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by Peter Smith

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Peter Smith writes about personal technology for ITworld.

Gaming update: Playstation Mobile, Blezinski leaves Epic, Wii U's killer app, and abusing interns

Posted Oct 05, 2012 - 08:30 am

Gaming is everywhere these days. People play games on the web, on their tablets, their phones and of course on their PCs and consoles. Even platforms like smart TVs are starting to dabble with adding gaming to their dashboards.
iPad Mini already obsolete? New model with retina display on the way.

Posted Nov 08, 2012 - 09:30 am

OK so the iPhone 5 is out, the 4th generation iPad is out and the iPad Mini is out. Now we can relax and spend our time with our shiny new iProducts instead of fretting about rumors, right? Wrong!
Microsoft's Surface: just another Win 8 tablet or something special?

Posted Jun 19, 2012 - 08:30 am

Last night Microsoft held a press event to reveal...a tablet. Doesn't the world have enough tablets at this point? I was all set to put on my snarky blogger hat and take some pot shots at what Microsoft had to show us but then, I kind of started buying what they were selling.
More iPad Mini and Nexus 7 rumors

Posted Oct 09, 2012 - 08:30 am

In order to be an equal opportunity blogger, today I have rumors for both iOS and Android tablet aficionados.
Ouya starts shipping, but it's GameStick that is in the news

Posted Mar 29, 2013 - 08:30 am

The Android-based Ouya has quietly started shipping to Kickstarter backers but news about the console this week is all second-hand. But rival GameStick is making some noise.
SimCity and Tomb Raider: Two major PC game launches marred by technical problems

Posted Mar 07, 2013 - 06:45 pm

Two major game launches happened this week and neither went smoothly. When are we gamers going to learn to be more discriminating about the titles we support with our dollars?
The suspicious timing of the latest round of Xbox 720 leaks

Posted Nov 20, 2012 - 09:30 am

Sometimes you have to wonder just how gullible game magazine and website authors think we are.
The truth about Xbox 360 & Windows 8 revealed

Posted Mar 01, 2012 - 09:30 am

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Xbox 720 always-connected rumor debunked, PS4 share button nerfed, and Wii U to get mobile apps?

Posted May 07, 2013 - 08:30 am

A trifecta of gaming news shorts today, with the most important being about the much-rumored "always connected" aspect of the next Xbox. Never fear, you'll be able to play single player games without being online.
A 32 GB Nexus 7 seems quite likely, a $99 Nexus tablet seems less so

Posted Oct 18, 2012 - 08:30 am

Google has sent out a press invitation for an event on October 29th, with the tagline "The playground is open." We'll probably see the next generation Nexus phone; the best guess is that it'll be based on LG's Optimus G handset. But a new Nexus phone is as predictable as a new iPhone every year.

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