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• What Google's NFC Android phones will mean for you

  Grab your hoverboards, gang: The next generation of Android phones is on the way, and it's going to feel a bit like something out of Back to the Future II.

• Nintendo loses grip on handheld gaming, drops into loss

  Nintendo reported a 2.01 billion yen (US$24.6 million) net loss for the six months to Sept. 30, as its sales of hardware and software dropped, the company said on Thursday. It sold 42 percent fewer handheld game consoles than a year earlier.

• If the PlayStation phone is real, why is it so ugly?

  Defending its sources as "multiple" and "trusted," tech blog Engadget's gone on the defensive, claiming the PlayStation Phone is indeed real and citing a few scoops they got right. Of course they won't tell you about the ones they got wrong, but then that's how the game's played, and for all we know, they're spot-on here. Who are we to judge?

• Windows Phone 7 to sync with Macs

  It's not the most likely scenario, but if you own a Mac and have a Windows Phone 7 smartphone you can sync data between the two. Microsoft said in a statement to Engadget "later in 2010" Mac users will get a software tool to sync their computers with any of the Windows Phone 7 devices introduced this week."

• Windows Phone 7: Last minute leaks

  There are just hours to go before Microsoft launches the first round of Windows Phone 7 devices Monday and anticipation is mounting. In a run-up to the Microsoft launch the software giant may have already leaked the official availability date for Windows Phone 7. Two carriers also appear to have given the world a sneak peek at their first Phone 7 devices. Another news outlet is confirming that AT&T will be the anointed carrier for the first Windows Phone 7. And if that wasn't enough, Verizon's chief says he is not impressed with Microsoft's new smartphone platform. Do I detect a hint of bitterness about the Kin fiasco?

• Skype for Android: A disappointing debut

  The headlines sure sound exciting, but hang on: Skype's long anticipated Android debut is no cause for celebration.

• Android now ties iPhone in consumer interest

  One year ago, if you told an average person you were thinking about buying an Android, they'd have thought you were some sort of robot-mongering madman.

• Nintendo 3DS 101: pricing, launch date, tech & games

  Nintendo's 3DS, the first portable game device with a 3D screen, will go on sale in Japan on Feb. 26 next year, the company said Wednesday.

• Nintendo's 3DS to hit Australia in March

  Nintendo's 3DS, the first portable game device with a 3D screen, will go on sale in Japan on Feb. 26 next year, the company said Wednesday.

• Leaked Nintendo 3DS hardware specs analyzed

  Nintendo's forthcoming 3D-without-glasses gaming handheld sounds mighty indeed, if just-leaked internal specs prove legitimate.

• Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace won't allow porn

  Well, well -- it looks like Apple isn't the only phone-maker saying no-no to the naughty-naughty.

• Xbox 360 redesign pays off

  Microsoft's revision of the Xbox 360 brought results in July when the console topped the U.S. video game sales ranking for the first time in three years, according to figures from NPD Group.

• What Is Microsoft's new mystery product?

  Oh, that Microsoft. She's such a tease.

• The honeymoon is over: Nintendo records a loss as DS sales plummet

  Nintendo reported a net loss for the April to June quarter as the strong Japanese yen and weak demand for its products hurt earnings.

• Nintendo product news coming in Sept., 3DS details likely

  Nintendo will announce details of a new product on Sept. 29, it said Thursday. The tight-lipped company wouldn't provide any more details, but with its 3DS handheld due to be launched in the coming months the chances are high it will be detailing launch and price details for the highly-anticipated product.