eBay factoids for National Video Game Day

National Video Game Day is upon us! This Thursday, September 12, is for all of you video game aficionados out there and you have every right to celebrate the fun day particularly with the investment you put into these games.

Last year alone, Canadians have purchased over 900,000 video games on eBay and have spent about $20 million to acquire these games. And it wasn’t just for the up-and-coming titles; over $1 million was spent on eBay to buy “nostalgic” video games like Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Kart, Legends of Zelda and Tetris, which was 30 percent more than the purchases for nostalgic games in 2011. We have a few more factoids for you after the jump.

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Sony's curved 65-inch LED HDTV launches in Toronto

Sony introduced the world’s first curved screen LED television, model KDL-65S990A. Available in October at Sony Stores and select electronics retailers nationwide for $4,499.99, the KDL-65S990A provides an all-in-one cinematic experience for the home, combining a curved visual panel with Sony’s acclaimed TRILUMINOS Display colour system for accurate, deep, vibrant colours, and a powerful angled surround sound speaker system to complete the home theater like never before. 

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 landing at all Canadian carriers "later this year"

Not long after the official reveal at Samsung's "Unpacked" event happening in Berlin, Canadian carriers Rogers, TELUS, Bell, Mobilicity, MTS, SaskTel, Videotron, and WIND Mobile have all confirmed to us that they intend on carrying the 5.7-inch smartphone in the coming months; though, of course, pricing has not been made available.

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SwiftKey raises 17.5 million in Series B funding to further its Android development

One of the driving catalysts in me becoming a devout Android user, aside from the customization, is having the ability to use SwiftKey as my on-screen keyboard. Simply put: it's the best money you'll ever spend on an app and should probably be the first thing you buy when you switch to Android and get yourself setup. SwiftKey is so good, in fact,  it also happens to provide the autocorrect software for onscreen keyboards found on BlackBerry 10 and Samsung devices.

Today, SwiftKey announced a new 17.5 million dollar Series B round of funding led by Index Ventures. This new round will help the UK-based developer further break into the North American market. 

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