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Netflix for PS Vita hands-on

Netflix is live on the PlayStation Vita, at least in the United States, and we just gave the free app a spin. The verdict? It's not everything we'd hoped for from a Vita app, and it could use some work, but it's perfectly...

Samsung sees a trio of high-end smartphones certified for Wi-Fi

You've probably never heard of the Samsung SGH-T999, SCH-I535 or SPH-L710, and that's not surprising, but if you regularly buy the latest and greatest smartphones, one of them may soon be part of your life. All three codenames rec...

Team Fortress 2 celebrates Valentine’s Day by charging lovestruck fools $100 for virtual wedding rings

There are many ways to say "I love you" on Valentine's Day. For instance, you could shut off your phone. Or, if you're a fan of Valve's zany cartoony cooperative shooter Team Fortress 2, you could pay $100 for a virtual engagement...

Microsoft was running Windows on ARM two years ago

Microsoft's attempts to port Windows to ARM began earlier than we thought: over two years ago, the company apparently already had Windows running on the low-power architecture. According to EXIF data, the two photos above were tak...

Samsung GT-P3100 and GT-P5100 tablet codenames leak out

Remember the Samsung tablet we told you about last week, with the 2GHz processor and 2560 x 1600 resolution screen? Today's leak actually has no discernable connection to that rumor, but it's vaguely possible the specs belong to o...

Mad Catz Cyborg MMO 7 mouse now on sale for $129.99, pre-orders begin for Freq 5 headset

If you're looking to bring some rakish new gaming peripherals into your life, now could be the time: Mad Catz is now taking orders for the Cyborg MMO 7 gaming mouse and Freq 5 headset (pictured) at its online store. Unfortunately,...

Steve Jobs personally asked Eric Schmidt to stop poaching employees, and other unredacted statements in a Silicon Valley scandal

Last week, we got our first glimpse at the (heavily redacted) evidence behind a Silicon Valley scandal dating back to 2005 — Apple, Google, Adobe, Intel, Intuit and other tech firms, it was revealed, had agreements not to po...

Samsung’s next-gen Galaxy Tab headed to MWC with 2GHz processor, 2560 x 1600 screen?

Now that Samsung sells slates in nearly every screen size imaginable — 4.65, 5.3, 7.0, 7.7, 8.9 and 10.1-inches across — what's the next frontier? A rumor at Android and Me (perhaps corroborating an earlier rumor at BG...

Aneesh Chopra, first US Chief Technology Officer, resigns

Two and a half years after being sworn in as the nation's first Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra is stepping down. Politco first reported a rumor, which was confirmed by the White House this afternoon. Chopra's last day wil...

Apple’s Tim Cook expresses ‘outrage’ over NYT report on worker safety

Yesterday, The New York Times published a comprehensive report including quotes from former and current Apple executives, alleging that Apple pushes its Chinese suppliers to cut corners at the expense of worker safety. Apple has a...

Samsung reports record Q4 earnings: $4.7b profit on $42b revenue

Samsung told us it was pulling for record profits this quarter, and the final numbers line up: according to the company's Q4 2011 financial statements, it managed 47.3 trillion won (around $42 billion) in sales, and 5.3 trillion w...

Next Xbox bringing Blu-ray drive, Kinect 2, and ‘anti-used-game’ system?

Kotaku's anonymous sources are reporting what could be a video game industry coup: according to the rumor, the next Xbox will finally adopt a Blu-ray disc drive, years after the company's HD-DVD plans fizzled out and subsequent Bl...