PlayStation 4 Sales Top 10 Million

AUG. 13, 2014 • During the Gamescom conference this week in Cologne, Germany, Sony Computer Ent. announced that PlayStation 4 sales have reached 10 million units worldwide through August 10 since the console’s launch last November. More than 30 million units of first- and third-party PS4 software have been sold via retail and digital distribution globally during the same period. In related news, Sony said it was launching the PlayStation TV micro console i.....

Amazon-Only for India Xbox One

AUG. 7, 2014 • The India Xbox One launch is on Sept. 23 but only through Amazon.in. The exclusive arrangement also extends to all of Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox merchandise including the Xbox 360, Kinect, Microsoft published Xbox titles, official Xbox accessories and Xbox Live. Unlike China, which is only getting the Xbox One with Kinect during the same month, India is also receiving.....

Xiaomi Smartphone Sales Bests Samsung

AUG. 5, 2014 • Xiaomi Corp. is now the best selling smartphone brand in China having pushed past Samsung Electronics Co. According to research firm Canalys, Xiaomi’s sales exploded from 4.4 million units during the second quarter of 2013 to 15 million units for the same period this year. Samsung’s unit sales dropped from 15.5 million to 13.2 million year-over-year. Chinese manufacturers Lenovo, Yulong and Huawei saw modest increases, as well. Xiaomi .....

Xbox One Pre-Orders in China

JULY 29, 2014 • JD.com Inc., the second largest e-commerce player in China after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., is taking 500 yuan ($81) Xbox One pre-orders between July 28 and July 30. In a nod to the popularity of online chat services in the country the pre-orders are being taken via Tencen.....

Good Old Games Goes Linux

JULY 24, 2014 • Although Good Old Games had targeted the fall for the launch of its service on Linux, the digital distribution arm of CD Projekt introduced its wares early after successful trials. The only penalty in launching early was the availability of 50 titles instead of the 100 games promised for fall. GOG.com is directly supporting two of the most popular versions of Linux, Ubuntu and Mint, and is providing distro-independent tar.gz archives for other ve.....

New Nvidia Shield Tablet

JULY 22, 2014 • On July 29 Nvidia Corp. is releasing an eight-inch Android tablet in its Nvidia Shield Tablet hardware line. The device comes with a native 1900×1200 HD screen and a mini-HDMI 1.4b port to connect HDTVs. The Shield Tablet is pow.....

China Mobile Users Pass PC Users

JULY 21, 2014 • For the first time Chinese who use their smartphones to access the internet (83.4%) outnumber PC users (80.9%). As of June 30 total internet users in China had reached 632 million, of which 527 million were China mobile users. At the end of 2013 there were 618 million internet users. The figures were released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). The shift to mobile use was also seen with smartphone games. People playing games.....

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