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Google’s been emailing some good news for those that didn’t snatch up its new smartphone within minutes of its online launch a few weeks back. Anyone that asked to be kept up-to-date with Nexus 4 news has been told that new phone stock will be available starting at 3PM ET (Noon PT) — for US customers only. We’ve also heard rumors that customers will be limited to ordering up to two phones each, but at these prices, there’s likely to be plenty of online traffic jostling for this 4.7-inch slab.

Update: As of 3:08PM ET, it looks as if the Nexus 4 is sold out. These games are no fun, now are they?

Update 2: Google has just posted this update: “Google Play is currently experiencing very high traffic. Nexus 4 is not sold out and will still be available for purchase. Please try again shortly. Thank you for your patience.” So, keep trying, we wish you luck, and let us know how you get on in comments!

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If someone on your Christmas list is interested in the Nintendo Wii, you might want to hold off purchasing for a few more weeks. A new “mini” version of the Nintendo Wii console has leaked via the Best Buy Canada website home page. There are no hard details on the console and only a small image on the sites homepage.

That little image shows a red Nintendo Wii Mini game console along with the date December 7, 2012 for launch. It looks like the square console is roughly the length of a Nintendo Wii remote on each side, and the version shown has a black case with red trim. The home page says you can pre-order the console now, but if you click the link it goes to a generic list of Nintendo Wii hardware and accessories. The Nintendo Wii Mini was nowhere to be found.

It really wouldn’t be a surprise to see Nintendo shrink down the original Wii console in an attempt to get people to buy a second console to replace the original, as well as to decrease manufacturing costs, a practice more commonly seen from Sony with their PlayStation line.

[via ShopTo via NintendoLife]

Wahoo Fitness, a company that is famous for leading the line where iPhone-powered fitness, running and cycling niches are concerned, has just announced a spanking new Balance Smartphone Scale. Thanks to the wonders of wireless Bluetooth connectivity, the Wahoo Balance is capable of keeping track of your weight as well as BMI across time, where it will send weigh-ins directly to your iPhone or iPad App. Place a pre-order today for $99, and watch the first batch of shipments to go out from the first week of December onwards – which is ideal for folks who want a special Christmas present that is very different from all of the other standard issue presents that most folks expect to receive.

Using the Wahoo Balance Smartphone Scale is definitely a cinch, as all you need to do is to step on the scale, and it will get to work right away, where your weight as well as BMI will be sent over sans wires via Bluetooth Smart technology, straight to the new Wahoo Wellness App (which will be making its way to the Apple App Store in due time), or to any compatible health and fitness App.

You are able to set different profiles as well as when it comes to weight goals for up to 16 different users, and you can synchronize all of that weight information to not only one, but multiple devices as well. The Wahoo Balance’s internal memory is capable of stashing away up to 130 weight readings, which means it allows you to weigh-in at any time with or without your iPhone and synchronize it at your convenience. When you use it in tandem with today’s top health & fitness Apps such as TactioHealth, expect to be able to track your progress with a plethora of charts, graphs and data points.

Any takers for the Wahoo Balance Smartphone Scale?

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Apple’s iPhone has retaken the top smartphone spot in the US, new stats suggest, with the iPhone 5 helping the iOS handset slip ahead of Android. Counting US sales over twelve weeks running to October 28, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech says the iPhone now holds 48.1-percent of the smartphone market in the country, versus Android’s 46.7-percent. Meanwhile, while Android holds sway in most European countries, the iPhone 5′s release has seen Apple’s share take a surge.

“The last time we saw iOS overtake Android in the US was when the iPhone 4S was released and Apple managed to retain its lead for three consecutive periods” Dominic Sunnebo of the analysis firm said of the stats. “This time we predict that Apple will beat its previous high of 49.3% and achieve its highest ever share of the US smartphone market within the next two periods.”

According to Kantar, 62-percent of US iPhone 5 sales were upgrades, with existing owners choosing to swap their current iPhone for the newest model. 13-percent jumped the aisle from Android, apparently, while just under half that amount defected from BlackBerry.

Although a new iPhone generally gets the mobile market moving, Apple’s decision to step up from a 3.5-inch to a 4-inch display, and its inclusion of LTE for the first time, are cited as key motivators for interest in the iPhone 5.

Earlier this month, Samsung’s Galaxy S III was crowned the world’s most popular smartphone for Q3 2012 by research firm Strategy Analytics. However, the number-crunchers warned, the iPhone 5 was likely to change that given the number of people waiting to upgrade to the new handset.

iPhone 5 helps Apple snatch US smartphone top spot says Kantar is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Now this is interesting. If you’re planning to buy a lot of Nexus 4 smartphones on Google Play for Christmas, you might as well read this report. Apparently Google Play is now limiting the number of Nexus 4 units a user can buy. Not four, not three or one, but two. Just two Nexus 4 units and you’re officially out of luck. Google hasn’t confirmed the limit neither did it gave any explanation.

But perhaps, Google knew that anyone lucky enough to buy more than ten, if not a hundred Nexus 4s, can sell it at a much higher price. No question whether or not it would sell, because the Nexus 4 is one hot Android smartphone. In fact, it’s so hot that the device sold out immediately upon debut. Google even had to cancel its debut in Netherlands and Belgium due to the high demand. In case you missed our Nexus review, you can check it out here.

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