Nintendo Reveals Switch Players Favor Handheld Mode

From PC Mag: The Switch was a risk for Nintendo as the hybrid console attempted to be two devices in one. It can act as a games console hooked up to a TV all the time, but it can also be used as a handheld games machine, or as a tabletop gaming device. So which mode is the most popular?

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HMD’s €99 Nokia 2 has a giant 4,100 mAh battery

From The Verge: Does your phone's battery die too quickly? Are you sick of lugging around a power pack to top up your phone throughout the day? Well, HMD Global has announced the entry-level Nokia 2 phone which the Finnish company says will last for two days on a single charge off its massive 4,100...

The all-screen BlackBerry we were promised is here... sort of

From CNET: Two months ago, we learned that a new, all-screen BlackBerry phone would head our way in October, and on the last day of the month, it finally has. But "our way" has a limited meaning, and in some ways, the phone might not quite be the showstopper we were hoping for.

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Nintendo Expects to Ship 16.7M Switch Consoles by April 2018

From PC Mag: The only way sales of the Switch could go any better for Nintendo is if production could be easily increased. We are now eight months on since launch and Nintendo continues to struggle to keep up with demand, but that's a problem any console manufacturer loves to have.

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Android 8.1 may let you send and receive text messages on Chromebooks

From The Verge: We’ve heard rumors about receiving and sending text messages on the Chromebook before, but that function has now been discovered in the developer preview for Android 8.1, as spotted by ArsTechnica and 9to5Google.

Called SMS Connect, the feature allows users to send and receive text...

Xiaomi nearly snatches Samsung's top spot in India

From CNET: Samsung may make the world's most popular phones but it's losing ground to Xiaomi in India.

The Chinese phone maker just needs another two percent of the market to claim the title of bestselling phone brand in the country, according to a new report published by Counterpoint Research on...

SteelSeries Sensei 310 Review (Page 1 of 4)

When I was little, my parents told me to take piano lessons. As my mom was more than competent to teach me piano, I did not really have to go far to find someone outside. To be honest, I really struggled with it. I had issues with rhythm, coordinating my two hands, and reading music quickly. At first, my parents told me I would have to go to the sixth grade in piano. Then they reduced it to grade three. By the time I quit, I had yet to take a...

Cooler Master MasterMouse MM530 Review (Page 1 of 4)

The other day in one of my classes, the professor was telling us some stories. He just finished one of them, which he did not experience firsthand, but heard of it from a friend. The next story was the same. As he started to tell it, the back door of the classroom burst open. "Lies! Lies!" someone yelled as they entered into the classroom dressed quite strangely. The stranger was carrying a book and some rocks, and judging by the shock on my...

iPhone X availability slips into December

From PC Mag: iPhone X availability is constrained but not as bad as it could have been after months of rumors that stock would be severely limited. Apple stores in the US, UK, China, Japan and elsewhere show five to six weeks for delivery, while the Apple Store in Hong Kong simply says “no supply...

Nintendo's 2nd Breath of the Wild DLC Pack Will Launch in 2017

From PC Mag: The popularity of the Nintendo Switch is due in no small part to the fact a new Zelda game was offered as a launch title. It also helped that it was a very good Zelda game offering tens of hours of enjoyment while we waited for more games to launch. But there's more to come.

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