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The 7 Most Promising PlayStation Vita Launch Games
New system launch games are usually pretty dismal — look at what happened to the Nintendo 3DS — but the PS Vita’s looks unusually promising. Here’s a rundown of the seven Vita games we’re most looking forward to (and why).
Bummer: Sony Confirms PSP UMD Discs Won’t Transfer to Vita
Bad news for PlayStation Portable gamers hoping to lug their UMD (disc-based) games over to Sony’s imminent PlayStation Vita — it’ll (probably) never happen. That’s the word from the mount (aka Sony), despite a program in …
Web Traffic Dips 20% During Super Bowl, yet 2.1 Million Watch Online
Fun with numbers: For the first time ever, the Super Bowl was legally streamed online here in the U.S. and, according to NBC, over 2.1 million people fired up their web browsers to watch it. Overall web traffic, however, …
Geezers Going Like Maniacs: Mobility Scooter Speeds Reach 70 MPH
Calvin, the title character of the very-excellent Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, once remarked to his tiger friend Hobbes, “You can bet when I’m a geezer like Dad, I’ll be going like a maniac.”
“Ever notice how the older …
Doesn’t Anyone Want Americans to Buy Nokia Phones?
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is an impressive operating system. Nokia makes nifty hardware. So despite Windows Phone’s tiny market share to date and Nokia’s recent woes, I want to be optimistic about the Finnish phone maker’s return …
Verizon (Finally) Confirms Motorola Droid 4 Release Date
Fear not, those of you who hate typing on touchscreens, because Motorola’s finally given its long-awaited Droid 4 smartphone a release date. The QWERTY keyboard-equipped phone will be available on Feb. 10 for $199.99 with a new …
The Amazon Store of My Dreams
Michael Kozlowski of Good E-Reader is reporting that Amazon.com plans to open a retail store in the Seattle area in the coming months. The store will supposedly feature Kindle e-readers and tablets as well as other products, and …
Latest Samsung Galaxy S III Rumors: Ultrathin Design, May Release Date
Following in the footsteps of its predecessors, Samsung’s Galaxy S III is rumored to be one of the world’s thinnest smartphones when it launches in May.
According to South Korea’s Electronic Times News (via BGR), the Galaxy S …
Uh-oh, Moto: Refurb ‘Xoom’ Tablets Sold with Previous Owner Data Intact
Motorola recently provided 6,200 “Xoom” Android tablets to daily deals site W00t.com and of those 6,200 tablets, about 100 of them “may not have been completely cleared of the original owner’s data prior to resale,” the company …
Windows Phone 8: Microsoft’s 4 Big Challenges
The tech world is abuzz with new details on Windows Phone 8, the next major upgrade for Microsoft’s mobile operating system.
According to reports from PocketNow and Paul Thurrott, Windows Phone 8 will support a wider range of …
A BlackBerry 10 Smartphone, Lovingly Rendered
For anyone out there still excited for BlackBerry 10 smartphones, a new product rendering of the so-called “BlackBerry London” is now making the rounds. The image, from a leaked product roadmap, first appeared on …