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Microsoft unveils Beatles Rock Band, motion controller at E3

Microsoft unveils Beatles Rock Band, motion controller at E3RE: Microsoft unveils Beatles Rock Band, motion controller at E3heres a dumb thing you can get a beatles game but you can't get their tunes on any online services.heh"The vast majority of people are just too intimidated to pick up a video...

Tags: Corporate communications, Games, Game players, motion controller, Beatles Rock Band, Wiimote, Beatles, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

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(Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band)

For the posersThis appeals to the posers who have no real talent - like karaoke singers. It allows them to feel like they've accomplished something, but they're really just playing with a plastic guitar with lighted buttons.Spend the money...take the time and effort to learn to play a real musical...

Tags: Workforce management, poser

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Let it (not) be

Won't be released 9/9/09....but probably will be released next Monday. Hey - we may as well keep reading double meanings into every statement.Any chance of a TomTom takeover by Apple? TomTom no longer need to produce hardware....Don't think smallThe big explosion (i.e. US at least) was...The Ed Sullivan...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McCartney, Beatles, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Photos: Fun with plastic--peripherals that changed gaming

Games like the new Beatles: Rock Band seem commonplace these days, but it wasn't always like that. Take a trip back with us to see some peripherals that paved the way. by CNET News.com

Tags: Peripheral, Photograph, Games, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-08

Gallery: The Beatles: Rock Band

A few days from now classic rock fans will have a chance to strap on a plastic guitar and jam along with the biggest act in popular music history, with the September 9 release of The Beatles: Rock Band. by CNET News.com

Tags: Guitar, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-04

Apple music event slated for September 9 - sans tablet

Did Microsoft out think Apple?I'm not going to take credit for this thought, I read it on another site, but apparently 090909 is the same date that the Beatles newly remastered catalog will come out with all the bells and whistles.If Microsoft had the foresight to obtain limited exclusive rights...

Tags: Tablets, Digital music, Notebooks, Digital media, Manufacturing, Beatles, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., tablet

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

News to know: Twitter DOS attack; Cisco and IBM, Clunkers, Win 7 chart; Murdoch; CTO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist Larry Dignan: Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Larry Dignan, CTO, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Ryan Naraine, Twitter, Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-07

'The Beatles: Rock Band' premieres first in-game video

'The Beatles: Rock Band' premieres first in-game videoIt's great that Rock Band and Guitar Hero ...Can introduce new generationS emphasis on the plural, to great music from the past. I've always had a sense of music history and appreciate older music, but it just dawned on me that a current...

Tags: Corporate communications, Rock Band, Beatles, Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc., video

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

'The Beatles: Rock Band' premieres first in-game video

As hard as I'm trying to not get excited and pulled into the big fuss that surrounds "The Beatles: Rock Band" game, I can't help but smile when I see the Fab Four rocking out in video game form. The first in-game video from "The Beatles:...

Tags: Song, Video, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-06

E3 2009: The Beatles: Rock Band unveiled

A couple of surprise guests helped Microsoft show off The Beatles: Rock Band at E3 2009 in Los Angeles.

Tags: Los Angeles, Guest, E3 2009, Microsoft, The Beatles, Rock Band, games, Xbox

Videos 2009-06-02

E3 2009: Playing Rock Band with McLovin and rocking DJ Hero with Jay-Z

Microsoft's evening press event, featuring The Beatles: Rock Band, plus playable demos of Halo: ODST and Left 4 Dead 2, continued the celebrity theme. We got a chance to play "Back in the USSR" and "Taxman," but the real excitement started when we left the stage and were replaced by...

Tags: Games, Personal Technology, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-06-02

News to know: Bing, Twitter, Kindle, E3, Red Hat, Istanbul

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing is live: Nice first impression; Will Bing boost Cashback? Bing's real return: A catalyst to a...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Red Hat Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Engineering, Game Players, Sales Strategy, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware, Networking

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Could Cloudera become the open source Asia?

Could Cloudera become the open source Asia?Well, Google sure has done well at channeling the talent of lots of different people, and there were two founders, not one at Google. And, with the Mac, there may have been fights, and breakups, and reunions, but, in the end, something beautiful and...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, open source, ego, Cloudera, Google Inc., Great Businesses, vision

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Beatles to star in 'Rock Band'

Beatles to star in 'Rock Band'The Beatles"Arguably" the most popular band of all time? Where's the argument? What other "band" affected world culture, politics, and generation after generation in GROWING numbers such that you can't even measure their influence since they are the measurement by now. Today's...

Tags: Games, Beatles, Rock Band, game, music

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Energy Take Classic

Judging from our past encounters with speaker manufacturer Energy, it's no secret that we think the company makes terrific small speakers. We recently raved about the amazingly tiny RC-Micro 5.1 System ($1,000) and mentioned how it actually reminded us of the original Energy Take 5 satellite/subwoofer system we reviewed in...

Tags: Network technology, sub, speaker, satellite, Take Classic, Take 5

Product reviews 2009-02-20

EMI and Beatles strike royalty harmony

EMI and Beatles strike royalty harmonyWow, even the Beatles got ripped offPretty amazing to learn that the RIAA company EMI wasn't living up to the terms of their contract with probably the most famous rock band ever. Failing to pay $59 million in royalties owed to the Beatles. ...

Tags: recording industry, Beatles, EMI Group Plc., royalty harmony

Discussion threads 2007-04-13

File-swapping gets supercharged on student network

File-swapping gets supercharged on student networkDeja Vu all over again?[i]"Internet2 is for research. It's not for downloading music," said Marc Ray, a senior computer support specialist at Florida State University. He's still evaluating the program, he said. "The fact is the network cost a lot of money, and downloading games...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), success story, Internet, RIAA, copyrighted work, file-swapping

Discussion threads 2004-04-29