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AMD presses consumers to rethink the chip
News Tired of losing speed comparisons with Intel processors, Advanced Micro Devices will stress in new marketing bid how its chips can satisfy specific computer needs.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Graphics, processor, vision, marketing
How the venerable PS2 made it to 9 years old
News With the power of computers doubling about every 18 months, according to Moore's Law, the fact that the PS2 is still selling is pretty impressive. Can its successors follow suit?
Tags: Gamer, Jesse Divnich, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox
My new Windows notebook is a MacBook Pro
Blogs I suffered one year of sleep, hibernate and boot problems with my Sony Vaio VGN-AR69GU laptop. The last time I applied a...
Toshiba to join Blu-ray club
News Its rival format long since gone, Toshiba will move on with a new range of DVD players, HDTVs and laptops that support multiple storage devices.
Tags: Home entertainment, Storage, Blu-ray, Video, Storage, HDTV, DVD, HD-DVD, Sony PlayStation 3, DVD player
Sony 'cautiously optimistic' about holiday retail sales
News Mike Fasulo, executive vice president of company's electronics division, says gadget maker is hopeful about better sales this year than last.
Tags: Home entertainment, Game players, DVD, TVs, MP3 players, Blu-ray, Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Playstation, Glasgow
Nintendo drops Wii price to US$199
News Nintendo officially announces that the game console is getting a US$50 price cut as of Sunday.
Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, DVD, Nintendo Wii, console, NetFlix Inc., DVD player, built-In, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Toshiba to launch its first touch-screen tablet
News The JournE Touch has 7-inch screen and is meant as a third device for consumers, for accessing the Internet or sharing content to other devices around the home.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, ARM, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Tablet, Touch Screen, Internet, Microsoft Windows CE, Toshiba Corp., Notebooks and tablets
LG Blu-ray box to offer CinemaNow, YouTube videos
News The electronics company is out to capitalize on consumers' desire for entertainment online that can be viewed on their TVs.
Tags: Web sites, Home entertainment, Components, Blu-ray, TV, CinemaNow, Video, home entertainment, entertainment, YouTube Inc.
GE holographic discs to sound Blu-ray death knell?
Techguide Is the death of Blu-ray, but a few years away? If GE can bring its holographic technology to the masses, then it very well may be.
Tags: Storage, Blu-ray, General Electric Co., IT Manager, Storage, DVD, Hologram, storage system, disc, optics
Sony CEO stresses convergence to save CE industry
News The company's chief makes liberal use of celebrities to outline principles to help industry weather economic storm.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Digital media, Blu-ray, Convergence, entertainment, Consumer Electronics Industry, movie, Wi-Fi, CEO, industry
Sony cuts costs, but not brand problems
News news analysis Big layoffs may save pennies, but they won't fix what's really wrong with the Japanese consumer electronics giant.
Tags: Sound, Home entertainment, Blu-ray, TV, Electronics, Investment, Manufacturing, LCD panel, Sound, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
Blu-ray player sales down despite format war's conclusion
News Sales of standalone player not benefiting from HD DVD's exit from the market, according to figures from NPD.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Blu-ray, Sales, DVD, HD-DVD, Sony PlayStation 3, NPD Group Inc., HD-DVD player, CNET Networks Inc., U.S.
Microsoft to release Vista SP2 beta
News Microsoft confirms that it is indeed ready with a test version of the update, which will add native Blu-ray support, faster searching, and improved Bluetooth connectivity.
Tags: Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Blu-ray, Microsoft Windows Vista, Beta, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, desktop search, Microsoft Windows, blog
Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing
News Starting on Thursday, the software maker will make public a test version of the service pack update to Vista.
Tags: Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Blu-ray, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack 2, performance, desktop search, Microsoft Windows, desktop
Game console makers at crossroads
News Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are coming to terms with a dearth of blockbuster titles and increased rivalry from new gaming platforms such as smartphones.
Tags: Game players, Games, Console Maker, Game Console, Microsoft Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sales, entertainment, Nintendo Wii, console
