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Nintendo 3DS DLC on sale
Paid downloadable content now available for the handheld in Japan
14th February 2012 @ 9:26am
Hardware
Foxconn inspected at Apple's request
Notorious Chinese manufacturing centre to receive Fair Labor Association audit
13th February 2012 @ 3:48pm
Hardware
Mobiclip acquired by Nintendo
Video codec company reveals October deal
13th February 2012 @ 2:36pm
Hardware
$50 million Vita platform launch is Sony's biggest yet
Aiming new handheld at 20-something male gamers who own a PS3
13th February 2012 @ 11:59am
Hardware
Sweeney: There are too many platforms on the market
DICE 2012: Expect consolidation, but industry's brightest days are yet to come says Epic CEO
No UMD Passport programme for US Vitas
Sony yet to confirm situation for PlayStation Vita in Europe
8th February 2012 @ 2:50pm
Hardware
Nielsen: 56 per cent of US households own 7th-gen console
Xbox, PlayStation and Wii dominate US living room, 39 per cent also own an iOS device
8th February 2012 @ 9:34am
Hardware
New LG TVs to feature Unity games
Partnership will see Unity authored titles on latest televisions from manufacturer
7th February 2012 @ 4:00pm
Hardware
Gaikai: Microsoft will have to enter TV market
David Perry believes that gaming through Smart TV will shift advantage to Sony and Apple
7th February 2012 @ 8:47am
Hardware
topic_publishing
Kinect for Windows commercial license launches
Retail price set at $249, Toyota and Mattel already working on software
ARM sees pre-tax Q4 profits soar to £49.67 million
Chip designer benefits from demand for iOS, Android phones and Vita
31st January 2012 @ 9:34am
Hardware
topic_financials
Japanese schools using DSi to aid hearing impaired students
Teachers' words converted to text and streamed to devices via cloud
31st January 2012 @ 9:12am
Education
Hardware
Microsoft: No new Xbox in 2012
Microsoft denies console reveal this year, Sony says it could be the last to announce new tech
30th January 2012 @ 4:34pm
Publishers
Hardware
Larian: Consoles must adapt to survive
Swen Vincke says platform holders and publishers must adapt to suit the changing needs of developers
30th January 2012 @ 8:55am
Publishers
Hardware
Exclusive
Apple "ignoring not solving" Chinese factory conditions - report
UPDATE: Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to New York Times article in leaked internal e-mail
26th January 2012 @ 12:01pm
Hardware
Worldwide launch for Wii U in 2012
Iwata confirms Japan, US, Europe, Australia to get console this year
Raspberry Pi beats iPhone 4S graphics performance
Project hopes to give users "the tools they need to write the next Angry Birds rather than the next Modern Warfare"
Marketing director exits Nintendo UK
Dawn Paine will leave company on February 24
Nintendo's Nobuo Nagai passes away
Manufacturing senior managing director had spent 44 years with company
AT&T tweaks US Vita data price plan
$25 2GB deal replaced by $30 3GB offer
23rd January 2012 @ 9:29am
Hardware
Microsoft: Exclusives have to have impact
"It's about quality and impact, not number of releases in a year," says Xbox VP
23rd January 2012 @ 8:43am
Publishers
Hardware
Paradox: Next generation probably the last
CEO Fredrik Wester sees a social, mobile and PC based future for industry
20th January 2012 @ 9:46am
Developers
Hardware
PlayStation Vita 3G teardown puts material costs at $159
UBM TechInsights pulls apart new Sony handheld
20th January 2012 @ 8:46am
Hardware
Windows NT vet now working on Xbox multimedia strategy
Dave Cutler helping to grow Xbox into a "complete home entertainment device"
19th January 2012 @ 12:20pm
People
Hardware
Japanese hardware sales fall after holiday spike
Nearly all platforms drop by around 50% as Vita still outsold by PSP
18th January 2012 @ 4:20pm
Retail
Hardware
Xbox app use up 50% since dashboard redesign
Video consumption via device also leaps 140% in one year
18th January 2012 @ 8:32am
Hardware
Apple puts positive spin on worker conditions with Supplier Responsibility Report
"Requires our suppliers to uphold the human rights of workers and treat them with dignity and respect."
Sony unconcerned by low Vita sales numbers
Customer "satisfaction rate is really high" says hardware marketing head Koller
Gaikai's Reeves predicts one platform holder to quit at E3
"Not all of the current console makers will have one more generation"
Hirai backs physical media until networks improve
Says infrastructure not yet reliable enough for download only
