Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Reviews Appear

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 officially launches tomorrow. Those who want to stay up late tonight, can catch a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 release party at midnight at Best Buy or Gamestop shops.
Today the first reviews of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 hit the web. Apparently only UK publications have released their reviews yet.
UK's The Telegraph reviewed the game and says "Modern Warfare 2 crosses into the must-have category of video games effortlessly."
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Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:39:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

ToysRUs Biggest Big Book Holiday Gift Catalog Previews Today

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ToysRUs announced their highly anticipated Big Book Toy catalog for the 2009 Holidays. The 80 page ToysRUs Big book will arrive this weekend. The online version will go live on Sunday November 1st on ToysRUs.com. ToysRUs will give a special preview of the ToysRUs Biggest Big Book to fans of the official ToysRUs Facebook fan page today.
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Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Apple iMac Fall 2009 Reviews Start To Trickle In

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Apple unveiled the new iMac line for fall including the 21.5-inch and 27-inch models on Tuesday.
WSJ's Walt Mossberg keeps his new iMac review, published today, short and crisp. He can recommend the iMac and says that the iMac has spectacular screens. I was expecting to find more iMac reviews already yesterday, but as it looks the in-depth iMac reviews are still sparse.
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Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:33:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Magic Mouse Reviews Raise Ergonomic Issues

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Apple unveiled the new Magic Mouse on Tuesday. The first Magic Mouse reviews have been published and it looks like the new Apple mouse is getting a mixed reception.
The overall consensus is still that the Magic Mouse is the best mouse Apple ever made, but there are ergonomic issues that according to CNET does not make it a full desktop mouse. They see the Magic Mouse more a portable Laptop companion. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Storm2 Reviews

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The new BlackBerry Storm2 officially appeared on RIM's site earlier today and Walt Mossberg already published his take on the Strom2 earlier today as well. Now more Storm2 reviews have been published as Vodafone already announced the Storm2 for the UK.

The Storm2 is getting much better grades than the original Storm, but it is not all great. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:29:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows Mobile 6.5 Reviews Confirm The Obvious

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Microsoft launched Windows Mobile 6.5 officially today. Microsoft itself sees WinMo 6.5 as a transitional release to pass the time to Windows Mobile 7 that is supposed to come in 2010.
The Windows Mobile 6.5 reviews on Gizmodo and Engadget for instance hightlight that Microsoft did not really change much in this release and it is more a 6.2 release. How is it possible that Microsoft dropped the ball on their mobile OS? Palm's brand new webOS or of course Apple's iPhone OS just make it look old. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:09:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Halo 3 ODST Reviews

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The new game release in the Xbox 360 Halo francise - Halo 3 ODST is going to be released in two days on September 22nd. The Halo 3 ODST review embargo got lifted over the weekend and some of the major gaming sites released their in-depth reviews of Halo 3 ODST.
IGN gives Halo 3 ODST an 9 out of 10 rating highlighting the new Firefight. The 4-player co-op "Firefight" mode offers a whole new way to play Halo with friends both via system link and over Xbox LIVE.
IGN says Halo 3 ODST is not a true sequel, but it is more than a standard expansion. Halo 3 ODST is all about multi-player.
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Posted on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HTC Hero Reviews complain about Performance

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The cute looking new HTC Hero gets a rather big thumbs down from new reviews as the hardware is just all-too weak for running this version of Android.
I just needed 5 minutes with the HTC Hero last week to figure this out. On the outside the HTC Hero looks sexy and the UI looks neat at first glance, but if you start using it starts to suck. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus Eee T91 Reviews

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The Asus Eee T91 is now shipping. Several sites already published T91 reviews. Find a list of reviews at the end of this post.
The Asus Eee T91 is not the first touchscreen netbook, but has been eagerly awaited since its announcement at the CES 2009.

The reviews are a bit mixed, mostly because a tablet is not really exciting for everybody. Sure we like to finger the iPhone, but a big tablet is in my experience not replacing a netbook or notebook. The Asus T91 is a convertible device and also has a keyboard, which makes it attractive to more people. Read more

Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:48:42 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Reviews

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The new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 got revealed and the first batch of reviews of the new high-end 3D card are available.
NVIDIA says that the GeForce GTX 285 is the world’s most powerful single GPU, delivering 30% faster performance than competing single GPU solutions, and tearing through complex DirectX 10 environments at blazing frame rates in extreme HD resolutions.
You can find out if that is true in the GeForce GTX 285 reviews below.
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Posted on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:34:15 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Playstation Home gets mixed Reviews after two Weeks

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Sony's virtual world Playstation Home has been in open beta for two weeks now. I have been looking around a bit and visually it is stunning. The interface is easy to use. Voice or keypad is essential though to have meaningful conversations. Overall the virtual PS3 world still feels empty in regards to users and content. Today two big newspapers published reviews about Sony Playstation Home putting their fingers on the current problems.
The Washington Post mentions a good way to make friends in their review. The author bought a snowman head and dressed his avatar in a business suit. This getup apparently made him very popular with the ladies in Playstation Home. Read more

Posted on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Storm Reviews spell out Problems

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The BlackBerry Storm launches on Friday November 21st on Verizon Wireless in the US. We already reported about early BlackBerry Storm hands-on reviews, but today several tech sites published their full blown BlackBerry Storm reviews.
Engadget says in their comprehensive review that the BlackBerry Storm is gorgeous to look at and hold, but it's not as easy, enjoyable, or consistent to use as the iPhone.

