Nintendo's stance on online gaming is barely a stance at all. Even on their home console, the Wii, the company hasn't made a huge push into the online gaming market. And it doesn't look like that position is going to change with the upcoming launch of the Nintendo 3DS. The portable gaming unit, while featuring highly-detailed, 3D titles of which many could very well feature online play, is forced to suffer with a small online architecture. Fortunately, Capcom is ready to bring the latest edition of their Street Figher series to the 3D realm, and they're bringing online multiplayer along for the ride.
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Street Fighter IV 3D Edition Features Online Versus Mode, Other Online Features
BAE Systems Plans to Use E-Ink to Camouflage Tanks
BAE Systems is a British defense firm that specializes in bringing some of the coolest, and craziest ideas to military personnel. Based on concept designs that the firm believes can be brought into reality in a short amount of time, their new idea to hide tanks on the battlefield is certainly one that could make E-Ink awesome.
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Windows Phone 7 ROM Loaded Onto HTC HD2, Missing Windows Live Services [Video]
The development community can make any phone live long past its manufacturer support timeline. For the HTC HD2, which features plenty of hardware to make it a stand-out device even in today's market, the fact that it wouldn't be able to be upgraded to Windows Phone 7 rubbed a lot of owners the wrong way. But, thanks to the development community, Windows Phone 7 hasn't been a complete stranger to the device. And now, thanks to Dark Forces Team (DFT) a true-to-life Windows Phone 7 ROM is available for the HD2.
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Apple Awarded Patent for Solar-Powered Devices
Solar power is becoming a common addition to some gadgets. Yet, it's mostly tied to accessories that charge our more important devices, rather than being an integral part of them. That looks to be changing for at least one company, as Apple has recently been awarded a patent for solar-powered devices. Generally speaking, the patent describes solutions for charging devices that range from smartphones, to laptops and tablet devices, courtesy of solar power.
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BlackBerry Torch 2 Outed, Features 1.2GHz Processor
The BlackBerry Dakota wasn't the only device to find its way onto the Internet prematurely. The Torch 2, the second generation "best BlackBerry ever," features the same physical construction as the first device, but the main differences that should catch potential customer's attention is the hardware inside the phone. While the original Torch featured a processor clocked at 600MHz, the new model significantly upgrades the speed, along with bringing new features to the mobile Operating System (OS) on board.
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Larry Hryb Says Microsoft Ran Out of Xbox 360s in December
Today, market researcher NPD is supposed to release the sales rankings of the video game consoles. While it may not be released publicly, which NPD has chosen to do in the past, Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Director of Programming Larry Hryb has come forward and tweeted why Microsoft may not be at the head of the pack if the numbers do get released. And, in a strange twist of fate, it's not because the Xbox 360 isn't popular, but it may be because the console is too popular.
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Mix-Style Headphones Going on Sale in UK January 31st
For those who find themselves in certain regions of Japan, Mix-Style headphones are something of a normal occurrence. But they may not be everywhere else. For the United Kingdom, they're about to get a big boost of the headphones hanks to audio retailer HiFi Headphones. The outlet will be selling a wide assortment of the headphones beginning at the end of the month, and they've got styles for everyone.
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iPad 2 to Debut April 2nd or 9th, Rumor Suggests
While the second generation iPad hasn't been announced yet, there's already folks talking about when the tablet device will launch. With as many rumors already swirling around, a release date is something we've been expecting to hear for quite some time now. According to MacNotes.de, the iPad is set to launch either the first or second Saturday in April, the 2nd of 9th respectively. Of note, the original German headline suggests that the 9th is a more likely date than the 2nd.
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Analysts Report Apple May Have Sold Nearly 90 Million iPhones Since Launch
Apple will be revealing their earnings during their last quarter, which ended on Christmas Day, next week, and it's suggested that the company will announce that they've sold somewhere in the ballpark of 90 million iPhones throughout the world since its launch in 2007. These estimates were polled by Fortune from 33 different analysts, all of which had a different number to chime in as to how many iPhones Apple sold in their last quarter.
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Sony PSP2 Said to be as Powerful as the PlayStation 3
Rumors regarding the upcoming, but still as of yet unannounced PSP2 may have all been knocked down a notch, when compared to this latest one. MCV is reporting that Sony is going around telling developers and publishers that the portable gaming system is just as every bit as powerful as the PlayStation 3 home video game console.
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Xbox LIVE Refer a Friend Program Launches
If you know a few people who haven't jumped onto the Xbox LIVE Gold Membership bandwagon yet, and you feel like with a gentle nudge from you they just might, here's your time to act. Not only because you'll get even more friends to play your favorite online games together with, but also because Microsoft has just launched the Xbox LIVE Refer a Friend program, which means you'll get a cool prize for getting one of your friends to sign up for Gold.
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HorodronHD-01 Concept Watch Features E-Ink Display
Extravagant watches are becoming a normal, every day occurrence. With companies like Tokyoflash creating some of the most unique, and hard-to-read watches out there, it's good to see that some future watches will still be able to tell us time in a more direct fashion. The HorodronHD-01 concept watch focuses more on the aesthetic appeal of its design, instead of beautiful lights to grab a potential customer's attention.
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