Yahoo Bitch Slaps Google In $85 Million Ad Campaign

Spending $85 million on marketing isn't easy to swallow, but it's worth it in the case of Yahoo's "It's You" campaign. After all, the latest ad is a blatant attack on Google. Oh yes, the gloves are off again. [WSJ]

Nintendo net profit declines for first time in six years, panic remains inadvisable

Nintendo's 2009 financial results have just been released and, shockingly enough, the company hasn't been able to break its profit record yet again. In fact, annual net profit dipped -- for the first time in six tenths of a decade -- to $2.44 billion, a 12 percent drop from the previous fiscal year's $2.79 billion. Sales of the Wii were down 21 percent year-on-year, but Nintendo still managed to shift 20 million units globally, so it's not exactly all doom and gloom at Mario HQ. And while Microsoft and Sony are working on their own motion-sensing offerings, Ninty is reloading the only way it knows how -- bringing the noir Wii to fashion-conscious Americans, and an all-new 3D portable console for the rest of us. Anyone willing to bet against Nintendo's income sheet improving next year?

[Original image courtesy of Anarkyman]

Nintendo net profit declines for first time in six years, panic remains inadvisable

Nintendo's 2009 financial results have just been released and, shockingly enough, the company hasn't been able to break its profit record yet again. In fact, annual net profit dipped -- for the first time in six tenths of a decade -- to $2.44 billion, a 12 percent drop from the previous fiscal year's $2.79 billion. Sales of the Wii were down 21 percent year-on-year, but Nintendo still managed to shift 20 million units globally, so it's not exactly all doom and gloom at Mario HQ. And while Microsoft and Sony are working on their own motion-sensing offerings, Ninty is reloading the only way it knows how -- bringing the noir Wii to fashion-conscious Americans, and an all-new 3D portable console for the rest of us. Anyone willing to bet against Nintendo's income sheet improving next year?

[Original image courtesy of Anarkyman]

ClamCase Turns Your iPad Into A Laptop

The ClamCase concept is advertised as an "all-in-one keyboard, case and stand for the iPad," but what really matters is that it lets you turn your iPad into a decent-looking pretend laptop.

The keyboard connects to your iPad via Bluetooth and the whole setup means that you can once again look like an ordinary laptop user in coffee shops—albeit tapping the screen will give you away.

There aren't many details about the ClamCase aside from promises that it'll be on sale in the fall of this year. Feels like wishful thinking, but we'll see. [ClamCase viaKevin Rose]

BlackBerry's Unsightly Clamshell 9670 Looks Like It's Definitely Coming

It's got the potential to go down in history as the ugliest BlackBerry ever, but at least the photo quality is decent enough for us to make out a QWERTY keyboard and curved, almost pebble-esque design.

It looks to be running BlackBerry OS 6.0 too, if I'm not mistaken. Other rumors about the 9670 include a 5MP camera and screen resolution of 480 x 360—so it's likely this one will be aimed squarely at the yoof who BlackBerry seems so eager to attract lately. It's not BlackBerry's first flip phone though, with the Kickstart launching back in 2008 to little fanfare. [The Cellular Guru via Electronista]