Archive for December, 2011 - Page 8

EEDAR: GTA V Will Be The Biggest Release In 2012

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich Says Grand Theft Auto V Will Be Bigger Than Next Call Of Duty Title
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

If there’s one game series that you know gamers and critics will both go crazy for, it’s Grand Theft Auto. Critics have sung the praises of each installment in the series while fans made each one a multi-million seller, and it seems like no one can get enough of Grand [...]

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Apple Wins New iPhone Multitouch Patent, Could Use It In Future Legal Battles

Apple Awarded Core iPhone Multitouch Patent, Will We See It Used in Fight Against Android?
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Apple another important patent that describes “core iPhone multitouch” technology that can now be used by the company to defend its iOS ecosystem especially against the most important threat that’s currently out there, Google’s Android.

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GSM Phones Reportedly Vulnerable to Serious Security Threat

Researcher Says Malicious Hackers Could Easily Control GSM Phones Remotely to Make Them Send Texts & Make Calls
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

The Carrier IQ smartphone scandal is not yet over and now we hear that there may another security threat, this time affecting all GSM phones – that’s regular handsets too in addition to smartphones.

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LG Prada 3.0 Android Smartphone South Korean Launch Set for December 28

LG’s Latest Prada Handset Available Tomorrow in South Korean Stores, Other Markets to Follow
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

LG unveiled the Prada 3 smartphone a few days ago and it looks like South Korean smartphone fans will be the first ones to have access to LG’s latest Prada-branded smartphone.

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Apple Gets $1.2 Million Anti-Trust Fine From Italy while Argentina Stops iPhone & BlackBerry Sales

European and South American Countries Officially React to Certain Popular Gadgets, Some Users Will Have to Suffer
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

Apple and RIM have received some unexpected Christmas “gifts” from two governments in Europe and South America this year, as Italy decided to fine Apple $1.2 Million for anti-trust practices while Argentina banned iPhone and BlackBerry sales in the region.

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Halo: Reach Map Packs Half Off On Xbox Live Today

Defiant & Noble Map Packs, Halo: Reach Avatar Items Discounted Today In Xbox 12 Days Of Deals Sale
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

We might have been giving other sales some more attention in the past week or so, but anyone with an Xbox 360 likely knows that there’s currently an Xbox Live holiday sale going on now as well. Today’s offer slashes the price on the things no serious Halo: Reach player [...]

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AT&T Completes Acquisition Of Qualcomm's FLO TV Spectrum

After The Fall Of FLO TV, A Whole Lot Of Bandwidth Gets Available--AT&T Takes It Over With Some Pleasant Plans For It
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

And so ends, conclusively, the story of FLO TV. Our own Robert Nelson brought you the story that AT&T was looking to take over Qualcomm’s bandwidth just over a year ago, and now, the job is done, the papers signed, and AT&T has some impressive new bandwidth counts on its [...]

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Nintendo 3DS Sales Pass 4 Million In Japan

3DS Hits 4 Million Sales In Japan Ahead Of Expectations, Super Mario 3D Land & Mario Kart 7 Become Million Sellers
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

Most of us probably had a good Christmas, but Nintendo had a great one. It turns out that Famitsu was right when it predicted that the 3DS might hit 4 million domestic sales in Japan by the end of the year, because the handheld did just that last week. Nintendo [...]

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iPhone 4S Gets Chinese Certification, Mainland Sales To Start January 2012

Apple's Wildly Popular New Phone Will Land On Chinese Shelves Starting Early Next Year Following Government Approval
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

Well, that’s pretty much it, folks; the iPhone 4S, which launched just a couple short months ago, has just picked up the necessary network access permits to get in on the shelves at China Unicom. We first filled you in on Apple’s permit odyssey back in late November, and now, [...]

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LG Readies A Set Of Lighter, More Stylish, 3D Glasses

LG Looks To Offer New 3D Glasses To Supplement Its Upcoming Line Of New 3D Televisions
Filed by on Tuesday, 27. December 2011

You’ve got to give LG due credit. In a time when television makers are looking to get rid of glasses on their 3D televisions, the folks at LG are looking to fill in the gap between what we have now and the magical era of no glasses on 3D television [...]

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