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Consumer Reports Marks Apple’s iPhone 5 the Worst of the Best

Tim January 7, 2013 128

In a recent report, it looks like Apple's iPhone 5 is losing its grip on the everyday consumer. According to Consumer Reports, the iPhone 5 is now listed as the lowest rated top 3 smartphone on each carrier, minus T-Mobile who haven't had the device on their...

MOGA Pro Gaming Controller Announced – Launch Set for Spring, Price TBD [CES 2013]

Tim January 7, 2013 19

Mobile gaming has certainly taken the center stage so far at this year's CES, as MOGA has announced their next line of portable gaming controller. The MOGA Pro Controller is much like the original, that went on that fire sale a couple of weeks back, but brings...

Samsung Q4 Profits to Push $8 Billion, Sell Roughly 500 Smartphones a Minute

Tim January 7, 2013 14

This morning, alleged earnings reports for Samsung's fourth quarter of 2012 were announced, shedding light on the Korean manufacturer's fantastic Q4. According to analysts, Samsung's profits will total somewhere around $8.1 billion, with the company now valued...

NVIDIA Teases Dead Trigger 2 and Real Boxing [CES2013]

Tim January 7, 2013 7

At tonight's NVIDIA event, while showing off their new Project SHIELD, the company gave us a sneak peek at an upcoming release from Madfinger Games, Dead Trigger 2. From what we did see in a short gameplay demo, the game looked pretty intense, but other than...

NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD, Portable Gaming System for Android and PC Titles [CES 2013]

Tim January 7, 2013 21

This evening, NVIDIA took the stage and announced the all new Tegra 4 processor. Although, it wasn't their new chipset that had everyone excited tonight. NVIDIA CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang announced Project SHIELD (although he did slip and accidentally called it...

GameStick Hits $100K Target in 30 Hours, Announces Support for XBMC and DLNA

Tim January 4, 2013 22

Just a couple of days ago we wrote up that GameStick, an Android-powered portable gaming system, hit Kickstarter looking to help fund their project. In just 30 hours, they topped their $100,000 goal and are on their way to making the next big thing. To...

Friday Poll: Which Carrier’s 4G LTE Do You Use?

Tim January 4, 2013 102

About half a year ago we asked our readers if they currently lived in an area that supported Verizon's 4G LTE network. Out of 10,000+ votes, we found that a whopping 84% of voters did live in a 4G LTE area. For a company whose goal is to cover their entire 3G...

Google Play Adds “Free for Print Subscribers” Option for Play Magazines

Tim January 4, 2013 41

For people who actually read magazines on their tablets, this news is huge. Recently, Google has enabled the ability for paper magazine subscribers to transfer their subscriptions to the cloud and read their content right on the slate, if the publisher okays...