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Grand Theft Auto 5 collector's editions priced at $80 and $150, coming September 17

When a TV, movie or games series is a big deal, it deserves, no, demands a limited edition box-set, preferably including either artwork or an article of clothing -- something that shows your commitment to the cause.

BlackBerry 10.2 OS update brings emojis, level 1 notifications plus alarm features

You might still be getting your thumbs around that Q10, or the waiting for that BlackBerry 10,1 update, but already some future tidbits for the platform have come to light.

Smule Guitar app plays nicely with Sing (video)

Bay Area app developer Smule has amassed an army of mobile instruments, but really, what fun are all those music makers without a little good old fashioned jamming? Today, the company's offering up the simply named Guitar, an app that lets you strum along to songs recorded through i

Twitter reveals 'Twitter Amplify' as its video program, signs up MLB and a slew of other partners

Twitter announced Twitter Amplify this morning, the official name of its program to partner with video creators to embed video directly into the company's social stream.

Mailbox 1.3 for iOS brings iPad support

There have been calls for an iPad-native Mailbox app virtually from the get-go -- some of us want to get to inbox zero on a bigger screen, after all.

The team has clearly been listening, as the free Mailbox 1,3 update now supports Apple's larger gadgets.

BSkyB paying Virgin Media $74 million for a network makeover

Customers with Sky Broadband might find their speeds begin to crawl northward towards the end of the year.

The broadcaster is paying Virgin Media's business arm £49 million ($74 million) for some of Richard Branson Liberty Global's deliciously fast fibre infrastructure.

Evernote adds Reminders to Mac, iOS and web applications (video)

Sure, Evernote is great for jotting down recipes and syncing notes to the cloud, but users lacking in the memory department still had to rely on external alarm apps to remind them of their to-do lists.

Darkmatter flaunts its Xbox 360 laptop Kickstarter project at Maker Faire

Darkmatter's portable open source Xbox 360 project may have hit Kickstarter with bad timing, but it looks to be drawing crowds all the same.

AT&T to carry Samsung Galaxy S 4 in Aurora Red on June 14th

Looks like there are more smartphone-loving vampires than we first thought.

Following Samsung's plans to offer the Galaxy S 4 in multiple new colors, AT&T has scored a US exclusive for the smartphone in a very distinctive Aurora Red.

Microsoft's Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse have built-in Start buttons, arrive in the coming weeks

File this under "things we could have sworn already existed." Microsoft just announced two mice, the Sculpt Mobile Mouse and Sculpt Comfort Mouse, and believe it or not, this marks the first time Redmond has made a pointing device with a hotkey for the Windows 8 Start screen.