"Handhelds" news, interviews, and features

News about Handhelds

• Ruggedised hardware vendor Global Communications in liquidation

  Cambridge company targeting computer users in industry fails

• Sony pulls the plug on PlayStation Mobile platform

  The platform featured games from indie developers as well as PS classics

• Nvidia's Shield handheld gaming console to get KitKat upgrade

  Nvidia is also pushing game streaming updates with the Android 4.4 over-the-air upgrade

• Nintendo revises earnings down on weak Wii U, 3DS sales

  Wii U fails to catch on despite holiday sales push

• Unity adds PlayStation Vita to cross-platform development suite

  The addition lowers the bar for developing games for the portable console

• Nintendo cuts Wii U price, debuts 2DS handheld

  The 2DS has a new slate style form factor and loses the 3D capabilities of its predecessor

Features about Handhelds

• Amazon's Android app store: Steve Jobs doesn't get it

  Amazon may be days from launching an Android app store, and despite what a certain turtlenecked CEO may say, it's great news

• Motorola Xoom: To buy or not to buy?

  Should you spring for Motorola's Xoom tablet now or wait till more competitors arrive?

• LG Optimus 3D is Slick, But 3D is Gimmicky: Hands On

  3D technology arrives on mobile phones with the LG Optimus 3D, but the end result is a bit disappointing.

• US to ban violent video games?

  Violent game ban could set a dangerous precedent

• Android Expansion: 6 Products That Aren't Smartphones

  From TVs to high-tech remotes and microwaves, here are six new Android-powered products coming soon to a store near you.

• Can Windows Phone 7 save Microsoft's mobile bacon?

  Microsoft is turning up the volume on its upcoming phone, Windows Phone 7