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Nintendo gaming pioneer Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man responsible for steering Nintendo into the gaming giants they are today, has died aged 85. Yamauchi acted as president at Nintendo for an astonishing 53 years between 1949 and 2002 before passing the reins over to…
Leap Motion sensor comes built into latest HP Envy17 laptop
HP have pulled a surprising laptop out of the bag today, announcing the launch of the HP Envy17 Leap Motion Special Edition with Leap Motion gesture controls built-in. Rather than using a separate external unit, HP's machine is the first…
Is the iPhone 5C a flop? Pre-order numbers suggest so…
The annual hysteria that surrounds Apple's mobile phone launches seems to be waning, if the latest iPhone 5C pre-order figures from UK network sources are to be believed. Speaking to The Guardian, an anonymous network source said that the iPhone…
12.2 inch Samsung Galaxy Note on the way, suggests leak
Things can only get bigger for the Samsung Galaxy Note range, if the current screen-size trajectory for the line is anything to go by. Now, the latest leak suggests that Samsung have a real whopper lined up next to bear…
A 5-inch quad-core smartphone for under £150? That'll be the Kogan Agora 5
Name three things the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Sony Xperia Z1 have in common. Both have sizable 5-inch displays, for starters, both use quad-core processors (the S4's rare octo-variant notwithstanding) and both will cost you a fair bit more…
Nikon AW1 shockproof and waterproof interchangeable lens camera revealed
The world's first interchangeable lens camera with both water and shock proofing, the Nikon AW1 is looking quite the capable bit of kit for adventurous photographers. Waterproof to 49 feet deep, freezeproof to temperatures as low as -10c and good…
GTA V beats Call of Duty to become most successful UK game launch ever
They say that crime doesn't pay, but try telling that to Take-Two, publishers of bank-robbing gangster sim Grand Theft Auto 5, which has just enjoyed the most successful UK game launch of all time. Developed by Rockstar Games, GTA V…
BBM app from BlackBerry for Android lands Saturday, iOS on Sunday
BlackBerry's BBM messaging service will be making its long-awaited arrival on Android phones and Apple's iOS devices this weekend. Those sporting gadgets running Google's operating system will get the first stab at it on Saturday 20 September, with the iOS…
Nokia's Sirius 10.1inch tablet 'confirmed'
There have been lot so rumours recently about a forthcoming Nokia tablet – nicknamed the Sirius – and now we have spec sheet to look at. Ubergizmo got its hand on this information which seems to concur with a lot…
Billionaire inventor Ray Dolby, Founder of Dolby Labs, dies aged 80
Very sad to hear about the death of Ray Dolby, Founder of Dolby Labs, and sound pioneer. Ray had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years and was diagnosed with leukaemia this summer. Born in Portland, Oregon, he grew…