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Samsung Nexus Prime Gets Official Listing at Best Buy, Complete with Pricing

Best Buy Seems to Still Believe the Galaxy Nexus Will Sell Under a Different Name, to Cost $299.99 on Contract
Filed by on Sunday, 27. November 2011

A few days ago we saw a strange Best Buy ad which featured the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in all its glory, but Best Buy used a different name for the device, the Nexus Prime. That’s what the phone used to be called ahead of its official launch, and now nobody, [...]

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New iOS 5 / iOS 5.0.1 Tethered Jailbreak Tool Available, Ac1dSn0w Beta 1

PwnDevTeam Releases Ac1dSn0w Beta 1 for OS X Snow Leopard & Lion; iPad 2 & iPhone 4S Not Included
Filed by on Sunday, 27. November 2011

iOS 5 and iOS 5.0.1 can already be jailbroken, the tethered (or semi-tethered) way, although the jailbreak tools that are currently available to the public do not support the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 at this time.

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5th Cell CEO Says Current $60 Retail Model Is Broken

5th Cell CEO Jeremiah Slaczka Doesn't Think Every Game Is Worth The $60 Price Tag
Filed by on Sunday, 27. November 2011

There’s no denying it – being a video gamer is an expensive hobby. Sure, there’s always some sale going on and at any given point in time, there’s some awesome game being offered at a discounted price, but if you like to buy your games new and support the developers [...]

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iPhone 4S Unlock Looks Promising, iPhone Dev Team Says

MuscleNerd Confirms iPhone 4S Unlock Is in the Works, That Implies iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Jailbreak Nearly Done; iPhone 4 Unlock Not Included
Filed by on Sunday, 27. November 2011

When looking at the iOS jailbreaking/unlocking ecosystem we’ll always witness a cat and mouse game between Apple and hackers. One one hand Apple is trying to block them from jailbreaking and subsequently unlocking (where applicable) iOS devices and on the other hand these devs are always trying to find new [...]

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Ubisoft Possibly Researching New Call Of Juarez Game

New Survey Suggests That Ubisoft & Techland Are Looking Into A New Call Of Juarez Game
Filed by on Sunday, 27. November 2011

Ubisoft broke a lot of hearts when it released Call of Juarez: The Cartel earlier this year. Even though the Call of Juarez series was never really been a blockbuster game series, the first two Call of Juarez games still pulled in a healthy amount of fans. It looked like [...]

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Ubuntu Linux Losing Popularity Among Users

Ubuntu Losing Market Share; Users Blame New Unity Interface for Decline
Filed by on Friday, 25. November 2011

Ubuntu Linux has been the poster-child of user-friendly Linux distributions in the past, with a friendly user interface and both community and official support. But Ubuntu is reportedly losing market share in desktop operating systems.

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Dell Fumbles Graphics Card Buying Advice, Briefly Tricks Buyers

Dell Posted & Then Pulled Comparison Demo Image That Suggested Standard Graphics Card Usage Leads to a Blurred Display PC Experience
Filed by on Friday, 25. November 2011

It’s not everyday that we see Dell, or any other PC maker for that matter, try to con buyers into getting a more expensive computer setup buy showing them the wrong kind of advice.

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I Am Alive Creative Director Explains Controversial Remarks

I Am Alive Creative Director Clarifies PC Piracy Remarks, Says I Am Alive PC Version Still Possible
Filed by on Friday, 25. November 2011

Man, Ubisoft has been in the news a lot lately. First, I Am Alive creative director Stanislas Mettra went a little bit crazy on PC gamers when talking about the possibility of a PC version of I Am Alive, and then today we get news that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier [...]

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Government Cracks Down on Piracy Websites, Seizes 131 Domains Allegedly Illegally Distributing Copyrighted Content

BitTorrent & File Download Sites Seized by U.S. DoJ & ICE In Effort to Reduce Piracy
Filed by on Friday, 25. November 2011

The U.S. government is doing a crackdown on alleged digital pirates in the weekend leading to Cyber Monday. More than 130 domain names were reported to have been taken over, in a bid to reduce distribution of copyrighted material through illegal means.

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Batman: Arkham City PC Having Issues Running With DirectX 11

Batman: Arkham City PC Owners Experiencing Issue With DirectX 11, Warner Bros. Says A Patch Is On The Way
Filed by on Friday, 25. November 2011

Well folks, Batman: Arkham City finally made it to PC, but unfortunately, this late launch is not without its problems. In fact, Batman: Arkham City is quite broken post-launch, with players experiencing issues while running the game with DirectX 11.

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