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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Tester Confirms Wii U Version
Treyarch is looking to November with the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Nintendo's Wii U console, perhaps releasing during a similar period, could host Black Ops 2, according to a QA tester's LinkedIn profile.
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Microsoft Surface RT vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: The Better Buy
In the battle of tablets, Samsung's recently launched Galaxy 10.1 faces stiff rivalry from Apple's iPad, while Microsoft is set to drop a bomb on the tech world with the launch of its Surface tablets.
Microsoft Kinect Helps Stroke Victims Recover by Monitoring Hand Movements
While the Kinect gaming console has sold over 10 million units, its software is used for practical purposes in the real world. The latest real-world use for Kinect is remote tracking of stroke victims in recovery.
Wii U GamePad Could Remove Split-Screen When 2 Players Are Together
Split screens when playing video games with friends may become a thing of the past with Wii U, Nintendo's next-generation gaming console, as the GamePad controller's screen allows players to have individual screens.
Move Over Kindle, BeBook Pure – The World’s Thinnest eReader is Here
Amazon's Kindle has competition as BeBook unveiled the thinnest e-ink eReader in the world called Pure. With the advent of Pure, an offering from the little-known Dutch manufacturer BeBook, eReader market players like Barnes&Noble, Amazon, and Kobo are likely to get a run for their money.
Wii U Release: December Launch May Spread to Australia
Recent rumors suggest that Europe could get the Wii U, Nintendo's next generation gaming console, in December rather than November as previously expected. Australia could also see a Wii U release during the final month of 2012. Manufacturing issues were cited as the cause of the delay.
Wii U GamePad Could be Halting Manufacturing Process, Affects European Launch Date
Aside from "by the end of 2012," Nintendo remains quiet about a release date for Wii U. While the console is expected to be released around November - Wii U titles from a GameStop database apparently will release from November 2012 - European customers could see a delay.
Samsung's Cortex A15-based Exynos 5 Dual Chip May Pave the Way for 'Retina' Android Devices
Korean electronics giant Samsung has released more exciting details about its next-generation Exynos dual-core processor for mobile devices, which will be twice as fast as comparable Exynos chips currently used in its smartphones and tablets.
Xbox 360 Top-Selling Console July 2012: 203,000 Units Sold, 49 Percent Market Share
Microsoft announced in the latest NPD numbers that its Xbox 360 gaming console has sold over 200,000 units, becoming the top-selling console for the month and continuing its strong momentum (June 2012 marked 16 months as the best-selling console).
Nikon J2: A New Member of the Nikon 1-Series Family
With some tweaks imbibed to the Nikon J1 version, Nikon J2 is the latest in the 1-series line. Priced at $549.95, will Nikon’s latest offering lure the compact system camera buyers?
OUYA FTW: $99 Android Video Game Console Ends KickStarter Campaign at $8.6M
Last month, Los Angeles-based OUYA emerged with a Kickstarter campaign seeking crowdsourced funds to develop a sub-$100 Android-based video game console offering free-to-play titles. The initial goal was to raise $950,000 in funding in 30 days, but the project had surpassed $1 million by the end of day one. Now, the successful Kickstarter campaign has reached its end, and 63,416 people backed the new home console, pledging a combined total of $8,596,475 to the project.
Start-Up Ouya Makes a Splash: Raises More Than $8.5 Million on Kickstarter
Android-powered gaming console Ouya is taking the gaming world by storm. The Los Angeles-based start-up company had launched a Kickstarter project earlier in July this year, to raise funds which would aid its production dreams. The company has bettered its $950, 000 pledge, which was achieved easily in July itself, and has managed to raise a whopping $8.5 million!
Xbox 720: Releasing Pre-2014 Microsoft Job Posting Suggests
A Microsoft's employees' reference to the "new Xbox," thought to be referring to Microsoft's next-generation console, was a misunderstanding. After the news broke across the web, Microsoft explained that the statement referred only to an annual fall Xbox 360 update including Xbox Music, video and games on Windows 8, and the second screen app Xbox SmartGlass. However, Microsoft has narrowed down the release date for its next-generation console: before 2014.
