the coming sequel's 11/11/11 release date "Dovahkiin" a special reward.
Gaming News

Motorola Xoom confirmed for Thursday release, no Flash support at launch

A Verizon Wireless product page for the Motorola Xoom confirms the release of the GSM/CDMA radio-equipped model this Thursday, with the added note that Adobe Flash support is coming Spring 2011.
Mobile News

Rolls-Royce to debut electric Phantom at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show

German auto-maker Rolls-Royce announces development of the 102EX, a Phantom-based electric car that the company will debut in Geneva next week.
Cars Car News

Comcast to launch 24-hour Xfinity 3D channel

Comcast is set to launch a 24-hour Xfinity 3D channel this Sunday, kicking things off with an annual outdoor hockey game and a Kings of Leon concert.
Audio / Video News

I Am Number Four director DJ Caruso relied on his iPad during production

Apple's iPad was used extensively by director DJ Caruso on the set of the sci-fi flick I Am Number Four, which hit theaters on Friday.
Tablets Mobile

Apple to add new high-speed device connection, improving on USB, FireWire

A rumor suggests that Apple will soon be integrating a new high speed connection type into its hardware, improving on the capabilities of USB and FireWire connections.
Computing

Motorola Xoom Best Buy pre-orders open for February 24 release, no Wi-Fi only model

Best Buy posted the product page for Motorola's Xoom tablet on its website, listing a February 24 release for the $799 GSM/CDMA radio-equipped model.
Computing News

Telltale Games working on episodic Fables, The Walking Dead adaptations

Episodic Fables and The Walking Dead adventure games are coming from Back to the Future and Tales of Monkey Island developer Telltale Games.
Gaming News

Pulling back the curtain on Minecraft with creator Markus Persson

<i>Minecraft</i> creator Markus Persson sits down for an interview with <i>Game Developer</i> magazine to discuss the outstanding success of his million-plus-selling PC indie game.
Gaming News

Members of a remote Ecuadorian tribe immune to cancer, diabetes

A researcher in Ecuador has discovered that those residents of a remote village who are afflicted with a rare genetic disorder exhibit a strong resistance to cancer and diabetes.
Web News

Samsung has no plans to compete with LG’s Optimus 3D for now

A Samsung Mobile UK exec says that there is no consumer need for a 3D mobile phone and no plans right now for the company to bring one to market in an indirect dig on LG's Optimus 3D.
Mobile News

Sony brings music streaming iTunes challenger to U.S.

Sony prepares to debut streaming iTunes competitor Music Unlimited powered by Qrirocity in the United States.
Music

Jeopardy! IBM Challenge ends with a big win for Watson the AI

The <i>Jeopardy!</i> IBM Challenge comes to a close with a big win for artificial intelligence Watson.
Computing News

3D Nazi propaganda films shot in 1936 discovered in Berlin archives

Documentary filmmaker Philippe Mora discovers a pair of 3D films shot in 1936 Nazi Germany as part of the Third Reich's propaganda efforts.
Entertainment News

The Criterion Collection bids Netflix adieu, moves to Hulu Plus

The Criterion Collection ends its Netflix Watch Instantly partnership, bringing its cinephile-friendly films to streaming video content provider Hulu Plus.
Computing News

Jeopardy! IBM Challenge continues as Watson takes a huge lead

Round two of the <i>Jeopardy!</i> IBM Challenge concluded last night with Watson taking a considerable lead over its human opponents.
Computing News

XLC Chimera gaming PC from iBuyPower already has a lot of fans

iBuyPower's latest high-end gaming PC fuses its Chimera and XLC lines into a super-cooled monster sporting liquid cooling and a whopping eight fans.
Computing News

Jeopardy! pits man vs. machine, no winners yet

IBM's Watson artificial intelligence ties with Brad Rutter for first place in the first of three rounds in the <i>Jeopardy!</i> "IBM Challenge" tournament.
Computing Best Ofs

Mark Zuckerberg promises Facebook integration for ‘dozens of phones’ this year

Mark Zuckerberg announces plans to integrate Facebook into the HTC Sense user interface and "dozens of phones" offering "deeper social integration" this year.
Mobile News

HTC Flyer the first tablet to offer OnLive cloud gaming

The newly announced HTC Flyer is a 7-inch Gingerbread-powered tablet that, in a first, offers full support for OnLive cloud gaming.
Mobile News

Flash 10.2 update going mobile soon, Honeycomb update presumably coming with it

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 is coming to tablets and smartphones in "the next few weeks," strongly implying the imminent release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb for smartphones.
Computing News

Apple’s iPad FAA certified, will help us fly the friendly skies

The Federal Aviation Administration approves in-flight map and navigation app from Jeppesen for use as the "sole reference" for pilots during pre- and in-flight planning.
Tablets Mobile

Snapdragon quad-core mobile CPU unveiled by Qualcomm

Qualcomm unveils its new line of Snapdragon mobile CPUs, a group led by the exceedingly powerful APQ8064, which sports a 2.5GHz quad-core processor and an Adreno 320 quad-core GPU.
Mobile News
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