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Nintendo Q1 results: Wii sales cut in half since 2011, but 3DS sales more than double
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Nintendo's results for the latest quarter reveal growth in profit for the Japanese games maker. Gross profit totaled 24.9 billion yen -- more than double that made from last year's Q1. Operating income remains negative, but substantially reduced sinc...
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London bans wireless access points, joy, kittens from the Olympics
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
If you thought the list of banned items at the Olympic Games couldn't get any longer, now the IOC is gunning for that mobile hotspot in your pocket. The prohibited list includes all of the things you'd expect (weapons, alcohol, toxic materials) but a...
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Canon reports higher profits, lower net income in Q2, points finger at pricey yen
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Mat Smith. Under: Uncategorized.
Canon's financial results for Q2 2012 reveal an operating profit 18 percent greater than the results from the same quarter last year. However, net income has dropped from 61.5 billion yen to 51.7 billion yen since last quarter. The company saw demand...
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Big Fish Unlimited lets gamers resume play on mobile, PC and TV, stay distracted at all times (video)
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
The perpetual crisis of casual gaming is that need for just one... more... turn. After all, those 29 levels of progress aren't coming with you to the office, are they? Big Fish Games wants to ease our consciences (or at least our egos) with Big Fish ...
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Droid X360: If Sony’s PS Vita was Powered by Google Android
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By TecheBlog Staff. Under: Uncategorized.
If Sony's PS Vita was powered by Google's Android operating system, this is how it would look. Called the "Droid X360" for some reason, this Vita knockoff runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and boasts "9 different kinds of built-in emulators for...
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ARM sees profit surge 23 percent, tests forecasters’ patience
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
Just when financial boffins expected ARM's consistent double-digit growth to slow-down, the company has beaten their projections with a 23 percent rise in pre-tax profit compared to Q2 of last year. It made £66.5 million ($103 million) in profi...
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Angry Birds with gesture controls collides with select Samsung Smart TVs
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Alexis Santos. Under: Uncategorized.
We first caught wind of Angry Birds' impending arrival on Samsung Smart TVs earlier this month, and now the war against pigs is available as a free download on some of the company's silver screens. Thanks to a built-in camera and the firm's Smart Int...
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7 Geeky Superhero Fashion Collections (Outfits) for Girls
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By TecheBlog Staff. Under: Uncategorized.
Not just your standard costume, these geeky superhero fashion collections by B for Bel can actually be worn out in public and are made from existing clothing lines. First up, we have both the movie and comic versions of Thor. Continue reading to ...
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Kipon preps Canon EF lens adapters for Micro Four Thirds, NEX cameras with electronic control
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Adapters to fit Canon's EF lenses on Micro Four Thirds and NEX camera bodies most definitely aren't new. Without any electronic link, though, that Lumix GX1 or NEX-F3 owner has had to focus by hand, sometimes without any aperture control -- what year...
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You Won’t Believe This was Previously a Car Garage
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By TecheBlog Staff. Under: Uncategorized.
File this under: cool homes for geeks. From the outside, it's hard to imagine that just beyond the front door of this seemingly old car garage is a stunning and modern home. Simply put, Mesh Architectures in NY "took the pre-existing one-story ga...
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