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Turning a Tablet Into a Board Game

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 4, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT

In the new Digital Solution column, Katie tests a game that successfully marries digital and analog games by using the first physical device to digitally interact with the Apple iPad.

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Sears Launches Movie-Download Service With Sonic Solutions

Tess Stynes, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 28, 2010 at 12:17 pm PT

Sears Holdings Corp. has launched its online movie download service, Alphaline Entertainment, allowing Sears and K-Mart customers to download movies the same day they are released on DVD.

CityVille Gets 290,000 Residents on First Day

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 6, 2010 at 3:03 pm PT

Cities are always more congested. Last week, Zynga proved that even more with the launch of CityVille, its latest social game, which follows other big–and more rural hits–like FrontierVille and FarmVille. In just 24 hours, more than 290,000 people moved over to the big city, besting Zynga’s biggest game launch–FrontierVille.

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Nintendo Bets Big on Social DS System

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 28, 2010 at 3:47 pm PT

The headline feature of Nintendo Co.’s forthcoming 3DS portable videogame system is the ability to play 3-D games without the need for eyewear, but it is the device’s ability to locate other players that may prove critical to its success.

Nokia’s New Focus Is Mobile Services? Sure It’s Not Lawsuits Against Apple?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 7, 2010 at 8:42 am PT

Nokia might not be able mount a reasonable challenge to Apple in the smartphone market, but it can certainly mount one in court. The company escalated its legal battle with the iPhone maker this morning, lodging a fourth patent-infringement complaint against it.

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Golf, Now With Three-Dimensional Azaleas

John Paul Newport, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 8, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

This year’s Masters tournament will be the first golf event to broadcast live in high-definition 3D. Few people have three-dimension televisions yet, so to some extent this year’s broadcasts will be like the proverbial tree falling in the forest that nobody hears. But reporters got a preview of the technology Wednesday afternoon during ESPN’s 3D broadcast of the par-three contest, and it was a thrill.

Adobe: Flash for Mac Is Getting Better–Really!

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 8, 2010 at 3:51 pm PT

Apple’s refusal to support Flash on the iPhone, and soon the iPad as well, might not be a death knell for Flash, but it will surely hasten its decline if Adobe isn’t careful.

Apple’s iTunes 9 Makes it Easier to Share, Organize

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on September 16, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt Mossberg reviews Apple’s free iTunes 9 update, which has two outstanding features: Home Sharing and an easier way to organize your library.

And Lo, Jobs Appeared and Said "No, This Is the Best iPod Ever," and It Was, and There Was Much Rejoicing

John Paczkowski in Social on September 8, 2009 at 6:37 am PT

When Steve Jobs described the iPhone at D5 as “the best iPod we’ve ever made,” he set the bar high for future iterations of the iconic device. Now, in the run-up to tomorrow’s invitation-only Apple event, the question is: Will Apple reach the bar? And with what? The answer, if the latest rumors prove true, depends on your feelings about iPods with cameras.