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Nintendo’s original Game Boy is now 25 years old

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 10:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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On April 21, 1989, Nintendo released the original Game Boy in Japan. It was built like a brick and rendered a mixture of black and gray pixels on a muddy green background. The console wasn’t light, slender or powerful, but it was the trigger for a new culture around video games and changed people’s perception of the interactive medium. The Game Boy wasn’t the first handheld gaming device, but it was the first to resonate with a mass audience. The name was easy to remember and the button arrangement resembled the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) controller. Nintendo was a brand…

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MediaFire’s Dropbox-style file-storage service arrives on iPad

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 9:24 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

File-hosting service MediaFire has launched its online storage service for iPad users. The latest launch comes some six months after the Texas-based company launched a Dropbox-style desktop application for Mac and Windows users too. The updated ‘universal’ iOS app now lets you access and stream all your files directly from MediaFire’s servers on your Apple tablet as well as your iPhone, with additional enhancements including better video-streaming and a retina-optimized interface. Users get 10GB for free each month, but there is currently a fifty percent discount on all paid storage plans, meaning you can get 1TB for $2.49 each month,…

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Update: HTC launches the One (M8) in India but clarifies that a Google Play Edition isn’t coming after all

Apr21
by on April 21, 2014 at 8:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, India

Update: HTC launched the One (M8) in India today but it has has clarified that a Google Play Edition of the device will not be coming in India as we initially reported, after details were mistakenly included in the press release — our apologies for any confusion caused. The original story is below There’s good news if you’re a Google/Android fan in India: you’re about to get your first opportunity to buy a Google Play Edition smartphone. That’s because HTC has put the Google Play Edition One (M8) on sale in the country. The ‘stock’ version of the M8 — which runs on…

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