Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows phones will be widely available at retail stores worldwide on Oct. 6, 2009. The new phones will be the first to feature Windows Mobile 6.5, the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile phone software, and…
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Garmin Unveils Sleek New Edge 500 Cycling GPS, High-powered for the Pros, Low-priced for the People
by Kristofer Brozio •
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the aerodynamic Edge 500, an evolutionary leap in cycling technology. Weighing a mere 2 ounces, Edge 500 features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver,…
Hitachi GST Unleashes Ultra Fast Half Terabyte Mobile Hard Disk Drive
by Kristofer Brozio •
Building on years of innovation, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) today announced that is it shipping its fifth-generation, 7200 RPM mobile hard disk drive. The Hitachi® Travelstar™ 7K500 is a 500GB, 2.5-inch, 3Gb/s SATA drive designed for notebooks, gaming…
Nintendo Unveils Wii Fit Plus Launch Date and New Colors of Nintendo DSi, Wii Remote
by Kristofer Brozio •
Nintendo today announced that the new Wii Fit™ Plus game will launch in North America on Oct. 4, and also revealed new colors for its popular Nintendo DSi™ system and for the revolutionary Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers and Wii…
Darkest of Days Trailers, Screen Shots and Box Shots
by Kristofer Brozio •
I can’t wait for this game to come out, it looks like a lot of fun. I love history and I love sci-fi, so combining them together is is just so cool. We all wish we could time travel, and…
HTC Touch Pro2 from Sprint
by Kristofer Brozio •
Sprint (NYSE:S) and HTC Corporation are answering the call for a no-compromise converged device on a blazingly fast network with HTC Touch Pro2. The attractive new phone combines the productivity of Windows Mobile® 6.1, the vibrant TouchFLO user interface and…
Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone and iPod touch
by Kristofer Brozio •
Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is pleased to announce that the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars from Rockstar Leeds, the winners of the 2009 Develop Award for Best Handheld Game…
Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces God of War Collection, A New Compilation Offering for PlayStation3
by Kristofer Brozio •
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced today a new and exclusive PlayStation 3 (PS3(TM)) offering for the critically acclaimed God of War franchise, God of War Collection. Scheduled for release this holiday season, God of War Collection will feature reworked…
Activision Publishing Announces Rapala: We Fish, the First Fishing Game Developed Specifically for Wii
by Kristofer Brozio •
Activision Publishing, Inc. has announced a brand new entry in its Rapala fishing franchise, Rapala : We Fish(TM) for Wii(TM). Slated for release on September 29, Rapala: We Fish is the first fishing title developed specifically for Wii(TM), featuring over-the-top…
Pimp My Drive: Seagate and MusicSkins Join Forces to Add Custom Options to External Storage
by Kristofer Brozio •
Seagate , the world’s leading provider of hard drives and storage solutions, and MusicSkins LLC, the leader in music and music-related, high-quality, vinyl skin products, today announced a marketing partnership to add personal flair to the FreeAgent Go(TM) and FreeAgent…
SanDisk Debuts Sansa Clip+ MP3 Player – Offering Big Sound and Tons of Features in a Tiny, Stylish Package
by Kristofer Brozio •
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the global leader in flash memory cards, today announced the Sansa® Clip+ MP3 player. The new Sansa Clip+ MP3 player comes equipped with a new microSD™ memory card slot that enables consumers to listen to thousands of…
More Choices Available for Cloud and Dense Computing Environments with New Six-Core AMD Opteron EE Processor
by Kristofer Brozio •
AMD today announced the immediate availability of the new Six-Core AMD Opteron™ EE processor at 40W ACP. Delivering up to 31 percent higher performance-per-watt over standard Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors¹, the Six-Core AMD Opteron EE processor is tailored to meet…
Leading ATI Radeon Graphics With OpenCL Deliver High Performance for Next Generation Mac Operating System
by Kristofer Brozio •
AMD today announced that the world renowned ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 series, now found in some of the highest performance iMac and Mac Pro configurations, complements Snow Leopard’s fully compliant OpenCL Version 1.0 implementation. As an open standard specification, OpenCL…