| Nikon D4 and D800 to ship in March, but only in the land of the baguette? Feb 17th 2012, 17:57 | We might not have an official release date for Nikon's new shooters in the US of A, but over in France, well, things are un peu different. Per a Q&A box on the French arm's Facebook page comes the image above, plainly stating its latest twosome will go on sale in March -- the 15th specifically for the D4, and the 22nd for the D800. Following that, tweakers obsessed with finer details will get their fix with the D800E a month later on April 12th. No word on if those dates apply globally, but instead of getting yourself all frothy, we say have a rendezvous with our hands-ons ( D4, D800) or lose yourself in some delectable video samples ( D4, D800). Go on, we won't judge. Nikon D4 and D800 to ship in March, but only in the land of the baguette? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Nikon Rumors |  Nikon (Facebook) | Email this | Comments | | Amazon elbows past Samsung for No. 2 tablet spot in Q4, Apple's iPad still No. 1 Feb 17th 2012, 17:51 |  Amazon had some serious trombone action going on last year -- what with all the horn tooting it did about Kindle Fire demand. Turns out Amazon was on to something, as the company officially grabbed the No. 2 spot from Samsung for tablet sales in the last quarter. Amazon sold 3.89 million tablets during the fourth quarter, eclipsing Samsung's 2.14 million units. The numbers equal a 14 percent share of the tablet market for Amazon while Samsung grabbed an 8 percent share, down from 11 percent in the third quarter. The brisk sales came at a price for Amazon, which saw fourth-quarter profits drop since it sold Kindle Fire tablets at a loss. Amazon's tablet sales also were still below the 15.4 million iPads sold by Apple for the period. All the competition is apparently taking a bite out of Apple's juicy market share, however, which fell to 62 percent in 2011, compared to 87 percent in 2010. Samsung did manage to hold on to the No. 2 spot for the year, but with rumors already swirling about new LTE and 8-inch iPads plus the Galaxy Note 10.1, the tablet wars aren't likely to cool off anytime soon. Amazon elbows past Samsung for No. 2 tablet spot in Q4, Apple's iPad still No. 1 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Bloomberg Businessweek | IHS Inc. | Email this | Comments | | Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic lending a hand Feb 17th 2012, 16:41 | Angry Birds has spawned countless ports and two sorta-sequels, but Rovio has now announced what it's describing as its biggest launch since the original game. Angry Birds Space will be released on March 22nd, and the company has enlisted NASA and National Geographic as launch partners for the game (exactly what that entails is still unclear, though). As you can probably guess, the hook this time around will be some new physics to deal with, including zero gravity and a new "lightspeed destruction" feature, but details on the game itself otherwise remain a bit light, including any specific word on supported platforms. Rovio is apparently planning a big push at launch though, with a simultaneous rollout planned across "mobile gaming, animation, retail, and publishing." It's also promising to reveal more details ahead of that in early March. Continue reading Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic lending a hand Angry Birds Space announced for March 22nd release, NASA and National Geographic lending a hand originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Angry Birds Space | Email this | Comments | |
