Mad Catz’ Cyborg RAT series of adjustable computer mice has seen its fair share of minor revisions, and while wireless upgrades and whitewashed DPI tweaks have given consumers a hair of choice in transforming desktop pests, the differences between these devices has been modest, at best. Until now, at least

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Mad Catz Cyborg M.M.O. 7 gaming mouse hands-on

Today’s been all about the white phones , and Nokia’s new Lumia matches that glossy finish we saw on its near-identical twin, the white N9 . Here, opposing the matte goodness of the rest of Lumia 800 family, the unibody shell has an almost-enamel feel on what we’ve heard is still polycarbonate material. From our brief play with the device, it’s looking to be a pretty pervasive color choice to go alongside that pitch-black AMOLED screen.

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Nokia Lumia 800 White hands-on

Google’s X Lab is the search giant’s top-secret facility even its own employees didn’t know about.

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Google’s mysterious ‘Solve for X’ launching today? (video)

It once was a rumor but now it’s real: Verizon and Redbox are joining forces on what is said to be the “best of both worlds” — a service that will offer both physical media and streaming content for subscribers.

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Verizon and Redbox team up to launch streaming and physical media service later this year

Sony announced a pretty significant firmware update for the PlayStation Vita today, bringing mapping, video and added Mac support to its new console. Perhaps the most notable feature of the version 1.6 update is its new Map app, featured on the Vita’s home screen

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Sony announces firmware update for PS Vita, maps and video apps coming this week

This multi-layered device can’t shower you with hail or tan your outdoor-deprived complexion, regrettably. What it can do though, is deliver a direct haptic sensation of how warm or cold it’ll be tomorrow, just in case you decide to venture out of your bedroom.

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Cryoscope gadget simulates tomorrow’s weather today (video)

Google appears to have scored another coup in its ongoing rivalry with Apple, having reportedly lured one of the company’s senior directors to its Mountain View headquarters. Simon Prakash, pictured above, has worked at Apple for more than eight years, most recently serving as the firm’s senior director of product integrity

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Report: Google hires Apple exec to work on ‘secret project’

Nokia does love teasing us with its albino-hued special editions, and so it did with the white Lumia 800 back in December. Now that phone is following the color-free road to retail later this month

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Nokia confirms white Lumia 800, shipping without pigment this month

Well, we thought it would already be here, but it looks like Samsung had other ideas. It’s confirmed that the HSPA+ version of its premier Android 4.0 phone will be available across UK retailers from February 13th — that’s next week. The suitably snowy smartphone packs all the specifications of the original and, well, it just suits that Ice Cream Sandwich OS a little bit better, doesn’t it?

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Samsung confirms Galaxy Nexus White arriving in UK mid-February, misses the snow

Facebook games just not doing it for you anymore? Than put on your gameface — or log into it, rather. Gface is an upcoming social network, powered by Crytek, that seems to be gunning for OnLive (or maybe Gaikai )’s cloud gaming foothold.

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Crytek’s Gface hits beta, wants you to stream your games, life