Nintendo Says It Has Sold 5 Million 3DS Consoles in Japan

From PC World: Nintendo said Monday that it has sold 5 million 3DS handheld game consoles in Japan, which it says makes the device the fastest-selling game platform ever in the country.

The Kyoto-based firm said the console reached the landmark Sunday, less than a year after its...

Barnes & Noble reportedly readying 8GB Nook Tablet

From CNET News.com: Barnes & Noble is prepping a new version of its Nook Tablet to better compete against Amazon's Kindle Fire.

The book retailer will launch an 8-gigabyte version of its tablet through Wal-Mart on Wednesday, according to The Verge.

The Nook Tablet made some noise...

Samsung Officially Spins Off LCD Business

From DailyTech: Samsung has announced today that its board of directors has approved the spinoff of Samsung's LCD arm. The new company will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. Samsung also notes that moving forward, the new LCD company it has created will consider...

Mass Launch of 22 nm Ivy Bridge CPUs is Delayed Until June

From DailyTech: Just months ago at the 2011 Intel Developer Forum, executives with the world's largest traditional personal computer chipmaker, Intel Corp. (INTC) were all boast and bravado, saying their competitors were years behind in process. Indeed, the talk about the dramatic...

HPC Customers Are Waiting for Nvidia Kepler Processor - Company

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. said that the customers among high-performance computing (HPC) users are waiting eagerly for the next-generation code-named Kepler processors to upgrade their supercomputers or deploy new systems. Besides, the company confirmed, albeit indirectly, that...

NZXT Sentry Mix Review

Over decades of evolution, the growth and development of technology has exponentially increased, and with that, consumers obtain better technology than ever. When it comes down to computer products, we can see a similar pattern of technological growth. Generally speaking, with each new improvement to the product itself, performance seems to be one criterion that is rarely missed. Nowadays, while most companies do a fairly good...

Smartphone Vendors Have a Lot to Prove in Barcelona

From PC World: The pressure is on HTC and LG Electronics to show they can compete with Apple and Samsung Electronics in the smartphone market by showing off impressive products at Mobile World Congress, which starts in Barcelona later this month.

Smartphone sales during the fourth...

Google wins slide-to-unlock patent as Apple battle heats up

From CNET News.com: The search giant's patent provides for a unlocking method that also lets users perform at least one command, like placing a call or opening an application.

Who would have thought a simple slide-to-unlock gesture would be so important?

Google last week was...

Apple threatened with $2B lawsuit in iPad dispute

From CNET News.com: Apple could find itself mired in a $2 billion lawsuit from Proview Technology in an ongoing legal battle over who owns the iPad name.

The new lawsuit would be filed in the United States and follow similar suits already launched by Proview against Apple in China...

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