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Contrary to what we’d heard, it seems as if you and your friends won’t be able to enjoy some of that dual GamePad play on Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U — at least not until some time after the novel gaming console launches later “this holiday.” During an interview with Gamasutra, Reggie Fils-Aime (Nintendo of America President) said, “Games need to be built that can take advantage of the two GamePad controllers” and that “it’s going to be well after launch for those game experiences to come to life.” According to Fils-Aine, developers will have to first place all their focus on “asymetric gameplay,” before eventually adding support for two GamePads on their titles. Notably, the revelation comes shortly after he himself confirmed the Wii U GamePad won’t be featuring any multi-touch capabilities. Not all is lost, however, you’ll just have to wait it out a little longer than expected, or make due with one of those Wii remotes you have laying around in the meantime.

Dual GamePad support won’t be coming to Nintendo Wii U until ‘well after launch’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not exactly the biggest of updates, but Android tablet users who do a lot of reading in the Kindle app will likely be pleased with what the latest version has to offer. The big addition is the ability to view two pages side-by-side in landscape mode (as seen above). Otherwise, you’ll now find additional options for margin and spacing controls, along with a number of bug fixes (including one for a pesky problem that required you to re-register when returning to the app).

Amazon updates Kindle app for Android with improved tablet support originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not often we see Linux creator Linus Torvalds in a tux (as opposed to with a Tux), but he had a good reason to ditch the casual look this week. He was just named as the co-recipient of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize (often referred to as the “tech Nobel”), an award that he shares with pioneering stem cell scientist Dr. Shinya Yamanaka — the two will also each get an equal cut of €1.2 million prize fund. Torvalds was of course recognized for the creation of Linux itself, with Dr. Ainomaija Haarla of Technology Academy Finland (the prize’s organizers) noting that Torvalds’ work “has kept the web open for the pursuit of knowledge and for the benefit of humanity — not simply for financial interests.” What’s more, Torvalds also sat down for a fairly in-depth interview with the BBC for the occasion, in which he talks about Linux at length and offers a few thoughts on Google, Microsoft and Raspberry Pi — you can find it at the link below.

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Linus Torvalds shares Millennium Technology Prize with pioneering stem cell scientist originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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