It may not be as bad a minefield as second hand cars, but the tech market still has its fair share of Del Boy type practices. Here’s our top ten list of thing to look out for before parting with you hard earned for a brand new tech toy.
The Palm Pre might not have enjoyed iPhone levels of sales, but the new smartphone is off to a strong start and has put the company in a better financial position than predicted. Palm reports a lower than expected loss for the fourth quarter, citing strong demand for the Palm Pre as one of the reasons for its changing fortunes.
UPDATE: Chart Track has now come up with some numbers to backup its claims: 92,000 Nintendo DSi units were sold over the console’s opening weekend.
Nintendo’s Wii hasn’t just been a success, it’s a phenomenon. But putting figures on how many consoles the Big N has cranked out has been tricky, until now. AMD, makers of the graphics chips inside the Wii says it’s just delivered its 50 millionth to Nintendo, making the Wii more than twice as successful as its predecessor, the GameCube.
The BlackBerry Storm has passed 1 million sales in the US alone – or so says Verizon, the US mobile network.
Since the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm went on sale across the pond in November, it’s racked up 7 figure sales, despite heavy media criticism. “That’s not a bumpy start,” a Verizon spokesperson said after the company’s Q4 financial results and Storm success were revealed.
Sony boss man Kaz Hirai came out with some serious fightin’ talk when he told an interview that the Xbox 360 “lacks longevity” and that the PS3 would rule by the end of this console war. But was Microsoft going to stand by and let that slide? The hell it was. Xbox’s director of product management, Aaron Greenberg, has already struck back, calling Sony “complacent” and “out of touch”.
So many iPhone rivals took their lead from Apple’s utilitarian design that the original now looks almost uninspired
It can snaffle up sharper shots when there isn’t much available light around
Red Dead Redemption has been delayed until May but Rockstar has released a Red Dead Redemption gameplay video to keep you hungry for its Wild West adventures. Read on for some new Red Dead Redemption gameplay secrets…
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