That cat's out of the bag , it seems. Yahoo's board has approved a to purchase the blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal. We were expecting Yahoo to announce the acquisition during tomorrow's NYC media event -- CEO Marissa Mayer may instead use the last-minute gathering to detail the company's plans for integrating the popular platform. It's unclear how Yahoo intends to...

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There's a new kid on the block, and it's called the Arduino Robot. Launched yesterday at Bay Area, it's the company's first product that extends beyond single microcontroller boards. The -like design, which in November 2011, is the result of a collaboration with Complubot. It consists of two circular boards, each equipped with 's ubiquitous ATmega32u4 and connected via ribbon cable. The...

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Virtual football enthusiasts excited for Madden 25 (it's technically Madden 2014 marking 25 years of the franchise) may want to head over to Amazon if they're serious about watching actual games. The online retailer has an exclusive Anniversary Edition of the game up for pre-order, which comes bundled with a 17-week pass for both Madden Ultimate Team cards and computer and mobile access to ....

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There's nothing more frustrating than watching a product or service get announced, then . Nintendo hears that, and has announced via , that during E3 week, Best Buy will have playable demos of as-yet released Wii U games in 100 stores across the US and Canada. Given that no one was likely expecting any new hardware from the firm, it's clear the gaming stalwart is looking for other ways to...

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A new Lumia phone from Nokia, this year's Google I/O and BlackBerry World -- yep, it was a pretty hectic week for us, but also a good seven days for tech news. Even if Google didn't have any new hardware for us, it's started up its own on-demand music service, gave us more details on Google Glass, and, well, it was a very long keynote. Join us after the break for a numerical breakdown of that...

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When Samsung , it said other sizes would follow, both larger and smaller than the initial 85-inch version. Now it's apparently ready to fulfill part of that promise, announcing in Korea that 65- and 55-inch models will launch next month. Of course our next question is how these smaller models will compare to the in price. Hopefully they'll follow the path blazed by Sony, which recently with...

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Nintendo seems to have a knack for repeat performances. Nintendo DS? Quickly supplanted by the -- and the didn't last too long either before it was succeeded by the . Even the saw a revision, when it was last summer. These redesigns typically don't change more than the device's size, but when the 3DS XL was announced, some gamers were left wanting. Didn't the original 3DS get an accessory...

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Info about the Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet has already a few times, and now this 8.1-incher is live on Acer's Finnish website. While there's no mention of price or availability, the specifications list matches what's already been leaked. You're looking at running atop an Intel Atom Z2760 CPU, aided by 2GB of RAM. Other features include a 1,280 x 768 touchscreen, an eight-hour battery, up to...

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Each week contributes , a column about consumer technology. The announcement of the was the best example of the company's assertion that it was moving from computers designed with touch to computers designed for touch. But if having a fancy, even unprecedented, hinge is what defines a touch-optimized notebook, Acer is a bit late to the party. , Switched On discussed the role that...

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Each week our friends at recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Eyes in the design world turned to this week as officially launched. We hit the floors of today to bring you the from one of the largest contemporary design shows in the US -- including and made from recycled wine glasses. We also checked out the locally...

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