Several reviews highlight the lack of Wi-fi in the BlackBerry Storm, which really sucks.
Also several reviewers complain about the OS lag and sluggish UI. Looks like a BlackBerry Storm software update is needed badly. Read more

Posted on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:56:13 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows 7 Pre-Beta Reviews

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I still remember how excited I was when I got my hands on the beta of Windows NT. Since then many years have past and I do not have the nerves and time anymore to install pre releases of operating systems to see what is coming. These days an OS just has to work and get out of my way.
It's a good thing that others still have the nerves to play with pre-beta operating systems, like the new Windows 7 that Microsoft released last week at the PDC 2008. After all I also want to know if the days of my XP system are going to end soon or not and if the future is going to be a better place. Read more

Posted on Sun, 2 Nov 2008 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Xbox Experience NXE Reviews

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The Xbox 360 Dashboard update dubbed New Xbox Experience (NXE) is going to roll out on November 19th. Microsoft has given some lucky few users early access to NXE and also handed out test accounts to the press. Engadget and Gizmodo for instance just published their NXE reviews.

The Xbox 360 increases in usage value through this software update quite a bit with Netflix movie streaming and community features. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:11:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Blogs and Product Reviews Significantly Influence Mobile Buyers says Report

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A new report from ad-ology shows that 60.5% of consumers who recently purchased a mobile phone said that online product reviews and user comments weighed significantly in their buying decisions. The reports show that 30% of people felt that blogs had the same level of influence on buying decisions.

Key findings showed that buyers likely to rate online blogs and reviews highly tended to be 18 to 34 year olds with higher than average incomes. 26.3% of buyers said they prefer to buy online rather than in a store. The price of the phone isn't as important to most buyers as the phone quality and the quality of the mobile network. Read more

Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:44:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile G1 Reviews reveal the Good and the Bad

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T-Mobile and Google unveiled the first Android based phone yesterday dubbed T-Mobile G1 with Google. The T-Mobile G1 will go on sale on October 22nd for $179 with a 2-year customer agreement. Now the question is if the first Android phone is something you want to buy right away or if you should wait for the next generation. Some sites got their hands on the T-Mobile G1 and published their impressions which reveal both good and bad things about the G1. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:52:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google Chrome Reviews

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Now that the Google Chrome Browser is released the reviews of the new Google Browser are plenty. I posted a brief first impression of Chrome yesterday. I am though already back in my old ways using IE7 for surfing and Firefox for monitoring sites with the great Update Scanner Add-on.
Google Chrome is great, but it is really hard to change old routines. The reviews of Chrome are shiny, but they also raise the question if it will make users switch from their current browsers. In any case it is of course best to try Google Chrome for yourself, but take a look at the reviews below to see what others think about the new Google browser. Read more

Posted on Wed, 3 Sep 2008 02:02:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gigabyte previews Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF

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Gigabyte previewed the Intel Canmore DVP Platform at IDF 2008. PCStats has a report about the digital media player platform.
Quote: "As consumers we want digital access to our media, but at the same time we want big screen displays not to be undone by the noise of a computer. Intel thinks it may have a solution to this problem. Make a computer that is cheap and quiet, and specialized at media playback in high definition. Read more

Posted on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Walt Mossberg’s Reviews Can Make a Company Gain or Lose Millions in Profits

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Joseph Johnson, an assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Business Administration has conducted a study that looks at the effect a good or bad review of an electronic item or gadget from Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal has on a company.

According to the study there is a direct correlation between a company’s stock gains or losses and reviews of its products by Mossberg. According to the study is Mossberg gives an item a good review the company stock sees average gains of $500 million. If Mossberg gives an item a bad review the company stock loses an average of $200 million. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:29:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Wii Fit Reviews

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Wii Fit will ship on May 21st. The demand is so high that online stores stopped taking pre-orders. We pulled together a couple of Wii Fit reviews for you to get an understanding on how good Wii Fit really is.

IGN says: "Ultimately an exercise package and if you don’t want to get fit, then Wii Fit’s obviously a complete waste of money and time." Read more

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2008 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

AMD Phenom X3 8750 Reviews

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AMD announced today three new affordable multi-core desktop CPUs with the AMD Phenom X3 8750, 8650 and 8450 Triple-Core CPUs .

The top of the line new AMD X3 8750 got already tested by several hardware sites. Hothardware says the Phenom X3 8750 performed in-line with our expectations, outpacing the dual-core chips more often than not. Read more

Posted on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:25:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr