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Slow take-off could mean better penetration: ScreenDigest on DVD players vs gaming consoles

Although the DVD player is generally considered to be the fastest growing consumer electronics device, analysis of Screen Digest's global hardware figures reveals that in the initial take-up period gaming hardware has actually achieved a faster rate of adoption. Games consoles such as the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Game Boy...

Tags: game, DVD, installed base

Blog posts 2005-02-28

Slow take-off could mean better penetration: ScreenDigest on DVD players vs gaming consoles

Although the DVD player is generally considered to be the fastest growing consumer electronics device, analysis of Screen Digest's global hardware figures reveals that in the initial take-up period gaming hardware has actually achieved a faster rate of adoption. Games consoles such as the PlayStation 2 (PS2) and Game Boy...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Games, Game players, console, DVD, installed base, game, hardware, gaming platform, Sony PlayStation 2, DVD player

Blog posts 2005-02-28

Nintendo trims Game Boy Advance price

Nintendo trims Game Boy Advance priceDOES GAMEBOY ADVANCE PLAY HALO 2???Crossing fingers

Tags: Game players, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameBoy, Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2004-09-02

Additional Resources

Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T

Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that...

Tags: Facebook, Hasbro Inc., Games, Intellectual Property, Personal Technology, Research & Development, Business Operations, lawsuit, Scrabulous, Hasbro, Tom Magrino, GameSpot

News items 2008-07-25

AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?

AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...

Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide

Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson, who escaped from federal prison over the weekend, killed his wife and 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in what is being described as a murder-suicide. Colorado's 9News.com said the tragic end of the man known as the "Spam King" was confirmed by the...

Tags: Prison, Sheriff, Internal Revenue Service, Attorney, Healthcare, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be ReliableWow, you know it is bad when...You know it is bad when one of your most fervent fanboys tells you to stay away from an Apple service![i]The planned iDisk File Sharing featured was delayed[/i]More vaporware from Apple. Sounds like once again, they've...

Tags: Desktops, Groupware, MobileMe, Mossberg

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Cash for the merchandise, cash for the breakthrough

How can open source achieve the breakthroughs it needs and beat Apple at its own game?What about cash and fabulous prizes? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Apple iPhone, LiMo Foundation, Symbian Inc., Linux, Open Source, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Google creates a new market and wreaks havoc on another

When they first announced it, I was certain Knol was simply a way for Google steal some of the attention away from Wikia search -- and I'm still sure that's what was actually happening. Google doesn't normally pre-announce applications months in advance. After a long wait, Google finally...

Tags: Google Inc., Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Gallery: New user interface for Xbox 360

At the E3 game conference Microsoft unveiled a new look for it's Xbox 360 interface to make features easier to use and buy, and improve the social experience. by Andy Smith

Tags: Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andy Smith, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox

Image galleries 2008-07-24

Facebook gets serious about app quality

Facebook at its F8 developer powwow had a bevy of announcements that garnered interest, but among the most notable were its efforts to improve the quality of applications on the social networking site. First, the brief recap of Facebook's news (statement, Steve O'Hear's takeaways, Webware and Techmeme...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, DNS, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Flaw, Game Players, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Accenture gets deeper into the green IT services game

Need some outside perspective on the green status of your IT infrastructure? Accenture, which is one of Forrester Research's darlings when it comes to green IT services, has created a set of services called the Accenture Green Technology Suite that handle anything from basic green "maturity" assessments and modeling tools...

Tags: Game, Data Center, Accenture Ltd., Green IT, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIAGreat news!Back in the day, practical folks used to talk well about Volvos. They said that Volvos were safe, reliable, family cars. There were however not many takers. People instead swooned over sexier, more stylish cars. This is precisely...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Desktops, video game, video, game, CRM, Web browser, iTunes client, Entellium, Apple iTunes, Sun Java Studio Creator, desktop, rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position

McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its positionConflicts of Interests Are Common for Every IndustryAnd Thierry should certainly know, because n.runs has recently released it's own AV solution, aps-AV: http://www.nruns.com/_en/aps/ Oddly enough, this never seems to be mentioned during any discussions of n.runs research.RE: McAfee...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, N.Runs, AV software research, recent vulnerability, McAfee Inc., AV Software, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Ultra-light micro air vehicles

Ultra-light micro air vehiclesReal virtual game!It would be very cool if it were affordable enough to hook up for an average user to 'Shoot down' flies and other insect annoyances ;-)RE: Ultra-light micro air vehiclesIf this is "remote controlled" how does the term "autonomous" apply? I had thought that term...

Tags: Games, micro air vehicle, air vehicle

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Free the XBOX 360!!!

Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...

Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...

Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-23

NY gov signs game bill into law

NY gov signs game bill into law"A bill that will have made it illegal"????Wow.RE: NY gov signs game bill into lawThe panel needs to include parents - real parents who have to deal with these games, the consoles, how the game developers create games that force a child to keep...

Tags: Games, gaming industry, game

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experienceNow, why can't they get their OS right?I'm probably too old to be a fan boy here, especially since I love about every game platform. But as a XBL user I can say Microsoft has seriously earned some respect points with the whole...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Xbox 360 experience, new Xbox 360, PC, hard drive, Microsoft Xbox 360, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-07-23