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Nintendo's Next DS Will Have Free 3G?
i4u.com - 11/2/2009
Nintendo's Next DS Will Have Free 3G?
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They may not want to admit it, but Nintendo is losing ground in the handheld gaming market to the iPhone. While iPhone users have access to 3G Internet wherever they go, the DS only has WiFi access. This greatly limits its usefulness as an online gaming pl...
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]
gigaom.com - 11/2/2009
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — Yesterday at the urging of a friend, I ordered “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock on... my iPod touch via the Amazon Kindle app . In doing so, I became one of many people who are helping the iPhone become more than just a phone. It’s ... (more) The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]

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ft.com - 10/30/2009
Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles
— ft.com — Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated: October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the... business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ... (more) Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles

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ft.com - 11/2/2009
Nintendo considers Kindle tactics for consoles
— ft.com — Published: October 31 2009 02:00 | Last updated: October 31 2009 02:00 Nintendo is looking at the... business model of Amazon's Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company's president said yesterday. "I'm interested because ... (more) Nintendo considers Kindle tactics for consoles

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Nintendo next-gen DS could have free integrated 3G
SlashGear — ... we make amusement products” Satoru Iwata, president, Nintendo However Iwata also recognizes that if they were to incorporate the 3G price into the console “customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up”; nonetheless it’s apparently a possibility they’re considering.  It seems likely that the integrated 3G would only be for game downloads, rather than online gaming, as the latter would use significantly more data. [via I4U] ...

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