Nintendo Wii and DS break US sales record for 2008
Despite the slumping economy, Nintendo sold a record setting number of Wii consoles and portable DS systems in the US during 2008. According to NPD …
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Mac Mini may get refreshed with NVIDIA Ion GPU
Fanboys (and girls) were disappointed this year when Macworld ended without a bang, and more importantly, without an updated version of the Mac Mini. Just …
ScreenToaster officially launches; screen recording made simple, and free
One of our favorite SaaS utilities we’ve been beta testing over the past few months goes by the name of ScreenToaster and if you haven’t …
Samsung announces reorg, splits into two divisions
Keeping the good times rolling today, Samsung has announced that it will undergo a massive reorginization in an effort to stay afloat during the economic …
Circuit City files for bankruptcy, 567 prepare for liquidation sales
…and over 35,000 folks prepare to start searching for a new job. So sad. This latest bit of bad news comes after Circuit City’s lengthy, …
More major AT&T network woes, when will it stop?
The past month or so have not been kind to AT&T’s wireless networks. Constant and often major network outages have been rolling across the country …
We weep as the Kogan Agora faces an uncertain future
Remember the Kogan Agora? Of course you do. The ultra-cheap Android-powered phone out of the Land Down Under hit us pretty hard in our ol’ …
New ROM leaks for Sprint HTC Touch Diamond, includes Mobile Internet Explorer 6
If you’re one of the many Sprint customers who uses an HTC Touch Diamond on a daily basis, this news is for you. A new …
Leaked screen captures of Microsoft Office 14 alpha surface
Well that didn’t take long at all. Microsoft just handed out the first round of Office 14 alphas to early testers and leaked images of …
Boost Mobile to offer $50 unlimited iDEN plan starting January 22nd
Sprint’s Boost Mobile will launch a new “Monthly Unlimited” plan that includes unlimited minutes, unlimited text messaging, wireless Web and PTT services for $50 per …
HTC’s Touch Viva does low-end for the discerning user
If you can get over the lack of 3G data, coupled with the presence of Windows Mobile, the HTC Touch Viva starts to look more …
Motorola EM326g: old school, in a bad way
To those of you hoping Motorola’s business strategy team would be planning a bombshell to start Moto’s post-layoff announcement press on a high note, it …
BlackBerry Curve 8900 goes live on T-Mobile US site
Too cold, T-Mobile, too cold. The pink panther knows its BlackBerry-hungry customers are jonesing for some Curve 8900 and it just hit them where it …
Best Buy Mobile to sell the Palm Pre as the exclusive retailer?
According to a “credible source” at WebOSArena, Best Buy Mobile will be the exclusive retailer for the Palm Pre when it is launched. If you …
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 enterprise pricing revealed
Got a business? Got T-Mobile? Got a ‘Berry? Then it’s time to smack your CFO around until he or she signs off on the 8900 …
E71x still coming soon to AT&T, FP2 confirmed
It looks like US Nokia fans are in for a little treat once the E71x finally makes it to market via AT&T. Sure, it seems …
Google downsizes, cuts Jaiku, Google Video, and more
Contrary to popular belief, the mighty force that is the Google empire is not exactly recession proof. The company announced yesterday that it was laying …
Snow Leopard may include tweaked UI codenamed ‘Marble’
As Mac users sit patiently, for the most part, awaiting the arrival of Apple’s 10.6 OS X update, ongoing rumors of a revamped UI are …
Motorola confirms rumors of layoffs, 4,000 to be affected in 2009
Rumors have been flying lately and the tip emails won’t stop – now Motorola’s plans to undergo a significant workforce reduction have been confirmed by …
Steve Jobs steps down, Tim Cook runnin’ the ship until June
This story is so hot that I’m going to have to keep this short out of fear of burning my fingers — Steve Jobs is …
iPhone Dev team hints at iPod Touch 2G jailbreak
Owners of the latest and greatest iPod Touch may want to take notice of a new post over at the iPhone Dev team blog. A …
Blockbuster aligns with CinemaNow in an effort to stay relevant
As much fun as it is to bash the top of your DVD player each of the 135 times your Total Access movie skips during …
Dell looking to jump into the smartphone market?
Here at BGR we’ve come to regard various “analyst” sourced speculation as, well, just that; speculation. As such, we’re not willing to put our stamp …
Nintendo DSi to hit North America on April 4th
According to multiple sources close to Nintendo, the company is planning to launch the DSi earlier than expected. How does a ship date of April …
Asus CEO discusses future, verifies Eee Phone rumors
Asus CEO Jonney Shih envisions a Freejack-like future where everything is connected digitally, the walls of your home are giant displays and Anthony Hopkins tries …
App Store welcomes third-party browsers… for now
Well, well, well. Looks like Apple might be getting a bit less draconian with its App Store approval process as four third-party web browsers went …
Apple’s new MacBook Pro battery replacement details issued
The battery in Apple’s recently revamped 17″ MacBook Pro, incase you somehow missed it, is amazing. With a single charge it can power the monster …
Yahoo President resigns following arrival of new CEO
Well, it looks like board meetings over at Intel are going to be pretty awkward for a while. Following the Wall Street Journal’s scoop earlier …
HTC Iolite comes into focus
The HTC Iolite has been bouncing around in one grainy-pic form or another for the past several weeks, but we’re finally beginning to see some …
Yahoo expected to name Carol Bartz as CEO
Since Yahoo-founder Jerry Yang stepped down from his CEO role back in November, not much has improved with the struggling internet giant. The company underwent …
