Caroline McCarthy on December 8th, 2008
Nintendo Wii

The Wii - catch it if you can.

(Credit: Walmart.com)

Discount retailer Wal-Mart on Monday announced that it has started to sell “tens of thousands” of Nintendo’s Wii gaming console online. The 2-year-old gadget, consistently sold out and difficult to obtain, emerged as one of Black Friday’s big hits

Originally posted at News - Gaming and Culture

Continue reading about Wal-Mart kicks off online Wii extravaganza

Caroline McCarthy on November 17th, 2008

The Social Gaming Network, a company best known for its Facebook Platform apps, has launched a new iPhone app that uses the handset as…a gaming controller.

Called “iFun,” the app is a takeoff on the Social Gaming Network’s existing sports apps: iGolf, iBowl, iBaseball, and the like. But …

Originally posted at The Social

Continue reading about New game brings iPhone into Wiimote territory

Caroline McCarthy on November 17th, 2008
(Credit: Domino’s)

Thanks to a new agreement with pizza giant Domino’s, owners of TiVo set-top boxes can now order food from the chain directly through their televisions, and even track delivery time so they know just when the pizza guy will be showing up to bring them a …

Originally posted at News - Digital Media

Continue reading about TiVo, Domino’s team up to make us all fat

Caroline McCarthy on October 22nd, 2008

Online retail growth will slow for the first time this holiday season as a result of the weak economy, according to a new report from Forrester Research.

The market research firm estimates that $44 billion will be spent online by consumers during the holiday season; that’s up 12 percent …

Continue reading about Forrester: Holiday e-commerce growth to slow