Video game industry takes 4% hit in October; Xbox outsells Wii and PS3 for fifth straight month
Ahead of the 2010 holiday season, NPD Group reports that the U.S. gaming industry took a hit in October. While software sales were up 6% …
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Fusion Garage’s joojoo resuscitated, now targeting vertical markets
Will wonders never cease? The joojoo, a 12-inch Linux-based tablet that was supposedly tied to a tree just last week, will in fact not be …
Verizon Wireless to discount family plans for smartphone users
Verizon Wireless will soon offer discounts on monthly plans to smartphone users who subscribe to a family plan, The Wall Street Journal reports. The new …
AT&T announces MiFi 2372, powered by Novatel’s new MiFi OS
It took long enough, but AT&T has finally announced the addition of a portable hotspot device to its lineup of mobile broadband products. The HSPA+ …
AT&T: 80% of network now ugraded to HSPA+; data growth slowed in Q3
AT&T might not call its HSPA+ network “4G” like T-Mobile does, but trust us when we tell you… AT&T’s enhanced 3G network can move. The …
Sony Ericsson Xperia X12 (Anzu) gets manhandled ahead of announcement
In typical Mobile-review.com fashion, the Russian blog we all know and love has managed to get its hands on Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X12 well ahead …
Hitachi shows off stylus-friendly capacitive touchscreen
Some might say a capacitive touchscreen that also accepts input from a stylus or a gloved finger is the white whale of the cell phone …
Need for Speed: SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED announced by EA
On the same day Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit finally found its way to store shelves, EA has officially announced the next big driving simulator …
Mobiado takes the wraps off its Classic 712 Stealth
Following up on the 105 Damascus the company launched last month, Mobiado announced Tuesday that a new ultra-high end model has been added to its …
Facebook confirms account disabling bug; claims issue is resolved
Earlier today, BGR broke the news that a possible Facebook glitch or hack was disabling user accounts. We have now received a response from a Facebook …
LG Optimus One sales top 1 million units
LG announced Tuesday that sales of its entry level Optimus One smartphone hit 1 million units within the first 40 days of availability. The LG …
Facebook hack disabling female user accounts en masse?
Unconfirmed reports are sweeping across the Internet as thousands of female Facebook users complain that their accounts have been inexplicably disabled. Users have taken to …
Eric Schmidt handles Nexus S on video
Seeing an image or two is one thing, but there’s nothing like seeing an unannounced, highly anticipated smartphone star in a crystal clear video — …
ViewSonic ViewPad 7 hits Amazon for $120 over MSRP
In a peculiar turn of events, Amazon has made ViewSonic’s upcoming ViewPad 7 tablet available for pre-order. No, that’s not the peculiar part. Amazon — …
HP nearly doubles expected Slate 500 sales according to report
The good news for HP, if a new rumor has any basis in reality, is that it apparently smashed its HP Slate 500 sales goals. …
Dual-core Samsung Galaxy 2 to succeed Galaxy S in Q1 2011
Ever-connected insider Eldar Murtazin spent some time playing with two unreleased smartphones this weekend. The first was a prototype of Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Anzu, which …
Sprint discontinues the Palm Pre
When the Palm Pre disappeared from Sprint’s website last week, many speculated that the world’s first webOS phone was probably gone for good. Now, a …
Google CEO shows off Nexus S, reveals NFC capabilities
While the device’s logo was taped over, there’s no mistaking it — Google CEO Eric Schmidt just gave a live demo at the Web 2.0 …
Microsoft has sold over 1 million Kinect units so far
Is Kinect worthy of all the hype? That question was on everyone’s minds ahead of the hotly anticipated device’s launch earlier this month. As they …
LG Quantum now available from AT&T
There’s still some time left to grab a new LG Quantum from AmazonWireless for just 1¢, but LG has announced that its new Windows Phone …
Apple to introduce ‘iTunes Live Stream’ service tomorrow?
A bit of digging into a property list file included with Apple’s latest build of iTunes, version 10.1, may give us a hint as to …
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Tab goes on sale November 21st, $649.99
AT&T and Samsung today announced pricing and release details for the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The 7-inch Android tablet will go on sale November 21st and …
Motorola MOTOPAD to usher in Android 3.0
Just as Motorola helped Google usher in Android 2.0 with the DROID, the reborn gadgeteer is now seemingly charged with a similar task for Android …
Windows Phone 7 jailbreak imminent
As noted by enthusiast blog istartedsomething, Windows Phone 7 is on the verge of being jailbroken. Actually, hackers have already gained root access Windows Phone …
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ shatters first day sales record
When Activision released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last year, it set an all time record for launch day sales. The highly anticipated first …
HTC HD7 review
Albert Einstein wrote that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. For what seemed …
T-Mobile announces new promotional plans, Wi-Fi tethering
T-Mobile announced Friday the addition of several new plan features to its portfolio. First up, the addition of two promotional Even More plans that bring …
New Samsung flagship phone due in February?
Here’s the good news: the slide above depicts a possible upcoming Samsung handset that would definitely knock some socks off. The nameless Android kit apparently …
All AT&T phones on sale starting at 1¢ from AmazonWireless
AmazonWireless announced Thursday that all AT&T phones on its website are now on sale. The popular online retailer is offering smartphones and feature phones from …
HTC DROID Incredible OTA update begins rolling out
Verizon Wireless began rolling out a new minor software update Thursday evening. While the listed improvements are hardly earth shattering, there is one addition that …
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