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On Nintendo's 130th birthday, here are five books about its history

September 23, 2019
Today is Nintendo’s 130th birthday. No, that’s not a typo. The company’s been around since before video games or even televisions. It started way back in 1883 making hanafuda — that’s a type of playing card with flowers on it. In fact, the company still makes them and you can even buy a set with Mario’s face on the cards ($22). But that’s not all the…
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Oppo K5 hits TENAA, images and specs leak

September 23, 2019
A new device is getting ready to join Oppo’s K series, following the K3 from a few months ago. The Oppo K5 will still be a mid-ranger by the looks of things, but as its name implies will sit above the K3 in the Chinese company’s roster. The Oppo phone with the…
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Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro in Texas

September 23, 2019
Apple hinted that it wanted to manufacture the redesigned Mac Pro in Texas, and now it’s official. The company has confirmed that it’ll assemble the workstation at the same Austin, Texas plant that has produced the cylindrical Mac Pro since 2013. The company isn’t shy about the reason for the move: it’s reportedly enabled by exemptions from Trump’s China tariffs for…
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MobileNews

iPhone 11 Pro durability test shows improvements in back glass, more [Video]

September 23, 2019
We’ve already seen the iPhone 11 Pro be put through several different drop tests, but now JerryRigEverthing is out with his annual durability test of the new device. Here’s how well the iPhone 11 Pro was able to hold up. During the test, JerryRigEverything notes that the stainless steel edges on the iPhone 11 Pro continue to be far more durable than aluminum, such…
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The best games for PS4

September 23, 2019
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is fast approaching its sixth birthday, and that poses a problem. You see, game developers have seen fit to release a game for almost every day the console has been available, leaving you with well over 1,500 titles to choose from. The sheer volume…
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Microsoft announces plan to make the Xbox carbon neutral

September 23, 2019
Microsoft has joined other major tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Sony in laying out some new commitments to mitigate climate change. One of the more eye-catching measures it detailed was a pilot project to make 825,000 Xbox consoles carbon neutral. It says those’ll be the first carbon-neutral consoles. “Microsoft’s business operations have operated carbon neutral since…
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