Archive for December, 2011 - Page 3

Nokia Lumia 710 Gets A Coming Soon Style Listing With T-Mobile [Coming Ahead Of The January 11th Release, T-Mobile Offers Up A Coming Soon Style Listing For The Windows Phone Running Nokia Lumia 710]

By on Friday, 30. December 2011

We had already known that T-Mobile was planning to release the Nokia Lumia 710 smartphone in January. In fact, T-Mobile and Nokia offered an official announcement a short while back that not only confirmed the pricing, but also the release [...]

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Facebook Messenger for Windows Officially Launched [Facebook's Official Windows 7 Client Now Available for Download; Lets Users Chat, Get Notifications & View Ticker Feeds]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Facebook is going beyond the web and mobile devices. In releasing its official messenger application for Windows 7, the social network brings messaging access to users even outside of the web interface.

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Windows Phone 7 SMS Vulnerability Being Addressed by Microsoft [WP7 SMS Bug Fix Being Tested; Microsoft Says Security Problem Also Exists in Desktop Software Like Windows Live Messenger & Windows Live Mail]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 was earlier found to have an unpatched vulnerability in its SMS messaging and contacts system, which causes the phone to freeze and the user to be locked out from the messaging hub. Microsoft is now addressing [...]

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Nintendo Wii U App Store in the Works [Nintendo Already Working on Application & Game Marketplace for Upcoming Wii U Gaming Console System & Controller]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Work on the Nintendo’s next-generation Wii U console gaming system is still under wraps, but sources say that Nintendo already has a full-fledged app and game store in the works.

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GameStop’s iOS Trade-In Program Labeled A Success [GameStop Reports Success With iOS Device Trade-In Program, Expects Increased Trade-In Rates In Weeks After Holiday Season]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Despite all of the crap GameStop pulls on a pretty regular basis, you have to give credit where credit is due: if there’s one thing that GameStop does right, it’s that it recognizes market trends and adjusts its business accordingly. [...]

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Verizon Customers to Pay $2 Extra Fee Monthly for Single Online or Over the Phone Bills Payment [Verizon Wants Customers to Enroll in Auto Pay To Avoid $2 Extra Monthly Charge]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Verizon wants to make sure its mobile customers pay on time, and will charge an extra $2 fee for single, manual payments made over the phone and online. Will the so-called convenience fee convince everyone to auto-pay?

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Amazon Cuts Prices On EA PC Games [Dead Space 2, Need For Speed: The Run & Bad Company 2 All Get Discounts In Amazon's Electronic Arts PC Sale]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Do you have a few bucks burning a hole in your pocket? Do you need a new PC right this instant? You’re in luck dear reader, because Amazon is currently holding a sale on a handful of Electronic Arts PC [...]

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2012 CES: Nokia Ace To Get Shown Off, Release Date Follows [Reports Emerge Suggesting The Nokia Ace Has A Launch Date & A Date With The 2012 CES]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Big news for those of you who like the looks of the Windows Phone class of phones and would like to see more of them–reports have emerged suggesting that one more will be making the rounds pretty soon, the Nokia [...]

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Hideo Kojima Teases New Snakeskin 3DS [Hideo Kojima Reveals New Snakeskin 3DS To Launch Alongside Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

Nintendo may have completely botched the launch of the 3DS, but if there’s one thing it got right, it’s in offering its customers a choice. Color variations are a common thing with Nintendo consoles, and the 3DS is no exception [...]

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Newly Found iPad 3 Parts Indicate The Dock Connector Will Remain [New Set Of Purported iPad 3 Parts Emerge, It's Now Likely The 30 Pin Dock Connector Will Be On Hand]

By on Thursday, 29. December 2011

There had been some rumors, previously, to suggest that Apple’s latest go-round of the iPad–or possibly plural, as more reports continue to appear and fill us in on–would show up without the standard 30 pin dock connector port. This would [...]

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