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Get over it: Why Google’s Father’s Day doodle wasn’t offensive

Google is taking heat for urging users to give their dad a call on Father's Day, but was the seemingly innocent reminder a massive misstep, or have we just turned overly sensitive to the corporate giant's every move?
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes as close as any Android tablet has to matching Apple’s iPad, and even does some things better.

High school grad builds 8-bit computer from scratch, complete with custom OS and Pong

Think you've got what it takes to live in an 8-bit world? One high school graduate does. He created his own 8-bit computer completely from scratch and now he's writing games for it.

Sony teases its Android tablets with a really slow Rube Goldberg machine

Sony has posted up the first in a five episode series of Rube Goldberg videos to mysteriously promote its upcoming Android tablets, the S1 and S2.
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Nintendo Wii U: What you need to know

Our complete guide to everything currently known about the Nintendo Wii U. We outline the features of Nintendo's upcoming game console.

Music Unlimited launches on Android; Sony gives PS3 users 6 months of free access

To drum up interest in its Music Unlimited subscription service, Sony is giving PlayStation 3 owners a free six month trial and has launched an Android app.

Facebook users have more close friends, says Pew study

A new study by Pew highlights the positive impacts Facebook and other social networking sites have. The average Facebook user may have more close friends than a non user.

LG and T-Mobile’s mysterious dual-screen split-qwerty Android phone

A mysterious LG T-Mobile phone is floating around the Web with a second touchscreen embedded in a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Pictures inside.
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Robin Williams mistakes daughter for Princess Zelda in Ocarina of Time 3D ad

In this new commercial, longtime gamer Robin Williams fondly remembers the Legend of Zelda...or is it his daughter Zelda? Check it out.

Hands on with Orcs Must Die, my favorite little game at E3

E3 was full of multimillion dollar action games, but Orcs Must Die, a downloadable title, is more fun than a good number of them. Check out our hands-on impressions.

Nintendo CEO: Wii U will have ‘flexible’ online system, no Blu-ray, and one controller

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata held an E3 Q&A where he answered a broad swatch of question regarding the Wii U, revealing that the console will have one controller, no DVD drive, and a new type of online experience.

Video: Airbus concept plane with clear walls, energy harvesting seats

Following up our story from yesterday, here is a video of what Airbus thinks planes may look like in 40 years.

Acer cuts tablet shipments by almost 60 percent for 2011

Bad news is piling up for Acer, which is now cutting its tablet sales forecast by more than half. It now expects to sell millions less Iconia Tabs than previously estimated.
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E3 2011 hands-on: Final Fantasy XIII-2

Final Fantasy XIII is getting a direct sequel this year, with a number of gameplay enhancements and more interactive cinematic cutscenes. Our E3 impressions are below.

E3 2011 hands-on: Dead Island

We got an extended playthrough of Dead Island at E3 this year. Want to know how it stacks up with other zombie games and that fantastic trailer we saw a few months back? Read on.

Video: Chinese man goes to work in a full Iron Man suit

One Chinese man is such a fan of Iron Man that he spent three months building an accurate replica of the Iron Man Mark I suit and wore it to work. Now there's a real fan.

Wii U may be 50 percent more powerful than PS3, says analyst

One analyst has heard from developers that the Wii U may have 50 percent more power than the PlayStation 3. But will it?

Scientists create world’s first completely biological laser gun

Using a glowing protein and some stray Kidney cells, scientists have MacGyvered together the world's first single-celled biological laser.

Wii U to hit shelves spring or summer 2012, says Sega exec

Sega's Alan Pritchard revealed in an interview that the Wii U may be hitting shelves sometime in the spring or summer of 2012.

E3 2011 hands-on: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

Our belated coverage of E3 continues with Space Marine, a game that may have been overlooked at the show, but was one of our favorite games on the show floor.
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E3 2011 first look: Saint’s Row The Third

We check out Saint's Row: The Third, THQ and Volitions' best stab at creating the most over-the-top open world game on the market. If E3 is any indication, they may succeed.

E3 2011 first look: Metro Last Light

It's still a ways from release, but the guys at 4A Games and THQ gave us an impressive run through of Metro: Last Light, the sequel to the post-apocalyptic thriller Metro 2033, which will also arrive on the Wii U.
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E3 2011 hands-on: Dead Rising 2 Off the Record

Capcom has made the strange decision to remake Dead Rising 2 only a year after its original release. We played the E3 demo of the game, for better and worse.

E3 2011 first look: Hitman Absolution

Square Enix shows off its first stab at the Hitman franchise and, to our surprise, it looks quite amazing. Our E3 impressions of Hitman Absolution.
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E3 2011 first look: Aliens Colonial Marines

Its been in development for 6 years, but Gearbox and Sega are finally preparing to release Aliens: Colonial Marines. But will it be worth the wait? Our E3 impressions.
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E3 2011 first look: Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider is returning and this time it may be worth your time. Developer Crystal Dynamics took us through Square Enix's reimagining of Lara Croft at E3 2011. Our first impressions are below.
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E3 2011 hands-on: Kinect Star Wars

As part of its efforts to expand the appeal of Kinect, Microsoft has teamed with LucasArts to give players a chance to control a Jedi without any controller at all. But does it work? Our hands-on E3 impressions.

Does Nintendo’s Wii U only support 1 touchscreen controller?

It was only revealed this morning, but it looks like the Nintendo Wii U will only support a single touchscreen controller at a time. Nintendo is refusing to comment, but we list our reasons for making this assertion and why it's so disappointing.

E3 2011 hands-on: the Wii U controller

I was able to get my hands on the Nintendo Wii controller, but only briefly and without any software to accompany it. My brief hardware impressions are within.
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E3 2011 hands-on: Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City offers cooperative zombie-stomping fun, and we went hands-on at E3 2011.
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EA shows off 10 big titles before E3

EA showed off its slate of games (about 10) at its E3 pre-show earlier today. We've got the rundown of what was shown, from Battlefield to The Sims Social.
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Windows 8 features explained: What’s new and how it works

Microsoft has taken the lid off of Windows 8, a radical departure from the last 15 years of Windows operating systems. We go in depth and dissect everything we've learned about Microsoft's gamble thus far.

Apple fronting $100+ million to launch iCloud

Rumor has it that Apple is paying each of the four major music labels somewhere in the neighborhood of $25 to $50 million in advance payment to launch its iCloud music service.

HP to open WebOS, directly compete with Android and Windows

HP's CEO Leo Apotheker revealed that WebOS may become a licensed platform like Android or Windows.