Wedbush Morgan Analyst Does Not See Breakthrough for Microsoft |
Even though Microsoft will release its highly-anticipated Xbox 360 console a couple of quarters ahead of Sony's PlayStation 3, some analysts do not think the software giant will really be... |
ATI Strengthens R&D Operations in India |
Graphics and multimedia solutions designer ATI Technologies late last week said it had formally established its research and development (R&D) center in Hyderabad, India, which will d... |
Microsoft and Samsung Launch Marketing Campaign |
Microsoft Corp. and Samsung Electronics announced intention to collaboratively push next-generation Xbox console into the market along with Samsung's HDTV sets. The partnership will allow... |
Xbox 360 Graphics Sub-System to Feature eDRAM from NEC |
Microsoft Corp. and NEC Electronics on Tuesday announced that the graphics processing sub-system from the forthcoming Xbox 360 console would feature embedded DRAM (eDRAM) from NEC. The an... |
Industrial Group Proposes Gaming Services for STBs |
Gaming-on-Demand (GoD) technology vendor G-cluster, service provider Club iT, and Texas Instruments (TI) recently announced that IP-based set-top box manufacturers can now easily turn the... |
Microsoft Xbox 360 Pictures Emerge |
Microsoft's next-generation Xbox game console is projected to become very popular among gamers and already attracts a lot of attention from the end-users. A lot of information is known ab... |
Broadcom, Nintendo Ink Agreement on Next-Gen Console's Wireless Caps |
Nintendo revealed some more information on its forthcoming gaming console code-name Revolution. It turned out that Broadcom will enable wireless connectivity for the gaming machine, but t... |
HD DVD, BD Discs Supporters to Agree on Compatibility of the Standards |
In an attempt to avoid a conflict of high definition DVD formats that can potentially jeopardize sales of next-generation DVDs and supporting hardware, the DVD Forum and Blu-ray Disc Asso... |
Research Firm Predicts Rapid Xbox 2 Ramp |
Market and equity research firm Goldman Sachs believes Microsoft Corp. will ship three million of Xbox 2 consoles already this year, which will put the company into a much more favourable... |
Intel Unveils i854 Chipset for CE Apps |
Intel Corp. revealed at Intel Developer Forum Taiwan its first chipset ?Intel 854 ?designed for consumer electronics applications like IP-digital set top boxes (IP-STB) and digital media ... |
Possible Launch Dates for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 2 Emerged |
Microsoft and Sony will both have pre-E3 events on the 16th of May, 2005, where, as various media believe, the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles will be officially unveiled fo... |
IDC Expects Number of Subscribers to Increase Nine-Fold in Four Years |
Fuelled in part by consumers looking to add value to their telephony service, IDC expects that the number of U.S. subscribers to residential VoIP services will grow from 3 million in 2005... |
Pez to Start Dispensing MP3s |
Pez moves from candy to digital musicIn a clash of cultures, Pez is going from candy distribution to MP3 playing in its plastic packaging.?Based on Lincoln West's plans, which were first detail... |
WoW Players Confused By Credit Card Statements |
Does Blizzard Europe operate out of two hotels?In a rather humorous story today, many World of Warcraft players have received their monthly credit card statements, with the ?.99 subscription fe... |
Consumer Demand for Xbox is Exceeding Supply |
Microsoft's Xbox is continuing to gain its popularity among consumers. According to reports, the supply of the console is exceeding expectations at the moment. While the extra demand mean... |