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When Rupert Murdoch was asked whether or not News Corp would be launching an e-reader of its own, he answered: “I don’t think that’s likely.” It seems that what he meant was: “Why bother? We can just buy Skiff.” And for good measure the world’s second largest media conglomerate has just launched something called Digital [...]

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The Moment just got a whole lot less interesting, didn’t it? What you’re looking at is allegedly Samsung’s Galaxy S Pro for Sprint, a potential blockbuster of a phone that’s said to have WiMAX support and a front-facing cam — basically, the QWERTY answer to the EVO 4G (and this one’s presumably got a Super [...]

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Microsoft has always said Kinect will work with every Xbox 360, but the new black Xbox has a special trick move — that ExtUSB-ish port marked Aux up there is actually a special Kinect port that handles both data and power for the new motion control system. That means you’ll only need one cord to [...]

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It’s now less than twenty-four hours until pre-orders for the iPhone 4 kick off, magic is in the air, and you’re feeling good — but where (and how) do you get your name in the system? There’d be nothing more tragic than waking up on the 24th only to discover that your phone isn’t arriving [...]

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It wasn’t totally clear during Microsoft’s E3 keynote, but the new Xbox has brought some name changes with it: the new shiny black console is officially “the new Xbox 360,” while Microsoft’s fact sheet refers to the original Xbox 360 as the… Xbox 360 Original. Clever, clever. The Original will still come in Elite and [...]

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We’ve unboxed our first 250GB Xbox 360 (the Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ to the layman) and we’ve gotta tell you: it felt good. Stand by for more shots.
Update: Here they are, we’ve got video on the way as well. Here are some initial thoughts:

The touch sensitive buttons quickly asserted themselves as not-the-best-thing-ever when we were [...]

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It didn’t get a slot during Microsoft’s just-concluded Xbox 360 press conference, but the Netflix streaming app will finally add one of the most often requested (and denied) features: the ability to search through the entire Watch Instantly library and add movies to your queue, right from the console. Proudly stating it’s the first [...]

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At first we were doubtful that a edgy box appearing in a little Flash ad from Italy last night could be legit, but Microsoft just got real with the new Xbox 360. (That’s all it’s officially called — just “the new Xbox 360.”) It’ll launch today priced for $299, while the old Elite will [...]

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What, a launch of November 2010 wasn’t specific enough for you? Well, how about a Kinect launch of November 4? Microsoft just confirmed that’s the day, and as of now it’s looking like a worldwide launch. It will drop with 15 titles, including:

Kinectimals – Nintendogs but with wild and impossibly cute animals
Kinect Sports – [...]

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Microsoft didn’t say a peep about Kinect pricing at its E3 keynote, but GameStop isn’t being shy: Kinect is now listed on the retailer’s website for $149.99. The page is dead if you try to click through from search results, so it looks like the listing may have gone up in error — we’ll [...]

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