Sony‘s next PSP (codename NGP): a closer look Following the unveil of its bodacious next generation portable (NGP) PlayStation device, Sony let a swarm of journalists (including us) on stage to get a closer look at the PSP’s dual-stick, quad-core successor. No touching, but we were able to direct our lens mighty close and...
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Nintendo Q3 profits down 46 percent, slashes console sales projections Call it an unfortunate coincidence but Nintendo just announced its quarterly numbers only minutes after Sony announced its new quad-core Cortex-A9 pumping PSP (codenamed NGP) and new PlayStation Suite for gaming on Android tablets and cellphones. So what’s the damage? Well, to start with,...
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Toyota recalls 245,000 Lexus sedans in U.S., 1.7 million cars globally Filed under: Sedan, Recalls, Safety, Lexus, Toyota 2006 Lexus IS – Click above for high-res image gallery We won’t blame you for reading this headline and thinking, ‘Oh great, another Toyota recall.’ After all, the Japanese automaker dominated headlines in 2010 by recalling...
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Video: 2012 Nissan GT-R blasts off the line courtesy of new launch control system Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Nissan 2012 Nissan GT-R shows off its new launch control system – Click above to watch video after the jump The 2012 Nissan GT-R is one fast supercar-slaying coupe. With 530 horsepower and 448 pound-feet...
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Toyota teases FT-86 II concept for Geneva Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Geneva Motor Show, Toyota Subaru has already confirmed that it’s sports car being jointly developed with Toyota is coming to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Now Toyota is getting into the action by announcing today that its version of the jointly developed...
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Intel hires Will-i-am as ‘director of creative innovation,’ whole world is nonplussed You know a job title is tenuous when even the guys who announce it have to put it in quotation marks — Intel’s just signed up the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am as a ‘director of creative innovation.’ The hip hop star responsible...
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Apple‘s ‘PC’ shipments grow by 241 percent in iPad-inclusive Canalys stats Canalys is a pretty well respected global stat-keeper and now it seems to be relying on that reputation to push through a pretty controversial message: tablets, such as Apple’s iPad and Samsung‘s Galaxy Tab, are PCs. ‘Accept new market realities,’ urges its polemic...
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NYC crowns Rachel Sterne as Chief Digital Officer, we question her analog existence CEO, COO, CIO, CFO — all TLAs that most folks would be proud to see blooming on their business cards. Get ready for a new one. It’s CDO, Chief Digital Officer, a position recently created in New York City and now...
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China’s Map World now providing maps and POIs within the Great Firewall Who needs a state-sponsored online mapping service? Why China, of course. We know that particular government doesn’t exactly trust the Googles and who knows how far astray its Google Maps service might lead those impressionable citizens. So now there’s Map World, created...
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