Nintendo 3DS Is Selling Like Hot Cakes In Japan, Thanks To Monster Hunter 3G
The 3DS sure had a bumpy start, but it seems Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata’s hunch that sales will pick up (we reported last week) is right. According to Japan’s biggest video game magazine Famitsu, the 3DS sold a solid 378,114 units between December 5 and 11. Nintendo reported 371,326 units sold in the first two [...]
Flurry: What Android momentum? Devs overwhelmingly banking on iOS apps
A recent comment (originally a bit misquoted) by Eric Schmidt asserting developers will overwhelmingly prefer writing apps for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich over Apple’s iOS has resulted in some commotion among Apple watchers. His bait? Ad dollars on the Android platform. However, Android is generating an estimated$833 million in ad revenue a year for [...]
Sphero makes a spooky cameo in FX’s American Horror Story
If you're looking for a unique gift this holiday season for the tech geeks on your list, and our seal of approval wasn't enough to open your wallet, this might do it: Sphero, the robotic ball controlled by your Android device, made a cameo on the silver screen last week, appearing in American Horror Story, [...]
Munster: Apple HDTV coming within a year, cost double a comparable set
An Apple television mockup is for illustrative purposes only – don’t read too much into it.
More iTV rumors are starting to emerge today, this time once again originating from analyst Gene Munster who took the stage at this morning’s IGNITION: Future of Media event (via BusinessInsider). Munster has been saying ‘next year’ for an Apple [...]
LG Nitro HD comes to AT&T with HD Display, LTE
AT&T consumers will be treated with a power packed phone this holiday season. Beginning December 4, America’s biggest GSM operator will start selling Nitro HD from LG that features faster LTE connectivity.
To spruce things further, Nitro HD will come with a 4.5-inch True HD AH-IPS display (1280×720) with 500 nits of brightness, 1.5GHz dual-core [...]
2011 Holiday Gift Guide: 6 Audio/Video Gifts That Will Light Up The Holidays
There may be no greater gift than a quality piece of home entertainment equipment. I mean that, too. Forget train sets, diamonds and puppies. Everyone wants entertainment this holiday season and we’ve rounded up six solid bets ranging in price from $40 to $600. There’s something here for everyone including your great aunt or boyfriend [...]
Nielsen Survey: iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone are the three most desired consumer products among kids this holiday season
According to a survey done by Nielsen, kids in the U.S. are Apple crazy for the holidays this year. Apple’s iPad tops the list as the most desired consumer electronic among kids between the ages of 6-12 with 44% of kids showing interest in the device. The iPod Touch and iPhone also come in right after [...]
Lenovo to launch Tegra 3 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet by year’s end
With Tegra 3 launched, Ice Cream Sandwich just around the corner and a juicy rumor like this one, this year’s holiday season is bound to get interesting. Engadget has landed up on some exclusive information that spills some details on Lenovo’s upcoming tablet. We don’t have a name yet but we do have some details [...]
Five Years Later, Apple Recalls The First Generation iPod Nano
In a move that demonstrates an incredible amount of either customer care or procrastination, Apple has issued a recall for the first generation iPod Nano. Not the one you use as a watch, not the fat one, and not the round one. The original (and in my opinion, the best). Turns out it has a [...]
Apple gets ready for the holidays early with the new Holiday Gift Guide
With this year’s holiday season looming, the online Apple Store is ready with the new Holiday Gift Guide section. Holiday gift ideas include Apple’s most popular mobile devices and computers as well as a hand-picked selection of third-party products, add-ons, device accessories and even fashion cases to carry your products around in style.
The gadget maker [...]