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Posted by umikosan on Jan 18, 2012

Under pressure, China firm scraps Steve Jobs doll

LOS ANGELES, Jan 18 — A China-based firm has scrapped plans to market an action figure made to resemble the late Apple founder Steve Jobs following “immense pressure” from lawyers. “Unfortunately, we have received immense pressure from the lawyers of Apple and Steve Jobs’ family,” the In Icons company said in an emailed statement. The 30.4-cm doll — offered with Jobs’ trademark black...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 18, 2012

The Top Xbox 360 Games of 2012

Without a concrete slate of first-party announcements (besides Halo 4), we’re leaning more towards the 360′s solid foundation of third party titles. As expected: if you like shooters, then you’ll enjoy the Xbox 360. We still haven’t seen any Kinect-only titles to merit inclusion on our list, but if you prefer using analog sticks to move and shoot, then this is the system for you...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 16, 2012

G-Form claims victory on iPad 100000ft fall

G-Form, a company well known for delivering the most extreme electronics cases and athletic pads, launched an iPad clad solely in the company’s 6oz Extreme Edge case into space and then let it free-fall back to Earth. The company released a stunning hi-def video Thursday where the nearly naked iPad is shown hanging above the Earth in the blackness of space. In the video, the iPad is lifted to over...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 11, 2012

Dell plots late-2012 consumer tablet launch

LAS VEGAS, Jan 11 — Dell Inc intends to launch its first consumer tablet computer in late 2012, marking its entry into a hotly contested and increasingly crowded arena that has already claimed arch-foe Hewlett Packard. The once-dominant corporation founded by Michael Dell has seen a growing crop of tablets and smartphones entice consumers away from PCs. But Dell learned from the hastiness of some of its...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 10, 2012

Angry Birds and Facebook among most downloaded iPhone apps of 2011

With an estimated half a million applications on offer from Apple’s App Store, the challenge for every developer is getting their work noticed. Of course, if the app is connected to a successful website or product, there’s a good chance it’ll make it to the top of the charts. So it may not come as a total surprise that among the most downloaded iPhone apps of 2011, Facebook was up there. According to...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 10, 2012

Microsoft Xbox sales strong over holidays

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Monday sales of its revolutionary Kinect sensing device for the Xbox game console have hit more than 18 million just over a year since launch. Popularity of the device has helped Microsoft Xbox recently outsell Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PlayStation in the United States game console market. One of Microsoft’s undoubted successes in...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 10, 2012

Facebook’s newest frontier: Inside the car

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10 — At restaurants, at movies and at the office, checking Facebook has become a regular habit for many of the Internet social network’s more than 800 million users. Now that habit has reached a new frontier: the automobile. Mercedes-Benz USA is bringing Facebook to its cars, with a special version of the service that is built-in to a new in-vehicle telematics system that will be...

Posted by umikosan on Jan 10, 2012

Microsoft to bring Kinect to Windows PCs

LAS VEGAS, Jan 10 — Microsoft plans to bring its Kinect technology to bear on personal computers following its phenomenal success with the gesture and voice-recognition sensor in the Xbox 360 game console. “I’m thrilled to announce that Kinect is coming to Windows on February 1,” Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in his final keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which...