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PlayBook sell-off costs RIM half a billion dollars
When a company offers consumers an incentive, they sacrifice a little bit of profit in the hopes of increasing sales. That’s what RIM did to the BlackBerry PlayBook recently — and man, did…
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Amazon sold 1 million Kindles per week during the holidays
The Kindle Fire has been selling like hotcakes ever since Amazon opened pre-orders in the fall and now it’s helped the online retail giant post some pretty impressive sales figures, according to a…
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New iPad less profitable for Apple?
The new iPad might be ever-so-slightly thicker than the previous model, but it’s thinner in one respect: Apple’s profit margin. According to UBM Techinsights, the new iPad with 4G costs somewhere...
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EA says Origin will never discount games by 75 percent
If you asked me what I like about Steam, I’d say the choice of games on offer and the large discounts that appear regularly. Without those discounts I’d overlook a number of games…
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Sprint drops iPhone 4S to $150 as iPhone 5 launch approaches
If you’re looking for a deal on a new iPhone 4S, Sprint has just dropped the 16GB model to $149.99 on a two-year contract. Now might not be the best time to lock…
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Blizzard’s Black Friday sale: StarCraft II, Diablo III, and WoW gets discounted
Early for Black Friday (or super early for Cyber Monday, depending on how you look at it), Blizzard has brought out the big guns, and put its newest games on sale at large…
View ArticleKindle Fire HD 8.9 on sale for $50 off today only
Looking for a sweet deal on a tablet? Amazon’s decided to post a promo code that knocks an extra $50 off the already-cheap 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD. Even at regular price the Kindle…
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An Apple I, Apple’s first computer model, sells for $630,000
Last month, an Apple I went on auction with a starting bid of around $91,000 and an expected sale price somewhere between around $157,000 and $267,000 (€120,000 and €200,000). The auction was posted…
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Amazon is reportedly selling stolen iPhones
If you got that shiny new iPhone 5 with the extra row of icon space at the cost of a little bit of pocket space, you may not want to wave it around in…
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PS3 surpasses Xbox 360 in console sales
Research company IDC has released a 67-page report and forecast regarding the state of the worldwide video game industry. Few will be reading it due to the $4,500 price tag, but summaries of…
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Apple halves some iPhone 5 component orders
When Apple launched the iPhone 5 last September there was definitely a mixed response to the new handset. Yes, it had a larger display, embraced 4G, and was thinner, but it wasn’t revolutionary,…
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$200 off MacBook Airs at Best Buy for next 2 days
If you’ve been on the fence about purchasing a MacBook, Best Buy has a sale that might tip you over into the yard. For just today and tomorrow, as part of the Winter…
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Up to 10% of Acer’s PC shipments to the US are Chromebooks
Acer CEO Jim Wong isn’t shy about voicing his displeasure with Microsoft and Windows 8, but now he’s taking the discussion in a different direction. Wong said recently that Chromebooks account for...
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At 3 TVs a second, how long would it take Samsung to make a TV for everyone?
Speaking in Monaco at the Samsung EU Forum today, company president BK Yoon stated that Samsung made $184 billion in sales in 2012 and that it dumps $9 billion into research and development…
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Dragon Quest VII sells 836,654 copies in its first week
We’ve known about the Dragon Quest VII remake heading to the Nintendo 3DS since October last year. Typically, such announcements are made near the start of a project, but Square Enix waited until…
View ArticleOn the ropes: Nintendo only sold 59,000 Wii U last month in U.S.
Has anyone managed to get excited about the Wii U since its launch? I certainly haven’t, and new sales figures for Nintendo’s console seem to suggest no one is. The latest figures coming…
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Wii U sales so poor retailers considering scaling back support
We’ve known for months now that sales of the Wii U have been pretty terrible. Figures for US sales in January totaled just 59,000 units. February saw that figure improve only slightly to…
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By 2015 the netbook will be extinct
When netbooks first appeared in 2007 the iPad was still 3 years away, Android had only just been unveiled, and consumers were queuing up to check out this new “smartphone” called the iPhone.…
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Steam Summer Sale 2013 deals to watch out for
It looks like the Steam Summer Sale is about to begin, and that’s bad news for your wallet. Well, at least you’re going to get some good deals. There are a ton of games likely to go on sale, but let’s...
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Steam Summer Sale 2013 begins, BioShock Infinite 50% off
Shortly after we gazed into the future to see what sales we could see, Valve kicked off this year’s Steam Summer Sale. So far, on just day one, our crystal ball of discounts…
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