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Top Stories of the Day // November 27, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Nov 27, 2012

Google's Speedy-Seller Nexus 4 Smartphone Back In Stock In U.S. Play Store -- From Noon PST Today

The latest 'Google phone', the LG-made Nexus 4, sold out within minutes of going on sale around the world but Android fans in the U.S. who missed out in the... read more

Nintendo's Wii Mini Tipped By Best Buy Canada For December 7 Release

Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Microsoft Xbox 360 have both seen physical hardware design changes in their many years on the market, but the Wii has remained... read more

ThinkGeek's USB Portal Sentry Turret Will Protect Your Desk, Cake

Chell is standing at the edge of an bottomless pit. She sighs deeply and stares longingly across the void to the immense energy shield. She hoped there is an... read more

Kantar Worldpanel: Apple Shoots Back To Top Of U.S. Smartphone Sales On An iPhone 5 Rocket, Android Leading Elsewhere

Samsung may be be the world's most popular smartphone brand, but in the influential U.S. market, Apple has climbed back to the top of the pack on the strength... read more

Google Play Gets Real: Reviews Will Now Be Posted With Your Google+ Name And Picture

When you visit a review on Google Play for an app, book, song or movie, you won't have to worry as much about whether someone is sheepishly hiding behind a... read more

STEM Ed: CodeHS Wants To Teach Every American High Schooler How To Code

In the Silicon Valley Distortion Field, it can seem like everyone is learning to code -- that coding has become cool. Either way you slice it, talented... read more

Nintendo Makes The Wii Mini Official: $99, Lacks Internet And GameCube Compatibility, Canada-Only

It's rare that we here in Canada get exclusive access to devices, especially from big manufacturers like Nintendo. But that's apparently what the Wii Mini is,... read more

Windows 8 App Store Has 3 Times As Many Downloads As Apple's Mac Store, But Only One-Fifth The Revenues, Says Distimo

Microsoft made a big push to ensure that when Windows 8 went live in October, the apps in its Windows Store would not disappoint, claiming it would have more... read more

Apple's Redesigned 21-inch iMac Available November 30, 27-inch Following In December

Apple today clarified when it will make the new iMacs available finally, after keeping customers waiting about specific shipping timelines since their... read more

Badges Beware: 80% Of Gamification Apps Will End Up Being Losers, Says Gartner

After hype cometh the fall. Gamification -- the catch-all term for rewards, incentives and loyalty services -- has become a very popular way to get users... read more

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