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  • Analyst: iPad could be delayed until April

    Analyst: iPad could be delayed until April

    Posted on March 1, 2010 | No Comments
    It begins: Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek is harshing on all our buzzes by announcing that according to an unidentified source at Hon Hai Precision, a CE manufacturer, the iPad could be delated until April. The source said that there were only 300K units available for a March launch, which may put a damper on what we're calling iPad Awareness Month. He expects Apple to sell about 1.2 million units in 2010 and 3.5 million in 2011.

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  • The Alienware M11x netbook gets priced, dated and detailed

    The Alienware M11x netbook gets priced, dated and detailed

    Posted on February 1, 2010 | No Comments
    The Alienware M11x is an odd duck. The company calls it a netbook, but it's packing a Core 2 Duo CPU and 1GB NVIDIA GT 335M GPU. Even the 720p-capable 11.6-inch screen doesn't exactly screen netbook. Then there is the target $899 price that just knocks it the hell out of the netbook realm. So, yeah, let's just call the M11x what it is: an ultra-portable.

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  • Video: New Final Fantasy XIII trailer has English voice cast

    Video: New Final Fantasy XIII trailer has English voice cast

    Posted on January 14, 2010 | No Comments
    March 9 is slowly creeping up on us, which means we'll all be sitting on our coaches and playing Final Fantasy XIII until the wee hours of the morning. To keep us busy, Square just released a new trailer set to the game's main theme, “My Hands,” performed by Leona Lewis. (At least I think that's the main theme.) This trailer features the English voice cast, so put on your headphones and take it all in!

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  • Affordable 7-inch touchscreen PMP is just aching for a web browser

    Affordable 7-inch touchscreen PMP is just aching for a web browser

    Posted on September 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Oh Brando, you tickle the collective fancy of internet users everywhere with your $177 touchscreen portable media player. It plays back high-definition video files, it can be hooked up to a TV, it doubles as a digital photo frame, and it’s expandable via microSD cards.

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  • For free! Nintendo stops charging for Wii web browser, will credit past purchases

    For free! Nintendo stops charging for Wii web browser, will credit past purchases

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    WiiNintendo's now offering the Opera-powered "Internet Channel" for free. The Wii web browser formerly ran 500 Wii Points ($5). Aside from the new price tag, the browser has also "been updated to support an upgraded version of Adobe Flash player."

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  • CrunchGear’s going Back-To-School

    CrunchGear’s going Back-To-School

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    It’s that time again, folks. Cars are being loaded, parents are being kissed goodbye, and summer is coming to its unavoidable end. It’s time to go back to college - or for many, to go to college for the first time. Fortunately for you, the CrunchGear team has been there and done that. We’ve dealt with [...]

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