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Xbox 360 Sells 750,000 Last Week, more than Wii U and Wii combined
Posted by John Kilhefner Categories: Corporate News, Hardware, Microsoft, Nintendo, Wii U, Xbox 360
If Major Nelson's calculations are correct, the Xbox 360, a seven year-old console, has outsold the Wii U and Wii combined during the week of November 18th. The Wii U sold 400,000 units during its launch week, and the old Wii managed to still sell 300,000. The Xbox 360 sold 750,000. This is a remarkably high number for a console so late in it's life cycle, and it begs the question, do we need new hardware anytime soon?
The number of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions also increased more than 50 percent compared to last year's Black Friday week, with over 14 million people logged into Xbox Live on Sunday alone.
Sony hasn't revealed its numbers yet, but it looks like the Xbox 360 will end up being the best selling console in the US for November. You can pick one up on Amazon.
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| Major Nelson via Neowin
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Xbox 360 gets custom design marking 10 years of Xbox Live
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Hardware, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Microsoft has put together another custom-designed Xbox 360 console, this one celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Xbox Live. As you can see in the image above, it's a dark gray console with green and orange accents, and an "X" design papered all over the hardware. It's a great looking device to our eyes. It was announced on Twitter by Major Nelson, who confirmed that the company is giving these out to a number of Xbox Live members who've stuck around since the beginning.
I can confirm we’re surprising some of the #Xbox LIVE members that have been with us the longest with one of these mjr.mn/THwudE
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) November 13, 2012
The first iPhone 5 teardown is up!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Design, Handhelds
The folks over at iPhone Garage got ahold of an iPhone 5 smartphone a little early, and they've given it the teardown treatment. It's nowhere near as the iFixIt iPhone 5 teardown that we're sure we'll see tomorrow, but it's still a glimpse inside the new, slim architecture that Apple has spent years perfecting. Hit the source link for more images. The iPhone 5 officially launches tomorrow.
Read More | iPhone Garage
Just how thin will the next iPhone be?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Design, Handhelds, Rumors
It's pretty much a given that Apple likes to make its products as thin as possible, and it looks like the next-generation iPhone 5 will get that same treatment. An image has been put together by Sohu that shows what the next iPhone looks like compared against the iPhone 4S and iPhone 3GS in terms of thickness. As you can see, the front and back glass don't protrude from the metal frame, making the next iPhone even thinner if the leaked design is to be believed. We'll know for sure on September 12.
Read More | MacRumors
Watch today’s WWDC 2012 keynote video now!
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Cell Phones, Handhelds, PC / Laptop, Software, Videos
We've been hitting you with as much coverage of this morning's WWDC 2012 keynote as you can handle, but we're sure you wanna check things out for yourself, right? Well, we've got you covered there too. Apple has just released the video of the keynote address that revealed a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mountain Lion, and iOS 6.
Read More | Apple
Leaked Apple part numbers reveal new Mac hardware for WWDC
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Rumors
WWDC kicks off in five days, and it looks like we at least know that we can expect a slew of new Apple Mac hardware and accessories. We're talking new MacBook Pro, iMac, MacBook Air, and even a very long-awaited update to the Mac Pro line. In addition, a new Airport Express seems to be in the cards, along with a new USB SuperDrive and USB Ethernet adapter that we are guessing will support USB 3.0. You can see the leaked part list above--here's hoping that those MacBook Pros are sporting Retina displays!
Read More | 9to5Mac
Video: Everything you need to know about the Wii U GamePad
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: E3, Hardware, Nintendo, Wii U
Nintendo just finished presenting its annual E3 Media Briefing, and they went all out on letting us know about the games that'll be coming to the Wii U console. In addition, the company put together a video tour of the Wii U GamePad itself, allowing gamers to learn more about the unique peripheral and all it can do. Get a look at the video above.
Nest Learning Thermostat now available nationwide at Lowe’s
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Household
The Nest Learning Thermostat has been difficult to get ahold of since its launch, only recently becoming available on-demand to the general public. Now, it's gotten even easier. You can now find the Nest thermostat at Lowe's stores nationwide, as well as on the Lowes.com Web site. Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world, with 500 stores nationwide. If you've been waiting on Nest availability, head on over to your local Lowe's to pick one up.
You can find out Nest thermostat video review below.
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iPad 3 will feature a 2048x1536 Retina display
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, HDTV, Rumors
If you were curious if the iPad 3 would ship with a Retina display after all the rumors, well, wonder no more. MacRumors has independently confirmed that the panels that are to be used in the next iPad sport twice the linear resolution as the original iPad and iPad 2, sporting four times as many pixels. The site obtained one of the new panels and put it under a microscope in order to check out the pixel density. The results show that the pixels in the newer display panel are a quarter of the size of the pixels found in previous models.
MacRumors does note that the panels are not directly from Apple, however, they are listed as OEM replacement displays for the iPad 3 and are in mass production. The difficulty in creating 9.7" display panels with a 2048x1536 resolution make this all but obvious that these are for the next iPad.
Unboxing Live 077: Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, Features, Peripherals, Videocasts
In this episode we open up the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M. The ScanSnap S1500M is a digital document scanner that can scan up to 20 pages per minute, and helps you go paperless. The documents get scanned and archived as searchable PDFs or images, and can be saved to any local or network location, as well as directly to a bunch of different cloud services like Evernote and Google Docs. We open it up and give you a look in this episode! Afterwards, be sure to watch our full ScanSnap S1500M review, where I challenge myself to clear off the paper clutter from my desk in 24 hours!
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