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iPad: Yankees say no, minors team says yes

The New York Yankees made tech news earlier this week when it was confirmed that the most successful baseball team in history wouldn't be allowing fans to bring Apple's iPad to games at the New Yankee Stadium. In response, a minor league team announced this week that it will welcome iPad owners with open arms.

The Hudson Valley Renegades, a class-A Tampa Bay Rays affiliate, released a statement earlier this week confirming that it would allow Apple's iPad into its stadium. Even better, the team said that on every Monday game during the season, fans will be … Read more

Sprint unleashes Motorola Renegade V950, Motorola i365

On Tuesday, Sprint released two, new ruggedized cell phones to satisfy the appetites of its Nextel Direct Connect and iDEN customers: the Motorola Renegade V950 and the Motorola i365.

Both handsets are available in select markets starting Tuesday for $129.99 and $89.99, respectively (with two-year contracts and after rebates and discounts, of course). The Moto Renegade is the more exciting of the two but the i365 has its own merits too. Here's a breakdown of each handset.

Motorola Renegade V950: Aside from being a QChat-capable phone, which allows for push-to-talk interoperability between CDMA and iDEN networks, the … Read more

Wii virtual console releases for this week

This week's downloads feature a classic Pok?mon puzzler and a beat-'em-up game from 1988.

Pokémon Puzzle League (2000, Nintendo 64, 1,000 Wii points): Departing from the usual Pokémon game formula, Pokémon Puzzle League combines fast action puzzle games along with battling. Players must match like-colored blocks in order to gain an advantage over their opponent. Renegade (1988, NES, 500 Wii points): Renegade tells the classic video game story of one-man-versus-everyone. Fight against bikers and gang members as you attempt to restore peace to the city.

What games do you think … Read more