Report: New Xbox 360 CPU Delayed
December 27, 2006
NewsFactor - Chartered Semiconductor, a chip manufacturer, will reportedly postpone the mass production of its quieter and more efficient central processing unit (CPU) for the Xbox 360 game console.
Lab Tests: Vista’s Fast If You Have the Hardware
December 27, 2006
PC World - You need at least 1GB of RAM, and you’ll go even faster with a dual-core processor, PC World’s lab testing shows.
Toshiba Plans HD DVD Push
December 26, 2006
PC World - Company to announce 2007 plans just before CES.
Enthusiasts Reached For Digital Cameras This Christmas
December 25, 2006
PC Magazine - A professional-quality digital camera is at the top of Nate Paulson’s wish list this holiday season, and while the price tag of nearly $3,000 is still a little steep, he expects it to fall within his budget soon.
Video Game Console Shortage Could Linger
December 25, 2006
PC Magazine - Shoppers are standing in lines to snap up Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s Wii video game consoles as they become available, and some analysts do not expect shortages to ease until March or later.
Battery makers recharge their lineups
December 24, 2006
AP - Batteries that can be recharged rather than tossed when the juice runs out are supposed to be more convenient for consumers. But for Wren Wright, they lose their power too quickly and unpredictably, sometimes leaving the shutterbug with a lifeless digital camera.
Video game console shortage could linger into ‘07
December 22, 2006
Reuters - Shoppers are standing in lines to
snap up Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s Wii
video game consoles as they become available, and some analysts
do not expect shortages to ease until March or later.
Opera Mobile Lands on Samsung Handsets
December 22, 2006
NewsFactor - Hot on the heels of a new partnership with Nintendo to offer the Opera Web browser for the Wii game console, Opera has announced plans to put its browser on Samsung phones.
Amateurs reach for high-end digital cameras
December 22, 2006
Reuters - A professional-quality digital camera
is at the top of Nate Paulson’s wish list this holiday season,
and while the price tag of nearly $3,000 is still a little
steep, he expects it to fall within his budget soon.
The Wii Lawsuit: A 21st-Century Trend
December 22, 2006
NewsFactor - Nintendo deserves some credit. The little game-maker-that-could, whose low-priced Wii console was rarely considered a contender to this holiday’s gaming throne, has managed to hold its own against the release of Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s continued efforts to promote the Xbox 360 with enhanced services.
