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The Longish Goodbye: Highlights From AllThingsD Staffers Johnson, Del Rey and Cha
I don’t know why you say hello, we say goodbye.As AllThingsD Draws to a Close, Here Are Some Staff Highlights — Part One: Kafka, Hesseldahl, Gannes
How can you miss us if we won’t go away?News Byte
Sony Updates Faulty PlayStation 4 Estimate, Saying Number Is Still “Very Small”
Sony has updated its official estimate of how many PlayStation 4 consoles sold at launch were defective, citing “several issues reported” rather than a single problem. On Friday and over the weekend, they tallied the problematic percentage at 0.4 percent. In an emailed statement today, a spokesperson said “less than 1 percent” are affected, which is still “very small” and “within the expected range for a new product introduction.”Voices
Director Says BlackBerry Can Survive as “Niche” Player
In an interview in Stockholm, newly elected BlackBerry director Bert Nordberg said the board is aware of the value the company has created in areas like the enterprise business, hardware functionality and secure communications.News Byte
NPD: Nintendo 3DS Tops Gaming Hardware Sales for Third Straight Month
Nintendo’s handheld console, the 3DS, outsold all other videogame hardware in the U.S. for the past three months, according to the NPD Group’s retail report for July. The 3DS’s sales are up 14 percent year over year, attributed to new system-seller titles like Animal Crossing: New Leaf. That increase is an anomaly amid overall continued decline in gaming hardware, software and accessories, as gamers await the “next-gen” rollout this holiday season. Among home consoles, the Xbox 360 continues to be No. 1 in sales, according to the report.AllThingsD’s Week in Review: The Chromecast’s Enemies and AT&T’s Record Android Sales
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