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by Peter Smith

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Peter Smith writes about personal technology for ITworld.

Why this 'core gamer' hasn't pre-ordered a Wii U

Posted Sep 17, 2012 - 08:30 am

It didn't take long for retailers to set up pre-orders for the November 18th launch of Nintendo's Wii U home gaming console. Both Gamestop and Best Buy had them listed and available for pre-order by Friday (probably others as well, but curiously not Amazon).
Sony patent suggests PS4 may not run used video games

Posted Jan 04, 2013 - 09:30 am

Last year we heard rumors that Sony's next game console would somehow refuse to run used games. Now Sony has filed a patent that could make that rumor a reality.
The sad story of Dead Trigger

Posted Jul 24, 2012 - 08:30 am

Well here's a sad story from the Android world. A few weeks ago mobile game developer Madfinger released its zombie shooting game Dead Trigger for 99 cents on the App Store and Google Play. The game has been generally well received and is remarkable for how good it looks.
What the heck is Windows Blue?

Posted Nov 29, 2012 - 09:30 am

At least they won't need a new logo Source: Microsoft
Acer's flagship A700 Android tablet ready for pre-order, and checking in with the Nexus tablet

Posted Jun 14, 2012 - 08:30 am

So with all the hullabaloo of the Apple WWDC keynote behind us, let's turn our attention back to Android. There've been a couple of interesting items that have come up recently that I wanted to recap.
New Xbox 720 and PS4 rumors: Sony first to market, Microsoft has 16 cores

Posted Apr 13, 2012 - 08:30 am

[chunklet]
YouTube's new UI: Not bad, but here's what's wrong with it

Posted Dec 02, 2011 - 09:50 am

Yesterday afternoon, Google launched a new YouTube design and the Internet exploded. Let's face it: people hate change. Has any popular site ever changed its design without getting lots of angry feedback? I don't think so (though I'd love to be proven wrong).
A friend asks if he should get a Playstation Vita or a Nintendo 3DS XL

Posted Dec 28, 2012 - 09:30 am

For gamers a lot of the holiday action happens after the gift-giving. We tend to get gift cards from family members who know nothing about our hobby. So it was with a friend of mine who was looking to purchase a handheld gaming system.
Amazon debuted eight original comedy pilots and I sat through (almost) half of them

Posted Apr 23, 2013 - 08:30 am

Amazon is crowdsourcing the decision of which of fourteen original content pilots (six kid's shows, eight comedies) they'll move forward with. I spent Saturday afternoon checking out four of the comedies and here's what I thought.
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Analyst predicts dismal Wii U sales for March, but a system update is coming next week

Posted Apr 18, 2013 - 08:30 am

Nintendo held one of their Nintendo Direct events yesterday. For the most part it was focused on the 3DS, but we did get some news about the Wii U.

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