It’s not much of a break for tightly held purses and wallets, but select retailers just lopped $30 off the Nintendo Wii’s $200 price tag, bringing the world’s bestselling current-gen game console down to a not-quite-bargain $170.
Note this isn’t an official Nintendo cut (well, yet) so it’s not clear what got the herd moving. Rumor has …
Well this would be interesting. PreCentral.net is reporting that HP’s upcoming TouchPad tablet may not only have built in movie and music stores, but that the music store may let you synchronize your own music library to HP’s servers. That’s not all, though.
The music store may also “leverage a ‘smart algorithm’ to ensure that the …
It’s wider, lower, and longer, and Volkswagen says it’ll do up to 40 on the highway or 29 in the city: Meet the new 2012 Beetle, a sleek, slightly flatter, still curvy head-turner Volkswagen AG calls its “most fuel-efficient Beetle ever.”
It’s still a Beetle of course, it just looks a trifle sportier–less like a fat little …
You’ve just fired up Uncharted 3 for the first time, but instead of flashing crazy-cool loading screens, say of Arabian sandscapes or character glamor shots, you’re watching a live feed of your Facebook friends connected to the PlayStation Network and playing the game.
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In somewhat shocking news, Fortune is reporting that Apple’s stock is down 2.2% this morning, sending the technology leader into negative territory for the year.
The timing of this is particularly strange because 1) the Dow is still up 5% for the year, and 2) AAPL was poised to announce record earnings just a few days ago. What makes …
This is a cross post from our partner site Technologizer.
For years, there’s been a persistent, as-yet-unrealized rumor that Apple will start making HDTVs. Received wisdom, however, has generally argued that it’s not going to happen. TVs are too commoditized; TVs would have to come in too many sizes; TVs are too off message for …
If you’re looking to shed a few unflattering pounds before beach season officially starts, or simply looking to get your child to be more active, this Pokémon-inspired pedometer could be a safe bet.
A new study conducted by Iowa State University tested the accuracy of several pedometers — including a standard DigiWalker and a …
It’s time to say farewell to Flock, the social browser that promised so much but never really caught on.
Promised so much? Like what? When Flock first appeared back in 2005, it said it would revolutionize the way people use social networks. It came with social features baked-in, making it much easier to browse sites like Flickr and …
If you’re grumbling your way through a mountain of tax forms at the last minute today (or if you forgot today was tax day—hurry!), you may be wondering where all your hard-earned money is going.
Google wondered the same thing, and sought to answer that question with what it calls the Data Viz Challenge. Per a company blog post:
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Nikon D90, prepare to step down for a new king. Apple’s iPhone 4 is about to reign supreme for most popular camera on Flickr.
Two years ago, the iPhone overtook Canon’s EOS Digital Rebel XTi. What’s the difference here? Flickr counted all versions of the iPhone for that tally, but now it’s just the iPhone 4 riding its way all …
Google has finally decided to put Google Video out of its misery. What’s that I hear? Silence? Yep, that the sound of people caring.
Starting April 29, the site will not host any more videos, making many nonexistent users forlorn about its demise. An email was sent out to active users to download their videos and re-upload them to …
By the close of summer, NASA’s Space Shuttles will fly no more. The program that began with the launch of Columbia on April 12, 1981 is due to close with the launch and return of Atlantis on June 28, 2011. The program’s total missions when 2011 ends will be 135. Next steps: Official retirement, sendoff parties, and plans to dismantle …