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Sony Announces PSP Dual Packs

Sony To Begin Offering Games Like Killzone: Liberation, Secret Agent Clank & Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror In New Value-Priced PSP Dual Packs
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

All eyes may be on the PS Vita at the moment, but Sony’s giving the PSP one more go before their new handheld takes center stage later this year (or early next year). They’ve announced a round of PSP bundles to compliment their upcoming PS3 collections, called PSP Dual Packs, [...]

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State Senator Leland Yee Says That Supreme Court Favored Corporate America In Violent Video Game Ruling

Father Of The Violent Video Game Ban Says That SCOTUS' Ruling Hurts Kids, Still Running For Mayor
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

Today there was jubilation in the video game community as the US Supreme Court handed down a ruling on Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association – the legal challenge to California’s legislation which banned the sale of violent video games to minors. The SCOTUS found that the California law was unconstitutional, [...]

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LaCie's Porsche Designs Come In Mobile And Desktop

Two New Hard Drives From LaCie Offer Big Storage And A Variety Of Styles
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

We’ve been hearing more than a little out of LaCie of late, with their cloud-backed Cloudbox system only recently coming into frame. But that’s not the only thing they were working on, and joining the lineup is a pair of hard drives called the Porsche Design series, and you’ll be [...]

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Journey Closed Beta Kicking Off Tomorrow

Thatgamecompany Details Journey Closed Beta, Only Open To The 'Earliest Adopters Of Flower' Who Also Have A PlayStation Plus Subscription
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

Thatgamecompany has supplied details about the Journey closed beta they announced last week, but it sound like only a tiny number of people are going to be able to participate. The beta starts tomorrow, and the only way you’re guaranteed a spot is if you have PlayStation Plus and you [...]

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Google No Longer Selling Apps In Taiwan

If You're In Taiwan, The Marketplace Is Closed Following Google's Dust-up With Taiwanese Regulations
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

Interesting bit of news about Taiwan: over there, if you’re a business, you’re apparently required by law to offer a seven-day return policy on pretty much anything you sell, such that if the person who bought it has a case of buyer’s remorse, they can act on it. And that’s [...]

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Fring Updates iOS App, Gets Group Video Chat On The iPad Before Skype

Fring For iOS Updated, Goes To Version 5.1.1.2 & Brings Group Video Chats Along With iPad Optimizations
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

We have recently been hearing some chatter regarding iPad video chatting coming from Skype, however it looks like rival Fring has updated their once iPhone only app and brought with it — support for group video chat.

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Mitsubishi REAL LCD-22BLR500 Makes A Splash For A Different Reason

Mitsubishi's Smaller System Brings Load Of Extra Features Onboard
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

If you were around a few days ago when we brought out the massive 92 inch DLP television from Mitsubishi, you might wonder what they’ve got up their sleeves for the REAL LCD-22BLR500, an LCD system measuring a meager (by comparison) 22 inches. I think you’ll be plenty surprised by [...]

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Verizon Customers Can Keep Their Unlimited 3G Data When Upgrading To 4G

Verizon Twitter Account Says That Those Grandfathered Into Unlimited 3G Data Will Be Allowed To Keep It When Transitioning To 4G
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

After talking about it for over a year, Verizon Wireless has finally decided that on July 7th, they’ll be unveiling metered data plans on their customers. Of course, those who are currently using unlimited data plans can continue to do so as they’ll be grandfathered in. But, what if you [...]

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Anonymous Picks Up The Lulzsec Slack

Reports Say The Recently Shuttered Lulzsec Has Moved Entirely Into Anonymous, No Operations Halted, New Hack Completed
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

Keeping tabs on the hacker front has proven difficult by most any measure, mainly because it’s so constantly shifting. But considering that our own Chris Smith put out the word that Lulzsec had shuttered its operations for good, a new word has emerged, and the word is now, as it [...]

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Samsung T989 Gets Its Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Certification

Samsung T989 Shows Up With Bluetooth & Wi-Fi Certification, Believed To Be The Samsung Hercules
Filed by on Monday, 27. June 2011

Its been a little while since we last heard anything in terms of the Samsung Hercules, however it looks like it has once again turned up — this time in the form of the Samsung T989 and by way of a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi certification.

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