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Report: Google to sell over 1 million Nexus 7 tablets in December

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According to a report from Digitimes, sales of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet are on pace to surpass 1 million units for the month of December. The boost from a November estimate of 800,000 to 900,000 tablets shipped can be attributed to strong holiday sales. It also comes a month after Google revamped its Nexus 7 lineup [...]


Best Buy reports lower than expected December sales

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Best Buy on Friday reported weaker than expected revenue for the five weeks ended December 31st, 2011. The company noted $8.4 billion in revenue, which was flat compared to the same period last year but included a comparable store sales decline of 1.2%. The company’s international segment generated $1.9 billion in revenue, a 1.7% decrease and a 4.3% drop off in store sales. Its domestic segment generated $6.5 billion in revenue, which was up 0.4% from the same period last year but it also represented a 0.4% drop in store sales. Read on for more. “Based on our performance in December we continue to expect to achieve our annual guidance, despite customer traffic that was lower than expected until the


Nintendo, Boingo bring free airport WiFi to 3DS, commuter rage to slightly dip

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Know what could save you from that inevitable bout of holiday travel-induced rage? Free WiFi on your 3DS, that’s what. Let’s be real, you and a few million others are about to be stuck waiting on a tarmac somewhere or suffocating in a boarding area …


PSA: 3DS firmware update goes live, upgrades camera

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Nintendo’s 3DS update had been dragging its feet, but it’s got its act together, sneaking out to devices a day earlier than expected. It will add both 3D video-recording and DLC capabilities to the handheld, although there’s been no confirmation y…


Nissan sells more than 20,000 Leafs in first year, high-fives commence on Tokyo Motor Show floor

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You win this round, hippies! Only a few months after announcing that it sold 10,000 all-electric Leaf cars in international markets, Nissan stated at the Tokyo Motor Show today that the company has sold over 20,000 Leafs since the car went on sale i…


3DS system update pushed back to December 8th, Nintendo confirms

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November is just about over and 3DS users are still without that firmware update announced last month. They needn’t worry, though, because Nintendo says it’s on the way. In a statement posted to its site yesterday, the company confirmed that the r…


Huawei Honor shipping in December to select markets

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Next month may be a long December, but we’ve got reason to believe that this year will be better than the last — if you’ve been digging the scoop on the Huawei Honor, anyways. The device, with its colorful assortment of six different hues, will b…