Retro-Bit RetroDuo Portable plays your SNES video games

The world's fascination and love for retro video games will never die, and every other week we find some new way to enjoy these out of production games that a lot of us grew up with. Last week at CES 2012, Retrobit showed off its Retroduo Portable for the first time - a handheld SNES console that lets you play retro games on the go. It's basically a portable SNES machine with an onboard 3.5″ display and a battery that provides 6-8 hours of playtime. NES games can also be played on the machine via the RetroPort cartridge adapter ($19.99 each).

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Yazino updates Wheel Deal iOS - and instantly hits the top of the charts

Yazino, the specialist in in-sync social gaming, captures #1 slot in the Casino category with refreshed version of its iOS game Wheel DealLondon, 17th January 2012 – Yazino today announced that the iOS version of its most popular social game, Wheel Deal by Yazino, rocketed to the top of the Casino category in the US App Store after a refresh of the game added a host of new features and gameplay updates. Wheel Deal is the first real-time, multiplayer slots game with the added thrill of a game-show style bonus round.

Press Release Distribution, Yazino updates Wheel Deal iOS - and instantly hits the top of the charts

Sharp and LG reportedly shipping 6M-7M display panels for iPad 3 in Q1 2012

Given how we're purportedly a couple of months away from the launch of Apple's next-generation iPad, the iPad 3, it would appear that the rumors are starting to ramp up. At the moment the most popular rumor seems to suggest that Apple's iPad 3 will feature an all new display that would give the iOS tablet Retina display along with a quad-core processor under the hood. While we can't really speak for the quad-core processor, it would appear that a report from Digitimes seems to suggest that the new Retina display is indeed for real. According to their sources, both Sharp and LG will be responsible for the manufacturing of the new displays.

Ubergizmo, Sharp and LG reportedly shipping 6M-7M display panels for iPad 3 in Q1 2012

Cambridge company launches new 5kW 48V DC generator for renewable deployments

Cambridge, UK, 17th January 2012 - Cambridge based Telgenco has launched a new DC generator targeted specifically for renewable energy deployments and remote telecoms sites. “The Quiet48-5 genset has a number of features that make it ideally suited for renewable deployments” said Company CEO Simon Albury. “These include an internal 48V battery bank, a solar PV charger, and a secure remote management system that allows the genset to be managed and monitored from anywhere on the planet”. The genset has a high capacity internal fuel tank and also has a 100% biofuel option.

Press Release Distribution, Cambridge company launches new 5kW 48V DC generator for renewable deployments

Gucci covers for your iPhone and iPad

If you're looking for a functional and stylish case for your iOS devices and you've got some money to throw around, how about picking up a designer case for your iPhone/iPad. The folks over at Gucci have decided to put their experience and expertise behind making fashionable suits, bags and accessories into creating stylish designer cases for iOS devices. They've recently come up with silicone covers that are decked out with Gucci's monogram logo. It's definitely nothing over the top or too flashy, but it is a branded case after all, and they cost $90 a pop for the iPhone 4 and start from $160 each to get a case for your iPad 2.

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LTE smartphones to account for nearly 5% of smartphone shipments this year

. Smartphones capable of running on 4G LTE networks will account for between 4% and 5% of all smartphones that ship this year, according to one report. The estimates were published by DigiTimes on Monday, which cited sources at U.S., Korean and Japanese phone manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Pantech, Motorola Mobility and HTC. Android manufacturers are currently ahead of the game when it comes to releasing 4G LTE handsets but, according to DigiTimes, Research In Motion and Apple are expected to release their own 4G LTE products during the second half of 2012.

Boy Genius Report, LTE smartphones to account for nearly 5% of smartphone shipments this year

Two Sony Xperia phones leaked, are they the Nypon and Kumquat?

With Mobile World Congress just around the corner, you can be sure that Sony, having shed the “Ericsson” part for their smartphone range, has something up their sleeves – with the Xperia S (see our demo) being the most recent model to be announced at the recently concluded CES in Las Vegas. Two more Xperia smartphones have photobombed a group photo, where the larger model at the bottom should probably be the Xperia Nypon, which will be powered by a NovaThor U8500 chipset, sporting a 4″ qHD Reality display and an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording capability.

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