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  1. ASUS announces higher resolution Transformer Prime and the Eee Pad Memo

    Boy Genius Report &bull Jan 9, 2012

    Even though the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime was only released in December, the company has announced a new higher resolution model. The older Prime - again, the unit that was available in the middle of December - featured a… Full Story »

  2. Velocity Micro announces two new Android 4.0 tablets coming to CES

    Boy Genius Report &bull Jan 5, 2012

    To get a jump on the competition, Velocity Micro has announced two new Android 4.0 tablets set to debut at next week's Consumer Electronics Show. The first is the budget-friendly 7-inch Cruz T507 tablet with a Cortex A8 chipset clocked… Full Story »

  3. U.S. holiday spending this year approaching $25 billion, comScore says

    Boy Genius Report &bull Dec 13, 2011

    U.S. consumers have spent close to $25 billion so far this holiday season, up 15% from the same period last year, according to a new report from comScore. The research group studied holiday shopping trends beginning in November and found… Full Story »

  4. Deep discounts bolster BlackBerry PlayBook sales, study finds

    Boy Genius Report &bull Dec 6, 2011

    Research In Motion announced last week that it will take a $485 million charge in the third fiscal quarter due to poor sales of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The Waterloo, Ontario-based vendor shipped 500,000 PlayBook tablets to retail partners during… Full Story »

  5. $6 billion in 'Cyber Week' sales sets new record

    Boy Genius Report &bull Dec 6, 2011

    Online spending during the week ending on December 2nd totalled nearly $6 billion according to comScore, setting a new single-week record. The market research firm on Sunday released its estimates for online spending so far during the holiday shopping season, and… Full Story »

  6. Nintendo Wii has biggest-ever Black Friday, new Zelda game sets sales record

    Boy Genius Report &bull Dec 1, 2011

    Nintendo announced earlier this week that the company kicked off the holiday shopping season with a bang, having seen record-setting sales of its Wii and multiple game titles. Nintendo sold more than 500,000 Wii consoles on Black Friday 2011 alone,… Full Story »

  7. Record $1.25 billion spent online on historic Cyber Monday

    Boy Genius Report &bull Dec 1, 2011

    U.S. consumers spent a record $1.25 billion online on Cyber Monday, the second time the U.S. has ever spent more than $1 billion online in a single day and a 22% increase from the amount spent last year. ComScore's study… Full Story »

  8. Xbox sees biggest ever sales week thanks to hot holiday weekend

    Boy Genius Report &bull Nov 29, 2011

    Microsoft announced on Tuesday that last week marked the Xbox 360s best ever week of sales. The company sold more than 960,000 Xbox 360 consoles and more than 750,000 Kinect controllers last week. Microsoft also confirmed that more than 800,000… Full Story »

  9. Black Friday 2011 spending sets new record

    Boy Genius Report &bull Nov 29, 2011

    Early reports from three separate firms suggest that Black Friday retail sales set a new record in 2011. Online sales growth was massive according to estimates from both IBM and comScore; the former reported on Saturday that online Black Friday… Full Story »

  10. Black Friday Kindle sales smash record thanks to Kindle Fire demand

    Boy Genius Report &bull Nov 28, 2011

    Strong demand for Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet and the continued popularity of Kindle eReaders lead to the retail giant's best-ever Black Friday for the Kindle family of products. Amazon on Monday announced that sales of Kindle devices on Black… Full Story »

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