Best Buy lays out Nexus S launch plan
Best Buy has announced its launch plan for the upcoming Nexus S, Google’s second foray into self-branded smartphones. Starting Thursday at 8:00am Eastern, the Nexus …
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NPD Group: Apple to sell over 4 million Macs in fourth quarter
According to new projections issued by market research firm NPD Group, Apple is poised to break its previous quarterly sales record. For the first time, …
BGR Breaks It Down: How to watch Flash video on your iPhone without jailbreaking
Sorry, Stevie… it looks like your plan to keep Flash off iOS devices just hit another speed bump. We know Apple claims performance issues are …
AT&T MiFi 2372 review
In the week or so that I have been testing the AT&T MiFi 2372 by Novatel Wireless, it has already saved no less than three …
Nokia pushes E7 release to early 2011
Reuters is reporting that the world’s largest OEM handset manufacturer Nokia has delayed the release of its E7 handset until early 2011. A Nokia spokesperson …
JP Morgan: Online holiday shopping up 22%
In a note to investors Monday, JP Morgan analyst Imran Khan wrote that online shopping during the holiday season is up 22% so far this …
Infinity Blade for iOS grosses over $1.6 million in four days
In its first four days of availability, Epic Games’ new title Infinity Blade grossed over $1.6 million according to a report. The highly anticipated game …
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm sets one-day sales record
Blizzard Entertainment announced Monday that its new title World of Warcraft: Cataclysm sold 3.3 million copies on its first day of availability. The game’s remarkable …
Google: Mobile searches up 130% year-over-year
There is no denying it, the world is going mobile. People across the globe are turning to internet connected devices and to help them communicate, …
Fourth quarter Amazon Kindle sales in the millions
In a post on Amazon.com’s Kindle user forums Monday morning, an Amazon official has shed some light on Kindle sales in Q4. Posting via an …
Verizon working on CDMA to LTE hand-off delay, Mac drivers
According to a spokesperson, Verizon Wireless is working on a fix for a hand-off delay that some users are experiencing on the company’s new Long Term Evolution (LTE) …
Roku firmware update brings 1080p video to XR units, Hulu optimizations
Roku has just announced a firmware update — version 2.9 b1509 — for its popular line of streaming media players. The new code packs various …
Nokia-owned Navteq acquires Trapster
Navteq, a mapping and navigation solutions company owned by Nokia, has acquired California-based Trapster according to a Reuters report. The somewhat controversial move suggests that …
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Sony: Over 5.5 million copies of Gran Turismo 5 sold so far
Sony announced Friday that it has sold over 5.5 million copies of Gran Turismo 5 in the game’s first 12 days of availability. Sony also …
Android dominates Verizon smartphone sales; BlackBerry tanks
Investment research firm ITG has been investigating the sales figures from Verizon Wireless and it has come up with a pretty interesting find: the vast majority of …
Best Buy confirms free iPhone 3GS promotion; in-store only
Following BGR’s exclusive reports, Best Buy has confirmed that it is offering Apple’s iPhone 3GS for free during a one-day only sale. Best Buy also …
DigiTimes: HTC preparing to roll out 60 million handsets in 2011
Blog DigiTimes is reporting that HTC has informed suppliers of its intentions to manufacture 60 million mobile handsets in 2011. The information comes courtesy of …
Sprint’s WiMAX network to officially launch in Denver December 19th
Sprint spokeswoman Stephanie Vinge has published a tweet stating that Sprint’s 4G, WiMAX network would officially launch in Denver, Colorado on December 19th. The exact …
Best Buy offering up free BlackBerry Torch tomorrow, free BlackBerry 9300 on December 12th
We have just received more information on Best Buy’s Free Smartphone Sales Event going on tomorrow at Best Buy Mobile. In addition to a free …
Throwback Thursday: PCMCIA Network Interface Cards
Let’s take a trip down Memory Lane to the late-90’s. Back to a much simpler time when cheap gas, overinflated technology stocks, and unattractive computer hardware (and haircuts) reigned …
Google Cr-48 Chrome laptop hands-on
We just said adéu to our friendly FedEx delivery person and ripped into our care package sent by Google. On first glance, the Google Cr-48 …
Intel to have chips in smartphones from ‘premier-branded vendors’ by second half of 2011
While speaking at a conference hosted by Barclays Capital, Intel CEO Paul Otellini quipped, “You will see smartphones from premier-branded vendors in the marketplace in …
WikiLeaks supporters’ cyberattack on Amazon.com appears unsuccessful [Updated]
Global hacker group “Anonymous” announced its plans Thursday morning to launch a cyberattack on Amazon.com. The attack is part of a larger endeavor called “Operation …
Facebook’s Zuckerberg signs Giving Pledge; commits to give away majority of wealth
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has signed the Giving Pledge, committing to donate the majority of his fortune to …
WikiLeaks supporters target Amazon.com with next cyberattack
A global, ever-expanding team of hackers called “Anonymous” has announced its next target in a series of cyberattacks that have taken down multiple websites over …
Sprint signs 4G international roaming agreement with Digicel and Global Mobile
Today, Sprint announced a new, 4G international-roaming agreement it signed with Jamaican carrier Digicel and Taiwanese carrier Global Mobile. The new agreement will allow select Sprint devices …
Best Buy Mobile offering iPhone 3GS for free on December 10th
We just received a tip from a Best Buy ninja of ours, and well, it seems that Radio Shack isn’t the only game in town …
Apple drops prices on refurbished iPads; $70 to $100 off
Apple further reduced its pricing on refurbished iPad models this week, offering discounts of up to $100 off the price of a new iPad. The …
BlackBerry PlayBook hands-on video demo
We promised a hands on demo video of the BlackBerry PlayBook, and that’s what you’re going to get from us — almost 10 minutes of …
