Report: Xbox 360 Best Selling Console of 2011

GeekWire compiled console sales data released from each of the three big manufacturers for 2011 and revealed that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the best selling gaming machine of 2011, worldwide. Nintendo reported 5.6 million Wiis sold, Sony reported 6.5 million PlayStation 3s sold and Microsoft reported 8.2 million Xbox 360s sold. Those sales results were for

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User Submitted: What to Look Forward to in Minecraft 1.2

Anyone who has ever played Minecraft knows how far it has come since the early days of Alpha, and after its full release on November 18, 2011 people started to worry the team over at Mojang may halt their regular updates that players of Minecraft were used too. Mojang proved all doubters wrong on the

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Schafer and Notch are Talking Psychonauts 2

Yesterday morning, we ran a story about Double Fine’s Tim Schafer wanting to work on a sequel to the much loved Psychonauts. Essentially, Schafer explained that he’s pitched Psychonauts 2 to all sorts of publishing companies, but that no one has taken the bait and moved forward. Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson read these comments and shot Schafer

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Redbox Instant to Be the Streaming Service?

Despite not yet announcing a name for the joint Verizon and Redbox streaming video service, it seems that the companies may have already settled on “Redbox Instant.” On Monday Verizon and Redbox announced a joint venture for a streaming video service, but declined to announce a name for the service.  Although nothing has been made

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What’s The Apps: Airbind

Jon Q. is back to attack and highlight another epic mobile application. This week, JQ hops onto Android and checks out Airbind. Airbind is a nifty little light-weight application that helps you wirelessly sync your iTunes library with your Android device over WiFi. But is it any good? Does it work? Find out in this

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Verizon’s Usage Controls Lets Customers Set Time Restrictions, Data Limits

If you’re on a family plan and have strict parents, your wireless experience is about to change dramatically. Verizon Wireless announced on Wednesday the company is introducing even deeper tools to help customers manage wireless usage. Dubbed Usage Controls, the $4.99 a month per line service will allow customers to control aspects like data usage,

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Is Apple Going to Release iOS 5.1 on March 9?

New Apple operator profiles discovered by YourDailyMac suggest iOS 5.1 is in the pipeline for a March 9 release. Could this coincide with an iPad 3 launch? All the latest signs have been pointing to a March timeframe. The newly uncovered files were intended for overseas iPhone-operators, including Japan, France, Greece, Finland and Sweden. The

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Purported iPad 3 Shell Reveals Larger Battery, LCD Redesign

A new photo acquired by RepairLabs suggests Apple’s next iPad will feature a larger battery, different camera and an LCD redesign. Thanks to an industry insider from China, the photo shows off two iPad shells sitting side by side, highlighting key differences that RepairLabs says hint at changes to come – although a slightly thicker

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Gotham City Impostors Gets Launch Trailer, Infographic

Above, you’ll find the brand new launch video for Monolith’s Gotham City Impostors. This downloadable-only shooter is officially out now for the PC, Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network for $15. Below, you’ll see an infographic that the folks at Monolith made up for Gotham City Impostors and its time in beta. The game spent a

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Preinstalled Windows 8 Consumer Preview Apps Revealed

The consumer preview of Windows 8 is drawing closer, and now some of the preinstalled applications we can expect have been revealed. Speaking with sources close to the development, The Verge has learned what we can expect in the way of applications to be included in the first public beta of the new operating system.

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Here’s What’s On Jon Rettinger’s Galaxy Note (video)

In the second addition of What’s On My, I’m inviting viewers to check out what applications I currently have loaded onto my Galaxy Note. The unlocked Note has been available for quite some time, while the AT&T iteration is just around the corner. Did you see Samsung’s extravagant Super Bowl spot? After more than a month of use, the Note

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Samsung Pulls Out of Press Conferences at Mobile World Congress

Samsung has announced that it will not be holding any press conferences at Mobile World Congress this year. While it had already been made clear that the Samsung Galaxy S III won’t be making an appearance at MWC, the belief had been that Samsung would still hold some form of press event..  Talking with PC Mag, the

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LG Optimus Vu Gets Teased With 5-inch Screen, 4:3 Aspect Ratio

If there’s one characteristic most smartphones owners crave, it’s a sleek, narrow, beautiful screen for displaying content. Portrait view has become the norm over the past couple years, not just in the realm of smartphones, with RIM’s QWERTY BlackBerry line being the only exception. So seeing this oddity from LG is certainly an unusual change

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Own PSP Games? You’ll Need to Buy Them Again for PS Vita

Love or hate the used games and systems programs offered up by retailers around the world, it’s not hard to admit that trading in your old goods for new hardware is a strong way to save money. Typically, if you want a new handheld, you can trade in your now-old flavor to save some scratch.

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Analyst Predicts Apple HDTV Would Boost Revenue by $17 Billion

Rumors of the oft talked about Apple HDTV have really hit a crescendo as of late, with the latest claiming Canada-based Rogers & BCE already have units for internal testing. Shortly before that, a Best Buy survey appeared querying consumers about a hypothetical TV offering from Apple, but it has since been taken down. So,

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Amazon Adds Viacom Properties to Prime Instant Videos

Amazon announced this morning that it has added content from the Viacom family of networks to its growing Amazon Prime Instant Video service. Rumors began circulating yesterday that an announcement was imminent from the two companies, and this morning they made it official.  Amazon Prime members will be able to get free access to shows

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Sprint Sold 1.8 Million iPhones in the Fourth Quarter

Sprint released its fourth quarter earnings this morning, and while the company still had a financial loss, the future is looking at least a bit brighter for the Now Network. Bolstered by the addition of the iPhone to its product lineup, Sprint saw some healthy sales in the fourth quarter of 2011. Strong revenue growth

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Samsung Crushes Dreams Of Galaxy S III Unveiling At March Press Event in France

After Samsung began sending out invites to a March 22 press event in France yesterday, a lot of us got excited in anticipation for a Galaxy S III unveiling. However, those dreams have now been shattered by the Korean company, which promises there will be no new hardware at the event. When invites went out

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Motorola Confirms Android-Powered Motoluxe Will Arrive in U.K. Later This Month

Motorola has confirmed that its Android-powered Motoluxe smartphone will be available in the U.K. later this month. The handset, which was unveiled at CES back in January, promises to deliver an attractive, lightweight design at an affordable price. While the device certainly isn’t a high-end flagship handset, there are a few things that make the Motoluxe very

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Vodafone Confirms PlayStation Vita 3G Data Pricing For U.K.

Vodafone has confirmed pricing for the 3G-equipped PlayStation Vita, which will be available on its network on February 22 when the new console arrives in the U.K. British gamers can enjoy a pre-pay data plan which means you can top up as and when you need to, and you’re not tied into a monthly plan.

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