Sony SCEE CEO defends PS Vita ahead of UK launch

SCEE CEO defends PlayStation Vita ahead of February launch, arguing for niche between console and smartphone gamingAfter a successful run of Christmas sales for both Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's 3DS handheld, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO Jim Ryan has assured would-be purchasers of the company's upcoming PS Vita that there is a place for handheld gaming between consoles and smartphones. Speaking to MCV, Ryan dismissed speculation that slow initial sales in Japan were a bad omen for the Vita's release in Europe and North America. Citing lessons learned from previous PSP launches, Ryan said that the company's focus this...

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Is this the Samsung Galaxy S III?

Gasp! Do Tech Digest's eyes deceive? Is this the fabled Samsung Galaxy S III? Well, to be perfectly honest, we're not sure yet! But we'll run through why we think it just might be so. Popping up in a video that promoted Samsung's successes during their CES 2012 press conference (posted at the bottom of this post), it's an as-yet unidentified handset from Sammy. Now, it could just be a mock-up of course, but what with MWC 2012 just around the corner (the world's biggest mobile phone trade show) you'd guess that Samsung would have a sequel ready following the success last year of the Galaxy S II. However, that screen looks...

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BlackBerry Torch 9810 review

DesignThe 9810 is practically the spitting image of the 9800 forebear. It looks the same, feels the same and measures the same, save for some very minor changes, such as the colour of the controls under the display. It is a slider, with the display sliding upwards to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard of the tried and tested BlackBerry formula. It's somewhat chunky by modern standards, weighing in a 161g and measuring 111 x 62 x 14.6. Given that this is a slider device, we're not too worried about the size as it slips easily enough into any pocket or bag. What's more of a concern is one of the points that irritated us about the last edition...

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