Microsoft's Windows Phone Strategy: Fight, Survive, Improve

At  the annual Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft's CFO Peter Klein  was asked about its mobile strategy. The question revolved around the fact that despite gains from 1.5% to 3% market share, it seemed that Microsoft's Windows Phone business may need a Plan B. He was asked whether or not the company had such a plan and if yes, what it is. Unsurprisingly, Peter Klein replied that it's not about having a Plan B, it's about how to execute Plan A.

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GameStick Pre-Orders Now Available For $79

GameStick ended its Kickstarter campaign two weeks ago, and today, it looks like its creators, PlayJam, are moving along to the next step of its release as it's now available for pre-order. The pre-order website for the GameStick offers the GameStick and its controller in white for $79, a GameStick Dock for $24.99 and a GameStick case for $9.99. Those who pre-order their GameStick will need to wait for those who backed PlayJam's Kickstarter campaign to receive their orders first, which are expected to start shipping in April.

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Holden's new Commodore ready to go racing in V8 Supercars (video)

This is the new Holden Commodore dressed up for duty as a V8 Supercar. Revealed two days after the VF sedan broke cover, the Holden Racing Team unleashed the racing version on Facebook and YouTube (click the image above to enlarge). This one does away with the black and gold introductory livery but keeps the Holden lions. And get ready for this weekend, when the standard Commodore sedan – not the Calais trim – gets revealed, as well as the Chevrolet SS and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class V8 Supercar from Erebus.



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Tamagotchi Celebrates Sweet 16 with Android App

Tamagotchi, the Japanese virtual pet you have raised and fed during the 1990's, turns 16. In celebration of the toy's coming-of-age, Namco Bandai has launched a new mobile app based on the original digital pet. Titled “Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.” (short for “Love Is Fun Everywhere”), the app simulates your experience with the egg-shaped toy, from feeding your pet to cleaning their pixelated poop. It also comes with more features. For one, the app and your pet come alive in color and in higher resolution.

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Grid 2 releases first full-length gameplay preview

The wait for the May 28th on-sale date of Grid 2 just official got a little bit more unbearable, as the sadists at Codemasters have released a trailer of actual game play. In short: it looks amazing. Starring in the one-minute clip are classists like the E30 BMW M3, Ford Mustang Mach 1 and Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RS – all powering down a stunningly rendered patch of the California coast. There's also a segment of street racing through Paris, involving a heated exchanged with the McLaren MP4-12C and a Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, among others.

Scroll down above to check out the exotic car-laden trailer, and see for yourself.



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GM nets income of $4.9B in 2012, down from $7.9B in 2011

General Motors released a statement about its income for the 2012 calendar year today, reporting a net income of $4.9 billion and an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) figure of some $7.9 billion. Per share that breaks down to $2.92, versus net income of $4.58 per share last year. These numbers are in contrast to the automaker's revenue figures, which rose in 2012 to $152.3 billion from $150.3 billion in 2011.

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Apple Proposes Patent To End Blurry iPhone Photos

Folks who wander around the US Patent Office (USPTO) website have discovered a patent application from Apple that describes a technique used to avoid having blurry photos. Named “Image capturing device having continuous image capture”, the idea is to have the camera capture frames at all times, and when the user presses the shutter button, the camera has not only the frame that was intended for capture, but also many more before (and possibly) after the shutter button action.


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